Pharmacist/Specialist Clinical Pharmacist
The closing date is 03 June 2025
Job summary
This is a part time post working 22.5 hours per week.
This band 7 pharmacist post will provide clinical cover in our dispensary, community hospitals, and mental health services across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We provide a range of experience throughout our Trust to develop you as a pharmacist in our skilled, innovative, and caring team. As a pharmacist you will have knowledge of all aspects of prescribing, therapeutics, and pharmaceutical issues. It is vital that you can put patient care at the heart of your work to improve healthcare outcomes and service delivery. Currently there are no weekend duties, bank holiday working or late nights. You may be expected to work some Saturday mornings in the future. For further discussions about the role or flexible working, please contact us. We have 0.6 wte available, however we are advertising separately for band 6 and band 7 as we are open to receive applications for both. The banding will be determined by the successful applicant.
Join our team, we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support. If you would like to discuss informally if this is the right role for you, get in touch with Recruiting Manager which can be found on the top right-hand side of the advert.
Main duties of the job
As a pharmacist you will be part of the team responsible for delivering a comprehensive pharmacy and medicines management service to all sites within the Trust. You will assist with risk management for the pharmacy service to the units and ensure compliance with medicines legislation and relevant policies. You will use specialised knowledge of medicines to advise medical and non-medical prescribers, nursing and pharmacy staff on all pharmaceutical aspects of care.
You will provide clinical pharmacist support to the dispensary, community hospital and mental health inpatients. To support your continued clinical development, there will be opportunities to attend relevant training/ post graduate programmes. You will be required to work independently and as part of a team and must be able to travel throughout the Trust.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer;
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
- Flexible and agile working opportunities
- Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
- Wide range of supportive staff networks
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our website.
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Details
Date posted
19 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9798-1424-B7
Job locations
2 Kings Court
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1JR
Princess Of Wales Community Hospital
Stourbridge Road
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
B61 0BB
Employer details
Employer name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
2 Kings Court
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1JR
Employer's website
https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)
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