Job description

Job responsibilities

Based: Haddenham Surgery, with the ability to work across all three of our Mereside Practices (Staploe Medical Centre, Cathedral Medical Centre and Haddenham Surgery)

Basis: 32 hrs per week. Working days required (with need to be flexible to cover staff leave)

Monday8-16.30 (30 minute lunch)

Tuesday10-18.30 (30 minute lunch)

Wednesday off

Thursday8-16.30 (30 minute lunch)

Friday10-18.30 (30 minute lunch)

Salary:£13.70 per hour

Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK and have a full UK Driving Licence

About Us

Mereside Medical is a flourishing group of three East Cambridgeshire practices in Ely, Haddenham and Soham, together serving c.45,000 patients. As a group, weve grown rapidly and now employ more than 170 people across the three practices. We are people-centered in our approach to work and believe that every contact that a patient has with our staff is as valuable as the next in the patient journey. We believe in clinical excellence, and that general practice is the cornerstone of well-being in our community. We are innovative and forward-looking, and we embrace technology to enable more effective, efficient, and connected ways of working to deliver ever better outcomes for our patients.

Our goal is to deliver on the ambitions laid out in the NHS 10 year Health Plan for England in a way that is locally relevant, valued by patients, and satisfying for our staff. In addition to our core general practice work we run a large clinical research trials unit and we work closely with the ICB to develop innovative ways to improve local service provision. We are the lead practice for one of the two local PCNs and are represented in both.

We are proud to be the host organisation for the NIHR Greater Cambridge & Suffolk Commercial Research Delivery Centre (Primary Care), one of only 14 in England. This prestigious designation recognises our commitment to accelerating commercial clinical research delivery for health and economic benefit across our region.

The Role

Reporting to the Practice Operations Manager, you will provide the day-to-day management and oversight of the Haddenham Patient Services team. You will be at the forefront of developing and managing your team's performance, ensuring that tasks are completed with precision and efficiency. Ensuring patient healthcare needs are met and we offer an outstanding healthcare experience to every patient. You will also actively promote innovation and embed new ways of working to enhance service quality and responsiveness to patient needs.

Your Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing support and training to the Patient Services team, ensuring processes are understood and followed and that all team members are confident and effective in their work
• To facilitate patient access to the appropriate primary care service or healthcare professional
• Ensure effective communication between patients, practice staff (both clinical and nonclinical), as well as wider members of primary and secondary care, and associated healthcare agencies
• Monitor team efficiency, report any concerns
• Embed cross team working and support
• Be able to hold regular one-to-ones with your team, addressing simple issues and liaising with the Practice Operations Manager on more complex issues
• Ensure appointments are used in the most appropriate fashion.

You should have or be:

• Excited to lead a team; keen to share your knowledge and understanding of the processes we use, and to proactively suggest simple and effective changes to streamline any unnecessarily complex processes
• Be able to lead the team effectively showing positive encouragement, support and taking ongoing training in your stride
• Service-minded, driven to help others and make the patient experience as straightforward as possible, while supporting your team in their learning, training and development
• Confident talking to patients from diverse backgrounds with diverse needs, with demonstrable experience of guiding patients through challenging conversations to a successful conclusion
• A diplomatic communicator and skilled listener, effective at representing the organisation professionally, and managing expectations of both colleagues and patient
• Knowledgeable about the compliance requirements of healthcare service delivery, the reasons behind them, and confident in ensuring these are upheld consistently
• Adaptable, responsive, and learning-minded in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
• Organised and methodical in your approach, ensuring that your own tasks and those of the team you lead are completed on time, correctly and thoroughly

It would be an advantage if you also:

• Have previous team management experience
• Have experience in using Microsoft products to run reports and interpret data.

This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of duties. The need for flexibility is required and the post holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee's skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.

