GP Surgery Clinical Pharmacist
Closing date: 28 November 2025
Hours: Part-time/Full-time (can work 37.5 hours over 4 days)
Location: Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire
Salary: Up to £59,500 per annum

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Job summary
We are looking to recruit a suitably qualified and registered Clinical Pharmacist under NHS England's Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) to work in our expanding multidisciplinary team (MDT) on behalf of member practices within our GP Surgery. We are hoping to recruit a Pharmacist working from one of our member practices.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to enhance our team whilst making your mark in primary care locally with your knowledge, skills and experience. This is a role where you can make a tangible and quantifiable difference, where you are valued whilst being given a strong sense of job satisfaction.

Main duties of the job
The role will be based at a GP Surgery site in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire.

You will be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and/or recent hospital admission plus undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially those in care homes, the frail, and those with co-morbidities. You will be involved with shared decision making which will include involvement in regular care home rounds, prioritising patients for MDT review and detailed care plans. You will offer support to the Single Point of Access team that supports all the care homes in the network.

About us
GP Surgeries build on existing primary care services and enable greater provision of proactive, personalised, coordinated, and more integrated health and social care for people close to home. Our network proactively provides care and services for the people and communities we serve.

New roles are being introduced to the network as we are expanding into different areas of healthcare.

The network provides a single point of access for the nursing, residential, and learning disability homes in the area.

All our team are passionate and committed to making a difference to patient care.

Job description

Job responsibilities
Working within your clinical competencies alongside the general practice teams, you will prescribe, be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases, and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• To proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD, and asthma), and people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP - Stop Over Medication Programme).
• Deliver patient-facing/remote clinical medical reviews, including long-term conditions clinics, and ensure medicines optimisation. Make appropriate recommendations to GPs, nurses, and paramedics for medicine improvement and monitoring.
• Work with both the care home staff and surgery staff to improve the safety of medicines ordering and administration.
• Offer support to the Single Point of Access team that supports all the care homes in the network.
• Attend and/or refer patients to multidisciplinary care conferences.
• Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public and social care needs of patients at our GP Surgery.
• Provide training/development to primary healthcare teams on therapeutics and medicines optimisation.
• Work with the practice team to ensure compliance with CQC standards.

Person Specification

Qualifications
Essential

• Completion of an undergraduate degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPC)
• Mandatory registration with the GPC
• To be enrolled in/willing to be enrolled in or qualified from an 18-month Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway or equivalent

Desirable

• Clinical Diploma
• Membership of Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA)
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Association

Experience
Essential

• Minimum of two years post-qualifying experience
• Practices and prescribes safely and effectively in a primary care setting
• Translates strategies into operational plans in collaboration with other senior colleagues
• Recognises personal and professional limitations and refers to appropriate colleague

Skills
Essential

• Plans targets with colleagues and ensures delivery against key milestones, including monitoring and review of general medicine optimisation issues
• Communicates clearly to drive team performance and maintain individual resilience
• Proven ability to influence others to gain acceptance for recommendations by taking an evidence-based approach

How to apply
Please send your CV to to apply.