Clinical Pharmacist

National Health Service; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working Arrangements

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous Annual Leave

Blue Light Card discounts

Wellbeing Package

Job summary

General Practice Alliance Ltd in Northampton is seeking a full-time Clinical Pharmacist (part-time considered) to join our integrated team across Grand Union PCN. You will deliver structured medication reviews, support care homes, and respond to medicines-related queries from patients and colleagues, with mentorship and protected learning time.

The role offers induction, CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway funding, Independent Prescribing qualification, and a commitment to development.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) and GPhC registration.
• Completion of CPPE PCPEP pathway (or willingness to undertake).
• Ability to travel across locality and perform home visits.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs) for patients with single or multiple conditions.
• Review ongoing medicines and optimise therapy with clinicians.
• Provide patient-facing clinics and answer medicines-related queries from patients and colleagues.
• Support care home residents and improve medicines safety in the home and community setting.
• Contribute to initiatives and frameworks such as the Prescribing Achievement Framework.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Negotiation

Written and verbal communication

IT skills

Education

MPharm degree

GPhC registration

CPPE PCPEP pathway

Job description

Job summary

Do you want to make a real difference to patients lives every day by ensuring they get the most from their medicines, improving safety, and supporting better health outcomes?We are looking for a full-time Clinical Pharmacist (part-time also considered) to join our highly valued and well-integrated team across Grand Union PCN. Our pharmacists play a vital role in medicines optimisation, working closely with GPs, Pharmacy Technicians, and other healthcare professionals to improve patient outcomes and reduce risks associated with medicines.Whether you're already experienced in primary care or looking for a new challenge, you'll receive full induction, mentorship, and protected time to develop your skills, including funded access to the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP) and the Independent Prescribing qualification.** Please note: We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Main duties of the job

As our Clinical Pharmacist, you'll be a key member of the practice team, working across practices in Grand Union PCN. This varied and rewarding role includes delivering structured medication reviews, supporting care home residents, and responding to medicines-related queries from patients, GPs, and colleagues with clear advice and follow-up.You'll collaborate closely with Pharmacy Technicians and build strong links with local prescribing teams, community pharmacies, hospitals, the Primary Care Training Hub, and the NHS to provide high-quality medicines support and contribute to initiatives such as the Prescribing Achievement Framework.We're also committed to developing future pharmacy professionals.

Job responsibilities

Conduct Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs) for patients with single or multiple medical conditions, identifying and prioritising patients according to clinical risk and contract requirements. Review ongoing medicine needs, monitoring requirements, and opportunities for medicines optimisation, making recommendations to clinicians or implementing changes as appropriate. Involve patients in decisions about their prescribed medicines and support adherence in line with NICE guidelines. Work with care home staff to improve the safety of medicines ordering and administration. Provide patient-facing and telephone clinics for those with questions, queries, and concerns about their medicines in the practice. Respond to medicine-related enquiries from GPs, practice staff, community pharmacies, and other healthcare teams, providing advice, solutions, and follow-up to patients to monitor the effect of any changes. Review medicines associated with unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audits and individual patient reviews, implementing changes to reduce the prescribing of these medicines to high-risk patient groups. Identify cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines through pre-prepared practice computer searches. This might include risks that are patient-related, medicine-related, or both. Contribute pharmaceutical expertise to the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal components, including treatment pathways and patient information leaflets. Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making. Undertake simple audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs, provide feedback on the results, and implement changes in conjunction with the practice team. Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance. Provide education and training to the primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines optimisation. Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved. To support public health campaigns and provide specialist knowledge on all public health programmes available to the public.

About us

GPA is a leading primary care provider and established GP Federation, dedicated to providing equitable healthcare across our collective of 19 GP practices, serving over 210,000 people. We are at the forefront of healthcare transformation, building stronger connections between GPs, patients, and the community to create lasting health improvements. You’ll be joining a friendly, inclusive team culture where collaboration and flexibility are valued. Alongside competitive pay, we offer:

• Hybrid Working Arrangements: Flexible working to support a healthy work-life balance.
• NHS Pension Scheme: With a 23.7% employer contribution.
• Generous Annual Leave: To promote wellbeing and time away from work.
• Employee Discount Schemes: Including the Blue Light Card for high street and online discounts.
• Wellbeing Package: Employee Assistance Programme, including access to an online wellbeing portal and app.

Date posted

02 November 2026

Pay scheme

OtherSalary 45,000 to 53,000 a year ContractPermanentWorking pattern Full-time, Flexible working Reference numberA1341-26-0011

Job locations

129 Hazeldene Road Northampton Northamptonshire NN2 7PB United Kingdom

Person Specification Qualifications

Essential Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council Completion of CPPE PCPEP (or equivalent) pathway, or willingness to undertake this.

Job Circumstances

Essential Reliable transportation and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including carrying out home visits. Possess the legal right to work in the UK and ability to provide appropriate documentation for verification.

Experience

Essential Understanding of general practice and primary care prescribing, including rational prescribing strategies for improvement. Experience in planning, managing, monitoring, and reviewing medicine optimisation for long-term conditions. Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and produce timely, informative reports. Proven track record of working independently and collaboratively within a team.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential Excellent interpersonal, influencing, negotiation, written, and verbal communication skills, including explaining complex or sensitive information to varied audiences. Strong IT skills and ability to obtain and analyse complex technical information. Ability to prioritise, problem-solve, recognise deviations, and escalated appropriately. Ability to gain acceptance for recommendations and influence others to follow agreed actions. Accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.

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

General Practice Alliance Ltd 129 Hazeldene Road Northampton Northamptonshire NN2 7PB United Kingdom