PCN Clinical Pharmacist- De Beauvoir Surgery

Job summary The Shoreditch Park & City PCN in City and Hackney is seeking to recruit a PCN Clinical Pharmacist to develop and support medicines optimisation work within the Shoreditch Park & City PCN. You will be based at De Beauvoir Surgery. We are looking only for candidates able to work in practice- no remote working applications will be accepted. The candidate will be exposed to a breadth of different clinical experiences, working with very different patient demographics. No 2 days will be the same. Main duties of the job The post holder will work as part of a passionate multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. The PCN Clinical Pharmacist will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management and work proactively with other healthcare professionals as part of a multidisciplinary team across the PCN. The successful candidate will join a core Pharmacy Team and will be supported by a Senior Clinical Pharmacist supervisor, GP and other support staff. Regular development sessions, teaching, training and opportunities to upskill will be provided. You will work against a strong personalised development pathway. The PCN supports Pharmacists interested in becoming independent prescribers. Clinical pharmacists have a key role in supporting delivery of the network contract Direct Enhanced Service (DES) specifications. The PCN Clinical Pharmacist will need to be committed to improving health and putting patients first. Key qualities will be the ability to build effective relationships with patients, GPs, nurses, community pharmacists, hospital and practice staff, and to work effectively as part of a team. Demonstrable general pharmaceutical skills and knowledge in core areas, including long term conditions, together with a good understanding of general practice are essential. About us Groups of GP Practices in City and Hackney have recently come together to form 8 Primary Care Networks (PCNS) each covering a total population of between 30,000-56,000. The purpose of these PCNs is to enable GP practices to work together in a collaborative way to develop and deliver network-based services that respond to the needs of the local population. Details Date posted 25 August 2026 Pay scheme Other Salary Depending on experience £46,000-£52,000 per annum pro rata (depending on experience) Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Part-time Reference number U0090-26-0020 Job locations De Beauvoir Surgery 30 Hertford Road London N1 5QT United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities The PCN Clinical Pharmacist will: work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas; be a prescriber, or completing training to become a prescriber, and work with and alongside the general practice team; be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP Stop Over Medication Programme); provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the PCNs practice(s) and to help in tackling inequalities; provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services; through structured medication reviews, support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote selfcare; have a leadership role in supporting further integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload; develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care system; take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, clinical research with medicines, liaison with specialist pharmacists (including mental health and reduction of inappropriate antipsychotic use in people with learning difficulties), liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation. Key aspects of PCN pharmacist role Patient facing role undertaking face to face medications reviews for: patients on complex polypharmacy with long term conditions housebound patients specific disease areas identified as a priority area within the PCN Review patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required. Review on-going need for each medicine, assess monito