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Clinical Pharmacist

The closing date is 27 February 2026

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Job summary

The New Folly Surgery in Ingatestone is currently looking to welcome an experienced locum clinical pharmacist for a maternity contract from mid April 2026 until April 2027. This will be a fixed term contract for 3 days a week two days in surgery and one day working from home.

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
  • Monitoring long term conditions
  • Managing medication reviews and DMARD protocols
  • Liaising with GPs to ensure the monitoring of patient medication
  • Document management
  • Discharge summaries
  • Medicine reconciliations as well as other clinical document management letters

Those who are successfully shortlisted will be invited for an informal visit.

Interviews will be held at the beginning of March 2026.

About us

We are a medium sized, 7100 patient list sized GMS GP surgery in the heart of Ingatestone and one of 8 practices making up Brentwood Primary Care Network (PCN). We are contracted to and work with NHS Mid & South Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB). We have an overall staff of 20 comprising 3 Partners and a salaried GP, a paramedic, a clinical pharmacist and a physician associate, a nursing team of three and a support team led and managed by our practice manager. We are a teaching and training practice for ARU.

We offer a competitive starting pay and annual leave allowance plus access to the NHS pension scheme and development and training opportunities.

Details

Date posted

08 February 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

29362

Job locations

Bell Mead, High Street

Ingatestone

Essex

CM4 0FA


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Completion of a degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
  • Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience including primary care and at least one other field in pharmacy (community or hospital)

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of working within a pharmaceutical environment
  • Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team and liaising with all members of the practice clinical and non-clinical staff for the collective benefit of the patients
  • Specialist experience in the management of long term conditions asthma, COPD and diabetes in particular
  • Awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-term health conditions and be able to demonstrate general pharmaceutical skills and knowledge in core areas
  • Experience of planning, managing, monitoring, and advising patients on general pharmaceutical areas and assisting patients with medication reviews
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and in writing and have a strong understanding of the importance of confidentiality
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Completion of a degree in pharmacy and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
  • Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience including primary care and at least one other field in pharmacy (community or hospital)

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of working within a pharmaceutical environment
  • Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team and liaising with all members of the practice clinical and non-clinical staff for the collective benefit of the patients
  • Specialist experience in the management of long term conditions asthma, COPD and diabetes in particular
  • Awareness of the breadth of common acute and long-term health conditions and be able to demonstrate general pharmaceutical skills and knowledge in core areas
  • Experience of planning, managing, monitoring, and advising patients on general pharmaceutical areas and assisting patients with medication reviews
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and in writing and have a strong understanding of the importance of 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

Bell Mead, High Street

Ingatestone

Essex

CM4 0FA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Bell Mead, High Street

Ingatestone

Essex

CM4 0FA


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

New Folly Surgery

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

08 February 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

29362

Job locations

Bell Mead, High Street

Ingatestone

Essex

CM4 0FA


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