Clinical Pharmacist

Overview

Bradford City Primary Care Network 4 is looking to recruit a forward thinking and enthusiastic experienced Pharmacist to join our existing Pharmacy team. The successful candidate will work within practices, supporting patients in receiving the best possible care with a focus on improving health outcomes and the efficiency of the Primary Care team, by providing direct, accessible and timely medicines expertise.

The role includes pro-actively transferring workload relating to medicines optimisation issues to improve patient care, safety and free up clinical staff to spend more time on clinical care. The successful candidates will have excellent communication skills and a high level of IT literacy.

• Provide proactive leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the PCN multidisciplinary team, patients and their carers
• Develop and deliver patient facing services and clinics which improve patient outcomes, reflect the needs of the PCN population and shift workload from other disciplines
• Deliver direct patient consultations and prescribing as part of the practice and cluster multidisciplinary team approach for acute illness
• Improve patient and carer understanding compliance with their medicines
• Provide pharmaceutical consultations and home visits to patients with long term conditions
• Field medicines and prescribing queries from patients and staff
• Organise and oversee the PCNs medicines optimisation systems including the repeat prescribing and medication review systems
• Deliver high quality medication reviews and develop bespoke medicines treatment plans for patients (particularly the elderly, complex patients and those at high risk of admission)
• Improve the safety and quality of prescribing following hospital admissions and attendance
• Improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and education to improve performance against NICE standards, prescribing guidance and other clinical standards
• Develop yourself and the role through participation in clinical supervision, training and service redesign activities
• Contribute to patient safety culture through reporting, investigation of medicines incidents and proactive measures
• Provide a clear and active link with community pharmacists and other stakeholders in the medicines supply chain to improve patient experience and manage issues
• Deliver training, mentoring and guidance to other clinicians and staff on medicines issues
• Contribute to the achievement and maintenance of good to outstanding CQC registration status

Bradford City Primary Care Network 4 (PCN4) is a network of Bradford City practices working collaboratively across the network area to look after the health of our local population. The PCN comprises 5 local practices with a total population of around 42,000 registered patients.

Date posted: 22 January 2026

Pay/Contract: Salary depending on experience;
Permanent contract;
Full-time or Part-time

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time

Reference number: M

Location: Kensington Partnership, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD8 9LB

Job responsibilities

• Clinical Pharmacist
• Bradford City Primary Care Network 4 – Salary:
  Depending on experience
• Hours:
  
  Full Time (37.5hrs) or Part Time
• Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 days including bank holidays (pro rata for part-time)
• Benefits:
  Increased holiday entitlement in recognition of length of service; NHS pension available
• Closing date: 15 February 26;
  Interviews to be held: 26 February 26

Qualifications

• Essential:
  Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council;
  Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council;
  Holds or working towards an independent prescribing qualification
• Desirable:
  Membership of Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA);
  Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society;
  Clinical Diploma or equivalent (demonstrate experience)

Experience

• Essential:
  Minimum of two years experience as a pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio;
  Experience and awareness of common acute and long-term conditions likely to be seen in general practice;
  Ability to…