Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job responsibilities

Clinical Practice

Undertake holistic clinical assessments, diagnoses, treatment planning and prescribing for patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.

Manage long-term conditions such as hypertension, asthma, COPD, diabetes, and heart failure in accordance with national guidelines.

Conduct medication reviews and optimise medicines use, particularly in polypharmacy, frailty, and multimorbidity.

Independently manage minor illnesses and acute presentations using evidence-based practice.

Perform clinical examinations, interpret diagnostic tests, and initiate appropriate referrals when needed.

Prescribe and deprescribe safely and appropriately within scope of practice.

Manage caseloads and triage appointments, home visits or telephone/video consultations where required.

Medicines Optimisation

Lead on repeat prescribing systems, prescription queries, and formulary compliance.

Support QOF and IIF achievement through targeted medication reviews and audits.

Identify cost-effective prescribing opportunities and liaise with local pharmacy teams.

Provide clinical leadership and mentorship to other pharmacy team members (e.g., technicians, pharmacy assistants).

Education, Mentorship and Leadership

Supervise and mentor junior clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians within the practice/PCN.

Support induction and upskilling of multi-disciplinary team members on medication-related topics.

Lead quality improvement projects including audits, guidelines implementation, and clinical governance activities.

Collaboration and Teamwork

Work closely with GPs, nurses, paramedics, social prescribers, and other MDT members to deliver integrated care.

Liaise with community pharmacy, secondary care and PCN pharmacy teams to ensure seamless medicines management.

Actively participate in clinical and business meetings, including clinical governance reviews and MDT discussions.

The job description is not exhaustive and may be changed at times due to the needs of the business.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Postgraduate qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice (MSc or equivalent, Level 7)
• Independent Prescriber (V300)

Desirable

• Additional qualifications (e.g., in diabetes, respiratory, frailty)

Skills

Essential

• Ability to listen and empathise.
• Good time management.
• A solutions focused approach.
• Strong knowledge of NICE and local prescribing guidelines.
• Excellent communication, consultation and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multi-professional team

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in teams and able to promote team spirit.
• Proven competency in managing patients independently across a range of conditions.

Desirable

• Experience or understanding of EMIS and other primary care software.
• Primary care experience in a clinical pharmacist background.
• Experience supervising junior pharmacy staff or trainees.
• Involvement in audit, QI projects or protocol development.

Qualities

Essential

• Ability to comply with confidential arrangements.
• Self-motivating and self-confident.
• Adaptable and innovative.
• Personable.
• Trustworthy, honest, reliable, caring and empathetic.
• Hard working and resourceful.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Mental and Emotional Effort

Essential

• Concentration required daily, e.g. ability to deal with exposure to distressing circumstances or emotional events.
• Ability to cope with occasional exposure to aggressive behaviour.
• Ability to work with competing priorities.
• Ability to deal tactfully and empathetically with distressed or anxious patients and carers.

Other

Essential

• Non-smoking environment.
• The ability & willingness to travel to meetings & courses.
• Flexible attitude to working hours and able to cover staff sickness at short notice.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).