Job summary
Belvedere Medical Centre is seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and forward-thinking Senior Clinical Pharmacist to lead and develop our pharmacy services.
This is a genuine leadership opportunity for an experienced GP Clinical Pharmacist who wants to make a real difference. We are looking for someone who enjoys improving services, embracing innovation and working collaboratively within a highly supportive multidisciplinary team to deliver outstanding patient care.
Our philosophy is simple:
Quality without efficiency is unaffordable, and efficiency without quality is unsafe.
We believe exceptional patient care is achieved by delivering both.
About Us
We are a forward-thinking GP training practice caring for approximately 18,000 patients.
Our friendly multidisciplinary team includes:
- 8 GPs
- 1 Consultant Nurse Practitioner
- 3 Physician Associates
- 3 Practice Nurses
- 1 Healthcare Assistant
- Pharmacy Technician
- Paramedics
- Experienced reception, administration and management teams
- Attached community healthcare professionals
We have an open-door culture where senior clinicians are always available to provide advice and support. Teamwork, mutual respect and continuous improvement are central to how we work.
Our pharmacy model consists of one senior in-house Clinical Pharmacist providing clinical leadership, supported by a Pharmacy Technician and carefully selected outsourced pharmacy services to provide additional resilience and capacity.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a clinical leader who will help shape the future of our pharmacy service, improve patient care and work alongside our multidisciplinary team to continuously improve the way we deliver healthcare.
You will have autonomy to develop services, improve clinical pathways, redesign pharmacy processes and contribute to practice strategy. Your ideas will be welcomed, your expertise valued and your contribution recognised.
As our Senior Clinical Pharmacist you will:
- Lead and develop pharmacy services across the practice.
- Be the principal point of contact for all pharmacy-related matters.
- Undertake structured medication reviews and medicines optimisation.
- Independently prescribe where appropriate.
- Manage complex prescribing, polypharmacy and high-risk medicines.
- Supervise and support our Pharmacy Technician.
- Provide clinical oversight of outsourced pharmacy services.
- Lead prescribing quality improvement, medicines safety initiatives and clinical governance.
- Help deliver local and national prescribing priorities while continually improving quality and efficiency.
About us
Although we do not provide protected learning time, we actively support professional development through relevant courses, workshops and educational opportunities.
We offer:
- A supportive and experienced multidisciplinary team.
- Direct access to experienced GP supervisors whenever advice is needed.
- A friendly open-door culture.
- A senior leadership role with real autonomy.
- Opportunities to influence how pharmacy services are developed.
- Support for professional development through relevant courses and workshops.
- A practice that values innovation, teamwork and continuous improvement.
Details
- Date posted: 20 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: A4121-26-0000
- Job locations: Belvedere Medical Centre, 15 Albert Road, Belvedere, Kent, DA17 5LQ, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Salary: £55,000£65,000 per annum (depending on experience, capability and qualifications)
Hours: Full-time (part-time considered for an exceptional candidate)
Location: Belvedere Medical Centre, Belvedere, Kent
Job Summary
What Makes This Role Different?
At Belvedere Medical Centre, we believe pharmacists should do far more than process prescriptions. We are looking for a clinical leader who will help shape the future of our pharmacy service, improve patient care and work alongside our multidisciplinary team to continuously improve the way we deliver healthcare.
You will have genuine autonomy to develop services, improve clinical pathways, redesign pharmacy processes and contribute to practice strategy. Your ideas will be welcomed, your expertise valued and your contribution recognised.
Main Responsibilities
Person Specification
We are looking for someone who has:
- Current GPhC registration.
- Independent Prescriber qualification.
- A minimum of five years' experience working as a Clinical Pharmacist within UK General Practice following completion of an approved Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist training pathway (e.g. CPPE or equivalent), meeting the requirements for ARRS reimbursement where applicable.
- Excellent working knowledge of EMIS Web and Docman.
- Excellent communication, leadership and organisational skills.
- A passion for improving services and delivering outstanding patient care.
Why Join Us?
If you are an experienced GP Clinical Pharmacist looking for a leadership role where you can genuinely influence patient care and help shape the future of pharmacy services, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Person specification
Other
Essential
- The successful applicant will demonstrate:
- Professional integrity.
- Compassion.
- Approachability.
- Enthusiasm.
- Initiative.
- Sound clinical judgement.
- Leadership.
- Accountability.
- Resilience.
- Adaptability.
- Positive attitude.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Commitment to continuous improvement.
- Passion for patient safety.
- Ability to motivate colleagues.
- Ability to challenge constructively where appropriate.
- Desire to improve systems rather than simply maintain them.
- Commitment to delivering the highest standards of care while ensuring services remain efficient and sustainable.
- Eligible to work in the UK.
- Willingness to undertake relevant training.
- Ability to travel to the practice reliably.
- Flexible approach to service needs.
- Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum five years' experience working as a Clinical Pharmacist within UK General Practice following completion of an approved Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist training pathway (e.g. CPPE or equivalent).
- Significant experience of independent prescribing within General Practice.
- Extensive experience undertaking Structured Medication Reviews.
- Extensive experience managing complex polypharmacy.
- Extensive experience of medicines optimisation.
- Experience managing high-risk medicines.
- Experience using EMIS Web.
- Experience using Docman.
- Experience interpreting hospital correspondence and undertaking medicines reconciliation.
- Experience delivering prescribing quality improvement.
- Experience supporting QOF prescribing indicators.
- Experience supporting Local and National Enhanced Services.
- Experience contributing to clinical governance.
- Experience undertaking prescribing audits.
- Experience implementing NICE guidance.
- Experience supporting CQC compliance.
- Experience supervising, mentoring or supporting Pharmacy Technicians or junior colleagues.
- Evidence of leading service improvement.
Desirable
- Experience leading pharmacy services within a GP practice.
- Experience managing outsourced pharmacy services.
- Experience using prescribing intelligence software (ePACT2, OpenPrescribing, Eclipse Live or equivalent).
- Experience delivering education to multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience of project management.
- Experience contributing to practice strategy.
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm or equivalent).
- Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Independent Prescriber qualification.
- Completion of an approved Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist training pathway (e.g. CPPE or equivalent), meeting the requirements for ARRS reimbursement where applicable.
- Enhanced DBS clearance.
- Appropriate professional indemnity.
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
Desirable
- Postgraduate Clinical Diploma or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS).
- RPS Faculty membership or working towards.
- Leadership or Management qualification.
- Independent quality improvement or audit training.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Excellent therapeutic knowledge across all major disease areas.
- Excellent understanding of medicines optimisation.
- Excellent understanding of prescribing safety.
- Excellent understanding of General Practice prescribing systems.
- Excellent understanding of NICE guidance.
- Excellent understanding of MHRA Drug Safety Updates.
- Excellent understanding of CQC medicines management requirements.
- Understanding of QOF and prescribing quality indicators.
- Understanding of clinical governance.
- Understanding of information governance and UK GDPR.
- Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities.
- Excellent clinical assessment skills.
- Excellent prescribing skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Excellent written communication.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Ability to prioritise workload independently.
- Ability to supervise and support colleagues.
- Ability to analyse prescribing data.
- Ability to identify clinical risk.
- Ability to solve complex clinical problems.
- Ability to lead service development.
- Ability to improve clinical systems.
- Excellent IT skills.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to work calmly under pressure.
- Excellent time management.
Desirable
- Understanding of NHS contractual frameworks.
- Understanding of ARRS funding and Primary Care Network pharmacy services.
- Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies.
- Understanding of prescribing budgets and cost-effective prescribing.
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