Job Summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to join our growing team and help enhance our clinical services. You will play a key role in delivering expert pharmaceutical care across various hospitals and clinics, ensuring the safe and effective use of medicines, and improving patient outcomes in collaboration with a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
Location
Caterham
Description
We value continuous learning and support professional development, offering funding opportunities such as the Postgraduate Certificate in Psychiatric Therapeutics and the European Certificate in Palliative Care (post‑probation). As a rapidly expanding organisation, Ashtons provides opportunities to work across diverse sectors.
We are looking for proactive, self‑motivated pharmacists with strong communication skills, a passion for clinical excellence, and a positive approach to teamwork and service development.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Attend allocated site visits punctually to meet contractual obligations.
- Perform audits, including prescription chart screening for clinical appropriateness.
- Communicate effectively with all relevant staff, while becoming familiar with the site’s relevant policies and procedures.
- Undertake medicines management audits on‑site to ensure regulatory requirements are met.
- Work alongside other Health Care Professionals to provide specialist information and advice, ensuring services are patient‑centred and delivered in a manner that meets the needs of patients and other stakeholders.
- Provide clinical training seminars to Health Care Professionals.
- Be involved in driving change, supporting with policy reviews and changes where appropriate.
- Maintain registration, as a pharmacist, with the General Pharmaceutical Council, and act in accordance with the code of ethics.
- Opportunities to gain Postgraduate Certificate in Psychiatric therapeutics, European Certificate in Palliative care.
- Hospital experience would be an advantage, however we welcome applications from Community Pharmacists with a keen interest.
- There will be a need for travel across a region, depending on assigned work and location of sites that we service.
- You will report and be supported by our Senior Clinical Pharmacists.
Essential Qualifications
- Master’s degree in pharmacy, or equivalent at time of qualification.
- Minimum 1 year post qualification experience is required.
- GPhC Registered.
- Have a valid UK driver’s licence, with the ability to travel.
- Ability to work on own initiative, plan and manage time.
- Excellent attention to detail, including proof‑reading skills, with the ability to maintain a high level of accuracy.
- Commitment to learn and develop clinical knowledge.
- Basic IT skills in Microsoft programmes e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Aspiration to achieve clinical excellence.
