Lead Palliative Care Pharmacist — Hospice Stewardship

The Rotherham Hospice; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Rotherham Hospice is seeking a Palliative Care Pharmacist to lead our pharmacy service, provide medicines advice across all hospice services and work with the Care Navigation hub to ensure safe, person-centred prescribing.

You will oversee the drugs room, collaborate with regional pharmacy services, and drive e-prescribing while contributing to audits, training, and policy development to improve medicines use for our patients.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in Pharmacy and GPhC registered.
• Postgraduate clinical pharmacy experience required.
• Experience in hospital or specialist clinical settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert pharmaceutical care to hospice inpatients, day patients and community patients where applicable.
• Review and optimise medications for symptom control (pain, nausea, agitation, breathlessness).
• Advise on complex prescribing and lead e-prescribing implementation.
• Oversee medicines governance, audits and formulary development.
• Provide training on palliative pharmacotherapy to staff.
• Participate in MDT meetings and risk management processes.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Medicines optimisation

Communication skills

Independent practice

Independent Prescriber

Education

MPharm or equivalent

GPhC registration

Postgraduate clinical pharmacy

Job description

The Rotherham Hospice is seeking a Palliative Care Pharmacist to lead our pharmacy service, provide medicines advice across all hospice services and work with the Care Navigation hub to ensure safe, person-centred prescribing.

You will oversee the drugs room, collaborate with regional pharmacy services, and drive e-prescribing while contributing to audits, training, and policy development to improve medicines use for our patients.