Clinical Pharmacist - Full Time

Location: Reading, GP Surgery
Salary: £45,000-£55,000 per annum

About the Practice

On behalf of a leading GP surgery in Reading, Healthii People is recruiting a full-time Pharmacist to join a highly rated and innovative healthcare team. The practice supports over 32,000 patients, including more than 9,000 university students, and operates as a standalone Primary Care Network (PCN), enabling agile, patient-focused decision-making.

With consecutive 'Outstanding' CQC ratings, this practice is committed to delivering safe, high-quality care and continuously seeks ways to innovate and improve.

The Role

As a full-time Pharmacist, you'll work within a collaborative multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality medication-related care, optimise prescribing, and ensure safe medicines use.

Salary: £45,000-£55,000 per annum (depending on experience and qualifications)
Hours: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and reauthorise repeat prescriptions
• Conduct telephone and face-to-face medication reviews
• Contribute to chronic disease clinics (where trained)
• Reconcile medications after hospital discharge
• Provide medication-related telephone support to patients and clinicians
• Prescribe and review medicines for care home residents
• Perform clinical audits and support the Prescribing Incentive Scheme
• Ensure compliance with MHRA safety alerts and CQC standards
• Train visiting students and support learning within the team
• Manage secondary care prescription requests
• Build effective links with local community pharmacists
• Provide QOF reviews, flu vaccinations, and minor illness management (experience dependent)

The Team

You'll be joining a well-supported, experienced multidisciplinary team that includes:

• 5 Pharmacists and 1 Pharmacy Technician
• GPs (Partners and Salaried)
• Paramedics, a Physician Associate
• Nurses, a Nursing Associate, and HCAs

This is a team-focused, innovation-driven environment where each clinician has the opportunity to shape services and improve patient outcomes.

Person Specification

Essential:

• GPhC-registered pharmacist
• Minimum 3 years post-qualification experience
• Independent Prescriber (or willing to complete training)
• UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
• Strong clinical, interpersonal, and IT skills

Desirable:

• Primary care or GP surgery experience
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society membership
• Confident in clinical audits, prescribing safety, and QOF work
• Teaching or mentoring experience
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and collaborative in approach