# Clinical Pharmacist - Cranbrook

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** HealthBridge Direct
- **Location:** 53-63 Redbridge Lane East, Ilford, Redbridge, IG4 5EY, United Kingdom
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Pharmacist
- **Salary:** Negotiable
- **Contract type:** Fixed-Term
- **Employment type:** Part-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-11T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-27T10:18:40.873Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/B0285-26-0031
- **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/B0285-26-0031/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=B0285-26-0031
- **Employer website:** https://www.healthbridgedirect.co.uk/

## Job Content

### Job summary

We are looking for Clinical Pharmacist to work with Cranbrook PCN. You will be responsible for their clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines management, provide face to face structured medication reviews, manage long term conditions, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, manage repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation, acute prescription request, while ad-dressing both the public health and social care needs of patients in the GP practice(s) that make up the PCN. You will have a chance to make a difference everyday and deliver exceptional service.

### Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within their clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines management, provide face to face structured medication reviews, manage long term conditions, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, manage repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation, acute prescription request, while addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients in the GP's that make up the PCN The post holder will perform face to face medication review of patients with polypharmacy for older people, people in residential care homes and those with multiple co- morbidities This role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver an excellent service within general practice. The post holder will be supported to develop their role to become a non-medical prescriber, if that qualification is not already held

### About us

Our mission in Redbridge is to strengthen, develop and support local general practice, to enable the delivery of high-quality care to local people. We are in the very fortunate position where all 4 of the Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in Redbridge are working together as part of the Redbridge-wide GP federation Healthbridge Direct. We are now at the very start of an exciting journey of building a team of over 100 additional clinical roles to support and enable the delivery of services within each of our 4 PCNs. We are building teams within and across the PCNs to enable peer support and team working both within and across professions. We have a unique opportunity in Redbridge to create something special and we want you to be part of it. We have the infrastructure, the relationships and the potential to create a team that will make a significant difference to GP practices, to outcomes for local populations, and to individual lives for patients across Redbridge

### Details

- Date posted: 27 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 1 years
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: B0285-26-0031
- Job locations: 53-63 Redbridge Lane East, Ilford, Redbridge, IG4 5EY, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

The post holder will work within their clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines management, provide face to face structured medication reviews, manage long term conditions, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, manage repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation, acute prescription request, while addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients in the GP practice(s) that make up the PCN. The post holder will perform face to face medication review of patients with polypharmacy especially for older people, people in residential care homes and those with multiple co- morbidities. The post holder will provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit and well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework. This role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver an excellent service within general practice. The post holder will be supported to develop their role to become a non-medical prescriber, if that qualification is not already held.

### UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Minimum of two years experience as a pharmacist, demonstrated within a practice portfolio
- Experience and an awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-terms conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
- Demonstrates ability to integrate general practice with community and hospital pharmacy teams community groups
- Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Demonstrates and understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice.
- Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management

**Desirable**

- Clinical Diploma

### Knowledge and Skills

**Essential**

- Minimum of 2 years post qualifying experience
- Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.
- Able to gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
- Able to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol.
- Understand the principles of research governance

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