Lead Palliative Care Pharmacist

National Health Service; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Rotherham Hospice is seeking a Palliative Care Pharmacist to lead the pharmacy service, provide medicines advice, and oversee medicines governance across hospice services. You will work with the Care Navigation team to improve patient outcomes and safety.

Responsibilities include clinical pharmacy delivery, policy development, and educational support for staff, with a focus on symptom management and safe prescribing in a multidisciplinary setting.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate clinical pharmacy experience in hospital or specialist settings.
• Experience delivering medicines governance, policies and audits.
• Strong knowledge of pharmacotherapy for palliative care and symptom control.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert pharmaceutical care to hospice inpatients and day patients.
• Review and optimise medication regimens for symptom control (pain, nausea, agitation, breathlessness).
• Provide advice on complex prescribing and anticipatory medications.
• Support deprescribing and rationalisation of medicines aligned with patient goals of care.
• Monitor adverse drug reactions and interactions, especially in frail patients.
• Lead e-prescribing implementation and medicines governance within the hospice.

Skills

Postgraduate clinical pharmacy

Excellent communication

Independent prescriber (or in training

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Masters degree in Pharmacy - MPharm or equivalent

GPhC registration

Job description

The Rotherham Hospice is seeking a Palliative Care Pharmacist to lead the pharmacy service, provide medicines advice, and oversee medicines governance across hospice services. You will work with the Care Navigation team to improve patient outcomes and safety.

Responsibilities include clinical pharmacy delivery, policy development, and educational support for staff, with a focus on symptom management and safe prescribing in a multidisciplinary setting.