If you are interested in this role please send a CV and covering letter to:

[email protected]

Closing date: 16 October 2026 Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

Person Specification

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Excited to lead a team; keen to share your knowledge and understanding of the processes we use, and to proactively suggest simple and effective changes to streamline any unnecessarily complex processes
• Be able to lead the team effectively showing positive encouragement, support and taking ongoing training in your stride
• Service-minded, driven to help others and make the patient experience as straightforward as possible, while supporting your team in their learning, training and development
• Confident talking to patients from diverse backgrounds with diverse needs, with demonstrable experience of guiding patients through challenging conversations to a successful conclusion
• A diplomatic communicator and skilled listener, effective at representing the organisation professionally, and managing expectations of both colleagues and patient
• Knowledgeable about the compliance requirements of healthcare service delivery, the reasons behind them, and confident in ensuring these are upheld consistently
• Adaptable, responsive, and learning-minded in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
• Organised and methodical in your approach, ensuring that your own tasks and those of the team you lead are completed on time, correctly and thoroughly

Desirable

• Have previous team management experience
• Have experience in using Microsoft products to run reports and interpret data.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mereside Medical Group

Address

Brewhouse Lane

Soham

Ely

Cambridgeshire

CB7 5JD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.meresidemedical.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Based: Mereside Medical Practices (multi-site, and as needed at our other practice locations)

Basis: Permanent up to Full-time 37 hours per week

Salary: £23,591 FTE pro rata

Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK

About Us

Mereside Medical is a flourishing group of three East Cambridgeshire practices in Ely, Haddenham and Soham, together serving c.45,000 patients. As a group, weve grown rapidly and now employ more than 170 people across the three practices. We are people-centred in our approach to work and believe that every contact that a patient has with our staff is as valuable as the next in the patient journey. We believe in clinical excellence, and that general practice is the cornerstone of well-being in our community. We are innovative and forward-looking, and we embrace technology to enable more effective, efficient, and connected ways of working to deliver ever better outcomes for our patients.

Our goal is to deliver on the ambitions laid out in the NHS 10 year Health Plan for England in a way that is locally relevant, valued by patients, and satisfying for our staff. In addition to our core general practice work we run a large clinical research trials unit and we work closely with the ICB to develop innovative ways to improve local service provision. We are the lead practice for one of the two local PCNs and are represented in both.

We are proud to be the host organisation for the NIHR Greater Cambridge & Suffolk Commercial Research Delivery Centre (Primary Care), one of only 14 in England. This prestigious designation recognises our commitment to accelerating commercial clinical research delivery for health and economic benefit across our region.

The Role

Reporting to the Senior Clinical Manager, you will be supporting Document Management Processing. To be responsible for the medical coding of clinical correspondence onto our clinical system.

Your Responsibilities

Administration Management of risk

• Ensure security of data at all times
• Summarise and code relevant information from patients paper records into the practice clinical system
• Extraction of necessary data from clinical correspondence and input into electronic patient record
• Check QoF requirements and record and code necessary data
• Electronically file copies of hospital referrals and letters and any other relevant correspondence into patients notes
• Action tasks to Clinical Admin Team in a timely fashion
• Processing new Mother & Baby letters/Task Perinatal Team with new baby information
• Record and code domestic violence/safeguarding reports
• Code the new clinical records when they arrive in the practice
• SystmOne administration and tasks (Summary care records/GP2GP extracts/Welcome Home Letters/Death protocol)
• Administration of diabetic Eye screening Service/Breast Screening/Cervical Screening/Bowel Cancer Screening
• Administration of NHS Cervical Screening system for cervical cytology screening
• Allocation of GP admin tasks/pathology results/documents
• Processing Lloyd George notes for new patients to the practice and deducted patients.

Management of risk

• Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients
• Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
• Apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines
• Advocate for policies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all
• Interpret national strategies and policies into local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice.

Managing information

• Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information
• Review and process data using accurate read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes
• Manage information searches using the internet and local library databases
• Understand responsibility of self and others regarding the Freedom and Information Act.

Learning and development

• Undertake mentorship for more junior staff, assessing competence against set standards
• Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (e.g. courses and conferences)
• Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate.

Equality and diversity

• Identify patterns of discrimination and take action to overcome this and promote diversity and equality of opportunity
• Enable others to promote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture
• Support people who need assistance in exercising their rights
• Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies
• Act as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice
• Accept the rights of individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and refuse care
• Assist patients from marginalised groups to access quality care
• Undertake any training required in order to meet the needs of the practice.

