Clinical Pharmacist

West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme

Flexible working options

Training and CPD opportunities

Job summary

The Vale Medical Practice is a forward-looking GP practice serving the Marston Vale area, seeking a proactive clinical pharmacist to join our team across two sites. You will focus on medicines optimisation, long-term condition management, and improving prescribing quality, collaborating with GPs, nurses, trainees, and the wider MDT.

This full-time role offers flexible working and opportunities to contribute to service development, teaching, and innovation within primary care.

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with the GPhC and current registration.
• Strong primary care clinical knowledge and medicines optimisation understanding.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Independent prescriber qualification or actively working towards.
• Experience in GP practice/PCN/ICB roles.
• Familiarity with SystmOne, AccuRx or similar systems.
• Postgraduate clinical qualification or CPPE progression desirable.
• Interest in research within primary care desirable.

Responsibilities

• Undertake structured medication reviews (SMRs) for polypharmacy and complex long-term conditions.
• Support medication reconciliation after hospital discharge.
• Provide medicines advice to clinicians and patients.
• Contribute to long-term condition management within your scope.
• Support repeat prescribing, queries, and safety checks.
• Promote evidence-based prescribing and contribute to audits and quality improvement.
• Implement local and national prescribing priorities (e.g., ICB, QOF).
• Review high-risk medicines and ensure appropriate monitoring.
• Deliver patient-facing clinics (e.g., hypertension reviews, inhaler technique) as experience allows.
• Work with the MDT and mentor trainees/junior staff.
• Participate in practice projects, research, and innovation.

Skills

GPhC registered pharmacist

Clinical knowledge in primary care

Medicines optimisation

Communication skills

Autonomous & MDT collaboration

Independent prescriber

Primary care experience

SystmOne/AccuRx familiarity

Postgraduate CPPE pathway

Research interest in primary care

Education

Pharmacist degree

Independent prescriber qualification

CPPE pathway progress

Tools

SystmOne

AccuRx

Job description

About the Role

The Vale Medical Practice is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated clinical pharmacist to join our friendly and supportive GP team, across our two sites: Wootton Vale Surgery and Shortstown Surgery. The role is offered on a full-time basis, with flexible working considered.

You will play a key role in medicines optimisation, long‑term condition management, and improving prescribing quality, while working closely with GPs, nurses, trainees, and the wider multidisciplinary team. This is an excellent opportunity for a pharmacist who is passionate about patient care, enjoys clinical variety, and is keen to contribute to service development, teaching, and innovation within primary care.

Key responsibilities include:

• Undertake structured medication reviews (SMRs), particularly for patients with polypharmacy, frailty, or complex long‑term conditions
• Support medication reconciliation following hospital discharge
• Provide expert medicines advice to clinicians and patients
• Contribute to long‑term condition management within your scope of competence
• Support repeat prescribing processes, medication queries, and prescribing safety checks
• Promote evidence‑based prescribing and contribute to audit and quality improvement work
• Implement local and national prescribing priorities (e.g. ICB initiatives, QOF, IIF)
• Review high‑risk medicines and support appropriate monitoring
• Deliver patient‑facing clinics (e.g. hypertension reviews, inhaler technique, medicines counselling), depending on experience
• Work collaboratively within the MDT, including supporting trainees and junior colleagues
• Opportunity to be involved in practice‑based projects, including research and innovation initiatives

About the Candidate

You will be a proactive, patient‑focused clinical professional who enjoys working as part of a team and is motivated by improving systems, services, and outcomes. You will be comfortable with change, keen to develop others, and enthusiastic about using new approaches to optimise medicines management and patient care.

All applicants should have the following qualifications, skills and experience:

• Registered pharmacist with the GPhC
• Strong clinical knowledge with a genuine interest in primary care
• Sound understanding of medicines optimisation principles
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively within an MDT
• Independent prescriber qualification (or actively working towards)
• Experience in primary care settings (e.g. GP practice, PCN, ICB role)
• Familiarity with primary care systems such as SystmOne, AccuRx, or similar
• Postgraduate clinical qualification or progress through CPPE pathways
• Experience or interest in research within primary care is desirable

About Us

The Vale Medical Practice is a forward‑thinking, community‑focused GP practice serving the villages of Marston Vale and surrounding areas. We operate across two well‑established sites and pride ourselves on delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred care through collaboration, innovation, and continual improvement.

We are a training practice, recently research‑ready, and actively investing in the development of our multidisciplinary team. As part of an exciting phase of organisational change, we are moving away from traditional, siloed ways of working towards a competency‑based, whole‑patient model of care. This role is ideal for someone who embraces change, enjoys shaping services, and wants to help redefine how primary care is delivered.

What we offer:

• A supportive, innovative, and welcoming GP team
• Opportunities for training, CPD, and career progression
• Competitive salary and NHS pension scheme
• Flexible working options, including opportunities within Enhanced Access services
• A positive team culture that genuinely values innovation, learning, and patient‑centred care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.