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Clinical Administrator
Mereside Medical Group
Inner London, Greater London
GBP 23,591 per year
GP/General Practitioner
Job summary Reporting to the Senior Clinical Manager, you will be supporting Document Management Processing.
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Clinical Administrator
Mereside Medical Group
Inner London, Greater London
GBP 23,591 per year
GP/General Practitioner
Job summary Reporting to the Senior Clinical Manager, you will be supporting Document Management Processing.
3 day(s) ago
Clinical Pharmacist
Mereside Medical Group
Inner London, Greater London
GBP 52,999 per year
GP/General Practitioner
Job summary Over the last six years, our Clinical Pharmacy team have become a fundamental part of Mereside Medical Group Practices highly valued and appreciate…
4 day(s) ago
Clinical Pharmacist
Mereside Medical Group
Inner London, Greater London
GBP 52,999 per year
GP/General Practitioner
Job summary Over the last six years, our Clinical Pharmacy team have become a fundamental part of Mereside Medical Group Practices highly valued and appreciate…
4 day(s) ago
Clinical Pharmacist
Mereside Medical Group
Inner London, Greater London
GBP 52,999 per year
GP/General Practitioner
Job summary Over the last six years, our Clinical Pharmacy team have become a fundamental part of Mereside Medical Group Practices highly valued and appreciate…
1 month(s) ago
Clinical Pharmacist
Mereside Medical Group
Inner London, Greater London
GBP 52,999 per year
GP/General Practitioner
Job summary Over the last six years, our Clinical Pharmacy team have become a fundamental part of Mereside Medical Group Practices highly valued and appreciate…
1 month(s) ago
Research Nurse (CRDC Support)
Mereside Medical Group
Inner London, Greater London
GBP 30,000 - 40,000 per year
GP/General Practitioner
Job summary Reporting to the Senior Nurse Consultant, you will work as part of the clinical research team to support the delivery of clinical trial protocols w…
1 month(s) ago
Research Nurse (CRDC Support)
Mereside Medical Group
Inner London, Greater London
GBP 30,000 - 40,000 per year
GP/General Practitioner
Job summary Reporting to the Senior Nurse Consultant, you will work as part of the clinical research team to support the delivery of clinical trial protocols w…
1 month(s) ago
Posted 3 day(s) ago
Reference: A3013-26-0034
Job summary
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.
Main duties of the job
- Administration Management of Risk
- Management of Risk
- Managing Information
- Learning and Development
- Equality and Diversity
- Confidentiality
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.
Details
Date posted
22 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£23,591 a year FTE pro rate for part time
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
A3013-26-0034
Job locations
Brewhouse Lane
Soham
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 5JD
United Kingdom
Haddenham Surgery
The Green
Haddenham
ELY
Cambridgeshire
CB6 3TA
United Kingdom
Victoria House, 1 High Street
Wilburton
ELY
Cambridgeshire
CB6 3RB
United Kingdom
Cathedral Medical Centre
Princess of Wales Hospital
Lynn Road
ELY
Cambridgeshire
CB6 1DN
United Kingdom
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:
Closing date: 02 October 2026 Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early.
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:
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
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.
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Employer name
Mereside Medical Group
Address
Brewhouse Lane
Soham
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 5JD
United Kingdom
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Mereside Medical Group
Address
Brewhouse Lane
Soham
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 5JD
United Kingdom
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Posted 4 day(s) ago
Reference: A3013-26-0033
Job summary
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.
Main duties of the job
- Patient Care & Clinical Responsibilities
- Medicines Optimisation & Prescribing
- Clinical Governance, Quality and Safety
- Leadership, Education & Services Development
- Information & Professional Responsibilities
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.
Details
Date posted
21 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£52,999 a year FTE pro rata for part time
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
A3013-26-0033
Job locations
Brewhouse Lane
Soham
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 5JD
United Kingdom
Haddenham Surgery
The Green
Haddenham
ELY
Cambridgeshire
CB6 3TA
United Kingdom
Cathedral Medical Centre
Princess of Wales Hospital
Lynn Road
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB61DN
United Kingdom
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:
Closing date: 09 October 2026 Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early.
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:
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.
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).
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
Mereside Medical Group
Address
Brewhouse Lane
Soham
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 5JD
United Kingdom
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Soham
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 5JD
United Kingdom
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Reference: A3013-26-0031
Job summary
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 teamcomprisesfour Clinical Pharmacists and three Pharmacy Technicians, working across three GP Practices - Cathedral Medical Centre in Ely, Haddenham Surgery, andStaploeMedical Centre in Soham.
