Quality Assurance Pharmacist in Primary Care
| Posting date: | 18 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £40,000.00 to £50,000.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £40000.00 - £50000.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 August 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS21 1PY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | E0135-25-0092 |
Summary
What Youll Be Doing: Leading on medicines management audits, ensuring sites meet regulatory and safety standards. Supporting sites in preparation for CQC inspections. Analysing and reporting on medicines safety and trends to shape safer patient care. Advising clinical and non-clinical teams on medicines management and optimisation. Delivering remote clinical pharmacy services, including medication reviews and prescribing advice (if qualified). Contributing to policy and SOP development within the group. Why Work With Us? A supportive, forward-thinking environment where your ideas and expertise are valued. Opportunities for professional development and continuous improvement with mentorship from our Group Lead Pharmacist. A role that blends audit, quality improvement, and clinical practice, ideal for pharmacists passionate about medicines safety and governance. Flexibility to support your work-life balance while being part of a national service driving high standards of care. Work within a multidisciplinary quality and safety team that prioritises staff wellbeing and patient safety. About You: Registered with the GPhC (essential). Experience in quality improvement and audit within primary care. Strong clinical knowledge and a passion for medicines safety. Able to work independently while contributing to a team environment. Confident using SystmOne/EMIS, Eclipse, and Microsoft Office. Excellent time management, critical thinking, and communication skills. Independent Prescriber qualification (desirable but not essential). To have successfully completed or due to complete CPPE pathway (desirable but not essential). This is your opportunity to be at the heart of an organisation that values collaborative working, patient safety, and continuous improvement. Whether you are an experienced practice pharmacist looking for a role with a governance focus, or a proactive clinical pharmacist ready for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you. Interview dates: Interviews will be held in person on 1920 August 2025. As part of the interview, you will complete a task that will be shared with you at the start of your interview. Why join us? What we offer 25 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, which rises with length of Service (pro rata for part time) Extra day of leave per year for work anniversary NHS pension Enhanced Maternity, Maternity / Paternity Support, Adoption pay Special and Significant Event Leave Family friendly employment policies Continued personal and professional development Participation in OMGs refer a friend scheme Internal wellbeing support through OMGs Wellbeing Advisors Employee Assistance Program run by awarding winning Health Assured Eye care scheme free eye test plus a contribution towards glasses Cycle to work scheme Access to NHS Discounts Working in a vibrant, countryside location; a place not just to build your career, but make great friends and have a great experience along the way