Sherborne PCN Clinical Pharmacist
The closing date is 30 August 2026

Job summary
This vacancy is for an experienced, caring Pharmacist to join our friendly, established team in Sherborne.

As a Pharmacist you will provide expert clinical advice on medicines and polypharmacy. Ensuring the provision of safe, modern medicines and personalised care. Taking a proactive role in medicines optimisation, in line with contractual obligations and expected standards. Support the repeat prescription service and undertake medication reviews. Deliver an integrated, safe, cost effective and high-quality pharmacy service, as part of a comprehensive healthcare package based on our population needs.

Inspire positive and aspirational leadership to the team of pharmacy technicians and the wider healthcare team in order to maintain a good working environment.

Advertised as full time, there is some scope for the right candidate to work reduced hours across three or four days.

Main duties of the job
Work closely with the GPs and other healthcare staff to promote good practice in all prescribing decisions, to develop and implement improved medicines management. Helping to reduce waste whilst maintaining the focus on patient safety and well-being.

Share information relating to pharmaceutical products, medicines management, medicines optimisation, medicines legislation and general health education so that patients and colleagues are appropriately informed. You would be expected to be responsible for an area of chronic disease management.

Support the general practice staff with prescription and medication queries and help to enable partnership working with community pharmacies and secondary care.

The post holder will help to recognise and improve processes, supporting the team to continue to deliver excellent healthcare. Analysing data to produce reports and recommendations to support population health management, helping the team to complete projects through to a successful and timely conclusion.

About us
You will need to be flexible and used to working independently, whilst forming part of a wider team. Sherborne has a team of three Prescribing Pharmacists, and three Pharmacy Technicians who work the majority of their week at one of our three practices, serving a total patient list of approx. 25,000. You will be contributing directly to the ongoing health needs in our community, in this vital patient facing role.

Employed by the Sherborne Area Primary Care Network, the successful applicant will work primarily at one practice, to support the delivery of care to all our patients.

Details
Date posted: 04 August 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: Depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: A1207-26-0010
Job locations: Wootton Grove, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4DL, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
The skills required for this role include a positive attitude to collaborative working, with a focus on providing the best quality care, timely and effectively.

You will possess the ability to deliver complex and sensitive information appropriately to patients, and deliver educational sessions/information to other healthcare professionals. Adaptable, with excellent communication skills and a proven ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

The successful candidate will be able to work on their own initiative, organising workload, and work well as part of a team.

Used to working in a busy environment, able to cope well with change

Understanding of the need for confidentiality and adherence to policies

This post is for 30 hours per week across four days, although there may be some scope for the right candidate

Salary will be according to experience

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered pharmacist
• Primary Care Pharmacy Education Program (PCPEP)
• Independent prescriber
• IT literate with experience of analysing data, compiling reports and audits
• Awareness and compliance with national standards of hygiene, infection control, professional requirements and best practice guidelines
• Managing patient consultations
• Dangerous drug (such as DMARDs & DOAC) monitoring

Desirable

• Experience in Primary Care
• Experience in Conducting Structured Medication Reviews (SMR) with patients
• Willingness to take responsibility for an LTC

Experience
Essential

• Compliance with all national and practice health and safety policies and clinical governance, following agreed safe working conditions, immediately reporting any incidents or hazards
• Improve compliance in patient medication
• Input and maintain patient record entries timely, ensuring correct use of codes
• Promote cost-effective, high-quality prescribing
• Maintain all required training, making effective use of knowledge and skills
• Acknowledging the key challenges of demand, capacity, and activity. Help identify possible solutions with the focus on best practice, cost effectiveness and quality of healthcare
• Support achievement of targets across individual practices and the PCN. Reporting on contractual requirements and areas of clinical focus, to support population health management
• Maintain awareness of Safeguarding procedures, applying relevant legislation
• Maintain confidentiality, complying with GDPR, Data Protection and Caldicott guidance
• Provide feedback and data enabling the PCN to maintain and improve protocols and procedures, supporting the PCN to achieve Dorset ICB Prescribing Improvement in Neighbourhood Health (PINH) goals, or the equivalent.
• Providing patients with personalised care, according to NHS and NICE guidelines

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: The Grove Medical Centre
Address: Wootton Grove, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4DL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Sherborne PCN Operational Manager Sarah Webster, sarah.webster@dorsetgp.nhs.uk