Onsite – Clinical Pharmacist IP – Carlisle

Company: National Health Service
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Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you support day-to-day operations within a general practice as an onsite clinical pharmacist, delivering expert medication care and guidance while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes. You help resolve medication queries, lead medicines optimisation and contribute to service improvement. This is a patient-centred, practice-focused opportunity within a growing pharmacist-led network that values collaboration and excellence.

Pay / Benefits

  • GPhC fees paid
  • DBS applications paid
  • 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays
  • health & wellbeing programme with counselling and digital gym
  • company equipment (laptop, smartcard reader)
  • pension scheme

Responsibilities

  • Resolve medication-related queries
  • Polypharmacy reviews and SMRs
  • Face-to-face medication reviews
  • Utilise skill mix within the team
  • Improve patient outcomes and access to healthcare
  • Support staff with prescription and medication queries
  • Medicine reconciliation and post-discharge review
  • Conduct medical audits and drive service improvement
  • Provide expert advice on medications to clinicians and patients
  • Deliver clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement
  • Ensure appropriate and efficient use of medication
  • Educate patients on medication and disease prevention
  • Understand QOF, CQC and local incentive schemes
  • Create and follow the clinical pharmacy programme per policy

Key requirements

  • Minimum 12 months experience in general practice/primary care
  • GPHC registration (relevant degree/qualification)
  • Independent prescribing qualification
  • Experience with EMIS or System1
  • Completed CPPE Primary Care pathway or nearing completion
  • Able to commute to onsite location
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • excellent communication
  • interpersonal skills
  • team collaboration
  • EMIS
  • System1
  • medicines optimisation

Posted: September 14th, 2026