Pharmacist in Bradford

Job summaryJob Title: PharmacistReports to: Pharmacy
Team ManagerAccountable to: Lead Clinical Pharmacist &
Chief Executive OfficerHours: Full time, 37.5
hours per week over 5 daysSalary
Level: WTE 42,000-49,000
dependent on experienceContract: Permanent(Note: TPC is not an
Agenda For Change employer, but does offer the NHS Pension)Main duties of the jobBackgroundTPC is now further developing its organisational infrastructure and responding to new service development opportunities. TPC holds contracts for the delivery of Dermatology and Minor Surgery services, and the provision of clinicians into the Bradford Enhanced Access Service. We have a Pharmacy Hub with clinicians working on behalf of Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and deliver a Warfarin service to practices across Bradford District & Craven.The TPC Pharmacy Hub provides a supportive training platform for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians working in primary care. Pharmacy staff are integrated into the primary care team in PCNs and into the Warfarin service. We aim to provide training opportunities to pharmacy technicians and pharmacists from under-graduate to senior level and offer a wide range of career development options from education and mentoring to front line primary care provision or specialist services.Role PurposeAs
an experienced pharmacist with a minimum of 3 years of working
post-qualification in general practice, you will work with managers, the GP
Clinical Lead, the Lead Clinical Pharmacist and the team of Pharmacists &
Pharmacy Technicians to provide a high-quality pharmacy service to our
practices & PCNs in a supportive, learning environment.About usTrust Primary Care Ltd (TPC) is a
federation of 16 local GP practices located in and around Bradford. Our aim is
to shape the future of primary care, delivering the highest quality healthcare
services to the people of the city, providing local access points for a
developing range of core and non-core services.At TPC, we are working together to
meet the challenges of providing high quality primary care services alongside
this evolving care landscape. Each member practice retains total independence
whilst collaborating in the further development of local primary care services.
The objective is to put our patients at the heart of everything we do,
maximising available resources and skills to ensure we provide a relevant and
responsive service designed around what people really need. TPC is all about
sustaining excellence in primary care in the long-term to the benefit of all
our user groups.DetailsDate posted24 August 2026Pay schemeOtherSalary
42,000 to 49,000 a year
ContractPermanentWorking pattern

Full-time

Reference numberB Job locationsTrust Primary Care LtdThe Ridge Medical CentreBradfordWest YorkshireBD7 3JXUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesKey Responsibilities (Overview)This is
an overview of the role, but its nature means this list is by no means
exhaustive and the Pharmacist will be called upon to use established skills
according to the evolving needs of TPC. They will need to be prepared to adapt
to new challenges, such as setting up new services and clinics as needed. Please see the attached "Job Description and Personal Specification" for the full comprehensive job description including further information on the below list of responsibilities for this role:Structured (Clinical) Medication ReviewPatient-Facing Medicines SupportPatient-Facing Long Term Conditions
ClinicsUnplanned Hospital AdmissionsManagement of Common/Minor/Self-Limiting
AilmentsTelephone Medicines SupportMedicines Quality ImprovementMedicines SafetyManagement of Medicines at Change of
Care SettingMedicine Information to Practice Staff
and PatientsDrug MonitoringSignpostingRepeat PrescribingService DevelopmentImplementation of Local and National
Guidelines and Formulary RecommendationsInformation ManagementEducation and TrainingCare Quality Commission compliance workPublic Health Campaign Support/Knowledge
SharingCollaborative WorkingResearch and DevelopmentQuality Maintenance and Improvement
Job description
Job responsibilitiesKey Responsibilities (Overview)This is
an overview of the role, but its nature means this list is by no means
exhaustive and the Pharmacist will be called upon to use established skills
according to the evolving needs of TPC. They will need to be prepared to adapt
to new challenges, such as setting up new services and clinics as needed. Please see the attached "Job Description and Personal Specification" for the full comprehensive job description including further information on the below list of responsibilities for this role:Structured (Clinical) Medication ReviewPatient-Facing Medicines SupportPatient-Facing Long Term Conditions
ClinicsUnplanned Hospital AdmissionsManagement of Common/Minor/Self-Limiting
AilmentsTelephone Medicines SupportMedicines Quality ImprovementMedicines SafetyManagement of Medicines at Change of
Care SettingMedicine Information to Practice Staff
and PatientsDrug MonitoringSignpostingRepeat PrescribingService DevelopmentImplementation of Local and National
Guidelines and Formulary RecommendationsInformation ManagementEducation and TrainingCare Quality Commission compliance workPublic Health Campaign Support/Knowledge
SharingCollaborative WorkingResearch and DevelopmentQuality Maintenance and ImprovementPerson Specification
Experience
EssentialA minimum of 3 years experience of working within general practice, post-qualification.Experience of the breadth of common acute and long-terms conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice.Able to analyse and interpret complex prescribing information.A growth mindset which has contributed to service expansion, innovation, or development.Evidence of significant personal professional development.Experience of communicating and engaging effectively with external agencies or stakeholders.DesirableExperience of dosing warfarin and other anticoagulant drugs. Experience of mentoring or training other pharmacy staff within the primary care setting.
Knowledge and understanding
EssentialKnowledge of NHS structures and primary care delivery modelsUnderstands the principles of research governance.Understands the principles and importance of evidence-based healthcare.Understands the wider determinants of health, including social, economic, and environmental factors and their impact on communities.
Personal effectiveness
EssentialCommitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities.Demonstrates use of appropriate communication to gain the co-operation of relevant stakeholders (including patients, senior and peer colleagues, and other professionals, other NHS/private organisations, e.g., Health & Care Partnerships).Can recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary.Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals.Able to meet deadlines.Able to finish work tasks.Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative practice with all colleagues.Demonstrates personal accountability and works well under pressure.High level of written and oral communication skills.Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or on own initiative.Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety.Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.DesirableDemonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.
Qualifications
EssentialProfessional knowledge acquired through vocational masters degree in pharmacy (4 years) + 1 year pre-registration training.Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.Extensive knowledge of medicines optimisation, acquired through post graduate clinical pharmacy diploma or equivalent experience or training.Successful completion of CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP).Successful completion of, or currently studying to become, an Independent Prescriber.Demonstrates an understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice.Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management.DesirablePostgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy.
Other
EssentialMeets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions.Adaptable.Works effectively independently and as a team player.Self-motivated.Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis. There is an expectation that all clinical staff may need to visit patients in their own homes at times and/or attend practice meetings.
Skills and abilities
EssentialMeets the requirements outlined in Appendices 1 & 2 of the NHSEs "NHS England Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme: Training Site Requirements"Able to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences.Appreciates the nature of prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing, within the general practice setting.Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails, and the internet to create simple plans and reports.Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to identify several solutions.Able to implement medicines optimisation projects and programmes.Understands the wider determinants of health, including social, economic, and environmental factors and their impact on communities.DesirableAbility to interpret warfarin-relevant blood results.Appreciation of relevant criteria required when prescribing warfarin or other anticoagulant drugs.Understands the principles of research governance.
Person Specification

