Senior Pharmacist

Practice Plus Group; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Private pension

Training & development

Wellness benefits

Annual leave

Job summary

Practice Plus Group Hospital Plymouth is seeking an experienced Senior Pharmacist to join our hospital pharmacy team. In this senior role, you will lead clinical pharmacy services across outpatient, day surgery, inpatient wards and theatres, supporting safe, patient-centred care.

You will mentor junior staff and contribute to governance and quality improvement initiatives. This part-time position offers 22.5 hours per week with a pro-rata salary and private pension, plus ongoing professional

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy.
• Current registration with GPhC.
• Ability to work unsupervised.
• Experience with clinicians and multidisciplinary teams.
• Minimum of 3 years post-registration hospital or community experience.
• Ability to apply clinical reasoning to complex patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to safe, effective, patient-focused pharmacy services across elective specialties.
• Support outpatient, day surgery, inpatient ward and operating theatres.
• Lead, supervise and mentor junior pharmacists and support staff.
• Assist with operational decision-making, service development and governance.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical governance

Therapeutics

Communication

Education

Masters in Pharmacy

GPhC registered

Job description

About The Role

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Senior Pharmacist: Plymouth

• Salary:£31,800 per year (pro -rata)
• Permanent: 22.5 hours per week
• 15 days annual leave (pro-rata) + Bank holidays
• Private Pension
• Continuous training and development
• Access to a wide range of wellness and lifestyle benefits

Practice Plus Group Hospital, Plymouth is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a motivated, forward-thinking and experienced Senior Pharmacist to join our hospital pharmacy team.

As one of the UK's largest independent sector healthcare providers, Practice Plus Group Hospital Plymouth is committed to delivering an exceptional experience for every patient. With a strong focus on quality, safety and patient-centred care, we are proud to be one of England's largest independent providers of self-pay, insured and NHS healthcare.

Our hospital holds a CQC Good rating and provides high-quality healthcare to the population of Plymouth and the wider South West region, including Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and all of Devon.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a pharmacist seeking to utilise their clinical expertise while developing and demonstrating strong leadership and management capabilities within a modern, well-supported hospital environment.

What you’ll be doing

In this senior role, you will contribute to the safe, effective and patient-focused delivery of pharmacy services across a range of elective specialities, including:

• Orthopaedics
• Ophthalmology
• General Surgery
• Endoscopy

You will play a key part in supporting and enhancing clinical pharmacy services within our outpatient department, day surgery unit, inpatient ward and operating theatres. Working alongside a friendly and experienced multidisciplinary team, you'll help ensure our patients receive exceptional care throughout their treatment journey.

As a Senior Pharmacist, you will also take on important leadership and operational responsibilities, including:

• Supporting the Head of Department / Site Lead Pharmacist in the day-to-day management of the pharmacy service
• Contributing to service development, clinical governance, and quality improvement initiatives
• Providing guidance, supervision and mentorship to junior pharmacists, technicians and support staff
• Assisting with operational decision-making, workflow planning and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards

What we’ll look for in you

Education & Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy
• Current registered with GPhC.

Previous Experience:

• Ability to work unsupervised
• Experience in working directly with clinicians, the wider multidisciplinary team, patients and the public\
• Minimum of 3 years post registration experience of hospital or community pharmacy practice.
• Experience of applying clinical reasoning skills to a range of complex and varied patient requirements

Skills and Knowledge:

• Broad knowledge of therapeutics and application to clinical practice.
• Evidence of ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options to patients and healthcare staff
• Good and broad understanding of current hospital pharmacy practice and future direction of travel
• Sound knowledge of national clinical guidelines (e.g. N.I.C.E.) relating to specialty for pharmacy practice
• Good knowledge of the medicine's safety, risk management and governance agenda and its application to the clinical role
• Evidence of involvement in pharmacy practice research and/or audit

We will contact all shortlisted candidates but please note Practice Plus Group retain the right to remove the advert prior to the closing date if a suitable candidate is appointed. Our employment offers are subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks. At Practice Plus Group, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.