Rotational Clinical Pharmacist

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals; St Helier; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Senior Rotational Clinical Pharmacist at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust will work across rotations including critical care, paediatrics, surgery and various medical specialties. Responsibilities include ward-based tasks, chart reviews, clinical interventions, and education for patients on medications.

You will lead audits and drive quality improvement initiatives. Rotations occur every six months to build expert knowledge, with development of managerial skills and agreed

Qualifications

• Duties include ward-based tasks, chart reviews, clinical interventions, and optimizing medication regimens.

Responsibilities

• Conduct audits and drive quality improvement initiatives.
• Provide comprehensive pharmaceutical services during 6-month rotations.
• Support junior or trainee pharmacists and collaborate with the medical team.

Job description

As a Senior Rotational Clinical Pharmacist, you'll work across a number of different rotations, including critical care, paediatrics, surgery, and a variety of medical specialties. Your daily responsibilities will encompass ward-based tasks, chart reviews, clinical interventions, working closely with the medical team to optimise medication regimens, patient education on medications, screening discharge prescriptions, and supporting junior or trainee pharmacists. In addition, you'll take the lead in conducting audits and driving quality improvement initiatives.

During 6-monthly rotations you will provide a comprehensive pharmaceutical service, working towards expert level knowledge during 6-monthly rotations. You will also be supported to develop managerial skills and expertise by working towards agreed objectives.

This position is full-time with a requirement for 37.5 hours of work per week, including participation in seven-day working and on-call rotas. However, we are open to applications from individuals seeking part-time, job-share, or flexible working arrangements.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for motivated individuals to join our team as a Senior Rotational Clinical Pharmacist. If you're an ambitious and forward-thinking individual seeking to enhance your clinical expertise while honing your management skills, then this position is tailor-made for you.

But that's not all - As one of South West London's largest teaching hospitals, we offer a unique opportunity to expand your clinical knowledge. Our status as an Acute Trust ensures you'll be exposed to a diverse range of medical conditions, allowing our pharmacists to develop a breadth of clinical expertise. Additionally, we're home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre, and our dedicated paediatric hospital at St Helier provides a valuable opportunity to work with a diverse patient population and encounter an extensive array of medical conditions., Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.