Senior Pharmacist

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

The closing date is 14 May 2025

Job summary

The Pharmacy department is looking for Senior Rotational Pharmacists to join the team. You should be enthusiastic, self-motivated and have extensive hospital-based pharmaceutical experience.

Over the last 12 months there has been significant investment within services at PAHT, including our new older people's assessment and liaison unit (OPAL) and our same day emergency care unit (SDEC). As a senior rotational pharmacist at PAHT you will gain exposure and experience in general medicine, surgery, endocrinology, care of the elderly, fractured neck of femur, technical services (9 month rotations) and medicine information.

You will use your medicines optimisation knowledge and skills to enhance the patient experience and improve flow across the Trust. In return we can offer support to develop your career and we actively encourage all of our Senior Pharmacists to undertake the Non-Medical Prescribing course

Main duties of the job

  • Participate in the provision of Clinical Pharmacy services, including near-to-patient schemes, to all wards at Princess Alexandra Hospital and Trusts to which Pharmacy provide a service.
  • Assess patients for specialised needs i.e. monitored dose systems.
  • Oversee the work of other members of the pharmacy team (pharmacists, technicians and ATO's).
  • Liaise with GP's and community pharmacists regarding medication information at discharge.
  • Support work of designated directorate pharmacist and to deputise for them in their absence to work as a member of the directorate team and act as the directorate pharmacist when required
  • Participate in the provision of specialist clinical services e.g. Total Parental Nutrition (TPN), clinical screening of prescriptions for interferons, HIV, anti-TNF drugs and other high cost drugs

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in West Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients is identified by our 3 values, which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Date posted

30 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

292-7171600-CSS

Job locations

The Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details, please refer to the attached job description and person specification which is available to download at any time.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details, please refer to the attached job description and person specification which is available to download at any time.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive hospital-based experience

Desirable

  • Experience deputising for directorate pharmacists

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered with GPhC

Desirable

  • Clinical Diploma in General Pharmacy practice or relevant experience
  • NMP qualification or working towards this
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive hospital-based experience

Desirable

  • Experience deputising for directorate pharmacists

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered with GPhC

Desirable

  • Clinical Diploma in General Pharmacy practice or relevant experience
  • NMP qualification or working towards this

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).

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.

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

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Pharmacist Education and Training

Sabaa Naz

sabaanaz@nhs.net

01279827349

Date posted

30 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

292-7171600-CSS

Job locations

The Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX


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