Experience
EssentialA minimum of 3 years experience of working within general practice, post-qualification.Experience of the breadth of common acute and long-terms conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice.Able to analyse and interpret complex prescribing information.A growth mindset which has contributed to service expansion, innovation, or development.Evidence of significant personal professional development.Experience of communicating and engaging effectively with external agencies or stakeholders.DesirableExperience of dosing warfarin and other anticoagulant drugs. Experience of mentoring or training other pharmacy staff within the primary care setting.
Knowledge and understanding
EssentialKnowledge of NHS structures and primary care delivery modelsUnderstands the principles of research governance.Understands the principles and importance of evidence-based healthcare.Understands the wider determinants of health, including social, economic, and environmental factors and their impact on communities.
Personal effectiveness
EssentialCommitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities.Demonstrates use of appropriate communication to gain the co-operation of relevant stakeholders (including patients, senior and peer colleagues, and other professionals, other NHS/private organisations, e.g., Health & Care Partnerships).Can recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary.Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals.Able to meet deadlines.Able to finish work tasks.Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative practice with all colleagues.Demonstrates personal accountability and works well under pressure.High level of written and oral communication skills.Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or on own initiative.Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety.Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.DesirableDemonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.
Qualifications
EssentialProfessional knowledge acquired through vocational masters degree in pharmacy (4 years) + 1 year pre-registration training.Mandatory registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.Extensive knowledge of medicines optimisation, acquired through post graduate clinical pharmacy diploma or equivalent experience or training.Successful completion of CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP).Successful completion of, or currently studying to become, an Independent Prescriber.Demonstrates an understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice.Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management.DesirablePostgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy.
Other
EssentialMeets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions.Adaptable.Works effectively independently and as a team player.Self-motivated.Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis. There is an expectation that all clinical staff may need to visit patients in their own homes at times and/or attend practice meetings.
Skills and abilities
EssentialMeets the requirements outlined in Appendices 1 & 2 of the NHSEs "NHS England Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme: Training Site Requirements"Able to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences.Appreciates the nature of prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing, within the general practice setting.Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails, and the internet to create simple plans and reports.Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to identify several solutions.Able to implement medicines optimisation projects and programmes.Understands the wider determinants of health, including social, economic, and environmental factors and their impact on communities.DesirableAbility to interpret warfarin-relevant blood results.Appreciation of relevant criteria required when prescribing warfarin or other anticoagulant drugs.Understands the principles of research governance.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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
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Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 detailsEmployer nameTrust Primary Care LtdAddressTrust Primary Care LtdThe Ridge Medical CentreBradfordWest YorkshireBD7 3JXUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameTrust Primary Care LtdAddressTrust Primary Care LtdThe Ridge Medical CentreBradfordWest YorkshireBD7 3JXUnited KingdomEmployer's website