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Pharmacist

The closing date is 05 November 2025

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Job summary

The Pall Mall Surgery is looking to welcome a qualified and experienced clinical pharmacist into our busy practice, to play a full and active role within our multi-disciplinary team.

The role is offered on a part-time basis for 20-23 hours per week on Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Main duties of the job

  • Clinically assessing and treating patients, using expert knowledge of medicines, for specific disease areas;
  • Providing specialist expertise in the use of medicines and medicine information (e.g. side-effects, dosage);
  • Providing pharmaceutical medication review and health education advice to patients, by face-to-face, telephone or notes-based review, as agreed with the practice;
  • Providing leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation and quality improvement;
  • Processing specialist treatment letters;
  • Processing hospital medication discharge letters;
  • Acting as a key contact, for all medication related queries;
  • Supporting improvements in clinical care, through practice-based audits and implementing change;
  • Reviewing daily pathology results and act on results.
  • Undertaking minor ailments triage and directing patients, based on clinical need;
  • Capturing relevant patient health information at all consultations including contributing to the quality outcomes framework;
  • Establishing ongoing professional relationships with individual patients;
  • Being part of a professional clinical network and having access to appropriate clinical supervision;
  • Managing the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process, by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates;
  • Reviewing prescribing against local and national targets, and engaging with the wider prescribing team to rectify any issues;
  • Carrying out structured medicines-optimisation reviews in care homes.

About us

The Pall Mall Surgery is a large, modern GMS training practice operating from a contemporary health centre in Leigh On Sea which in 2022 was voted the best place to live in Essex. The town has excellent transport links, with two separate train lines into London. The practice is popular in its locality and supports 21,500 patients from birth to end-of-life care. We are proud to hold our CQC rating of Good in all areas. We are looking for an outstanding individual to join our wonderful team, to share knowledge and experience.

Details

Date posted

28 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£21.57 to £27.18 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

28896-1

Job locations

1st Floor, Leigh Primary Care Centre

918 London Road

Leigh on Sea

Essex

SS9 3NG


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Completion of a degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council;
  • Post-qualification experience in pharmacy (hospital, primary care or community), or working towards obtaining this;

Experience

Essential

  • Awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice;
  • Ability to demonstrate general pharmaceutical skills and knowledge in core areas;
  • Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general care plans for patients with long-term conditions;
  • Ability to demonstrate accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision as an individuals;
  • Ability to recognise priorities when problem-solving and identify deviations from normal patterns, referring to seniors or GPs with confidence, when appropriate;
  • Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies, procedures and codes of conduct;
  • Ability to assist patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidance;
  • Non-judgemental attitude and ability to be flexible and adaptable;
  • Self-motivated with excellent communication skills;
  • Understand the need for patient confidentiality.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Completion of a degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council;
  • Post-qualification experience in pharmacy (hospital, primary care or community), or working towards obtaining this;

Experience

Essential

  • Awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in a general medical practice;
  • Ability to demonstrate general pharmaceutical skills and knowledge in core areas;
  • Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general care plans for patients with long-term conditions;
  • Ability to demonstrate accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision as an individuals;
  • Ability to recognise priorities when problem-solving and identify deviations from normal patterns, referring to seniors or GPs with confidence, when appropriate;
  • Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies, procedures and codes of conduct;
  • Ability to assist patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as per NICE guidance;
  • Non-judgemental attitude and ability to be flexible and adaptable;
  • Self-motivated with excellent communication skills;
  • Understand the need for patient confidentiality.

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).

Additional information

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

Primary Care Careers

Address

1st Floor, Leigh Primary Care Centre

918 London Road

Leigh on Sea

Essex

SS9 3NG


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

1st Floor, Leigh Primary Care Centre

918 London Road

Leigh on Sea

Essex

SS9 3NG


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

The Pall Mall Surgery

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

28 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£21.57 to £27.18 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

28896-1

Job locations

1st Floor, Leigh Primary Care Centre

918 London Road

Leigh on Sea

Essex

SS9 3NG


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