Senior Clinical Pharmacist - SACT (Bank)

Circle Health Group Limited – Monthly; Guildford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle Health Group is seeking a Senior Clinical Pharmacist for SACT bank shifts at Mount Alvernia Hospital in Guildford. The role offers an hourly rate up to £40, depending on experience and qualifications, with flexible, on‑call shifts to cover busy periods.

You will provide expert clinical input, reconciliation, screening, and therapeutic drug monitoring within a multidisciplinary team, and lead medicines optimisation in line with guidelines.

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with GPhC status.
• Significant post‑registration clinical pharmacy experience.
• Medicines optimisation experience and knowledge.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Experience mentoring junior staff; multi‑disciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical input within multidisciplinary team.
• Conduct medicines reconciliation, clinical screening, and TDM.
• Lead medicines optimisation and cost‑effective prescribing.
• Support prescribing decisions with assessment and guidance.
• Develop and review clinical guidelines, protocols and policies.
• Monitor medicines usage, safety, and incident reporting.

Education

GPhC-registered Pharmacist

BOPA Passport

Post-registration experience

Medicines optimisation

Leadership

Mentoring

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Tools

iQemo

Job description

Senior Clinical Pharmacist - SACT (Bank)

Mount Alvernia Hospital Bank Shifts

Salary: Up to £40.00 per hour (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)

Mount Alvernia Hospital in Guildford is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.

We have an opportunity for a Senior Clinical Pharmacist to join their team of staff in the Pharmacy department.

This is a bank role working on an "as and when required" basis, you will be required to supplement staffing levels during busy periods and provide cover for existing staff in times of annual leave or absence.

Duties of this role include:

• Provide expert clinical pharmacy input as part of the multidisciplinary team, conducting medicines reconciliation, clinical screening, and therapeutic drug monitoring.
• Optimise medicines use through evidence-based interventions, ensuring the safe and effective management of long‑term and acute conditions.
• Support prescribing decisions through clinical assessment, risk evaluation, and formulary guidance.
• Lead on implementation of medicines optimisation strategies, ensuring prescribing is cost‑effective, safe, and aligned with national/local guidelines.
• Contribute to the development and review of clinical guidelines, protocols, and policies.
• Monitor and report on medicines usage, compliance, and safety incidents, participating in root cause analysis and quality improvement.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• GPhC-registered Pharmacist.
• Significant post‑registration experience in clinical pharmacy, preferably in a hospital setting.
• Strong clinical knowledge and experience in medicines optimisation.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Experience in mentoring or supervising junior staff.
• BOPA Passport and/or equivalent experience.
• Experience with iQemo is preferred.

Salary & Benefits:

Circle Health Group offers a competitive hourly rate.

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