Clinical Pharmacist

Job summary

We are looking for a confident, enthusiastic and patient-focused Clinical Pharmacist 1 year post qualification to join our friendly and supportive clinical team on a full-time basis. This is an exciting opportunity for a pharmacist with GP practice experience who is passionate about delivering high-quality, safe and effective patient care within primary care.

As a Clinical Pharmacist, you will work as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, using your clinical expertise to optimise medicines, improve patient outcomes and promote the safe and effective use of medicines. You will undertake structured medication reviews, support patients with long-term conditions, provide clinical advice to patients and colleagues, and contribute to medicines optimisation and quality improvement initiatives.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake structured medication reviews and medicines optimisation to improve patient outcomes safety and adherence.
• Provide clinical advice to GPs, nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team on prescribing and medicines-related issues.
• Support the management of patients with long-term conditions, including medication review, monitoring and follow-up.
• Identify and manage medication-related risks, including interactions, adverse effects, contraindications and inappropriate prescribing.
• Support medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge and changes in care.
• Provide patients with clear advice and counselling on their medicines, promoting adherence and shared decision-making.
• Support safe, effective and cost-effective prescribing in line with NICE guidance, local formularies and practice policies.
• Contribute to repeat prescribing, medicines safety, clinical audits, quality improvement and prescribing reviews.
• Work collaboratively with community and hospital pharmacy teams and other healthcare professionals to ensure continuity of care.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and comply with professional, legal, confidentiality and information governance requirements.
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, clinical governance and service development.
• Maintain professional competence through continuing professional development and work within GPhC standards and scope of practice.

About us

CQC have rated us an Outstanding GP Practice.

As an innovative and forward-looking practice we are always looking to improve the way we deliver care. As a result we have been recipients of several national awards such as the RCGPs best clinical innovation and Pulse magazine's diabetic clinical team of the year, runner-up.

We have a strong ethos of teaching and training and have three GP Registrar's and regular medical students. In the past we have trained a Nurse Practitioner, Practice nurse, Independent prescriber Pharmacist and 4 Physician Associates.

Although a large organisation the whole team really is a happy family. We respect, listen to and value every member of staff, as each has an important role to play in the organisation.

Details

• Date posted: 21 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: Depending on experience Pay will be commensurate with experience
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: A2291-26-0023
• Job locations: 40 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 0QH, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Undertake structured medication reviews and medicines optimisation to improve patient outcomes, safety and adherence.
• Provide clinical advice to GPs, nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team on prescribing and medicines-related issues.
• Support the management of patients with long-term conditions, including medication review, monitoring and follow-up.
• Identify and manage medication-related risks, including interactions, adverse effects, contraindications and inappropriate prescribing.
• Support medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge and changes in care.
• Provide patients with clear advice and counselling regarding their medicines, promoting adherence and shared decision-making.
• Support safe, effective and cost-effective prescribing in line with NICE guidance, local formularies and practice policies.
• Contribute to repeat prescribing, medicines safety, clinical audits, quality improvement and prescribing reviews.
• Work collaboratively with community pharmacy, secondary care and other healthcare professionals to ensure continuity of care.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and comply with professional, legal, confidentiality and information governance requirements.
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, clinical governance and service development.
• Maintain professional competence through continuing professional development and work within GPhC standards and scope of practice.
• Where appropriately qualified, undertake independent prescribing and clinical assessment within the individuals competence.
• Ad hoc duties

UK Registration

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