Clinical Pharmacist - (PCN- Primary Care Network) (ARRS)

Clinical Pharmacist - (PCN- Primary Care Network) (ARRS)

The Clinical Pharmacist willbe employed under the NHS England Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS)to work as part of the multidisciplinary Primary Care Network team. The role supports medicines optimisation, improves patient safety, and enhances accessto clinical care, while helping to reduce GP workload.

The post holder will workwithin their professional scope of practice and competency framework, underappropriate clinical supervision, delivering patient-facing pharmaceutical careacross the PCN.>

Main duties of the job

• Conduct structured medication reviews (SMRs) for patients with complex needs, including:
• Polypharmacy
• Frailty
• Long-term conditions
• Care home residents
• Provide clinical advice on prescribing, medicines optimisation, and deprescribing.
• Manage medication-related queries from patients and clinical staff.
• Support chronic disease management clinics in line with agreed protocols.
• Undertake medication reconciliation following hospital discharge.
• Identify and manage medicines-related safety issues and risks.
• Prescribe medicines independently (where appropriately qualified and authorised).
• Support safe, effective, and cost-effective prescribing across the PCN.
• Promote evidence-based prescribing and adherence to local and national guidelines.
• Support QOF, IIF, and PCN service delivery priorities where appropriate.
• Contribute to reduction of medicines waste and prescribing variation.
• Support implementation of prescribing policies and formularies.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, paramedics, and other ARRS roles.
• Participate in MDT meetings, care planning, and PCN clinical discussions.
• Liaise with community pharmacies, secondary care, and wider healthcare teams.
• Support education and advice to practice staff on medicines-related issues.

About us

Nexus MK PCN offices are based in Linford Wood Milton Keynes and cover 5 practices which include Oakridge Park Medical Centre, Wolverton Health Centre The Stonedean Practice, Sovereign Health Centre, Purbeck Medical Centre.

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities (ARRS-aligned)

• Conduct structured medication reviews (SMRs) for patients with complex needs, including:
• Polypharmacy
• Frailty
• Long-term conditions
• Care home residents
• Provide clinical advice on prescribing, medicines optimisation, and deprescribing.
• Manage medication-related queries from patients and clinical staff.
• Support chronic disease management clinics in line with agreed protocols.
• Undertake medication reconciliation following hospital discharge.
• Identify and manage medicines-related safety issues and risks.
• Prescribe medicines independently (where appropriately qualified and authorised).
• Support safe, effective, and cost-effective prescribing across the PCN.
• Promote evidence-based prescribing and adherence to local and national guidelines.
• Support QOF, IIF, and PCN service delivery priorities where appropriate.
• Contribute to reduction of medicines waste and prescribing variation.
• Support implementation of prescribing policies and formularies.

Multidisciplinary Team Working

• Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, paramedics, and other ARRS roles.
• Participate in MDT meetings, care planning, and PCN clinical discussions.
• Liaise with community pharmacies, secondary care, and wider healthcare teams.
• Support education and advice to practice staff on medicines-related issues.

Operational Responsibilities

• Work flexibly across PCN practices in line with service need.
• Accurately record all patient contacts and interventions on the clinical system - SystmOne.
• Ensure all activity is coded appropriately to support ARRS reporting and funding assurance.
• Adhere to PCN and practice policies, including safeguarding, infection control, and information governance.

Clinical Governance & Quality

• Maintain professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Work within ARRS role scope and PCN governance arrangements.
• Participate in audit, quality improvement, and service evaluation.
• Comply with safeguarding, health & safety, and data protection requirements.
• Participate in incident reporting and reflective learning.

Education, Training & Development

• Complete and maintain the Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP) if required.
• Maintain ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Participate in supervision, appraisal, and PCN development programmes.
• Support training and development of colleagues where appropriate.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Eligible for employment under the ARRS scheme
• Ability to work autonomously and make clinical decisions
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work across multiple practice sites
• Good IT skills and ability to use GP clinical systems
• Experience working in primary care or general practice
• Experience working within a PCN or MDT environment

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.