Specialist Pharmacist

NHS Professionals Limited; Harlow; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service provider is seeking a Specialist Pharmacist to deliver pharmacy services at the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe and effective medication use, participate in clinical services, and support professional pharmacy practices. The ideal candidate is a registered pharmacist with experience in hospital settings and a commitment to high standards in patient care.

Benefits

Access to Learning & Development opportunities

Flexible shifts

Wellbeing resources

Qualifications

• Experience in dispensary and clinical ward-based functions.
• Registered with GPhC.
• Familiarity with pharmacy dispensing systems.

Responsibilities

• Dispense and check medicines for inpatients and outpatients.
• Counsel patients and provide medication-related information.
• Participate in clinical pharmacy services and monitoring.
• Liaise with GPs regarding medication information at discharge.

Skills

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Hospital/NHS pharmacy experience

Patient information and electronic prescribing

Clinical pharmacy services

Job description

We havean exciting opportunity for a Specialist Pharmacist to join the PrincessAlexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT). The Trust delivers a comprehensive rangeof acute, outpatient, and diagnostic services across its hospital sites. Inthis role, you will contribute to the professional delivery of pharmacyservices within the Trust and to other partner organisations supported by thepharmacy department. You will also take part in specified projects and groupinitiatives, supporting the continuous improvement and development ofhigh-quality pharmaceutical care across the organisation.

Main duties of the job

As a SpecialistPharmacist, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary pharmacy team todeliver an effective and professional pharmacy service across a range of areas,including the dispensary, ward-based clinical pharmacy, medicines information,and pharmacy technical services. You will actively participate in prescriptionmonitoring at ward level, ensuring appropriate drug selection, treatmentoutcomes, and side effect management. The role also involves engaging in peerreview and competency-based assessments to maintain high professionalstandards, as well as reviewing literature to provide evidence-basedpharmaceutical solutions that support safe and effective patient care.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job responsibilities

• To dispense, check, and distribute medicines for inpatients andoutpatients, including controlled drugs, clinical trials, and extemporaneouslyprepared products, in line with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• To counsel patients and provide accurate medicine-related information andadvice to healthcare professionals to promote safe and effective use ofmedications.

To monitor and maintain compliance with statutory and local regulationsregarding the storage, control, and administration of medicines, includingcontrolled drug checks.

• To participate in ward-level clinical pharmacy services, includingprescription monitoring, formulary control, and ensuring appropriate drugchoice and treatment outcomes.
• To review clinical literature to provide evidence-based pharmaceuticalrecommendations and contribute to the continuous improvement of pharmacypractice.
• To liaise with GPs and community pharmacists regarding medication information at discharge, and contribute to adverse drug reporting, clinical risk management, and therapeutic drug monitoring to ensure continuity and safety of patient care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Hospital/NHS pharmacy experience, including dispensary and clinical ward-based functions
• Experience of using patient information, electronic prescribing, and pharmacy dispensing/stock holding systems

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.