Job summary
Be part of a New Wave of Health for the Isle of Dogs.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic Clinical Pharmacist, to be part of a team working in primary care across the Isle of Dogs in Tower Hamlets.
The Healthy Island Partnership has been in operation for over 16 years and during this time has been at the forefront of many important changes to the health and wellbeing of local people. Excellent clinical achievement matched by work in the community around self-health has been a hallmark of Network success.
As a Clinical Pharmacist you will be responsible for working with and assisting practice teams in providing and supporting high quality clinical care for acute and chronic problems. Implementing effective medicine management; identifying areas for improvement and initiating and managing change.
This is a 30-hour, permanent position for someone with a Pharmacy degree and minimum 5 years post -qualification experience. The successful candidate must be willing to enrol on the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway or submit evidence of exemption through past training and experience.
If you would like the challenge of bring your skills to working in a diverse, fast growing and dynamic community ----Then this could be the right role for you!
The Care Group reserves the right to close this advert early where we have received a high number of applications, and we encourage candidates to submit their applications promptly.
Main duties of the job
- Be able to work flexibly and supportively in a general practice setting alongside other clinicians, particularly existing Clinical Pharmacist colleagues.
- Develop and manage a medicines management plan and deliver patient services as determined by practice policy and local and national guidance.
- Help build the medicines management approach in designated practices across the Network, including delivery of training and advice and expertise to other Primary Care colleagues, to maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care.
- To identify, develop and promote quality improvements in medicines management and pharmaceutical understanding across community pharmacy & GP practices ensuring that best practice is adopted.
- To develop and support new ways of working and workflow redesign linked to the safe, effective, high quality, use of medicines. by providing professional specialist medicines management.
About us
Tower Hamlets GP Care Group (The Care Group) was incorporated as a community interest company limited by shares in September 2014. Every general practice in Tower Hamlets owns one share of £1. The Care Group was formed to manage borough level contracts on behalf of the practices, deliver primary care led services and support general practices, and to be the provider voice of primary care in the wider health and social care system.
The Care Group is also a member of Tower Hamlets Together, a place-based integrated partnership, which includes Bart's Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Council for Voluntary Services.
The key priorities for the Care Group are:
- Innovation and support for primary care
- Being a great place to work
- Integrating primary and community care
- Providing of high-quality cost-effective care to local people
- Influencing improvements in health outcomes
Details
Date posted: 25 September 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £56,763 to £64,168 a year pro rata (depending on experience)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours, Term time hours
Reference number: E0136-26-0023
Job locations: Tower Hamlets GP Care Group, Island Health, 145 East Ferry Road, London, E14 3BQ, United Kingdom; Docklands Medical Centre, 100 Spindrift Avenue, LONDON, E14 9WU, United Kingdom
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Person Specification
Knowledge
- Independent prescriber.
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
Qualifications
- Registered Pharmacist on GPhC Register.
Experience
- Minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience.
Skills and Abilities
- Able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
Employer details
Employer name: Tower Hamlets GP Care Group
Address: Tower Hamlets GP Care Group, Island Health, 145 East Ferry Road, London, E14 3BQ, United Kingdom
For questions about the job, contact: Chris Ley, chrisley@nhs.net, 07530273779
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Clinical Pharmacist employer: Tower Hamlets GP Care Group
Tower Hamlets GP Care Group is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic and supportive work environment that prioritises the well-being of both employees and the communities they serve. With a strong focus on professional development, you will have ample opportunities to grow your skills while making a meaningful impact in the lives of children and families in Waltham Forest. The flexible and remote working options further enhance work-life balance, making it an ideal place for those seeking a rewarding career in healthcare.
Contact Details:
Tower Hamlets GP Care Group Recruitment Team
