Job summary
The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice. We are looking for 0.8 to 1 whole time equivalent- enthusiastic and highly motivated clinical pharmacists to join our team and work with our existing Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians. We aim to create a clinical pharmacist team to embed the role within our member practices. This is great opportunity to develop a fulfilling and vital career in primary care within a supported environment. There will be opportunity to use your expertise to innovate; to advise and influence our medicines management strategy; to implement measures that ensure quality and safety in prescribing. Completion of an independent prescribing course is an essential criterion for the role. Completion of the CPPE pathway is preferred but not essential and there is opportunity to support you through the CPPE pathway

Main duties of the job
(The job description provided is wide ranging with some competencies involved will be subject to experience of the candidate. All the primary duties and areas of responsibility listed can only be achieved by a clinical pharmacist team.)

About us
Citrus Health is a primary care network of 5 GP surgeries covering a patient population of 45228 patients in the southwest of the Sandwell & West Birmingham CCG footprint. We are a dynamic and friendly team already experienced at working together to deliver excellent care of our patients. The successful candidate will be based at Portway Family Practice. Other Member Practices are: The Practice Old Hill, Black Country Family Practice, Smethwick Medical Centre, Haden Vale Medical Practice. The employer will be Portway Family Practice. The network clinical director is Dr Arun Saini. The Senior Clinical Pharmacist is Mr Devin Gohil

Job responsibilities

• Prescribing quality improvements and medicines optimisation.
• A holistic, personalised, patient-centred approach to care within the PCN community.
• Support to the wider multidisciplinary team and proactive population health education.

Background
Citrus Health Primary Care Network delivers healthcare services to a population of 45,228. This is a unique opportunity to help co-create the future of the pharmacy workforce within the Primary Care Network.

The successful candidate will have a higher degree in pharmacy and be a registered GPhC Independent Prescriber. They will also be expected to demonstrate completion of the national CPPE ARRS training pathway. The postholder will undertake face-to-face medication reviews for patients with polypharmacy, particularly older people, care home residents and those with multiple co-morbidities.

The role includes managing long-term conditions, working directly with patients to assess and treat conditions, and promoting self-care. The successful applicant will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to develop and run processes for repeat prescription reauthorisation, medicines reconciliation following transfer of care, and systems to support safer prescribing.

The successful candidate will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, experience of influencing others, and expertise in conducting clinical medication reviews. They will also provide leadership in quality improvement and clinical audit, while supporting delivery of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and PCN Network Contract requirements.

Experience working in General Practice or a Primary Care Network is preferred.

Applications from Current Students
We also welcome applications form Foundation Pharmacist Trainees 2025/26 who are pending results from GPhC registration. Any offer of employment will be conditional upon GPhC registration and meeting all the essential person specifications outline for this vacancy.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• GPhC registration
• Completion of an independent prescribing course is an essential criterion for the role.

Desirable

• Completion of the CPPE Pathway is desirable but not essential. We are committed to supporting successful candidates to complete the pathway

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.