Each Clinical Pharmacist is offered clinical supervision by a GP, and managerial supervision is offered by the Lead Pharmacist.
Main duties of the job
Patient Care & Clinical Responsibilities
Medicines Optimisation & Prescribing
Clinical Governance, Quality & Safety
Leadership, Education & Services Development
Information & Professional Responsibilities
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.
Details
Date posted
21 August 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£52,999 a year FTE pro rata for part time
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
A3013-26-0031
Job locations
Brewhouse Lane
Soham
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 5JD
United Kingdom
Cathedral Medical Centre
East Cambs And Fenland Review Team
Lynn Road
ELY
Cambridgeshire
CB6 1DN
United Kingdom
Haddenham Surgery
The Green
Haddenham
ELY
Cambridgeshire
CB6 3TA
United Kingdom
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:
Closing date: 24 July 2026 Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early.
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:
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
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
Employer details
Employer name
Mereside Medical Group
Address
Brewhouse Lane
Soham
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 5JD
United Kingdom
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Reference: A3013-26-0030
Job summary
Reporting to the Senior Nurse Consultant, you will work as part of the clinical research team to support the delivery of clinical trial protocols within primary care and community settings. This role is suitable for a Research Nurse with 13 years of clinical research experience who is looking to develop their skills, particularly in Commercial research delivery. You will work under the guidance of senior members of the team, including the Nurse Consultant and Senior Research Nurse, gaining experience across a range of studies and therapeutic areas.
You will independently manage participant visits for high-complexity trials requiring clinical assessment and may act as the primary point of contact for sponsors on allocated trials to ensure safe, high quality, and participant-focused research delivery.
Your focus will be flexibly divided with approximately 50% of your time leading clinical aspects of the CRDC (PC) and approximately 50% working on the Mereside portfolio, though these allocations will adapt to organisational needs at the time. You will engage proactively with CRDC (PC) member sites across Greater Cambridge and Suffolk to develop their capacity and capability to deliver high-quality commercial research.
This role offers excellent development opportunities, supporting progression within the clinical research nursing pathway.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Research Delivery
Problem Solving and Quality Management
CRC Capacity Development (c. 50% of time, applied flexibility)
Communication and Data Managament
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.
Details
Date posted
18 August 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£30,000 to £40,000 a year FTE pro rata for part time
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
A3013-26-0030
Job locations
Brewhouse Lane
Soham
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 5JD
United Kingdom
Cathedral Medical Centre
East Cambs And Fenland Review Team
Lynn Road
ELY
Cambridgeshire
CB6 1DN
United Kingdom
Haddenham Surgery
The Green
Haddenham
ELY
Cambridgeshire
CB6 3TA
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Based:Mereside Medical Practices (mainly Staploe Medical Centre, and as needed at ourother practice locations)
Basis:Full-time, Part-time and Flexible
Salary:£30,000 - £40,000 per annum FTE pro rata for Part-time (Full-time = 37 hours per week)
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 Nurse Consultant, you will work as part of the clinical research team to support the delivery of clinical trial protocols within primary care and community settings. This role is suitable for a Research Nurse with 13 years of clinical research experience who is looking to develop their skills, particularly in Commercial research delivery. You will work under the guidance of senior members of the team, including the Nurse Consultant and Senior Research Nurse, gaining experience across a range of studies and therapeutic areas.
You will independently manage participant visits for high-complexity trials requiring clinical assessment and may act as the primary point of contact for sponsors on allocated trials to ensure safe, high quality, and participant-focused research delivery.
Your focus will be flexibly divided with approximately 50% of your time leading clinical aspects of the CRDC (PC) and approximately 50% working on the Mereside portfolio, though these allocations will adapt to organisational needs at the time. You will engage proactively with CRDC (PC) member sites across Greater Cambridge and Suffolk to develop their capacity and capability to deliver high-quality commercial research.
This role offers excellent development opportunities, supporting progression within the clinical research nursing pathway.
Your Responsibilities
Clinical Research Delivery
- Independently manage participant visits and assessments for high-complexity trials
- Facilitate efficient, safe and participant-focused clinical research across assigned studies
- Recruit eligible patients into clinical studies and facilitate informed consent where appropriate to trial complexity and personal competency
- Ensure clinical study protocols are adhered to, and participants receive care that meets or exceeds study requirements
- Conduct protocol-specific clinical assessments, including: vital signs, ECGs, specialised measurements, and other procedures as required
- Perform ambient and frozen blood sample collection, handling, processing, and storage in accordance with specific study requirements
- Ensure safe administration of treatments and investigational products within the context of clinical research studies
- Support the delivery of multiple studies, developing skills in prioritisation and organisation
- Liaise with sponsors and CROs on allocated trials, handling routine queries and providing study updates to the wider team as appropriate.