Confidentiality

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

You should have or be:

• Service-minded, driven to help others and make the patient experience as straightforward as possible
• Organised and methodical in your approach to ensuring that tasks and processes are completed on time
• Pro-active in spotting issues or gaps in information or process, and finding pragmatic solutions to problems
• Competent in, and keen to learn, the use of technology and software, including online tools, to facilitate more collaborative, effective working and deliver better patient experience.

It would be an advantage if you also:

• Previous experience in Primary Care

This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of duties. The need for flexibility is required and the post holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee's skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.

If you are interested in this role please send a CV and covering letter to:

[email protected]

Closing date: 02 October 2026 Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

Person Specification

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Service-minded, driven to help others and make the patient experience as straightforward as possible
• Organised and methodical in your approach to ensuring that tasks and processes are completed on time
• Pro-active in spotting issues or gaps in information or process, and finding pragmatic solutions to problems
• Competent in, and keen to learn, the use of technology and software, including online tools, to facilitate more collaborative, effective working and deliver better patient experience.

Desirable

• Previous experience in Primary Care

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mereside Medical Group

Address

Brewhouse Lane

Soham

Ely

Cambridgeshire

CB7 5JD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.meresidemedical.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Based: Mereside Medical Practices (Staploe Medical Centre, Cathedral Medical Centre and Haddenham Surgery)

Basis: 37.5 hrs per week Full-time

Salary:£52,999 per annum FTE

Place of Work:This is an onsite role and you must have the ability to work across multiple sites to service the needs of the business

Eligibility:You must be eligible to work in the UK, have a full UK Driving Licence and have access to a vehicle, and be registered with the GPhC

About Us

Mereside Medical is a flourishing group of three East Cambridgeshire practices in Ely, Haddenham and Soham, together serving c.45,000 patients. As a group, weve grown rapidly and now employ more than 170 people across the three practices. We are people-centred in our approach to work and believe that every contact that a patient has with our staff is as valuable as the next in the patient journey. We believe in clinical excellence, and that general practice is the cornerstone of well-being in our community. We are innovative and forward-looking, and we embrace technology to enable more effective, efficient, and connected ways of working to deliver ever better outcomes for our patients.

Our goal is to deliver on the ambitions laid out in the NHS 10 year Health Plan for England in a way that is locally relevant, valued by patients, and satisfying for our staff. In addition to our core general practice work we run a large clinical research trials unit and we work closely with the ICB to develop innovative ways to improve local service provision. We are the lead practice for one of the two local PCNs and are represented in both.

We are proud to be the host organisation for the NIHR Greater Cambridge & Suffolk Commercial Research Delivery Centre (Primary Care), one of only 14 in England. This prestigious designation recognises our commitment to accelerating commercial clinical research delivery for health and economic benefit across our region.

The Role

Over the last six years, our Clinical Pharmacy team have become a fundamental part of Mereside Medical Group Practices highly valued and appreciate by out GPs, Practice teams, and patients thanks to a track record of making a genuine difference to patient outcomes and GP workloads.

The team comprises four Clinical Pharmacists and three Pharmacy Technicians, working across three GP Practices Cathedral Medical Centre in Ely, Haddenham Surgery, and Staploe Medical Centre in Soham.

Each Clinical Pharmacist is offered clinical supervision by a GP, and managerial supervision is offered by the Lead Pharmacist.

Your Responsibilities

Patient Care & Clinical Responsibilities

• Undertake clinical medication reviews and Structured Medication Reviews, including for care home residents and patients with long-term conditions
• Deliver patient-facing consultations (face-to-face, telephone, or digital), providing medicines advice and managing referrals and acute queries, and assess minor conditions where appropriate
• Offer safety-netting, lifestyle advice, andappropriate signposting
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient care.

Medicines Optimisation & Prescribing

• Lead medicines optimisation to ensure safe, effective, and cost-efficient prescribing
• Manage repeat prescribing and undertake medicines reconciliation to ensure safe transitions of care
• Identify and manage prescribing risks and support reduction in avoidable medicines-related hospital admissions.

Clinical Governance, Quality & Safety

• Lead and support clinical audits, quality improvement, and service development
• Use prescribing data to improve outcomes, manage high-risk patient cohorts, and implement local/national guidance
• Support CQC compliance, incident reporting, and delivery of PCN DES, QOF, and public health priorities.

Leadership, Education & Services Development

• Provide clinical leadership, including support for Pharmacy Technicians and Practice staff
• Support development and improvement of prescribing systems and services.

