Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Rotational Clinical Pharmacist

The closing date is 19 June 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.

You will 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.

This role 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.

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 Risk
  • Governance Pharmacist with the medicine's optimisation and governance agenda.
  • 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 Wellsky computer system.
  • Supervise trainee pharmacists, undergraduate students and ward-based technicians.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Details

Date posted

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-CSS-SO-9630

Job locations

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-Sea

SS0 0RY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Senior Rotational Clinical Pharmacist role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you!

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application!

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Senior Rotational Clinical Pharmacist role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you!

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application!

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).

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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-Sea

SS0 0RY


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-Sea

SS0 0RY


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Principle Pharmacist - Womens and Childrens

Caroline Giggins

c.giggins@nhs.net

01702385737

Details

Date posted

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-CSS-SO-9630

Job locations

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-Sea

SS0 0RY


Supporting documents

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