Senior Clinical Pharmacist – SACT (Bank)

Circle Health Group Limited; Guildford; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle Health Group Limited in Guildford is seeking a Senior Clinical Pharmacist (SACT) for a bank role at Mount Alvernia Hospital.

The role covers medicines reconciliation, clinical screening, therapeutic drug monitoring, and medicines optimisation within a multidisciplinary team. You will support prescribing decisions and contribute to cost-effective, guideline-aligned care.

Qualifications

• GPhC-registered Pharmacist with hospital clinical experience.
• Significant post-registration experience in clinical pharmacy.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Experience mentoring or supervising junior staff.
• Experience with iQemo preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical pharmacy input as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Optimise medicines use with evidence-based interventions.
• Support prescribing decisions via clinical assessment and formulary guidance.
• Lead medicines optimisation implementations.
• Develop and review clinical guidelines and policies.
• Monitor medicines usage, safety, and incident reporting.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Medicines optimisation

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Mentoring junior staff

Education

GPhC-registered Pharmacist

BOPA Passport

Hospital experience

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 thePharmacy 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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