Information & Professional Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate clinical records and use digital platforms effectively
• Maintain GPhC registration, CPD, and up-to-date clinical knowledge
• Comply with governance requirements, including safeguarding, confidentiality, health and safety, and other mandatory training.

You should have or be:

• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy
• Hold or be willing to work towards an Independent Prescribing Qualification
• Minimum of 2 years as a Pharmacist
• Experience and awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
• Excellent communication skills
• Good understanding of primary care prescribing, medicines optimisation, clinical governance, and professional standards
• Able to identify and resolve risk management for long term conditions
• Demonstrate and understand conformity of relevant standards of practice
• Satisfactory DBS check and employment references.

It would be an advantage if you also:

• Have an up-to-date professional Indemnity at a suitable level for area of work performed
• Further Qualification(s) in relevant Pharmaceutical or Pharmacological area
• In depth knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
• Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities and health inequalities
• Can drive and has access to own vehicle.

This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of duties. The need for flexibility is required, and the post holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee's skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.

If you are interested in this role please send a CV and covering letter to:

[email protected]

Closing date: 09 October 2026 Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

Person Specification

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy
• Hold or be willing to work towards an Independent Prescribing Qualification
• Minimum of 2 years as a Pharmacist
• Experience and awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
• Excellent communication skills
• Good understanding of primary care prescribing, medicines optimisation, clinical governance, and professional standards
• Able to identify and resolve risk management for long term conditions
• Demonstrate and understand conformity of relevant standards of practice
• Satisfactory DBS check and employment references.

Desirable

• Have an up-to-date professional Indemnity at a suitable level for area of work performed
• Further Qualification(s) in relevant Pharmaceutical or Pharmacological area
• In depth knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
• Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities and health inequalities
• Can drive and has access to own vehicle.

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

Mereside Medical Group

Address

Brewhouse Lane

Soham

Ely

Cambridgeshire

CB7 5JD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.meresidemedical.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Based: Mereside Medical Practices (Staploe Medical Centre and Haddenham Surgery)

Basis: Permanent, Full time or Part Time

Salary: £26,455 per annum FTE pro rata for part-time/ £13.75 per hr

Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK

About Us

Mereside Medical is a flourishing group of three East Cambridgeshire practices in Ely, Haddenham and Soham, together serving c.45,000 patients. As a group, we've grown rapidly and now employ more than 170 people across the three practices. We are people-centred in our approach to work and believe that every contact that a patient has with our staff is as valuable as the next in the patient journey. We believe in clinical excellence, and that general practice is the cornerstone of well-being in our community. We are innovative and forward-looking, and we embrace technology to enable more effective, efficient, and connected ways of working to deliver ever better outcomes for our patients.

Our goal is to deliver on the ambitions laid out in the NHS 10 year Health Plan for England in a way that is locally relevant, valued by patients, and satisfying for our staff. In addition to our core general practice work we run a large clinical research trials unit and we work closely with the ICB to develop innovative ways to improve local service provision. We are the lead practice for one of the two local PCNs and are represented in both.

We are proud to be the host organisation for the NIHR Greater Cambridge & Suffolk Commercial Research Delivery Centre (Primary Care), one of only 14 in England. This prestigious designation recognises our commitment to accelerating commercial clinical research delivery for health and economic benefit across our region.

The Role

To provide a safe, accurate and efficient dispensing service to patients whilst supporting the smooth running of the dispensary. The post holder will be expected to undertake further training and development with the aim of achieving accredited Checker status within an agreed timeframe.

Your Responsibilities

Dispensing and Patient Support

• Process repeat prescriptions accurately and in a timely manner
• Prepare, dispense and check medication within practice procedures
• Assist patients with prescription collections and dispensing queries
• Ensure prescription charges are collected and exemption declarations are completed correctly
• Assist with monitored dosage systems and controlled drug prescriptions where required
• Action owing items, medication requests and prescription amendments promptly.
• Escalate any clinical or dispensing concerns appropriately.

