Job Summary
Calling all clinical pharmacists!
Are you looking for an opportunity to make a different in general practice? Are you looking for a flexible employer that will support your professional development?
We have an exciting opportunity for a pharmacist to join our well-established clinical practice pharmacy team, to work across our clinical patient facing sites including Haverhill, Long Melford and Lavenham. This includes working from our centralised hub in Haverhill, where most of the clinical workload is triaged with telephone and virtual consultations. This role is offered on a full or part-time basis, Monday to Friday with the possibility of some homeworking.
Main duties of the job
You'll work with a highly-skilled, well supported and forward thinking clinical team. Essentially you will provide support for the management and development of prescribing systems to ensure safe, effective and quality prescribing within Unity. You will be a key member of the clinical pharmacy practice team working alongside pharmacists and pharmacy technicians reporting to the senior pharmacist. You will also be involved in processing Econsult queries from patients.
The clinical pharmacy team is highly appreciated by our wider multi-disciplinary team covering patient cohort of over 24,000. There are clear benefits to the patients, GPs, the multi-disciplinary team, and the wider practice team.
We have a team of 4 clinical pharmacists, 4 pharmacy technicians, 1 pre-registration pharmacy technician and 2 medicines care coordinators, supported by a senior clinical pharmacist.
We want to invest in our staff, so professional development is encouraged and supported. We will support you towards, an independent prescribing qualification unless already an independent prescriber.
About Us
Unity Healthcare is run by Suffolk GP Federation. We are a not-for-profit, community interest company and our main purpose is to support Primary Care across Suffolk, including support with working collaboratively and at scale. We also deliver a portfolio of NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex, including Podiatry, Ultrasound, Diabetes, as well as Urgent Care Services including the Out of Hours face-to-face Service in Suffolk.
Details
Date posted
26 June 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
28714
Job locations
Norton Road
Haverhill
Suffolk
CB9 8LU
Job Description
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Experience
Essential
An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices and good interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills. Caring and empathetic nature. Enthusiastic, motivated and wanting to offer the very best up to date patient care. Work well as part of a team as well as independently. Be confident on new IT systems with supportive training.
Person Specification
Essential
An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices and good interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills. Caring and empathetic nature. Enthusiastic, motivated and wanting to offer the very best up to date patient care. Work well as part of a team as well as independently. Be confident on new IT systems with supportive training.
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
Primary Care Careers
Address
Norton Road
Haverhill
Suffolk
CB9 8LU
Employer's website
https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Primary Care Careers
Address
Norton Road
Haverhill
Suffolk
CB9 8LU
Employer's website
https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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