Problem Solving & Quality Management
- Escalate protocol or operational challenges to senior team members and contribute to implementing solutions
- Identify, document, and report adverse events promptly and accurately in accordance with study protocols and regulatory requirements
- Maintain accurate, contemporaneous documentation in clinical records and case report forms
- Contribute to study set-up and feasibility activities where appropriate
- Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) and provide feedback to support continuous improvement
- Support monitoring visits, audits, and regulatory inspections.
CRDC Capacity Development (c. 50% of time, applied flexibility)
- Support CRDC member sites across Greater Cambridge & Suffolk to develop their research delivery capability
- Support other Spokes in the Greater Cambridge & Suffolk CRDC by signposting to NIHR resources and pharmaceutical sponsors where appropriate
- Assist CRDC member sites with trial implementation, helping them navigate contractual matters and compliance requirements
- Contribute to the CRDC helpdesk, troubleshooting issues and sharing practical expertise with developing sites
- Participate in CRDC training activities and knowledge exchange forums, sharing best practice across the network
- Be prepared to travel to spoke sites to support trial delivery with appropriate support.
Communication & Data Management
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers, ensuring understanding and informed participation
- Adapt communication style to meet individual needs, including cultural and communication differences
- Liaise with sponsors, CROs, and external stakeholders for routine matters, escalating where appropriate
- Use study-specific systems and electronic data capture platforms accurately
- Register and randomise patients according to protocol requirements following training
- Attend relevant meetings, including team meetings, sponsor meetings, and training sessions
- Act as a point of contact within the practice for research-related queries, with support from the Principal Investigator and the wider team
- Work with the wider multidisciplinary team at Mereside Medical to build awareness of research opportunities.
You should have or be:
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- 13 years of clinical research experience or relevant transferable clinical experience
- Working knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP R3) and research governance
- Developing ability to deliver clinical research studies with appropriate supervision
- Clinical skills appropriate to experience level, with willingness to develop further
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage workload effectively
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality data and documentation
- Good problem-solving skills, with awareness of when to escalate issues
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, able to build rapport with others
- Willingness to work across multiple sites as needed
- Commitment to ongoing professional development.
It would be an advantage if you also:
- Have experience working on multiple studies simultaneously
- Have exposure to working with sponsors or CROs
- Have experience in one or more therapeutic areas (e.g. cardiovascular, diabetes, respiratory, vaccines)
- Have experience using electronic data capture systems
- Have worked in primary care or have an understanding of PCN structures.
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:
Closing date: 25 August 2026 Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. If you have not received a response within 2 weeks of this closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Based:Mereside Medical Practices (mainly Staploe Medical Centre, and as needed at ourother practice locations)
Basis:Full-time, Part-time and Flexible
Salary:£30,000 - £40,000 per annum FTE pro rata for Part-time (Full-time = 37 hours per week)
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 Nurse Consultant, you will work as part of the clinical research team to support the delivery of clinical trial protocols within primary care and community settings. This role is suitable for a Research Nurse with 13 years of clinical research experience who is looking to develop their skills, particularly in Commercial research delivery. You will work under the guidance of senior members of the team, including the Nurse Consultant and Senior Research Nurse, gaining experience across a range of studies and therapeutic areas.
You will independently manage participant visits for high-complexity trials requiring clinical assessment and may act as the primary point of contact for sponsors on allocated trials to ensure safe, high quality, and participant-focused research delivery.
Your focus will be flexibly divided with approximately 50% of your time leading clinical aspects of the CRDC (PC) and approximately 50% working on the Mereside portfolio, though these allocations will adapt to organisational needs at the time. You will engage proactively with CRDC (PC) member sites across Greater Cambridge and Suffolk to develop their capacity and capability to deliver high-quality commercial research.
This role offers excellent development opportunities, supporting progression within the clinical research nursing pathway.
Your Responsibilities
Clinical Research Delivery
- Independently manage participant visits and assessments for high-complexity trials
- Facilitate efficient, safe and participant-focused clinical research across assigned studies
- Recruit eligible patients into clinical studies and facilitate informed consent where appropriate to trial complexity and personal competency
- Ensure clinical study protocols are adhered to, and participants receive care that meets or exceeds study requirements
- Conduct protocol-specific clinical assessments, including: vital signs, ECGs, specialised measurements, and other procedures as required
- Perform ambient and frozen blood sample collection, handling, processing, and storage in accordance with specific study requirements
- Ensure safe administration of treatments and investigational products within the context of clinical research studies
- Support the delivery of multiple studies, developing skills in prioritisation and organisation
- Liaise with sponsors and CROs on allocated trials, handling routine queries and providing study updates to the wider team as appropriate.
