Clinical Pharmacist (Primary Care) in London

We are looking to recruit one full time (1WTE) Clinical Pharmacist with General Practice experience to join our ever expanding Clinical Pharmacist team. You will join a team of over 40 Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians supported by Lead pharmacists. The role will be based at one surgery in Brompton PCN (in person).

Successful recruits will ideally have:

• Experience in General Practice (Essential)
• Independent Prescribing qualification (Desirable)
• Completion of CPPE Primary Care Pathway (Desirable)
• Able to run chronic disease clinics
• Offer medicines advice to patients and clinical staff

You must have a minimum of 2 years post registration Pharmacy experience. Candidates will be required to complete an online clinical assessment as part of the shortlisting process to assess clinical knowledge and decision-making skills relevant to the role.

Working alongside GPs and the wider practice team, you will support the practice team(s) as part of a multidisciplinary, patient-facing role. You will have the backing of the wider pharmacist team across the GP Federation.

Your core duties will include:

• Undertaking clinical medication reviews and proactively managing patients with complex polypharmacy
• Supporting the primary care team in managing long-term conditions
• Acting as the primary point of contact for practice staff on prescription and medication queries
• Supporting the repeat prescription system and handling acute prescription requests
• Carrying out medicines reconciliation on transfer of care, and applying systems for safer prescribing
• Providing clinical medicines advice that addresses both the health and social care needs of patients
• Contributing to medicines optimisation and quality improvement, including elements of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and ICB-commissioned enhanced services

This is a pivotal role in improving quality of care and operational efficiency, and calls for motivation and passion for delivering excellent general practice care.

About us: London Medical Associates (West London GP Federation) is a federation of GP practices and Primary Care Networks (PCNs) serving communities across Kensington and Chelsea. We deliver high quality primary care services, with the needs of local residents at the heart of everything we do.

The West London GP Federation comprises five PCNs across West London:

• Brompton Health PCN
• Inclusive Health PCN
• Kensington & Chelsea South PCN
• NeoHealth PCN
• West Hill PCN

Why join us? You'll be joining one of London's largest and most established ARRS Clinical Pharmacist teams, backed by dedicated clinical leads and a genuine commitment to helping you reach your full professional potential. We invest in ongoing training and CPD to support your development at every stage of your career.

Structured supervision from experienced Pharmacy Leads

Supported completion of the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway and Independent Prescribing qualification

Clear career progression pathways

Opportunities to network with peers and attend in-person pharmacy educational meetings and events

A strong, supportive multidisciplinary culture

Details:

• Date posted: 17 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £46,419 to £63,176 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: B0178-26-0010

Job locations:

• 2B Hogarth Road, London, SW5 0PT, United Kingdom
• 86 Earls Court Road, LONDON, W8 6EG, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities:

The Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist is a clinical practitioner working as part of the multidisciplinary team to optimise medicines use, improve patient outcomes and support safe, evidence-based prescribing across general practice. The role combines direct patient care with medicines optimisation, chronic disease management and collaborative working across primary care.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Run long-term condition clinics for chronic diseases such as atrial fibrillation, asthma, COPD, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, depression, heart failure, hypertension, HRT and women's health, reviewing patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicines optimisation is required.
• Make appropriate recommendations to GPs and other members of the practice team to optimise medicines use, and implement changes directly where these fall within the post holder's scope of practice and competence.
• Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients, producing recommendations for prescribing and monitoring.
• Establish the ongoing need for each medicine, review monitoring needs, and support patients with their medicines taking to ensure they get the best use of their medicines.
• Where indicated, deliver Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs) in line with the national SMR specification, prioritising patients on the PCN's target cohorts (e.g. care home residents, patients with complex polypharmacy, and those on high-risk medicines).
• Undertake independent prescribing consultations face to face, telephone or video for patients with acute and long-term conditions, taking responsibility for clinical decision-making, diagnosis and management within their scope of practice.
• Order and interpret relevant diagnostic tests to support clinical decision-making.
• Work within a defined scope of practice, recognising own competency limits, and refer to GPs or specialists where appropriate.
• Undertake clinics for those with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines in the practice, including face to face, telephone and video appointments.
• Review and provide advice to patients and clinical staff on abnormal blood results, such as HbA1c, lipids, thyroid function, renal function, and other relevant blood tests.
• Support patients to make informed decisions about their medicines through shared decision making, respecting patient preferences and values in line with NICE guidance on shared decision making.
• Undertake medication reviews for care home residents in line with the Network Contract DES care home requirements.
• Support implementation and ongoing development of repeat prescribing systems and processes.
• Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions.
• Assess and manage patients presenting with minor or self-limiting ailments, signposting or referring appropriately.
• Use practice clinical systems and associated digital tools to record accurate and timely clinical documentation.
• Review the use of medicines most commonly associated with unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audit and individual patient reviews.
• Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and care homes.
• Action MHRA drug alerts, product recalls, and other local and national safety alerts.
• Support the practice team in promoting appropriate antimicrobial prescribing in line with local and national antimicrobial guidance.

Service Delivery and Improvement:

• Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making.
• Use searches and risk stratification tools to proactively identify patients at risk of medicines-related harm.
• Undertake clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by GPs, practice managers or ICB.
• Support compliance with CQC standards relating to medicines management, prescribing and governance.
• Proactively address medicines-related health inequalities.

Leadership:

• Provide education and training to the primary healthcare team on medicines and medicines optimisation.
• Attend and contribute to practice and PCN multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings.
• Act as a professional role model, promoting evidence-based practice and continuous improvement.

Person Specification:

Experience:

• Essential: Minimum of 2 years post-registration pharmacy experience.
• Post-qualification experience working as a Clinical Pharmacist within general practice.
• Desirable: Experience of delivering QOF and ICB prescribing targets.

Qualifications:

• Essential: Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or OSPAP qualification.
• Registration on the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) register.
• Desirable: Independent Prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake training.
• Completion of CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP).

This 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.