Senior Pharmacist, Outpatients

NHS; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a motivated pharmacist to join the Pharmacy Outpatient Team at St Helier Hospital for a 12-month fixed-term post. The role involves delivering high-quality care, preparing prescriptions, and providing patient counselling within a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Post GPhC registration experience required.
• Understanding of Good Clinical Practice and Good Manufacturing Practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a patient-focused Outpatient Pharmacy service.
• Dispense medicines accurately and efficiently.
• Provide counselling and information about medicines.

Skills

Communication

Organisational Skills

Motivation

Change Management

Education

Masters in Pharmacy Degree (MPharm)

Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Tools

CMM Pharmacy Computer System

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist to join our Pharmacy Outpatient Team at St Helier Hospital.

This is a 12-month fixed-term post to cover maternity leave, starting in July 2025—an excellent chance to gain experience in a busy hospital outpatient setting within a supportive and dynamic team.

You'll work closely with the Principal Pharmacist for Outpatient Services and Clinical Trials to deliver high-quality care—preparing outpatient prescriptions, providing counselling, promoting safe medicine use, and contributing to other key services.

We're looking for someone who brings fresh ideas and energy, with a commitment to professional, efficient, and compassionate service.

What we're looking for:

Ideally, you'll have hospital pharmacy experience and an understanding of hospital prescribing and medicines management. However, if you come from community pharmacy, your transferable skills in communication, customer care, and working with prescribers will be highly valued.

Why join us? This could be the best career move you make this year. If you're ready for a change, don't delay—apply today!

Main duties of the job:

1. Adhere to the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) standards of conduct, ethics and performance, and ensure compliance with all professional, ethical, and legal obligations, including standards for registered pharmacies.

2. Deliver a patient-focused, responsive, and professional Outpatient Pharmacy service, maintaining the highest standards of service and upholding the department's professional image at all times.

3. Dispense medicines legally, efficiently, and accurately, ensuring all clinical and accuracy checks are completed as required, in line with the responsibilities outlined in the job description.

4. Provide patients with appropriate counselling and information about their medicines, ensuring they fully understand how to take their medications safely and effectively.

5. Offer professional leadership within the Outpatient Pharmacy, working in partnership with the Principal Pharmacist for Outpatients to ensure pharmacy practices—your own and others'—are in line with current professional guidance (e.g., Medicines, Ethics and Practice by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and GPhC standards).

6. Actively respond to individual patient needs, taking appropriate action to resolve issues or complaints as they arise, always maintaining a compassionate and solution-focused approach.

7. Contribute to the wider clinical pharmacy service as appropriate, including participation in the late duty, seven-day, bank holiday, and on-call rotas.

About us

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 ensure the delivery of 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.

Details

Date posted: 16 May 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £51,883 to £58,544 a year, pro-rata, including Outer (HCAS)

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 343-7171409-FM-AG

Job locations: St Helier Hospital, Wrythe Road, Carshalton, SM5 1AA

Job description

In the full job description, you will see the full range of duties within these roles that will enable you to work as part of the Pharmacy Outpatient team.

Tell us in your application how you meet the criteria in the attached person specification.

Person Specification

Experience (Essential):

• Post GPhC registration experience
• Understanding of Good Clinical Practice and Good Manufacturing Practice in relation to clinical trials
• Clinical experience in a range of clinical specialties

Experience (Desirable):

• Management of staff/staff appraisal
• Previous experience in clinical trials/research
• Good Clinical Practice Certificate
• Post GPhC registration UK hospital experience

Skills (Essential):

• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Good organisational skills, self and others
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Ability to manage change

Skills (Desirable):

• IT literate
• Familiarity with CMM (formerly JAC) Pharmacy Computer System

Qualifications (Essential):

• Masters in Pharmacy Degree (MPharm)
• Pre-registration training and Professional registration with GPhC
• Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent

Qualifications (Desirable):

• Membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training

Additional notes on DBS check and UK registration are included, emphasizing the need for current professional registration and compliance with safeguarding checks.