Clinical Pharmacist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	Negotiable
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Darlington, DL3 7PL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	2 Oct 2026
Closing date:	1 Nov 2026

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Summary

This is a pharmacist role working within the PCN for the Enhanced Health in Care Home - EHICH Team Within the EHICH Team, the Clinical Pharmacist will support the Pharmacy Technicians in delivering Structured Medication Reviews in the monthly Care Home MDT, deliver a programme of medicines optimisation across care homes and GP practices, support with covert medication plans, medication queries and deliver clinical supervision to the Pharmacy Technicians. Key responsibilities: Be an independent prescriber or commit to completing training to become a prescriber. Support colleagues and patients with medication queries and monitoring. Undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy. Focus on people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities including frailty, COPD and asthma, and people with learning disabilities or autism. Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines, while helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients. Using audit and action planning, to help to tackle inequalities. Provide leadership on person-centered medicines optimisation including ensuring prescribers in the PCN practices conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance and quality improvement. Contribute to the General Practice quality and outcomes framework - QOF and enhanced services. Use structured medication reviews to support patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and promote self-care. Contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal components e.g. advice on treatment pathways and patient information leaflets. Work with general practice teams to ensure that practices are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved for care home patients. Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across Primary Care and the wider health and social care system. Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols, liaison with specialist pharmacists, liaison with community pharmacists and anticoagulation services. Undertake the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education - CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway or equivalent primary care training pathway. Provide Clinical Supervision for Pharmacy Technicians within the PCN Enhanced Health in Care Home team. Assist with care home medication requests, medication advice, covert administration advice from the Enhanced Health in Care Home Team. The above list of duties is not exhaustive and may be subject to change as deemed necessary Aims/Goals of post Improved medication outcomes for patients Improved patient safety and medication optimisation Improved efficiency of medication changes Effective management of shared care drugs Improved prescribing for care home residents Reduced GP workload Reduced medication costs by formulary prescribing cost- effective alternatives

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