Job summarySouth Rural Primary Care Network are looking to recruit a PCN Clinical Pharmacist to join their established team based at Holbrook and Shotley Practice. Offered on either a full or part-time basis, the successful candidate will be expected to work across both practices.
The post holder will be an integral part of the general practice team, working in each practice and across the PCN, as well as part of a wider pharmacist network and multidisciplinary team. This includes being a conduit of patient medicines information into and out of hospitals. They will work to optimise medication issues to improve patient care and safety and support clinical staff in the management of patients.
Main duties of the jobWork as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areasAct as the PCN point of contact for all medicine related matters, establishing positive working relationshipsLiaise with the practices and, where practicable, to standardise the medicines management process across the PCNConsult patients within defined levels of competence and independently prescribe acute and repeat medicationReceive referrals and directed patients from triage services and other cliniciansReceive and resolve medicines queries from patients and other staffProvide medication review services for patients in the practice and during domiciliary visits to the local nursing homeManage a caseload of complex patientsManage therapeutic drug monitoring system and recall of patients taking high risk drugs, i.e. anticoagulants, anticonvulsants and DMARDs etc. Deliver long term conditions clinics and home visits particularly for patients with complicated medication regimes and prescribe accordinglyProvide pharmaceutical consultations to patients with long term conditions as an integral part of the multidisciplinary teamAbout usSouth Rural PCN provides services to 56,000 patients across rural Suffolk and is headed by 2 proactive, supportive and committed Clinical Directors.
Our PCN includes the following practices: Bildeston Health Centre, Constable Country Medical Practice (East Bergholt and Capel St Mary), Hadleigh Health Centre, The Holbrook and Shotley Surgeries and Needham Market Country Practice. Bildeston Health Centre is a friendly, medium sized, rural dispensing practice. We are CQC rated GOOD and score very highly on the Patient Experience survey. We have a growing list size of 7,600+ patients with two GP partners. We currently have 2 practices nurses, 2 HCAs, and a very supportive care navigation and admin team.
We are active members of the South Rural PCN who provide us with a practice paramedic and clinical pharmacist.
DetailsDate posted28 September 2026Pay schemeOtherSalary
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ContractPermanentWorking pattern
Full-time,
Part-time
Reference number30038Job locationsThe StreetIpswichSuffolkIP92QSUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesIf you would like to find out more information about this
role, please see the attached job specification.
Job description
Job responsibilitiesIf you would like to find out more information about this
role, please see the attached job specification. Person Specification
Qualifications
EssentialGPhC registered PharmacistHold or be working towards an independent prescriber qualification Hold or be working towards CPPE primary care pharmacy education pathway
Experience
EssentialMinimum of 2 years working as a pharmacistExperience in managing pharmacy services in primary care
Person Specification
Qualifications
EssentialGPhC registered PharmacistHold or be working towards an independent prescriber qualification Hold or be working towards CPPE primary care pharmacy education pathway
Experience
EssentialMinimum of 2 years working as a pharmacistExperience in managing pharmacy services in primary careDisclosure 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. xohmjla For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer namePrimary Care CareersAddressThe StreetIpswichSuffolkIP92QSUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer namePrimary Care CareersAddressThe StreetIpswichSuffolkIP92QSUnited KingdomEmployer's website
PCN Clinical Pharmacist in Ipswich employer: National Health Service
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