Advanced Clinical Practitioner / Clinical Lead – Primary Care Pharmacy Services

Advanced Clinical Practitioner / Clinical Lead – Primary Care Pharmacy Services

Location: Bradford City Centre (On-site only)

Salary: £60,000 – £70,000 per annum (DOE)

Full-Time | Permanent | Monday to Friday

Are you an Advanced Clinical Practitioner or experienced Clinical Lead (NMC or GPhC registered) looking to combine your clinical expertise with large-scale service leadership?

This is a rare opportunity to step into a senior leadership role with a nationally recognised, award-winning healthcare provider delivering innovative, pharmacy-led services across Primary Care Networks (PCNs). You’ll be the clinical figurehead for a significant multidisciplinary workforce – ensuring quality, safety, and operational excellence across multiple sites.

The Role

You will lead a team of 40+ pharmacists and pharmacy technicians embedded within primary care settings, providing expert clinical oversight, operational direction, and professional support. While you won’t carry a full patient caseload, your advanced practice skills will be essential for guiding complex case discussions, resolving escalations, and influencing service models.

Working closely with PCNs, GP practices, and internal leadership, you’ll be responsible for ensuring services are clinically robust, compliant with NHS governance, and consistently high-performing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical leadership across a dispersed team of 40+ clinicians, ensuring safe, effective, and evidence-based practice.
• Act as the senior point of escalation for complex clinical queries, incidents, and patient safety issues.
• Oversee team development, including ACP supervision, prescribing competencies, and CPD compliance.
• Lead on governance adherence (NMC/GPhC, NHS, and ICB frameworks).
• Drive service delivery to meet contractual KPIs and clinical quality indicators.
• Work with clients and stakeholders to shape clinical service design and integration within PCNs.
• Maintain professional registration and stay current with national guidelines and best practice.
• Contribute to succession planning and talent development for future leadership.

About You

• Qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Pharmacist Independent Prescriber, or Senior Nurse Practitioner (NMC or GPhC registered).
• Proven leadership experience in primary care, PCNs, ICBs, or federations.
• Skilled in managing large clinical teams (30–50+ staff) across multiple sites.
• Deep understanding of ARRS roles, NHS structures, and clinical governance.
• Confident communicator, able to influence at both clinical and board level.
• Strong decision-maker, balancing strategic priorities with hands-on leadership.
• EMIS or SystmOne experience desirable.

Why Join?

• £60,000 – £70,000 salary depending on experience.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Opportunity to be the clinical voice at the heart of an expanding, national service.
• Clear leadership development pathway to senior executive roles.
• Supportive, forward-thinking executive and clinical leadership team.
• Employee wellbeing support, professional development funding, and retail perks.

For a confidential discussion, contact Tom Fitch on 02393 874295 or send your CV to tfitch@compassltd.co.uk

Compass Associates Ltd is acting as a recruitment consultancy for this permanent vacancy.

Referral Bonus: Recommend someone for this role and receive £200 in John Lewis vouchers when they’re successfully placed.