Job summary
Lakenham Surgery is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to join the practice on a part-time basis. This is an exciting opportunity to join an incredibly friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary practice team delivering high quality patient care to our patient population in the centre of Norwich.
Working collaboratively alongside a range of healthcare professionals and support staff within the practice and Primary Care Network (PCN), the Clinical Pharmacist will help to support delivery of the Primary Care Network (PCN) Directly Enhanced Service (DES), local ICB and practice based Prescribing Initiatives such as the Prescribing Quality Scheme, and generally focusing on the optimisation of medicines management and prescribing for our patient population.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will
- Work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the practice and wider Primary Care Network helping to support delivery of the Primary Care Network (PCN) Directly Enhanced Service (DES) and high quality patient services
- Support the implementation of Prescribing Quality Scheme initiatives and the improvement of prescribing practices within the practice and across the PCN
- Conduct structured medication reviews to facilitate the proactive management of patients with complex polypharmacy
- Provide clinical medicines expertise to both patients and practice teams
- Improve patient service and quality through mechanisms such as review and clinical audits
- Work collaboratively with the Prescribing Support Team (Prescribing Care Coordinators) to implement improved processes for the management of prescriptions within the practice and the optimisation of patient care
- Liaise as required with community and hospital colleagues to help resolve medication-related issues
- Play a leading role in supporting the practice to review and manage patients on dependency forming medication
About us
We are a long established surgery based just outside the centre of Norwich with approximately 9,000 patients. We aim to provide positive access to services and high standards of clinical care to our diverse patient population and are expanding our team to further support these objectives. We have an incredibly friendly and supportive team ethic and encourage a team approach in everything we do. We use SystmOne and FootFall.
Details
Date posted
10 June 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
A1676-25-0001
Job locations
1 Ninham Street
Norwich
NR1 3JJ
Employer details
Employer name
The Lakenham Surgery
Address
1 Ninham Street
Norwich
NR1 3JJ