• Job Description

  Req#: A5321-25-0005?language=en&page=1048&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are seeking a skilled and experienced Lead Clinical Pharmacist with Independent Prescribing qualifications to provide senior clinical oversight and leadership to our pharmacy services. This role will focus on delivering expert clinical care, supporting best practice in medicines management, and developing the capability of the wider pharmacy team through training, supervision, and clinical audits.

  This role focuses on clinical excellence, quality improvement, and building a culture of safe, evidence-based prescribing.

  Main duties of the job

  Clinical Care

  • Conduct structured medication reviews (SMRs) and manage patients with long-term conditions within your scope of practice
  • Prescribe, deprescribe and optimise medicines in line with clinical guidelines and best practice
  • Provide expert advice on prescribing and therapeutics to clinical colleagues
  • Review patients following hospital discharge or changes in medication
  • Support safe prescribing for care homes, vulnerable patients and those with polypharmacy

  Clinical Leadership & Supervision

  • Provide clinical supervision and day-to-day support for other pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
  • Lead on case discussions, peer review, and learning from significant events
  • Support the induction and clinical development of newly appointed pharmacy staff
  • Identify training needs and help deliver clinical education sessions to the wider team

  Quality Improvement & Clinical Governance

  • Lead on medicines audits and quality improvement initiatives across sites
  • Promote adherence to local formulary, NICE guidance, and medicines safety alerts
  • Support achievement of QOF, IIF, and PCN-related prescribing targets
  • Contribute to the development and review of prescribing protocols and pathways

  About us

  Are you an experienced Clinical Pharmacist with Independent Prescribing rights, looking to lead with impactwithout managing staff

  Were looking for a Lead Clinical Pharmacist to provide expert clinical oversight, supervision, and mentorship across our GP practices. Youll play a vital role in improving prescribing quality, training our pharmacy team, and delivering safe, effective patient carewhile remaining clinically hands-on.

  No line management focus on clinical leadership

  Supervise, guide, and support pharmacy colleagues

  Lead clinical audits, protocol reviews, and quality improvements

  Work alongside GPs and MDT to deliver excellent care

  This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of pharmacy in a progressive, supportive environment.

  Details

  Date posted

  24 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £50,000 to £58,000 a year

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  A5321-25-0005

  Job locations

  Penrose Surgery

  33 Penrose Street

  London

  SE17 3DW

  
  

  Penrose Health

  9 Holyrood Street

  London Bridge

  London

  SE1 2EL

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Clinical Care

  • Conduct structured medication reviews (SMRs) and manage patients with long-term conditions within your scope of practice
  • Prescribe, deprescribe and optimise medicines in line with clinical guidelines and best practice
  • Provide expert advice on prescribing and therapeutics to clinical colleagues
  • Review patients following hospital discharge or changes in medication
  • Support safe prescribing for care homes, vulnerable patients and those with polypharmacy

  Clinical Leadership & Supervision

  • Provide clinical supervision and day-to-day support for other pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
  • Lead on case discussions, peer review, and learning from significant events
  • Support the induction and clinical development of newly appointed pharmacy staff
  • Identify training needs and help deliver clinical education sessions to the wider team

  Quality Improvement & Clinical Governance

  • Lead on medicines audits and quality improvement initiatives across sites
  • Promote adherence to local formulary, NICE guidance, and medicines safety alerts
  • Support achievement of QOF, IIF, and PCN-related prescribing targets
  • Contribute to the development and review of prescribing protocols and pathways

  Ideal candidate must have :

  • GPhC-registered pharmacist with active registration
  • Independent Prescriber qualification
  • Minimum 2 years of clinical pharmacy experience
  • Strong clinical decision-making skills and ability to work autonomously
  • Experience providing training, mentorship or supervision

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Clinical Care

  • Conduct structured medication reviews (SMRs) and manage patients with long-term conditions within your scope of practice
  • Prescribe, deprescribe and optimise medicines in line with clinical guidelines and best practice
  • Provide expert advice on prescribing and therapeutics to clinical colleagues
  • Review patients following hospital discharge or changes in medication
  • Support safe prescribing for care homes, vulnerable patients and those with polypharmacy

  Clinical Leadership & Supervision

  • Provide clinical supervision and day-to-day support for other pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
  • Lead on case discussions, peer review, and learning from significant events
  • Support the induction and clinical development of newly appointed pharmacy staff
  • Identify training needs and help deliver clinical education sessions to the wider team

  Quality Improvement & Clinical Governance

  • Lead on medicines audits and quality improvement initiatives across sites
  • Promote adherence to local formulary, NICE guidance, and medicines safety alerts
  • Support achievement of QOF, IIF, and PCN-related prescribing targets
  • Contribute to the development and review of prescribing protocols and pathways

  Ideal candidate must have :

  • GPhC-registered pharmacist with active registration
  • Independent Prescriber qualification
  • Minimum 2 years of clinical pharmacy experience
  • Strong clinical decision-making skills and ability to work autonomously
  • Experience providing training, mentorship or supervision

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Ideal candidate must have :
  • - GPhC-registered pharmacist with active registration
  • - Independent Prescriber qualification
  • - Minimum 2 years of clinical pharmacy experience
  • - Strong clinical decision-making skills and ability to work autonomously
  • - Experience providing training, mentorship or supervision

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Ideal candidate must have :
  • - GPhC-registered pharmacist with active registration
  • - Independent Prescriber qualification
  • - Minimum 2 years of clinical pharmacy experience
  • - Strong clinical decision-making skills and ability to work autonomously
  • - Experience providing training, mentorship or supervision

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Penrose Health

  Address

  Penrose Surgery

  33 Penrose Street

  London

  SE17 3DW

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.penrosehealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Penrose Health

  Address

  Penrose Surgery

  33 Penrose Street

  London

  SE17 3DW

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.penrosehealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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