Senior Clinical Pharmacist
| Posting date: | 19 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £60,000.00 to £65,000.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £60000.00 - £65000.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 March 2026 |
| Location: | Grantham, NG31 6PG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0238-SCP-FEB26 |
Summary
You will become the practice expert in medicines optimisation and have input into the following areas but not limited to: undertaking structured medication reviews, improving medicines optimisation and safety supporting care homes running practice clinics You will be part of a group of PCN clinical pharmacists. You will develop through team clinical supervision sessions and benefit from direct mentoring with an experienced GP/ Clinical Lead. You will have the opportunity to access and complete NHS Englands accredited training pathway that equips you to practice and prescribe safely and effectively in a primary care setting. Along with the other Senior Clinical Pharmacists you will together provide direct line management to all the Pharmacy Team members. The Seniors provide cover for each other to ensure the team is supported during holiday and providing support for each other. To improve patients health outcomes and the efficiency of the Primary Care team by providing direct, accessible and timely Clinical Medicines expertise, by working as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Practice Team. To pro-actively transfer workload relating to medicines optimisation from other clinical staff to improve patient care and safety, thus freeing up clinical staff to provide other clinical care: To provide relevant support to the primary care team. To promote safe, evidence based, cost effective prescribing in line with ICB requirements To provide expert pharmaceutical advice to Practices and the Medicines Optimisation Team To provide prescribing support to the designated Practices and team members in areas such as: Hospital discharge letters Face to Face Medication reviews and follow up Implementation of prescribing changes Review of repeat prescribing Audit The post holder will provide leadership on quality improvement and clinical audit, as well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework. This role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires good motivation and passion to deliver an excellent service within a General Practice environment.