Job Description

LAKESIDE HEALTHCARE

is changing the face of primary care provision in England. We are bold, adventurous and ambitious and determined to thrive in uncertain times. We are the largest 'true' partnership in the NHS and operate from various sites across the East Midlands. We serve the healthcare needs of over 170,000 patients across Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire & Cambridgeshire. Joining our team presents an opportunity to be part of a large organisation that is changing the way primary care is delivered today.

Living and breathing our values at Lakeside Healthcare

Caring & Respect:

Simply put we genuinely care about people: working together for our patients and our teams, our patients come first in everything we do. We strive to ensure we connect and respond to all needs with compassion, care and respect to improve the lives and wellbeing of the communities we serve.

Teamwork & Quality:

In all areas of our business we network, collaborate and learn from our Patients, Stakeholders and each another to ensure we are always striving to improve, making the right and best decisions to provide the best service.

About the Practice/Department/Team

Rockingham Forest PCN is a large, forward-thinking Primary Care Network compromising 3 practices across Corby, Kettering and Oundle.

This role is based across the Lakeside surgeries in Corby, Kettering and Oundle.

We recognise the value that this role can bring to our practices and our patients, and we look forward to growing our PCN team. Our aim is to provide exemplary patient care; finding innovative solutions in general practice to deliver the best care we can to our patients. For more information on primary care network's please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/primary-care/primary-care-networks/

Job Introduction

Are you passionate about improving patient care and making a real impact in primary healthcare?

We are looking for a dedicated and forward-thinking Senior

Clinical Pharmacist

to join our general practice team. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of patient care, helping to optimise medicines use, support long-term condition management, and improve the safety and effectiveness of prescribing across a diverse patient population, whilst supporting the mentorship and development of a growing pharmacy team.

You'll work as part of a supportive, multi-disciplinary team in a role that offers variety, autonomy, and the chance to lead on clinical initiatives. Whether reviewing medication for older adults, advising on treatment pathways, or reducing hospital readmissions, your expertise will be central to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.

If you're looking to take the next step in your career and want to be part of an innovative and evolving healthcare environment, we'd love to hear from you

What you will do

The Senior PCN Clinical Pharmacist will participate in patient triaging, conduct structured medication reviews, oversee the repeat prescription authorisation process, manage acute prescription requests, perform medicines reconciliation during care transfers, and lead the implementation of systems to enhance prescribing safety within the PCN. The Senior PCN Clinical Pharmacist will also be responsible for managing one or more areas of chronic disease.

Key areas of responsibilities include:

Medication Safety Reviews Structured Medication Reviews Medication Queries Acute Prescription Requests Chronic Disease Management Management of common/minor/self-limiting ailments Medicine information to practice staff and patients Unplanned hospital admissions Medicines Reconciliation Service development Medicines Safety/Quality - alerts and auditing Implementation of local and national guidelines and formulary recommendations Leadership and Management
In addition to these clinical duties, the Senior PCN Clinical Pharmacist will be expected to mentor and develop a pharmacy team with varying levels of experience to support the strategic objectives for medicines management within Rockingham Forest PCN and Lakeside Healthcare.

Essential Criteria

To work at this level, the post holder will be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), hold a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy, completed their CPPE pathway, and ideally be an independent prescriber.

The postholder will also have a minimum of 2 years of experience, preferably within a lead role, within primary care and understand the challenges and opportunities of working in a super-practice and its associated Primary Care Networks. The postholder will also have minimum 5 years of post-registration experience.

What we offer you (Benefits)

Generous holidays (additional long service entitlements) NHS pension and continuous service entitlements NHS Discounts (Blue light card) Development opportunities Great team environment

Application process - candidate information

We encourage candidates to not delay their application as we retain the right to close the advert early should the volume of applications become very high.

We anticipate that shortlisting will commence one week after closing and will advise of interview arrangements if successful however this timeline is dependent on the number of applications.

We also aim to communicate with all candidates on the status of their application. If you require full job description and person spec this can be provided to you at interview, or you can contact our central HR team.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application stage or interview, please contact our central HR team (details can be found on our website www.lakesidehealthcare.co.uk

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We value diversity and we're committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and to reach their full potential, and we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, and cultures. We believe that a diverse workforce will help us to care for and support our patients and employees better. Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18 yrs. so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.

Equal Opportunities

Lakeside Healthcare is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to ensuring that all our staff and job applicants are protected from unlawful discrimination. All employees and job applicants will be treated equally, fairly and with respect. We will endeavour, through appropriate training, to ensure that our hiring teams making selection and recruitment decisions will not discriminate, whether consciously or unconsciously, in making these decisions throughout our recruitment and selection processes and follow recognised industry best practice.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 58,660.87 per year

Benefits:

Free parking On-site parking Store discount
Application question(s):

Do you have the right to work in the UK? (Yes/No) - If you answered Yes you must be able to provide sufficient evidence upon interview. Do you have a minimum of 2 years experience working within Primary Care? Do you hold registration with GPhC? Do you hold an independent prescribing qualification? Do you have any mentoring or team leadership experience?
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 31/08/2025