• Job Description

  Req#: A0188-25-0001?language=en&page=833&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Pharmacist to work in GP practice

  Would you like to bring your knowledge and expertise to a General environment?

  Are you a Pharmacist looking for a new challenge?

  Would you like to help build a new and exciting way of working?

  Would you like to make a real difference to the health and wellbeing of the local population?

  Would you like to develop your skills and knowledge in a supportive and enjoyable environment?

  Stoke Road Surgery are looking for a primary care pharmacist to work in the practice. (This role is directly employed by the practice)

  Main duties of the job

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  Registrant of General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and commitment to CPD.

  Desirable

  Member of Professional Body e.g. Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

  Hold post graduate clinical Diploma or equivalent.

  Independent prescriber.

  Completion of either the Primary care pharmacy education pathway, or MSc Advanced Practice Pathway.

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  Confidence and ability to provide quality care

  About us

  We are a well-established training practice (training GPs and nurses) on the outskirts of Cheltenham, serving a semi-rural population of around 10,500 patients. Our supportive team includes 5 partners, 3 salaried GPs, 4 practice nurses, 1 healthcare assistant and a phlebotomist. Our GPs interests include dermatology, womens health, diabetes, and gastroenterology.

  We have a PCN team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, who work across the network of 5 practices. Your role would be different, as you would be working at one site only, and employed directly by Stoke Road Surgery. However, you will be working alongside the PCN pharmacy team.

  Details

  Date posted

  08 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  A0188-25-0001

  Job locations

  4 Stoke Road

  Bishops Cleeve

  Cheltenham

  Gloucestershire

  GL52 8RP

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Main duties of the job

  In this role, the post holder will work as an integral part of the practice team, contributing both administratively and in direct patient-facing interactions.

  A key responsibility of the post holder will be conducting clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex issues , ensuring their treatment regimens are both safe and effective.

  The post holder will serve as a primary point of contact for general practice staff, providing expert advice on prescription and medication queries.

  They will play a crucial role in supporting the repeat prescription system, handling medication queries and medication reviews.

  The post holder will take a role in medicines optimisation and quality improvement, overseeing aspects of the quality and outcomes framework as well as enhanced services, (alongside the PCN pharmacy team)

  Communication with community pharmacies is a vital part of this role.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Main duties of the job

  In this role, the post holder will work as an integral part of the practice team, contributing both administratively and in direct patient-facing interactions.

  A key responsibility of the post holder will be conducting clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex issues , ensuring their treatment regimens are both safe and effective.

  The post holder will serve as a primary point of contact for general practice staff, providing expert advice on prescription and medication queries.

  They will play a crucial role in supporting the repeat prescription system, handling medication queries and medication reviews.

  The post holder will take a role in medicines optimisation and quality improvement, overseeing aspects of the quality and outcomes framework as well as enhanced services, (alongside the PCN pharmacy team)

  Communication with community pharmacies is a vital part of this role.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Person Specification
  • Qualifications
  • Essential
  • Registrant of General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and commitment to CPD.
  • Knowledge and Skills
  • Essential
  • Confidence and ability to provide quality care
  • Excellent communication skills Ability to form and maintain good working relationships within a multi-disciplinary team and work effectively as a team member.
  • Ability to apply therapeutic knowledge to clinical situations and to tailor the information to suit the recipient.
  • Recognises personal limitations and ability to seek expert advice where appropriate.
  • Ability to work calmly and accurately under pressure to meet required deadlines.
  • Ability to work autonomously and to make clinically based judgements.
  • Ability to work in difficult/emotive situations.
  • Experience
  • Essential
  • A previous role in pharmacy environment

  Desirable

  • Desirable
  • Member of Professional Body e.g. Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
  • Hold post graduate clinical Diploma or equivalent.
  • Independent prescriber.
  • Completion of either the Primary care pharmacy education pathway, or MSc Advanced Practice Pathway.
  • Desirable
  • SystmOne knowledge
  • Desirable
  • Previous work within general practice setting

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Person Specification
  • Qualifications
  • Essential
  • Registrant of General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and commitment to CPD.
  • Knowledge and Skills
  • Essential
  • Confidence and ability to provide quality care
  • Excellent communication skills Ability to form and maintain good working relationships within a multi-disciplinary team and work effectively as a team member.
  • Ability to apply therapeutic knowledge to clinical situations and to tailor the information to suit the recipient.
  • Recognises personal limitations and ability to seek expert advice where appropriate.
  • Ability to work calmly and accurately under pressure to meet required deadlines.
  • Ability to work autonomously and to make clinically based judgements.
  • Ability to work in difficult/emotive situations.
  • Experience
  • Essential
  • A previous role in pharmacy environment

  Desirable

  • Desirable
  • Member of Professional Body e.g. Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
  • Hold post graduate clinical Diploma or equivalent.
  • Independent prescriber.
  • Completion of either the Primary care pharmacy education pathway, or MSc Advanced Practice Pathway.
  • Desirable
  • SystmOne knowledge
  • Desirable
  • Previous work within general practice setting

  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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Stoke Road Surgery

  Address

  4 Stoke Road

  Bishops Cleeve

  Cheltenham

  Gloucestershire

  GL52 8RP

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Stoke Road Surgery

  Address

  4 Stoke Road

  Bishops Cleeve

  Cheltenham

  Gloucestershire

  GL52 8RP

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.stokeroadsurgery.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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