Job Description

North East Ipswich PCN is looking to welcome a qualified and experienced clinical pharmacist into our busy practices, to play a full and active role as part of the practice multi-disciplinary team. Full-time or part-time will be considered.
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 (i.e. side-effects, dosage) across the practice.
• Providing pharmaceutical medication review, and health education advice, to patients at the designated practices by face-to-face, telephone or 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.

About us
As an employee of North East Ipswich Primary Care Network, you will enjoy the following benefits:

• 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.
• 27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro-rata), increasing with continual years of NHS service.

Details
Date posted
15 September 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
28907-1
Job locations
Woodbridge Road East
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP4 5PB
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

• Qualified pharmacist with 2 years experience, current registration with General Pharmaceutical Council.
• NMP, or working towards NMP.
• Diploma in clinical pharmacy or pharmacy practice.

Experience
Essential

• Leadership activities in previous work.
• Evidence of consistent pattern of learning from education, training and experience.
• Confident in use of electronic records and systems; databases and spreadsheets.

Desirable

• SystmOne experience desirable.
• Primary care experience desirable.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Qualified pharmacist with 2 years experience, current registration with General Pharmaceutical Council.
• NMP, or working towards NMP.
• Diploma in clinical pharmacy or pharmacy practice.

Experience
Essential

• Leadership activities in previous work.
• Evidence of consistent pattern of learning from education, training and experience.
• Confident in use of electronic records and systems; databases and spreadsheets.

Desirable

• SystmOne experience desirable.
• Primary care experience desirable.

Skills Required