Senior Pharmacist, Outpatients

Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals Nhs Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting a Band 7 Pharmacist for Outpatient Pharmacy services at St Helier Hospital. You will screen and check outpatient and specialist prescriptions, counsel patients and monitor KPIs and PTS to ensure timely care.

You will lead with the Principal Pharmacist for Outpatients, support staff development, training and quality improvement, and deputise for senior colleagues as needed.

Qualifications

• Understanding of Good Clinical Practice and Good Manufacturing Practice in relation to clinical trials.
• Clinical experience in a range of clinical specialties.
• Management of staff / staff appraisal.
• Previous experience in clinical trials/research.
• GCP training.
• Post GPhC registration UK hospital experience.
• Outpatient Pharmacy/Community Pharmacy experience.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
• Good organisational skills, self and others.
• Motivation and adaptability.
• IT literacy.
• Familiarity with CMM (formerly JAC) Pharmacy Computer System.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to GPhC standards of conduct, ethics and performance and comply with professional, ethical, and legal obligations.
• Deliver a patient-focused Outpatient Pharmacy service maintaining high standards of service and professional image.
• Dispense medicines legally, efficiently and accurately with proper checks.
• Provide counselling and information to patients on medicines and safe usage.
• Provide professional leadership within Outpatient Pharmacy in line with current guidance.
• Respond to patient needs and manage complaints with a compassionate approach.
• Participate in late duty, seven-day, bank holiday and on-call rotas as appropriate.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy experience

Excellent communication

IT literate

CMM/JAC Pharmacy System

Education

MPharm

Pre-registration training

Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Royal Pharmaceutical Society membership

GCP training

Tools

CMM/JAC Pharmacy System

Job description

Job summaryAs a Band 7 Pharmacist, you will play a key role in the safe, efficient and patient-centred delivery of Outpatient Pharmacy Services.

You will provide clinical screening and checking of outpatient and specialist prescriptions, including HIV, chemotherapy and paediatric prescriptions, identifying and resolving medicines‑related issues before dispensing. You will provide patient‑centred counselling and medicines advice, including for patients using home delivery and out‑of‑hours collection services.

You will have an important operational role, monitoring KPIs, prescription turnaround times and the Prescription Tracking System (PTS) to identify delays, manage outstanding prescriptions and support timely patient care. You will also monitor the Outpatient Pharmacy mailbox and ensure queries are prioritise d and actioned.

Working closely with pharmacy colleagues, you will contribute to improving patient experience, service quality and efficiency, using FFT feedback, complaints and performance data to identify opportunities for improvement.

The role also includes staff support and development, training, appraisal, SOP development, audit and quality improvement. You will deputise for senior colleagues when required and help shape the development of a responsive, high‑quality Outpatient Pharmacy Service.

We are looking for a proactive, organised and patient‑focused pharmacist ready to make a real difference to our service and patients

Main duties of the job

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Provide patients with appropriate counselling and information about their medicines, ensuring they fully understand how to take their medications safely and effectively.
• 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).
• 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.
• Contribute to the wider clinical pharmacy service as appropriate, including participation in the late duty, seven-day, bank holiday, and on‑call rotas.

About usEpsom 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 Surreyand 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 issupported by over 500 volunteers.

Details

Date posted: 08 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £55,524 to £62,652 a year

Pro-rata pa inc Outer (HCAS)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 343-8249692-AG

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

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Understanding of Good Clinical Practice and Good manufacturing Practice in relation to clinical trials
• Clinical experience in a range of clinical specialties
• Management of staff/ staff appraisal
• Previous experience in clinical trials/research
• Good Clinical Practice Certificate
• Post GPhC registration UK hospital experience
• Outpatient Pharmacy experience/Community Pharmacy experience
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Good organisational skills, self and others.
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Ability to manage change
• 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
• Membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).