Band 6 Specialist Pharmacist

NHS Professionals; Harlow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare staffing organization is seeking a Specialist Pharmacist to join a multidisciplinary pharmacy team at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow. Responsibilities include dispensing medications, monitoring prescriptions, and providing clinical support. Ideal candidates will have a pharmacy degree, GPhC registration, and relevant hospital experience. The role offers career progression, work-life balance, and flexible shifts.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Flexible shifts and paid annual leave

Access to over 50 partner NHS Trusts

Qualifications

• Must have hospital/NHS pharmacy experience.
• Experience with dispensary and clinical ward-based functions required.
• Strong understanding of patient information systems.

Responsibilities

• Dispense and distribute medicines for inpatients and outpatients.
• Provide accurate medication-related information and advice.
• Monitor compliance with regulations regarding medicines.

Skills

Pharmacy knowledge

Clinical pharmacy practice

Patient counseling

Regulatory compliance

Education

Pharmacy degree

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Tools

Electronic prescribing systems

Pharmacy dispensing systems

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Pharmacist to join the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT). The Trust delivers a comprehensive range of acute, outpatient, and diagnostic services across its hospital sites. In this role, you will contribute to the professional delivery of pharmacy services within the Trust and to other partner organisations supported by the pharmacy department. You will also take part in specified projects and group initiatives, supporting the continuous improvement and development of high-quality pharmaceutical care across the organisation.

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist Pharmacist, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary pharmacy team to deliver an effective and professional pharmacy service across a range of areas, including the dispensary, ward-based clinical pharmacy, medicines information, and pharmacy technical services. You will actively participate in prescription monitoring at ward level, ensuring appropriate drug selection, treatment outcomes, and side effect management. The role also involves engaging in peer review and competency-based assessments to maintain high professional standards, as well as reviewing literature to provide evidence-based pharmaceutical solutions that support safe and effective patient care.

Job Roles & Responsibilities

• To dispense, check, and distribute medicines for inpatients and outpatients, including controlled drugs, clinical trials, and extemporaneously prepared products, in line with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• To counsel patients and provide accurate medicine-related information and advice to healthcare professionals to promote safe and effective use of medications.
• To monitor and maintain compliance with statutory and local regulations regarding the storage, control, and administration of medicines, including controlled drug checks.
• To participate in ward-level clinical pharmacy services, including prescription monitoring, formulary control, and ensuring appropriate drug choice and treatment outcomes.
• To review clinical literature to provide evidence-based pharmaceutical recommendations and contribute to the continuous improvement of pharmacy practice.
• To liaise with GPs and community pharmacists regarding medication information at discharge, and contribute to adverse drug reporting, clinical risk management, and therapeutic drug monitoring to ensure continuity and safety of patient care.

Benefits

• Career Progression: access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges.
• Work-life Balance: flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and paid annual leave.
• Opportunity & Access: over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want.

Person Specification & Qualification

• Pharmacy degree
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Hospital/NHS pharmacy experience, including dispensary and clinical ward-based functions
• Experience of using patient information, electronic prescribing, and pharmacy dispensing/stock holding systems

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

NHS Professionals Limited

Location

Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hamstel Road,
Harlow, Essex, CM20 1QX