Ward-Based Clinical Pharmacist (Part-Time) – NHS Pension

HCRG Care Group; Mildenhall; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

My Reward Hub

Access to wages as you earn

Wellbeing support

Learning & Development

eLearning & career pathways

Innovative culture

Job summary

HCRG Care Group in Wiltshire is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to deliver inpatient clinical pharmacy, review medicines, and contribute to safe, cost-conscious care within the ward team at Savernake Community Hospital. The role offers 18.75 hours per week and a pathway to professional development.

You will collaborate with ward clinicians, GPs and carers to optimise prescribing, support medicines reconciliation on discharge, and participate in governance and learning initiatives.

Qualifications

• Deliver comprehensive clinical medication reviews for inpatients, optimising treatment and improving patient outcomes.
• Provide expert prescribing, therapeutics, and medicines-related advice to clinical and non-clinical colleagues.
• Lead on medicines optimisation, supporting patients to gain the maximum benefit from their medicines.
• Actively promote the safe, effective, and cost‑conscious use of medicines in line with best practice and local formulary guidance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive clinical medication reviews for inpatients, optimising treatment and improving patient outcomes.
• Provide expert prescribing, therapeutics, and medicines-related advice to clinical and non-clinical colleagues, including doctors, nurses, nursing associates, pharmacy technicians, and wider health and social care professionals.
• Lead on medicines optimisation, supporting patients to gain the maximum benefit from their medicines.
• Actively promote the safe, effective, and cost‑conscious use of medicines in line with best practice and local formulary guidance.
• Identify and address unmet pharmaceutical needs, ensuring high standards of medicines safety and governance.
• Undertake deprescribing activities, reducing unnecessary medicines and minimising pharmaceutical waste.
• Provide professional leadership on the ward for medicines-related matters, including risk management, clinical governance, formulary compliance, service development, and expenditure awareness.
• Support safe and timely patient discharge through effective medicines reconciliation and coordination with the wider care team.
• Deliver high-quality, patient-facing care, engaging directly with patients and carers to support understanding and adherence.
• Contribute to the development of the workforce by providing education and training on medicines optimisation to ward-based staff.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacy

Medicine Safety

Inpatient care

Team collaboration

Education

Pharmacist degree

Job description

HCRG Care Group in Wiltshire is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to deliver inpatient clinical pharmacy, review medicines, and contribute to safe, cost-conscious care within the ward team at Savernake Community Hospital. The role offers 18.75 hours per week and a pathway to professional development.

You will collaborate with ward clinicians, GPs and carers to optimise prescribing, support medicines reconciliation on discharge, and participate in governance and learning initiatives.