Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

NHS; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking enthusiastic Band 7 clinical pharmacists to join their dynamic team. This role involves delivering high-quality pharmacy services across various settings, including acute care and community teams. You will have the opportunity to mentor juniors, participate in ward rounds, and engage in clinical audits. With a commitment to excellence and patient care, this position offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in a supportive environment. Embrace the opportunity to grow your career in a leading NHS Trust, known for its dedication to staff development and patient-centered services.

Qualifications

• MPharm degree and GPhC registration required.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy and clinical audit is essential.
• Strong communication and pharmaceutical care skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering comprehensive pharmacy services on wards.
• Provide operational support and mentor junior staff.
• Conduct clinical audits and ensure safe medication use.

Skills

Hospital Pharmacy Practice

Communication Skills

Pharmaceutical Care

Clinical Screening of Prescriptions

Mentorship and Training Skills

Education

MPharm degree

Registration with GPhC

Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy Practice

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and highly motivated Band 7 clinical pharmacists to join our trust bank team at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

You will be working on wards alongside various clinical teams ward to assist in the delivery of a comprehensive pharmacy service and to provide operational support to the department. This will involve delivering high quality services to a range of patients and specialities: in acute settings, community teams, and intermediary care.

Main duties of the job

To assist in the delivery of a comprehensive pharmacy service and to provide operational support to the department. This includes ward-based clinical pharmacy services, working to specific clinical objectives depending on the focus of the service and patient cohort. Many services offer experience of supervising and mentoring of juniors, attending ward rounds, clinics and delivering multi-disciplinary induction and teaching.

About us

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.

Date posted

01 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£24.17 to £48.84 an hour Hourly range dependant on day of week and pension contribution

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours, Term time hours, Annualised hours

Reference number

196-BANK-Pharmacist-B7

Job locations

St Thomas Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH

Job description Job responsibilities

We are looking for enthusiastic pharmacists with demonstrable competencies in hospital pharmacy practice, excellent communication skills and a demonstrable commitment to pharmaceutical care.

More information on the role and its requirements can be found in the attached job description and person specification documentation.

***Please note - this advert is to grow our pool of temporary staffonly. As part of this recruitment process, we will interview those individuals who have been successful in submitting an application after shortlisting, and then support their application to join our Staff Bank. We will contact individuals as and when roles become available in the department***

Job description Job responsibilities

We are looking for enthusiastic pharmacists with demonstrable competencies in hospital pharmacy practice, excellent communication skills and a demonstrable commitment to pharmaceutical care.

More information on the role and its requirements can be found in the attached job description and person specification documentation.

***Please note - this advert is to grow our pool of temporary staffonly. As part of this recruitment process, we will interview those individuals who have been successful in submitting an application after shortlisting, and then support their application to join our Staff Bank. We will contact individuals as and when roles become available in the department***

Person Specification Qualifications and Education Essential

• MPharm degree (or equivalent)
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Completion of a postgraduate certificate in clinical pharmacy practice (or equivalent)

Desirable

• Successful completion of short courses to the equivalent of a Post-graduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice, or equivalent experience.

Experience and Knowledge Essential

• Demonstrable ability to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines for patients in medical and surgical specialities
• Previous evaluated experience of mentorship and training skills (ie formal feedback)
• To have undertaken clinical audit
• Successful completion of a competence based dispensary rotation
• Demonstrable knowledge, skills and ability to undertake clinical screening of prescriptions

Desirable

• Demonstrable ability to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines for patients in another speciality
• Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice
• Successful completion of a competence based technical services rotation, including TPN services
• Demonstrable knowledge, skills and ability to undertake clinical screening and checking of aseptic preparations
• Demonstrable experience of managing patients independently e.g. anticoagulation clinics.

Skills and Ability Essential

• Demonstrable skills and ability to provide pharmaceutical care to general medical patients.
• Demonstrable knowledge, skills and ability to provide pharmaceutical care to general surgical patients.
• Demonstrates the ability to appropriately identify and prioritise clinical work
• Demonstrable ability to organise self in order to ensure efficient use of time.
• Demonstrable ability to meet set targets
• Demonstrable ability to implement changes in own area that impacts on others
• The ability and willingness to deputise for senior staff while recognising limitations of experience and ability
• Ability to work autonomously

Desirable

• Demonstrable skills and ability to provide pharmaceutical care to a specialist patient group
• Demonstrable experience of clinically influencing at senior level e.g. ward rounds.
• Ability to evaluate quality of own work
• The ability to manage identified risks
• Ability to influence junior medical staff

Personal Characteristics Essential

• Recognises the value of other pharmacy team members and works effectively as part of this team.
• Recognises the value of other health care professionals and works effectively as part of this team.
• Recognises limitations of own practice and refers to seniors as appropriate
• Takes responsibility for own action
• Takes responsibility for patient care.
• Maintains a portfolio of practice.
• Appreciates the importance of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and behaves in line with these principles

Person Specification Qualifications and Education Essential

• MPharm degree (or equivalent)
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Completion of a postgraduate certificate in clinical pharmacy practice (or equivalent)

Desirable

• Successful completion of short courses to the equivalent of a Post-graduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice, or equivalent experience.

Experience and Knowledge Essential

• Demonstrable ability to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines for patients in medical and surgical specialities
• Previous evaluated experience of mentorship and training skills (ie formal feedback)
• To have undertaken clinical audit
• Successful completion of a competence based dispensary rotation
• Demonstrable knowledge, skills and ability to undertake clinical screening of prescriptions

Desirable

• Demonstrable ability to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines for patients in another speciality
• Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice
• Successful completion of a competence based technical services rotation, including TPN services
• Demonstrable knowledge, skills and ability to undertake clinical screening and checking of aseptic preparations
• Demonstrable experience of managing patients independently e.g. anticoagulation clinics.

Skills and Ability Essential

• Demonstrable skills and ability to provide pharmaceutical care to general medical patients.
• Demonstrable knowledge, skills and ability to provide pharmaceutical care to general surgical patients.
• Demonstrates the ability to appropriately identify and prioritise clinical work
• Demonstrable ability to organise self in order to ensure efficient use of time.
• Demonstrable ability to meet set targets
• Demonstrable ability to implement changes in own area that impacts on others
• The ability and willingness to deputise for senior staff while recognising limitations of experience and ability
• Ability to work autonomously

Desirable

• Demonstrable skills and ability to provide pharmaceutical care to a specialist patient group
• Demonstrable experience of clinically influencing at senior level e.g. ward rounds.
• Ability to evaluate quality of own work
• The ability to manage identified risks
• Ability to influence junior medical staff

Personal Characteristics Essential

• Recognises the value of other pharmacy team members and works effectively as part of this team.
• Recognises the value of other health care professionals and works effectively as part of this team.
• Recognises limitations of own practice and refers to seniors as appropriate
• Takes responsibility for own action
• Takes responsibility for patient care.
• Maintains a portfolio of practice.
• Appreciates the importance of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and behaves in line with these principles

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Employer details Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Thomas Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Thomas Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)