We are looking for a Lead Pharmacist for General Medicine to oversee our education and training team at the Southend site.
This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated, open-minded, and dynamic pharmacist with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
You will lead the pharmacy clinical service within your specialty at Southend Hospital, supporting the site Clinical Lead Pharmacist to ensure patients receive a safe and effective service.
You will collaborate closely with other lead clinical pharmacists for Medicine based at Basildon and Broomfield sites.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced pharmacist with a background across various clinical areas, now aiming to specialize in adult medicine.
Experience in service delivery, management, and a proven track record of implementing change in dynamic environments are essential.
Please note: This role may close early due to application volume.
Main duties include:
1. Providing clinical services to wards, discharge, and outpatient services.
2. Attending ward rounds, clinical, and multidisciplinary meetings.
3. Recording clinical interventions and activities regularly.
4. Offering specialist pharmaceutical advice to medical, nursing, and other staff.
5. Promoting the safe, appropriate, and cost-effective use of medicines.
6. Counseling and advising patients on medication use.
7. Participating in the emergency on-call pharmacist rota, providing out-of-hours medicines information, advice, and sourcing urgent drugs.
8. Supporting medicines safety and pharmacy risk governance initiatives.
9. Monitoring storage of medications within the pharmacy and wards.
10. Implementing relevant guidelines, e.g., NICE.
11. Supervising trainee pharmacists, students, and ward technicians.
Our goal is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, improving health outcomes and providing a vibrant environment for staff development and innovation.
We aim to utilize our skills and experiences fully, attracting and retaining top specialist staff across our Trust.
If you're seeking an exciting Lead Pharmacist role that leverages your unique qualities, we want to hear from you.
For full details, please see the attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Aug 2025.
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