Clinical Pharmacist

• 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 (i.e. side-effects, dosage) across the practice.
• Providing pharmaceutical medication review, and health education advice, to patients face-to-face, by telephone or as a notes-based review, as agreed with the practice.
• Providing leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation and quality improvement.
• Contributing to public health campaigns, including flu vaccinations, childhood immunisation and adult immunisation programmes.
• Processing specialist treatment letters.
• Supporting practice dispensary.
• Processing hospital medication discharge letters.
• Acting as a key contact in the practice, for all medication related queries.
• Supporting improvements in clinical care, through practice-based audits and implementing change.

• Qualified pharmacist with 2 years (or equivalent) experience.
• Current registration with General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Confident in use of electronic records and systems; databases and spreadsheets.
• NMP, or working towards NMP.
• Diploma in clinical pharmacy or pharmacy practice.
• Leadership activities in previous work.
• Evidence of consistent pattern of learning from education, training and experience.

• Primary care experience.
• SystmOne experience.

Lakenheath Surgery provides patient services from its current location in the High Street, Lakenheath. The premises, a former residential dwelling was re-designed purposefully into the well-equipped GP practice we see today and is partner owned. There is also ample on site, disabled and street parking.

• Genuine responsibility from day one.
• Work with a strong social purpose.
• A permanent employment contract.
• A competitive salary with increments based on professional development.
• Membership of the NHS pension.
• Support to guide your personal and professional development.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time), increasing with continual years of NHS service.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.