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Reference: 319-8281972JA
Job summary
Clinical Pharmacist - Primary Care (NPC Ponteland / Haydon Bridge & Allendale)
We have a great opportunity for pharmacists wishing to develop their careers as part of our progressive team, with a national reputation for innovation and development. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has a diverse and supportive clinical pharmacy team with a proven track record of providing high quality, patient-centred care. We have one of the highest proportions of pharmacist prescribers in the country, using their skills for patients in GP practices, general wards, specialist clinics, care homes and patients' own homes.
Our team offer you a unique clinical, patient-facing role that allows pharmacists to develop their skills within primary care. With full access to acute trust teams and resources, this will help to enable system wide approach to patient care, and designed around you to make the most of your skill set.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic pharmacist to support medicines optimisation across Northumbria Primary Care's West Northumberland neighbourhood (NPC Ponteland and NPC Haydon Bridge & Allendale practices) to help meet their population needs. This clinical role will involve supporting patients with long-term conditions, medication review and patient facing medicines support to ensure that care is personalised to 'what matters' to patients. This includes, where appropriate prescribing medication as part of the developments within the profession to include prescribing upon qualification.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, as well as our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. In addition to acute hospital pharmacy services we provide pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to four of our local primary care networks. We also deliver locally commissioned integrated pharmacy services to care homes, frailty, living well with pain and palliative care. We are one of the best performing NHS organisations in England, with a focus on staff experience as well as the experience of patients.
Northumbria Primary Care (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GPs. It operates over 14 major GP practices encompassing roughly 20 physical surgery locations across Northumberland and North Tyneside. NPC is a not for profit, at scale provider of primary care services in Northumberland and North Tyneside, improving resilience and quality of services for patients.
High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Details
Date posted
01 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
319-8281972JA
Job locations
NPC Ponteland & NPC Haydon Bridge/Allendale
Meadowfield Industrial Estate
Ponteland
NE20 9SD
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a personal clinical and professional contribution to the clinical pharmacy service within primary care. Primary care encompasses general medical practice, as well as people requiring care in their own homes or in care homes.
- To assist in the provision of advice on pharmaceutical matters and that pertaining to medicines management on a regular basis. Medicines management encompasses the selection, procurement, delivery, prescribing, supply, administration and review of medicines to optimise the contribution they make to produce informed and desired outcomes of patient care.
- To manage the care of specific patients, as part of the practice team.
- To ensure that there is compliance with medicines legislation particularly within own assigned area of responsibility.
- To participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings as appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a personal clinical and professional contribution to the clinical pharmacy service within primary care. Primary care encompasses general medical practice, as well as people requiring care in their own homes or in care homes.
- To assist in the provision of advice on pharmaceutical matters and that pertaining to medicines management on a regular basis. Medicines management encompasses the selection, procurement, delivery, prescribing, supply, administration and review of medicines to optimise the contribution they make to produce informed and desired outcomes of patient care.
- To manage the care of specific patients, as part of the practice team.
- To ensure that there is compliance with medicines legislation particularly within own assigned area of responsibility.
- To participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Demonstration of competence at pre-registration level
- Evidence of continuing professional development to at least meet the mandatory requirements of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- IT skills to at least ECDL standard or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society or groups to assist personal and professional development
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Experience of supervising staff
Desirable
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Demonstration of competence at pre-registration level
- Evidence of continuing professional development to at least meet the mandatory requirements of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- IT skills to at least ECDL standard or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society or groups to assist personal and professional development
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Experience of supervising staff
Desirable
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
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).
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.
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).
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
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
NPC Ponteland & NPC Haydon Bridge/Allendale
Meadowfield Industrial Estate
Ponteland
NE20 9SD
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
NPC Ponteland & NPC Haydon Bridge/Allendale
Meadowfield Industrial Estate
Ponteland
NE20 9SD
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)