Clinical Pharmacist

Job summary Uppingham Surgery is looking to recruit a Clinical Pharmacist with excellent clinical skills, warmth and a commitment to delivering high-quality patient-centred care. Working within our multidisciplinary team serving approximately 12,800 patients, you will play a key role in medicines optimisation, prescribing quality and long-term condition management. Main duties of the job Provide proactive leadership on medicines and prescribing systems for the practice team, patients and carers. Manage patients living with long-term conditions and complex medication needs. Deliver patient-facing consultations to improve outcomes and reduce workload for other clinicians. Undertake high-quality medication reviews and develop individualised treatment plans, particularly for elderly and high-risk patients. Improve patient understanding, confidence and compliance with medicines. Support medicines reconciliation and prescribing safety following hospital admissions and attendance. Drive improvements in prescribing quality through clinical audit, education and adherence to NICE guidance and clinical standards. Work closely with community pharmacists and wider healthcare partners to improve patient experience. Participate in service redesign, clinical supervision and ongoing professional development. Provide training, mentoring and medicines-management advice to colleagues. About us We are a well-established, forward-thinking practice committed to delivering high-quality, patient-first healthcare within a supportive and collaborative working environment. Based in modern, purpose-built facilities, we are proud of our passionate and experienced Partnership and management team and our active involvement in Rutland Health PCN. We value our people and place a strong emphasis on both professional development and personal wellbeing. Our experienced and cohesive team works together with a shared commitment to making a difference, recognising that everyone has their part to play in delivering excellent patient care. We offer the benefits of NHS employment, including auto-enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme, alongside a positive working environment where staff are valued, supported and encouraged to thrive. Details Date posted 10 August 2026 Pay scheme Other Salary Depending on experience Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working Reference number A0913-26-0000 Job locations North Gate Uppingham Oakham Rutland LE15 9EG United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities The Clinical Pharmacist in a general practice organisation has the following key responsibilities in relation to delivering health services. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels. Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas Be a prescriber, or completing training to become a prescriber, and work with and alongside the general practice team Be responsible for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially the elderly, people in care homes, those with multiple co-morbidities (in particular frailty, COPD and asthma) and people with learning disabilities or autism (through STOMP Stop Over Medication Programme) Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the organisation and to help in tackling inequalities Provide leadership on person-centred medicines optimisation (including ensuring prescribers in the practice conserve antibiotics in line with local antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services Through structured medication review…