Clinical Pharmacist

National health service; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Mansion House Surgery in Stone, Staffordshire, is recruiting a Clinical Pharmacist to join a forward-thinking practice team. The post holder will contribute through medicines optimisation, structured medication reviews, and proactive management of long-term conditions.

The role focuses on improving patient outcomes and supporting preventative care initiatives. The position offers autonomy while collaborating with GPs, nurses and the wider team to enhance safety, quality and efficiency of

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) and registration with the GPhC.
• Independent Prescribing Qualification with prescribing experience.
• Current UK professional registration and eligibility to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist medicines management advice to GPs, practice nurses and other healthcare professionals.
• Lead medicines management objectives and enhance workflow efficiency with the team.
• Support targets such as PCN DES IIF and QIF and conduct risk assessments.
• Collaborate with pharmacy technicians to improve prescribing safety and quality.

Skills

Medicines optimisation

Structured medication reviews

Clinical governance

Team collaboration

Education

MPharm degree

GPhC registration

Independent Prescribing Qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Clinical systems

Job description

Looking to recruit a Clinical Pharmacist to join our forward-thinking practice team. The Practice team comprises ANPs, MH nurses, Clinical Pharmacist, First Contact Physios and Paramedics. The practice recognises the value of a mixed team of professionals with everyone benefitting from the differing skills.

About us

Mansion House Surgery is based on the canal side in the market town of Stone in a modern, purpose built premises with a large car park. The practice is actively involved with the Stone and Eccleshall PCN and is a training and research practice.

Details

• Date posted: 24 September 2026
• Pay scheme: OtherSalary Depending on experience
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: A Job locations
• Location: Abbey Street, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 8YE, United Kingdom

Job description

The Clinical Pharmacist will play a key role. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will contribute through medicines optimisation, structured medication reviews, and proactive management of longterm conditions. The role will focus on improving patient outcomes, reducing clinical risk and supporting preventative care initiatives, including cardiovascular health improvement. This position offers the opportunity to work autonomously while collaborating closely with GPs, nurses, and wider colleagues to enhance the safety, quality and efficiency of prescribing within the practice.

Main duties of the job. Core responsibilities will include medication reviews including structured medication review, anticoagulant annual reviews, care home medication reviews and medication reviews from notes where appropriate; medicines reconciliation including hospital discharge, clinic letters and new patient registrations, working alongside the pharmacy & wider practice team to resolve queries where needed; and condition focused clinics depending on candidate specialisms/experience as fits practice need.

Responsibilities

• Providing specialist medicines management advice to GPs, practice nurses, community pharmacists, community nurses and other healthcare professionals to support high quality, evidence based, and cost effective prescribing.
• Supporting the practice in achieving PCN DES IIF and QIF targets.
• Leading and promoting quality improvements in medicines management across the practice, ensuring best practice is consistently adopted.
• Working closely with pharmacy technicians to deliver medicines management objectives and enhance workflow efficiency.
• Strengthening pharmaceutical knowledge and understanding across the wider primary care team.
• Undertaking risk assessment and management activities, ensuring compliance with medicines legislation and promoting safe systems of work.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent (E)
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) (E)
• Independent Prescribing Qualification (E) (with prescribing experience)

Experience

• Independent Prescribing Qualification (E) (with prescribing experience)

Skills

• Strong therapeutic and clinical knowledge, with understanding of evidence based healthcare
• Understanding of primary care prescribing, rational prescribing principles and medicines optimisation strategies
• Ability to plan, manage, monitor and review medicines optimisation activities, particularly for long term conditions
• Proficient IT skills, including Microsoft Office, and ability to adapt to new clinical systems
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex clinical and technical information
• Strong problem solving skills, with the ability to recognise priorities and accelerate appropriately
• Ability to work under pressure, manage competing deadlines and produce timely, accurate reports
• Ability to motivate, influence and gain acceptance for recommendations, even where barriers exist
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multi disciplinary team
• Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct patient facing services

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: Mansion House Surgery / Address: Abbey Street, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 8YE, United Kingdom