Senior Rotational Clinical Pharmacist

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 01 May 2025

Job summary

A position has become available within the Clinical Pharmacist team at the Southend Hospital site.

This is a great opportunity for a highly motivated, open minded and dynamic pharmacist to support the delivery of our clinical pharmacy service.

The current clinical pharmacists team currently comprises a welcoming, forward-thinking and vibrant group of individuals, always seeking to improve current ways of working to benefit the patients we serve and promote a harmonious working environment.

The successful candidate will therefore need to be an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal/ relationship building skills. In return, we will offer you a range of career development opportunities, both on the Southend Hospital Site and the wider Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

The post will involve rotations within varied specialist clinical areas including general medicine, surgery, orthopaedics, department of medicine for the elderly and technical services, as well as contributing to the provision of the 'on-call' service.

So, if this sounds like the right role for you - please apply today.

Main duties of the job

Providing a clinical service to the wards, discharge service, outpatients, technical services unit and other service users.
Attend clinical ward rounds, clinical and multidisciplinary meetings as appropriate.
Regularly recording clinical interventions and activities.
Provide specialist pharmaceutical information to medical, nursing and other staff within the Trust where appropriate.
Promote the safe, appropriate and economic use of drugs.
Counsel and advise patients on use of medicines.
Take part in the emergency On-call Pharmacist rota working alone as the On call Pharmacist providing medicines information, advice and supply out of hours and sourcing of urgently required drugs from external suppliers.
To support the Trust Medication Safety Officer and Pharmacy RiskGovernance Pharmacist with the medicines optimisation and governanceagenda.
Ensure clinical incidents e.g. dispensing or administration errors are reported promptly according to current risk management procedures.
Monitor the safe and secure storage of medication both within the pharmacy department and on the wards.
Facilitate implementation of local and national guidelines where appropriate e.g. NICE.
Keep accurate patient medication and drug issue records using the Pharmacy Wellskycomputer system.
Supervise trainee pharmacists, undergraduate students and ward-based technicians.

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest Trusts in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress

Date posted

17 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-CSS-SO-9583

Job locations

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-Sea

SS0 0RY

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Pharmacy department has a 'can do' attitude and strives to provide the best service possible at all times to our patients and our colleagues. The pharmacy vision is to be a 'service without walls', integrated within the ward teams supporting excellent patient care .

Team work is at the heart ofeverything we do within pharmacy.We are a multicultural department with a very friendly atmosphere. We look after each other as well as the patients within our care.

For more information regarding detail of expected duties and personal specifications, please read the attached job description document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Team work is at the heart ofeverything we do within pharmacy.We are a multicultural department with a very friendly atmosphere. We look after each other as well as the patients within our care.

For more information regarding detail of expected duties and personal specifications, please read the attached job description document.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

Registration as Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

Diploma in Clinical/General Pharmacy Practice or equivalent post-graduate qualification commenced
Evidence of Hospital-based clinical education/training

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable recent Pharmacy experience (can include pre registration year)

Desirable

NHS Hospital Pharmacy experience
Dispensary final checking experience as a Pharmacist

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

Registration as Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

Diploma in Clinical/General Pharmacy Practice or equivalent post-graduate qualification commenced
Evidence of Hospital-based clinical education/training

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable recent Pharmacy experience (can include pre registration year)

Desirable

NHS Hospital Pharmacy experience
Dispensary final checking experience as a Pharmacist

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).