Rotational Clinical Pharmacist
The closing date is 05 October 2025
The pharmacy department at Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust comprises of approximately 450 staff working across 5 sites delivering care to patients from all over the country.
We are looking for a dynamic and motivated pharmacist to join the rotational clinical pharmacist team, across specialist areas such as oncology, admissions, neurosciences, orthopaedics, ENT, cardiology, critical care, infectious diseases, antimicrobials, renal and neonatology/women's services.
You will work alongside Advanced Clinical pharmacists, medicine management technicians, medicine management assistants and be a valued member of the multi-disciplinary team.
The role offers opportunities to develop and grow into a fantastic clinical pharmacist and ability to develop your clinical skills, including service evaluation and leadership whilst working through the Advanced pharmacy framework (in house training).
You will also need good interpersonal, communication, time management and analytical skills. In addition, you will contribute to pharmacy services in the evenings and weekends, thus maintaining your basic skills and competence. You will need to have a certificate in clinical pharmacy (60 credits passed).
Main duties of the job
* Provide and develop specialist clinical pharmacy services to a ward, or group of wards in accordance with the Clinical Pharmacy Standards and Guidelines.
* Communicate with patients, carers or other healthcare professionals regarding medication issues.
* Produce and implement guidelines, protocols and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
* Contribute to service development projects.
* Participate in the education and training of pre-registration pharmacists, other pharmacy staff and healthcare professionals.
* Mentor and support the band 6 post-registration pharmacists.
* Contribute to the departmental weekend, bank holiday, late night rota.
* Work as an independent pharmacist prescriber (will be supported to undertake the prescribing course if not currently an independent prescriber).
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
As well as a great job, Sheffield provides the perfect mix of vibrant city life but with the beautiful Peak District countryside also on the doorstep. Known as the outdoor city, it is a lovely place to make your home. - https://brilliantplace.sth.nhs.uk/the-outdoor-city.html
Please note this advertisement can be appointed as either a full time or part time opportunity.
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* MPharm
* Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
* Post-graduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent qualification.
* Post-graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent qualification)
* Independent pharmacist prescriber
Experience
* Relevant post registration experience in hospital, community or primary care pharmacy
* Experience in a wide range of clinical pharmacy specialities
* Relevant post registration experience in hospital clinical pharmacy
* Experience of working within service development projects
Skills and Knowledge
* Achievement of dispensing and checking competency
* Have excellent communication skills; non-verbal, verbal and written in order to communicate with a broad spectrum of people (from directorate managers to members of the public).
* Ability to communicate empathetically with patients
* IT competency
* Professional independence and initiative.
* Critical evaluation skills
* Ability to prioritise tasks and time.
* Completed all clinical & professional sections of the Medicines Learning Portal required of Foundation Audit
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.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata for part time staff
#J-18808-Ljbffr