Job summary Rural Rother Primary Care Network is looking for an additional Clinical Pharmacist to join our friendly PCN team. We are a proactive group of rural practices, all practices have a good ratios of GPs to patients. This role is about providing additional proactive clinical support to patients. Currently we are expanding our team to include a third pharmacist and two pharmacy technicians. Most of our practices are dispensing practices, you will be required to work alongside our existing dispensary teams. However your role will be about clinical management of patients and safety, you will not be required to be involved in the daily dispensing activities. We have two GP trainers in the PCN who are provide regular mentoring and supervision sessions for our Allied professionals. We promote ongoing training to support you with developing your relevant skill sets. Main duties of the job This a hybrid role, working partly in practices, in our PCN office, in community outreach centres and at home. You will be required to support practices with a variety of activities including, carrying out structured medication reviews, supporting management of shared care agreements, reviewing discharge letters and ensuring medications are updated, providing clinical advice for minor ailments and medication advice via online consultations. Working on our hypertension project assessing and diagnosing and providing medication advice for patients who are potentially at risk if Hypertension. Working with the PCN team to develop proactive care programs to support patients, including elements of personalised care planning for vulnerable patients' in our local communities, monitoring, auditing and advising on safe working practises and implementing improvement programs. There would be the option to be included in our Enhanced access rota to cover Saturdays. Clinical Pharmacists working Saturdays are offered a salary uplift on the advertise amount. About us Our team currently consists of 2 Care coordinators, 2 social prescribers, an 2 ANP, 2 physios and 3 pharmacy Techs. We are a supportive and friendly team. All teams members are employed by the PCN and deployed to practices to work on designated and agreed projects. Our practices all work well together and regularly meet at our weekly Practice manager forum and our monthly GP lead Quality and innovation group meetings to review the development and success of PCN resources and deployment of schemes Date posted 06 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £45,000 to £49,000 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Home or remote working, Compressed hours Reference number A4511-25-0001 Job locations Unit 6 Watch Oak Business Centre Chain Lane Battle East Sussex TN33 0GB Job description Job responsibilities Working as a Clinical pharmacist, you will be required to support with all aspects of medication management at both surgery and Primary care network level. You will be required to support practices with the interface between Hospital and Care homes teams. You will support other members of the PCN and practice teams by sharing pharmaceuticalknowledge. You will be required to support the proactive work aroundPrimary care network requirements including:- Provide Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs) to patients who are eligible for them Review patients who are prescribed medicines, alone or in combination, which have higher risk of harm such as dependency or gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Review patients who are prescribed DOACs, recording their creatinine levels, weight and calculating Creatinine Clearance to ensure the dose is correct Decrease avoidable prescribing of SABA inhalers for asthma patients by Increase use of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) inhalers for appropriate in asthma patients to improve disease management and reduce unnecessary SABA use. Promote Environmental sustainability by Decreasing the use of MDI inhalers by prescribing dry powder inhalers (DPIs) and soft mist inhalers (SMIs) where clinically appropriate and agreed with patient through a shared decision making conversation Supporting cardiovascular disease preventions by support the Prescribing of statins to patients with higher CVD risk Identifying patients with high cholesterol levels and referring them for assessment for Familial hypercholesterolemia Reviewing patients with atrial fibrillation and ensuring that they are treated with DOACs in line with NICE guidance This is not an exhaustive list of the activites you will be involved in, please see attached job description Job description Job responsibilities Working as a Clinical pharmacist, you will be required to support with all aspects of medication management at both surgery and Primary care network level. You will be required to support practices with the interface between Hospital and Care homes teams. You will support other members of the PCN and practice teams by sharing pharmaceuticalknowledge. You will be required to support the proactive work aroundPrimary care network requirements including:- Provide Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs) to patients who are eligible for them Review patients who are prescribed medicines, alone or in combination, which have higher risk of harm such as dependency or gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Review patients who are prescribed DOACs, recording their creatinine levels, weight and calculating Creatinine Clearance to ensure the dose is correct Decrease avoidable prescribing of SABA inhalers for asthma patients by Increase use of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) inhalers for appropriate in asthma patients to improve disease management and reduce unnecessary SABA use. Promote Environmental sustainability by Decreasing the use of MDI inhalers by prescribing dry powder inhalers (DPIs) and soft mist inhalers (SMIs) where clinically appropriate and agreed with patient through a shared decision making conversation Supporting cardiovascular disease preventions by support the Prescribing of statins to patients with higher CVD risk Identifying patients with high cholesterol levels and referring them for assessment for Familial hypercholesterolemia Reviewing patients with atrial fibrillation and ensuring that they are treated with DOACs in line with NICE guidance This is not an exhaustive list of the activites you will be involved in, please see attached job description Person Specification Qualifications Essential GPhC Registered Pharmacist GPhC Independent Prescriber Qualification or working towards achieving the qualification. Under taken- NHS England Foundation practice, Clinical Pharmacists in General Practice or similar program Desirable Minor ailments Certification Medicines Management Qualification CPPE E course in undertaking structured medication reviews Person Specification Qualifications Essential GPhC Registered Pharmacist GPhC Independent Prescriber Qualification or working towards achieving the qualification. Under taken- NHS England Foundation practice, Clinical Pharmacists in General Practice or similar program Desirable Minor ailments Certification Medicines Management Qualification CPPE E course in undertaking structured medication reviews Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Rural Rother PCN Address Unit 6 Watch Oak Business Centre Chain Lane Battle East Sussex TN33 0GB Employer's website https://www.sedlescombeandwestfieldsurgeries.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)