NHS

Clinical Pharmacist


Pay21.85 - 42.77 / hour
LocationLondon/England
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: C9196-25-0794?language=en&page=187&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and highly motivated Band 6 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 role may involve contributing to our out-of-hours service working in the evenings and on weekends.

      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, with the possibility of contributing to the out-of-hours service in the evenings or at weekends.

      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 6

      Salary

      £21.85 to £42.77 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-B6

      Job locations

      Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

      Westminster Bridge Road

      London

      SE1 7EH


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      Please see attached job description and person specification documents for detailed information on the role and its requirements.

      ***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

      Please see attached job description and person specification documents for detailed information on the role and its requirements.

      ***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 Knowledge

      Essential

      • Masters Degree in Pharmacy
      • Registration with the GPhC as a pharmacist
      • Working towards Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice
      • Demonstrates good clinical knowledge, clinical reasoning and judgement

      Desirable

      • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

      Experience

      Essential

      • A minimum of 6 months post registration experience in clinical pharmacy practice
      • Reflects on own practice and makes changes as necessary.
      • Has undertaken research/audit and recommended changes in practice according to the findings.
      • Assists in maintaining own and others health safety and security
      • Self-motivated; regularly reviews and identifies own development needs and actively seeks training opportunities
      • Demonstrates commitment and ability to develop own knowledge, skills and quality of work in line with local and national standards.
      • Ability to effectively communicate in both written and verbal formats to prescribers, clinicians, patients and their carers

      Desirable

      • Competencies gained in technical services and medicines information
      • Contributes to the improvement of pharmacy services

      Skills

      Essential

      • Ability to analyse drug charts and patient information in order to provide advice on medicines related queries
      • Ability to prioritise workload and to work accurately
      • Ability to communicate effectively in difficult situations e.g. uncooperative staff/ patients, noisy environment or time pressures.

      Desirable

      • Has used electronic prescribing software and other clinical software and databases
      Person Specification

      Qualifications and Knowledge

      Essential

      • Masters Degree in Pharmacy
      • Registration with the GPhC as a pharmacist
      • Working towards Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice
      • Demonstrates good clinical knowledge, clinical reasoning and judgement

      Desirable

      • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

      Experience

      Essential

      • A minimum of 6 months post registration experience in clinical pharmacy practice
      • Reflects on own practice and makes changes as necessary.
      • Has undertaken research/audit and recommended changes in practice according to the findings.
      • Assists in maintaining own and others health safety and security
      • Self-motivated; regularly reviews and identifies own development needs and actively seeks training opportunities
      • Demonstrates commitment and ability to develop own knowledge, skills and quality of work in line with local and national standards.
      • Ability to effectively communicate in both written and verbal formats to prescribers, clinicians, patients and their carers

      Desirable

      • Competencies gained in technical services and medicines information
      • Contributes to the improvement of pharmacy services

      Skills

      Essential

      • Ability to analyse drug charts and patient information in order to provide advice on medicines related queries
      • Ability to prioritise workload and to work accurately
      • Ability to communicate effectively in difficult situations e.g. uncooperative staff/ patients, noisy environment or time pressures.

      Desirable

      • Has used electronic prescribing software and other clinical software and databases

      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

      Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

      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

      Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

      Westminster Bridge Road

      London

      SE1 7EH


      Employer's website

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

  • About the company

      National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.