Uppingham Surgery is looking to recruit a Clinical Pharmacist with excellent clinical skills and warmth, with a commitment to positively contribute to our provision of high-quality patient centred care.
Uppingham Surgery is a diverse multidisciplinary team looking after 12,800 patients in the beautiful market town of Uppingham, situated just off the A47.
Hours: up to 37 hours per week Monday to Friday. The position offers a very competitive salary, generous annual and study leave, with access to the NHS pension scheme.
What the role involves:
– Provide pro-active leadership on medicines and prescribing systems to the practice multidisciplinary team, patients and their carers
– Experience of managing patients living with long term conditions
– Deliver patient facing services and clinics which improve patient outcomes, reflect the needs of the practice population and shift workload from other disciplines
– Improve patient and carer understanding of, confidence in, and compliance with their medicines
– Provide pharmaceutical consultations and home visits to patients with long term conditions as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team
– Deliver high quality medication reviews and develop bespoke medicines treatment plans for patients (particularly the elderly, complex patients and those at high risk of admission)
– Improve the safety and quality of prescribing following hospital admissions and attendance
– Improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and education to improve performance against NICE standards, prescribing guidance and other clinical standards
– Develop yourself and the role through participation in clinical supervision, training and service redesign activities
– Provide a clear and active link with community pharmacists and other stakeholders in the medicines supply chain to improve patient experience and manage issues
– Deliver training, mentoring and guidance to other clinicians and staff on medicines issues
What we look for in your application:
-Non-medical prescribing qualification
-IT skills including Microsoft Office (Knowledge of SystmOne would be advantageous however full training is provided)
-Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
-Excellent customer service skills
-Strong patient care skills with a compassionate approach
-Positive and proactive approach to work, with the ability to work under pressure
-Experience of working in a team and using your own initiative
-Ability to abide by strict confidentiality and information governance compliance and the responsibility this brings
Benefits of working with Uppingham Surgery:
-Purpose built modern facilities
-A highly supportive working environment focusing on your professional and personal wellbeing
-Well established and passionate management and Partnership setup and active member of Rutland Health PCN
-Salary dependent upon experience
-Auto-enrolment into the NHS pension scheme
-Be part of our experienced and coherent team ’everyone has their part to play’-
Next Steps:
We would love to chat with you about the role and show you why we are great place to work. For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Vicki Abbott, Practice Manager. Alternatively submit your interest for this exceptional role by emailing your covering letter and CV.
E: vickiabbott@nhs.net
T: 01572 820423
CLOSING DATE: 19 December 2025 (Interviews w/c 5 January 2026)
Please note that should this vacancy attract sufficient interest it may be necessary to close the vacancy at an earlier date. We therefore suggest that you apply at an early stage to avoid disappointment.
Uppingham Surgery | North Gate | Uppingham | Rutland | LE15 9EG
01572 823531 |www.uppingham surgery.co.uk