Band 6 Pharmacist

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Luton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospital trust in the UK is seeking an enthusiastic pharmacist to provide high-quality ward-based clinical pharmacy services. The role includes reviewing drug charts, patient consultations, and supervising junior staff. The ideal candidate will have a strong focus on patient safety and will also participate in departmental education programmes. This position requires collaboration within a vibrant team and offers opportunities for professional development, making it an exciting opportunity for the right individual.

Qualifications

• Provide a high quality ward‑based clinical pharmacy service.
• Participate in education and training programmes.
• Supervise daily activities of pharmacy technicians.

Responsibilities

• Review drug charts for safety and efficiency.
• Participate in pharmacy dispensary activities.
• Provide medication-related advice to patients.

Skills

High quality clinical pharmacy service

Drug history taking

Patient medication consultations

Pharmaceutical advice

Education and training

Education

Certificate/Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide a high quality ward‑based clinical pharmacy service across rotating rotations including reviewing drug charts for safety and efficiency, drug history taking and medicine reconciliation, medicine supply, patient medication consultations, medicines optimisation services, discharge medication service and other activities associated with medicines management.
• Participate in departmental and regional education and training programmes and undertake study towards obtaining the Certificate/Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice.
• Provide pharmaceutical advice on supply and clinical issues to other health‑care professionals as requested.
• Provide medication‑related advice to patients, focusing on medicines started/stopped or changed in hospital and side‑effect profiles enabling them to obtain maximum benefit from their medicines.
• Assist in the education and training of pre‑registration pharmacists and other staff in training grades.
• Supervise the daily activities of junior pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants.
• Participate in all activities of the pharmacy dispensary as required, including dispensing, clinical verification of prescriptions, prescription review, accuracy checking and delivering a high‑quality patient medication consultation service.
• Participate in late nights, weekends, bank holiday shifts and travel between hospital sites.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics‑led Maternity and Paediatrics.

We recruit not only based on qualifications and experience but also on the behaviours underpinning our Trust’s core values. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices inclusive for everyone and promoting equality, diversity and a culture that values differences.

Our Pharmacy Department is a vibrant and forward‑thinking department that emphasises teamwork. It offers a structured rotation programme in Clinical Pharmacy Services and opportunities to study for a post‑graduate certificate, diploma or independent prescribing qualification, subject to funding.

Are you an enthusiastic, motivated pharmacist who wants to be part of an exciting future for pharmacy service development? Do you agree our patient's safety and experience should be our priority? If so, look no further.

Call us or speak to the contact listed in the advert for further information. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period of the first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.