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Central Manchester Networks Ltd

Clinical Pharmacist - Ardwick & Longsight

The closing date is 05 October 2025

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Clinical Pharmacist to join our Primary Care Network. We serve a population of 90k patients across 8 practices covering Ardwick & Longsight Network. The role will be based at one practice - Dickenson Road Medical Practice

The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service.

Please see attached documents for more information

Main duties of the job

  • Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a primary care setting.

  • Provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescriptions system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP practices.
  • Provide clinical input on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
  • Ensure that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload

About us

Ardwick & Longsight PCN is looking for the successful candidate to be part of a dynamic and forward-thinking team of clinical pharmacists, linking in with the network providing clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.

Please check the job description and personal specification or email cmn.enquiries@nhs.net for more information.

Details

Date posted

12 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience General practice does not follow AFC

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

E0035-25-0018

Job locations

Ardwick Medical Practice

The Vallance Centre, Brunswick Street

Manchester

M13 9UJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist the network prescribers in achieving evidence based, costeffective and high quality prescribing

Lead on the management of the prescribing budget, prescribing initiatives, QIPP, and prescribing elements of QOF, Manchester Standards and GM quality and medicines management targets.

Provide expert pharmaceutical advice to the network practice clinicians, nonclinical staff and patients as required, in order to promote safe and effective use of medicines

Review, develop, implement and quality assure the safe and efficient prescribing processes, including Repeat Prescription management

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist the network prescribers in achieving evidence based, costeffective and high quality prescribing

Lead on the management of the prescribing budget, prescribing initiatives, QIPP, and prescribing elements of QOF, Manchester Standards and GM quality and medicines management targets.

Provide expert pharmaceutical advice to the network practice clinicians, nonclinical staff and patients as required, in order to promote safe and effective use of medicines

Review, develop, implement and quality assure the safe and efficient prescribing processes, including Repeat Prescription management

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified Pharmacist
  • Member of General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent experience
  • Evidence of commitment to CPD

Desirable

  • Prescriber or willingness to train as a prescriber

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 2 years relevant post-registration experience, providing clinical pharmacy services in a range of settings e.g. hospital, community, primary care
  • Experience of working with other healthcare professionals
  • Experience of clinical audit

Desirable

  • Experience of developing guidelines
  • Experience of project management
  • Experience of teaching and training

Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent clinical pharmacy knowledge
  • Understanding of current medicines management issues
  • Understanding of clinical governance

Desirable

  • Understanding of primary care and role of GM in provision of healthcare
  • Understanding of the broader health and social care system

Attributes

Essential

  • Willing to accept professional responsibility
  • Ability to work independently or as part of a team
  • Able to prioritise work and meet deadlines
  • Ability to influence change
  • Neat and professional appearance
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified Pharmacist
  • Member of General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent experience
  • Evidence of commitment to CPD

Desirable

  • Prescriber or willingness to train as a prescriber

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 2 years relevant post-registration experience, providing clinical pharmacy services in a range of settings e.g. hospital, community, primary care
  • Experience of working with other healthcare professionals
  • Experience of clinical audit

Desirable

  • Experience of developing guidelines
  • Experience of project management
  • Experience of teaching and training

Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent clinical pharmacy knowledge
  • Understanding of current medicines management issues
  • Understanding of clinical governance

Desirable

  • Understanding of primary care and role of GM in provision of healthcare
  • Understanding of the broader health and social care system

Attributes

Essential

  • Willing to accept professional responsibility
  • Ability to work independently or as part of a team
  • Able to prioritise work and meet deadlines
  • Ability to influence change
  • Neat and professional appearance

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Central Manchester Networks Ltd

Address

Ardwick Medical Practice

The Vallance Centre, Brunswick Street

Manchester

M13 9UJ


Employer's website

http://www.cmgppo.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Central Manchester Networks Ltd

Address

Ardwick Medical Practice

The Vallance Centre, Brunswick Street

Manchester

M13 9UJ


Employer's website

http://www.cmgppo.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

PCN Business Manager

Iram Shahzad

cmn.enquiries@nhs.net

01612249649

Details

Date posted

12 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience General practice does not follow AFC

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

E0035-25-0018

Job locations

Ardwick Medical Practice

The Vallance Centre, Brunswick Street

Manchester

M13 9UJ


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