Problem Solving & Quality Management
- Escalate protocol or operational challenges to senior team members and contribute to implementing solutions
- Identify, document, and report adverse events promptly and accurately in accordance with study protocols and regulatory requirements
- Maintain accurate, contemporaneous documentation in clinical records and case report forms
- Contribute to study set-up and feasibility activities where appropriate
- Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) and provide feedback to support continuous improvement
- Support monitoring visits, audits, and regulatory inspections.
CRDC Capacity Development (c. 50% of time, applied flexibility)
- Support CRDC member sites across Greater Cambridge & Suffolk to develop their research delivery capability
- Support other Spokes in the Greater Cambridge & Suffolk CRDC by signposting to NIHR resources and pharmaceutical sponsors where appropriate
- Assist CRDC member sites with trial implementation, helping them navigate contractual matters and compliance requirements
- Contribute to the CRDC helpdesk, troubleshooting issues and sharing practical expertise with developing sites
- Participate in CRDC training activities and knowledge exchange forums, sharing best practice across the network
- Be prepared to travel to spoke sites to support trial delivery with appropriate support.
Communication & Data Management
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers, ensuring understanding and informed participation
- Adapt communication style to meet individual needs, including cultural and communication differences
- Liaise with sponsors, CROs, and external stakeholders for routine matters, escalating where appropriate
- Use study-specific systems and electronic data capture platforms accurately
- Register and randomise patients according to protocol requirements following training
- Attend relevant meetings, including team meetings, sponsor meetings, and training sessions
- Act as a point of contact within the practice for research-related queries, with support from the Principal Investigator and the wider team
- Work with the wider multidisciplinary team at Mereside Medical to build awareness of research opportunities.
You should have or be:
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- 13 years of clinical research experience or relevant transferable clinical experience
- Working knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP R3) and research governance
- Developing ability to deliver clinical research studies with appropriate supervision
- Clinical skills appropriate to experience level, with willingness to develop further
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage workload effectively
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality data and documentation
- Good problem-solving skills, with awareness of when to escalate issues
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, able to build rapport with others
- Willingness to work across multiple sites as needed
- Commitment to ongoing professional development.
It would be an advantage if you also:
- Have experience working on multiple studies simultaneously
- Have exposure to working with sponsors or CROs
- Have experience in one or more therapeutic areas (e.g. cardiovascular, diabetes, respiratory, vaccines)
- Have experience using electronic data capture systems
- Have worked in primary care or have an understanding of PCN structures.
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:
Closing date: 25 August 2026 Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. If you have not received a response within 2 weeks of this closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- 13 years of clinical research experience or relevant transferable clinical experience
- Working knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP R3) and research governance
- Developing ability to deliver clinical research studies with appropriate supervision
- Clinical skills appropriate to experience level, with willingness to develop further
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage workload effectively
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality data and documentation
- Good problem-solving skills, with awareness of when to escalate issues
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, able to build rapport with others
- Willingness to work across multiple sites as needed
- Commitment to ongoing professional development.
Desirable
- Have experience working on multiple studies simultaneously
- Have exposure to working with sponsors or CROs
- Have experience in one or more therapeutic areas (e.g. cardiovascular, diabetes, respiratory, vaccines)
- Have experience using electronic data capture systems
- Have worked in primary care or have an understanding of PCN structures.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- 13 years of clinical research experience or relevant transferable clinical experience
- Working knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP R3) and research governance
- Developing ability to deliver clinical research studies with appropriate supervision
- Clinical skills appropriate to experience level, with willingness to develop further
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage workload effectively
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality data and documentation
- Good problem-solving skills, with awareness of when to escalate issues
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, able to build rapport with others
- Willingness to work across multiple sites as needed
- Commitment to ongoing professional development.
Desirable
- Have experience working on multiple studies simultaneously
- Have exposure to working with sponsors or CROs
- Have experience in one or more therapeutic areas (e.g. cardiovascular, diabetes, respiratory, vaccines)
- Have experience using electronic data capture systems
- Have worked in primary care or have an understanding of PCN structures.
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
Mereside Medical Group
Address
Brewhouse Lane
Soham
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 5JD
United Kingdom
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Employer details
Employer name
Mereside Medical Group
Address
Brewhouse Lane
Soham
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 5JD
United Kingdom
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