Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
27 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare.
- Experience
An appreciation of the nature of GP's and general practices.
- Experience
An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- Experience
Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
- Experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience
Experience of motivational interviewing and able to train other staff.
- Experience
Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences.
- Experience
Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
- Experience
Good IT skills.
- Experience
Familiarity with GP systems.
- Experience
Able to obtain, analyse and interpret complex technical information, and present reports.
- Experience
Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GP's when appropriate.
- Experience
Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.
- Qualifications
GCSEs including English and Maths (C and above) or equivalent
- Qualifications
Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Qualifications
Post-graduate clinical diploma level or equivalent training/experience.
- Qualifications
Have completed, be enrolled in, be undertaking or prepared to undertake an approved primary care pharmacy educational pathway (PCPEP), e.g. the CPPE Primary care pharmacy education pathway or Medicines optimisation in care homes training pathway for pharmacy professionals.
- Personal Qualities
Reliable
- Personal Qualities
Enthusiastic and Self-motivated
- Personal Qualities
Work autonomously
- Personal Qualities
Flexible in working arrangements to meet service needs
- Personal Qualities
Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines, whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
- Personal Qualities
Able to work at part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Personal Qualities
Commitment to CPD
- Professional Registration
Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Professional Registration
A member of or working towards Faculty membership
- Professional Registration
of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience.
- Qualifications
Willingness to undertake independent prescribing training.
Job summary
Would you like to be a clinician shaping the future of healthcare provision in Surrey Heath?
If so we would love to hear from you!
This if a part time role for Medicine Management Optimisation across the disciplines of both General Practice and Care Homes. If you are interested in working in this dynamic environment then please come and join this enthusiastic dynamic team.
As a Clinical Pharmacist in Surrey Heath you will join the growing clinical pharmacy and multi-disciplinary PCN team. Working across a nominated general practice to support the responsibilities and deliverable of the Surrey Heath Primary Care Network.
This role is based across two practices and the Surrey Heath footprint working four days per week.
You will be responsible for supporting the practice(s) to implement effective medicines management, identifying areas for improvement, and initiating and managing change. In addition the role will be responsible for supporting the Primary Care Network to implement the medicines optimisation requirements of the new Network Contract, Direct Enhanced Service for enhanced health in care homes and other PCN medicines management responsibilities.
Main duties of the job
This is a training role which requires the successful applicant to complete a CPPE course, therefore please ensure you understand the training requirements. These roles have been designed to be interesting and fulfilling roles, providing a comprehensive range of appropriate clinical pharmacy services to general practice in Surrey Heath. The post holders will undertake resident/patient-facing activities, and associated medicines management support activities, to ensure effective and efficient use of medicines within the practices and across their registered populations.
The post holder will be supported to help develop the role and work to improve the care and outcomes for the patients across Surrey Heath PCN. To play a pivotal role in the delivery of high quality primary health care within Surrey Heath
About us
We are Surrey Heath Community Providers Limited, which is a federation of 7 GP practices across 10 sites, covering a population of over 104,000 patients across Surrey Heath. We began in 2016 and now employ around 200 members of staff across our clinical and corporate support teams. Since 2019 we have hosted the Primary Care Network in Surrey Heath.
As a GP Federation and Primary Care Network, we are proud to represent our member practices and to champion primary care by working with local general practice and system partners, in the provision of community based healthcare services. We are dedicated to providing safe and compassionate care to our patients across our range of primary care services in Surrey Heath and believe in continuous commitment to quality service delivery and positive patient outcomes.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we pride ourselves in ensuring our patients feel safe, supported, communicated with and respected, at a time when they may be feeling vulnerable.
Our vision is to provide high quality, seamless health care that enables people to lead healthier lives, whilst feeling supported and cared for.
Details
- Date posted: 02 September 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £49,334 a year (Pro rata for part time)
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: B0037-26-0107
- Job locations: Theta Building, Frimley Road, Frimley, Surrey, GU16 7ER, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Please see Supporting Documents for the full Job Description, list of responsibilities and Person Specification.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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This advert is for Clinical Pharmacist with Surrey Heath Community Providers Ltd in Frimley, England. It is listed as a Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £49,334 a year. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 20 Sep 2026.
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