Stock Control

• Receive, check and store medication deliveries appropriately
• Maintain accurate stock levels and minimise wastage from expired medication
• Carry out regular date checks and stock rotation
• Ensure refrigerated items are stored correctly, and temperature records are maintained
• Assist with the return and disposal of unwanted or expired medication

Quality and Safety

• Maintain high levels of dispensing accuracy and attention to detail.
• Report dispensing incidents, near misses and discrepancies in line with practice procedures.
• Participate in audits, DSQS requirements and quality improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to maintaining SOPs and ensuring dispensary procedures are followed consistently.
• Support the achievement of regulatory and contractual requirements.

Administration

• Record and store financial transactions securely
• Process dispensary paperwork and forward invoices/correspondence as required
• Use SystemOne and other practice systems to process prescriptions and manage dispensary tasks
• Support dispensary audits and DSQS requirements where appropriate

Team Working

• Work collaboratively across both dispensary sites to support a One Team approach.
• Provide cover during periods of annual leave, sickness or increased workload.
• Support and assist colleagues, sharing knowledge and best practice.
• Participate in team meetings and service improvement activities.

Development to Accuracy Checking Dispenser

The post holder will be expected to:

• Demonstrate consistently high levels of dispensing accuracy.
• Complete any required in-house competency assessments.
• Undertake additional training identified by the Practice.
• Work towards accredited Checking Technician/ACT equivalent status within an agreed development period.
• Develop the knowledge and skills required to undertake independent accuracy checking responsibilities following successful qualification.

General Duties

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and organisation within the dispensary
• Support colleagues and provide cover during periods of sickness or annual leave
• Undertake mandatory training and keep knowledge up to date
• Carry out any other reasonable duties requested by the Dispensary Manager or Supervisor

Confidentiality & Compliance

• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times in line with GDPR and practice policies
• Follow all health & safety, infection control and dispensary procedures
• Work in accordance with practice policies, professional standards and current legislation
• Promote equality, diversity and respectful treatment of patients and colleagues

You should have or be:

• NVQ Level 2 Dispensing qualification (or equivalent).
• Previous experience working in a dispensary or pharmacy environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a busy environment.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Commitment to ongoing learning and professional development.
• Willingness to work towards accredited Checker status.

It would be an advantage if you also:

• Previous experience within General Practice dispensing.
• NVQ Level 3 Dispensing qualification.
• ACT/Checker qualification or evidence of progression towards this.
• Experience using SystemOne.
• Experience participating in audits, DSQS or quality improvement activities.

This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of duties. The need for flexibility is required and the post holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee's skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.

If you are interested in this role please send a CV and covering letter to: [email protected]. Previous applicants need not apply.

Closing date: 11 September 2026. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. If you have not received a response within 2 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion.

Person Specification

Additional Criteria

Essential

• NVQ Level 2 Dispensing qualification (or equivalent).
• Previous experience working in a dispensary or pharmacy environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a busy environment.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Commitment to ongoing learning and professional development.
• Willingness to work towards accredited Checker status.

Desirable

• Previous experience within General Practice dispensing.
• NVQ Level 3 Dispensing qualification.
• ACT/Checker qualification or evidence of progression towards this.
• Experience using SystemOne.
• Experience participating in audits, DSQS or quality improvement activities.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mereside Medical Group

Address

Brewhouse Lane

Soham

Ely

Cambridgeshire

CB7 5JD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.meresidemedical.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Based: Mereside Medical Practices (StaploeMedical Centre, Cathedral MedicalCentreand Haddenham Surgery)

Basis: 37.5hrs per week Full-time

Salary: £52,999FTE pro rata for Part-time

Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK, have access to a vehicle and be registered with the GPhC

About Us

Mereside Medical is a flourishing group of three East Cambridgeshire practices in Ely, Haddenham and Soham, together serving c.45,000 patients. As a group, weve grown rapidly and now employ more than 170 people across the three practices. We are people-centred in our approach to work and believe that every contact that a patient has with our staff is as valuable as the next in the patient journey. We believe in clinical excellence, and that general practice is the cornerstone of well-being in our community. We are innovative and forward-looking, and we embrace technology to enable more effective, efficient, and connected ways of working to deliver ever better outcomes for our patients.

Our goal is to deliver on the ambitions laid out in the NHS 10 year Health Plan for England in a way that is locally relevant, valued by patients, and satisfying for our staff. In addition to our core general practice work we run a large clinical research trials unit and we work closely with the ICB to develop innovative ways to improve local service provision. We are the lead practice for one of the two local PCNs and are represented in both.

