Clinical Pharmacist

Brighton Hill Pharmacy; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Holiday allowance

GPhC fees paid

Parking

Flexible working

Job summary

Brighton Hill Pharmacy, based in Basingstoke, is seeking a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber to lead NHS and private clinic services in a modern, robot-assisted setting. You will spend clinic time with patients, supported by a dispensing robot that handles volume.

You will oversee clinical pathways, develop new prescribing-led clinics with the team, and work with local GP practices. IP qualification and strong consultation skills are essential; sponsorship available for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• GPhC-registered pharmacist in good standing.
• Independent Prescribing qualification (or starting date agreed).
• Confident, patient-facing consultation skills and sound clinical reasoning.
• Right to work in the UK; sponsorship considered for Skilled Worker candidates.

Responsibilities

• Deliver NHS services across Pharmacy First and contraception.
• Private clinics: weight management, travel health, injections.
• Clinical oversight of dispensing and robot-supported workflow.
• Collaborate with GP practices on shared-care and referrals.

Skills

GPhC-registered pharmacist

Independent Prescribing

Consultation skills

Clinical governance

Right to work in the UK

Tools

Titan PMR

Job description

Brighton Hill Pharmacy — Basingstoke, RG22 4EH Full-time · Permanent

The role in one line

Pharmacist Independent Prescriber

Brighton Hill Pharmacy — Basingstoke, RG22 4EH Full-time · Permanent

The role in one line

Run the clinical services floor of a genuinely modern independent pharmacy — with a dispensing robot handling the volume so you can spend your day in the consultation room, not at the bench.

About us

Brighton Hill Pharmacy sits at the heart of a three-site independent group in Basingstoke, serving over 18,000 patients and dispensing 30,000+ items a month. We are the hub site, with Meditech robotic dispensing, EPS, free local delivery, and our own patient app for repeats.

We've spent five years building the operational side properly so that clinical work isn't squeezed into the gaps. This role exists because we want a prescriber leading services, not a dispenser who occasionally prescribes.

Why now

Independent prescribing moves to the centre of community pharmacy from autumn 2026. We're building the clinic model, the pathways, and the room now — ahead of commissioning — so that whoever joins us shapes it rather than inherits it.

What you'll be delivering

NHS services

• Pharmacy First — full clinical pathways across all seven conditions (sore throat, UTI, sinusitis, acute otitis media, impetigo, infected insect bites, shingles), including gateway consultations and appropriate referral
• NHS Contraceptive Service — initiation and ongoing supply of oral contraception, plus emergency contraception
• NHS Blood Pressure Check Service — case-finding, ABPM, and onward referral
• Seasonal flu and NHS vaccination programmes
• Clinical oversight of dispensing — accuracy checking, robot-supported workflow, intervention and safety culture

Private clinics

• Weight management — full clinical assessment, GLP-1 initiation (Mounjaro, Wegovy), titration, monitoring and ongoing patient support
• Travel health clinic — risk assessment, vaccination course planning, antimalarial supply. We're a designated Yellow Fever centre
• Micro-suction ear wax removal — otoscopy, procedure and aftercare
• Vitamin B12 injections — assessment, administration and review

As an Independent Prescriber

• Prescribing within your scope of practice across our private and NHS service lines
• Developing new prescribing-led clinics with us — we have the patient base and the room; we want your clinical judgement on where to take it
• Working alongside local GP practices and PCN colleagues on shared-care and referral pathways
  

What we're looking for

Essential

• GPhC-registered pharmacist in good standing
• Independent Prescribing qualification (or completing an IP course with a start date agreed — we'll consider strong candidates mid-qualification)
• Confident, patient-facing consultation skills and sound clinical reasoning
• Comfortable working to PGDs, SOPs and clinical governance frameworks
• Right to work in the UK (we are a licensed sponsor and will consider Skilled Worker applications for the right candidate)

Desirable

• Existing Pharmacy First and contraception service experience
• Vaccination and injection technique certification (or willingness to complete — we'll fund it)
• Micro-suction training
• Experience with Titan PMR
• An interest in how technology changes pharmacy — we build a lot of our own tooling and welcome opinions on it
  

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• A dedicated consultation room and protected clinic time
• Robotic dispensing and a strong support team — you won't be firefighting the bench all day
• Genuine input into service design across all three sites
• Pension / holiday allowance / GPhC fees paid / parking
• A route into wider clinical and operational leadership as the group grows
  

Brighton Hill Pharmacy is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are happy to discuss flexible working, part-time hours, and job-share arrangements.

Brighton Hill Pharmacy · 3 Brighton Hill Parade, Basingstoke, RG22 4EH