Senior Clinical Pharmacist Team Lead (PCN)

Education and Training

Pharmacy Team Lead will provide advanced clinical care, professional

leadership, and operational oversight for the pharmacy workforce across North

Wilts Border PCN. The role blends patient facing

responsibilities with medicines optimisation, quality improvement, strategic

service development, and workforce leadership.

The key duties and responsibilities

include

structured medication reviews for patients with complex polypharmacy, long term

conditions, frailty, learning disabilities, high risk medicines, or recent

hospital discharge.

clinical medication reviews for patients in practices, care homes, and

domiciliary settings, producing clear recommendations for GPs and nurses.

Leading

on medicines reconciliation post discharge from hospital, intermediate care,

and when entering care homes, identifying and resolving discrepancies.

Providing

patient facing and telephone based medicines advice, supporting adherence,

answering medicine related queries, and promoting shared decision making.

Reviewing

and monitoring medicines linked with unplanned hospital admissions,

implementing changes to reduce risk to vulnerable patients.

Ensuring

appropriate monitoring and safety checks are in place for medicines requiring

ongoing review.

Managing

continuity of supply for high risk groups, including those using compliance

aids or living in care settings.

Supporting

public health initiatives and providing medication related expertise to

campaigns and community programmes.

Contributing

to multidisciplinary case conferences, collaborating to optimise care plans and

medication management.

Using

practice computer searches and risk stratification tools to identify high risk

patient cohorts based on clinical presentation, prescribing patterns, or both.

Prioritising

patients for review using clinical judgement and evidence based principles.

Reducing

variation and proactively addressing unsafe or inefficient prescribing.

the designated leader for the pharmacy workforce, the post holder will Lead and

manage the Pharmacy and Pharmacy Technician Team, promoting excellence,

collaboration, and a culture of high professional standards.

Provides

clinical supervision, mentorship, and support for pharmacists and pharmacy

technicians, including Independent Prescribers and those in training.

Oversees

induction, competency development, and continuation of training for all new and

existing team members.

Ensures

staff engage with appraisal processes, supervision, and ongoing CPD.

Acts

as a role model, demonstrating professionalism, adaptability, inclusivity, and

compassionate leadership.

Supports

performance management processes and addresses issues in line with

organisational policy.

Encourages

innovation and extends boundaries of service delivery within the pharmacy team.

Leading

pharmacy related projects aligned with PCN, ICB, and national priorities.

Supporting

the delivery of PQS, QOF, and additional PCN wide service requirements.

Managing

rota planning, staffing levels, and leave coordination to maintain consistent

clinical coverage. Thus, contributing to operational delivery of pharmacy

services.

Representing

the pharmacy service at internal and external meetings, including with GPs, ICB

pharmacists, Medicines Management teams, community pharmacy, and hospital

colleagues.

Fostering

strong interprofessional relationships to enhance consistency and continuity

of patient care.

Supporting

the creation and implementation of prescribing policies, including repeat

prescribing and safety processes.

The

post holder ensures pharmacy services maintain high standards of safety, data

Leading

clinical audits, sharing findings, and providing practical recommendations for

improvement.

Using

prescribing data to identify risks, trends, and opportunities for targeted

interventions.

Implementing

changes based on MHRA alerts, product withdrawals, NICE guidance, and formulary

updates.

Monitoring

compliance with RAG lists, shared care protocols, and other local medicines

governance frameworks.

Supporting

the development, implementation, and monitoring of Quality Improvement Plans

(QIPs).

Ensuring

ongoing compliance with CQC standards, legal and ethical requirements,

professional codes of conduct, and organisational governance systems.

Producing

newsletters and bulletins that disseminate important prescribing messages and

safety updates.

Enhancing

medicines safety by reviewing high risk groups, triggers for hospital

admission, and prescribing trends.

Supporting

practices in maintaining accurate, up to date practice formularies on clinical

systems.

Ensuring

monitoring, follow up, and documentation are in place for all relevant

medicines requiring ongoing review.

Working

alongside ICB colleagues to ensure consistent application of shared prescribing

pathways.

Delivering

education and training sessions to the wider primary care team, including GPs,

nurses, and administrative staff.

Providing

patient facing information, medication counselling, and resources to support

safe and effective use of medicines.

Ensuring

the pharmacy team has access to meaningful professional development

opportunities, supervision, and peer review mechanisms.

Promoting

shared learning through case discussions, reflective practice, and

collaborative problem-solving.

Building

and maintaining effective working relationships with GPs, nurses, allied health

professionals, community pharmacists, hospital pharmacy teams, social care

teams, and wider ICB colleagues.

Recognising

personal limitations and seeking or signposting to specialist support where

required.

Working

as part of a multidisciplinary team to support coordinated, patient centred

care.

Contributing

to multidisciplinary projects, shared care pathways, and integrated care

initiatives.

Adhering

to all health and safety requirements, including reporting incidents using

organisational systems.

Complying

with the Data Protection Act, confidentiality policies, safeguarding standards,

and equality and diversity requirements.

Maintaining

professional registration, CPD, immunisations, DBS status, and all mandatory

training.

Travelling

independently across PCN sites and attending meetings or training as required.

North Wilts Border PCN is a collaborative NHS partnership

made up of six GP surgeries, working together to deliver high-quality,

patient-centred care to over 57,000 people across our local communities. We are

proud to be rooted in our community and are committed to staying connected with

and supporting the people we serve.

In addition to our dedication to clinical excellence, we are

also a teaching and training network, supporting medical students and GP

trainees from across the Southwest region.

Our diverse multidisciplinary team includes Specialist

Practitioners, Social Prescribers, Health & Wellbeing Coach, Care

Coordinator, and Clinical Directors. We place great value on the contributions

of our Pharmacy team and are committed to supporting the personal and

professional development of all staff.

Qualifications

Experience

Interpersonal and Communication Skills