Holmes Chapel Health Centre
Clinical Pharmacist
The closing date is 29 November 2026

Job summary
We're recruiting a qualified and experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our enthusiastic and proactive Practice Dispensary Team. You will be managing the Dispensary Team directly so you will be working alongside our dispensers and administrators to ensure a safe and effective service.

You'll be part of a large practice team providing specialist knowledge and advice on pharmaceutical matters, including cost-effective prescribing, performing drug switches and dealing with safety alerts.

You will also work alongside our GPs to help achieve our QOF targets.

We are looking for the original community pharmacy model approach.

Main duties of the job

• To practice as an independent prescriber
• To manage the dispensary and the staff within it
• To work to improve communication about medication-related issues between the practice and other care providers
• To lead on implementation of safe and efficient repeat prescribing systems
• Perform medication audits, deal with safety alerts, drug switches to ensure we are prescribing and dispensing at the most cost effective for the practice, manage and lead the dispensary team with the help of the Deputy Practice Manager

About us
Holmes Chapel Health Centre has a skilled and experienced team of 5 GP Partners leading a Clinical Team of Salaried GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Nurses and HCAs.

Our current patient list is circa 13,000 and the practice is well placed to be at the forefront of general practice, provide innovative and robust services, as well as provide development opportunities for the staff.

We are based in a modern purpose-built surgery, with an good CQC grading, and our ethos is to deliver high-quality medical care through our comprehensive, highly skilled team members.

Details
Date posted: 13 November 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: Depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: A2444-26-0022
Job locations: London Road, Holmes Chapel, CW4 7BB, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Main purpose of job

• To oversea the dispensary and manage the dispensary team
• To practice as an independent prescriber
• To work to improve communication about medication-related issues between the practice and other care providers
• To lead on implementation of safe and efficient repeat prescribing systems
• Contribute to improved health outcomes in long term conditions
• Review patients that are on nomad trays and decide if required or not
• Provide specialist knowledge and advice on pharmaceutical matters
• Review NICE and other evidence-based guidance as it is issued, to evaluate any impact on medicines and prescribing.
• Undertake regular clinical audit to support implementation of clinical guidance across the practice.
• Provide advice on suitable alternative medications in the event of a medicine being unavailable.
• Encourage cost effective prescribing within the practice, including adherence to local formulary.
• Build good working relationships with local Medicines Management Team members
• Review all safety alerts (e.g. MHRA) and ensure any action required is undertaken
• Improve communication about medication-related issues between the practice and both the patient and other care providers
• Act as the practice lead contact for community pharmacy related projects and build effective working relationships.
• Act as the practice lead contact for hospital pharmacy related projects and build effective working relationships.
• Lead on implementation of safe and efficient prescribing systems
• To ensure the practice repeat prescribing system is safe, efficient and helps minimise waste.
• To answer queries from administration staff regarding medication requests where appropriate to save GP time
• All employees should understand it is their personal responsibility to comply with all organisational and statutory requirements (e.g. health and safety, equality and diversity, confidentiality and clinical governance)

Person Specification
Experience
Essential: Significant post-qualification experience. In depth experience of therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence based healthcare.
Desirable: Experience of using Patient Management Systems, e.g. EMIS and Microsoft packages for a range of different purposes; Experience of managing people; Experience of working within a Primary Care GP surgery

Qualifications
Essential: Masters degree in pharmacy (MPham) or equivalent; Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council; Demonstrate a commitment to Continuous Professional Development; Independent prescriber; Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Desirable: A member of or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society; Specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience

Knowledge and Skills
Desirable: Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences, e.g. patients, carers, etc.; Ability to be self-motivated and work co-operatively as part of a team; Managing ones own time with a minimum of supervision to meet agreed outcomes and deadlines; 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; Understanding of how to develop and deliver a person centred approach and an ability to assess, plan and review an individuals needs; Demonstrate a commitment to respecting and valuing patients perspectives and choices; Motivated to work towards creating a safe, open and trusting environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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

Employer details
Employer name: Holmes Chapel Health Centre
Address: London Road, Holmes Chapel, CW4 7BB, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.holmeschapelhealthcentre.co.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Deputy Practice Manager, Sarah Belshaw, s.brown32@nhs.net, 01477533100

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