- Posted 10 July 2025
- Salary £45000 - £55000 per annum
- LocationReading
- ReferenceNP PPH Red_1752152005
Clinical Pharmacist - Permanent Role in Reading
Job description
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