We are proud to be the host organisation for the NIHR Greater Cambridge & Suffolk Commercial Research Delivery Centre (Primary Care), one of only 14 in England. This prestigious designation recognises our commitment to accelerating commercial clinical research delivery for health and economic benefit across our region.

The Role

Over the last six years, our Clinical Pharmacy team have become a fundamental part of Mereside Medical Group Practices highly valued and appreciate by out GPs, Practice teams, and patients thanks to a track record of making a genuine difference to patient outcomes and GP workloads.

The team comprises four Clinical Pharmacists and three Pharmacy Technicians, working across three GP Practices - Cathedral Medical Centre in Ely, Haddenham Surgery, and Staploe Medical Centre in Soham.

Each Clinical Pharmacist is offered clinical supervision by a GP, and managerial supervision is offered by the Lead Pharmacist.

Your Responsibilities

Patient Care & Clinical Responsibilities

• Undertake clinical medication reviews and Structured Medication Reviews, including for care home residents and patients with long-term conditions.
• Deliver patient-facing consultations (face-to-face, telephone, or digital),providing medicines advice and managing referrals and acute queries, and assess minor conditions where appropriate.
• Offer safety-netting, lifestyle advice, and appropriate signposting.
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient care.

Medicines Optimisation & Prescribing

• Lead medicines optimisation to ensure safe, effective, and cost-efficient prescribing.
• Manage repeat prescribing and undertake medicines reconciliation to ensure safe transitions of care.
• Identify and manage prescribing risks and support reduction in avoidable medicines-related hospital admissions.

Clinical Governance, Quality & Safety

• Lead and support clinical audits, quality improvement, and service development.
• Use prescribing data to improve outcomes, manage high-risk patient cohorts, and implement local/national guidance.
• Support CQC compliance, incident reporting, and delivery of PCN DES, QOF, and public health priorities.

Leadership, Education & Services Development

• Provide clinical leadership, including support for Pharmacy Technicians and Practice staff.
• Support development and improvement of prescribing systems and services.

Information & Professional Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate clinical records and use digital platforms effectively.
• Maintain GPhC registration, CPD, and up-to-date clinical knowledge.
• Comply with governance requirements, including safeguarding, confidentiality, health and safety, and other mandatory training.

You should have or be:

• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy
• Hold or be willing to work towards an Independent Prescribing Qualification
• Minimum of 2 years as a Pharmacist
• Experience and awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
• Excellent communication skills
• Good understanding of primary care prescribing, medicines optimisation, clinical governance, and professional standards
• Able to identify and resolve risk management for long term conditions
• Demonstrate and understand conformity of relevant standards of practice
• Satisfactory DBS check and employment references

It would be an advantage if you also:

• Have an up-to-date professional Indemnity at a suitable level for area of work performed
• Further Qualification(s) in relevant Pharmaceutical or Pharmacological area
• In depth knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
• Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities and health inequalities
• Can drive and has access to own vehicle

This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of duties. The need for flexibility is required and the post holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee's skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.

If you are interested in this role please send a CV and covering letter to:

[email protected]

Closing date: 24 July 2026 Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Currentregistrationwith the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy
• Hold or be willing to work towards anIndependentPrescribing Qualification
• Minimumof 2 years as aPharmacist
• Experience and awareness of common acute andlong-termconditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
• Excellent communication skills
• Good understanding of primary care prescribing, medicines optimisation, clinical governance, and professional standards
• Able toidentifyand resolve risk management for long term conditions
• Demonstrate and understand conformity of relevant standards of practice
• Satisfactory DBS check and employment references

Desirable

• Have an up-to-date professional Indemnity at a suitablelevelfor area of work performed
• Further Qualification(s) in relevant Pharmaceutical or Pharmacological area
• In depth knowledge andunderstandingof the principles ofevidence-basedhealthcare
• Understanding of the wider determinants of health, includingsocial,economicand environmental factors andtheirimpact on communities and health inequalities
• Can drive and has access to own vehicle

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mereside Medical Group

Address

Brewhouse Lane

Soham

Ely

Cambridgeshire

CB7 5JD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.meresidemedical.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)