Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (including weekends and bank holidays) Job ref 200-NN-7405616-APST-Z
Employer St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Site St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Town London
Salary £56,276 - £63,176 p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner) + EDC payment
Salary period Yearly
Closing 13/10/2025 23:59
Band 7
Job overview
We are seeking enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacists to join our large team of band 7 senior pharmacists to provide pharmacy and medicines optimisation services to patients at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The Pharmacy Department is highly regarded in the Trust and has 270 staff members. The department is friendly, forward thinking and constantly expanding with opportunities for personal development and further postgraduate education. It is compulsory for our pharmacists to complete a postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy or equivalent. Furthermore, we are constantly expanding our pool of non-medical prescribing pharmacists. We support pharmacists to pursue opportunities in research to further expand their portfolio.
Investment in facilities includes automated dispensing in our large main dispensary, which covers inpatient, outpatient and home delivery services. We have four satellite dispensaries, attached to specialist areas to promote efficient dispensing. Our dispensaries are led by experienced pharmacy technicians allowing clinical staff to focus on patient care, medicines optimisation and care group work. Omnicell cabinets are used in the Emergency Department and Major Trauma Ward, supporting automated pharmacy services on ward level. The aseptic unit holds a “Specials” Manufacturing Authorisation (MS) licence by MHRA.
Main duties of the job
Our band 7 pharmacists support discharges through transcribing and non-medical prescribing in most of our rotations. Rotations include antibiotics and infectious diseases, critical care, haematology and oncology, paediatrics, surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, acute and specialist medicine, cardiology, cardiac surgery, technical services, clinical trials, and patient services. There is the exciting opportunity to participate in a secondment to the island of St Helena.
* Be a role model and actively promote safe, evidence-based prescribing
* Actively participate in safe and timely discharge through transcribing and non-medical pharmacist prescribing, criteria-led discharge roles and engagement with the wider multidisciplinary team.
* Lead medicines optimisation services in your designated specialty
* Use initiative and forward thinking and demonstrate an ability to influence a wide range of health care professionals
* Provide education and training for undergraduate and postgraduate healthcare professionals
* Be actively involved in audit and research
* Deliver metrics that demonstrate the benefit of pharmacy in providing pharmaceutical services to patients
* The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, experienced and capable clinical pharmacist with good interpersonal and influencing skills.
Working for our organisation
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, neurosurgery, cardiac care, lipid disorders, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. We are the regional specialist care provider for South-West London, Surrey and beyond. Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff. The helipad was opened in spring 2014 and the work of the Emergency Department has been captured on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme.
The GESH hospital group is a leading healthcare provider in South West London, comprised of St George’s University Hospitals and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, together, by collaborating and working in partnership to meet the needs of our patients, and making sure our services are affordable and fit for the future. As GESH partners the pharmacy departments at St Georges University Hospital and Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals are working together in a number of areas including; workforce, key functions such as medication safety and education and training and digital workstreams. Together, as a Group, we will be the driving force behind the most integrated local system in the NHS.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As part of GESH collaborative work, we are working together on this recruitment campaign with Epsom and St Helier Hospital. This means that there may be an opportunity to work at either Trust in a similar role and there will be representation from both Trusts at the interview. Further details will be provided with interview invites.
You must possess a postgraduate certificate in clinical pharmacy or equivalent and have a minimum of 18 months hospital pharmacy experience. Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team would be an advantage.
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* Degree in pharmacy BSc( Hons), BPharm, MPharm or equivalent
* Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council
* Working towards Postgrad Diploma General Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
* Attained certificate level in General Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
* MSc in Pharmacy Practice
* Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
* NHS hospital pharmacy experience
* Experience in training and development at undergraduate and post graduate level
* Experience of working within multidisciplinary groups
* Experience of medicines management and medicines optimisation
* Experience of research or audit
* Experience of formulating guidelines, policies, or procedures
* Experience of consultant ward rounds
* Experience of acting as a directorate pharmacist
* Experience in risk management
Knowledge
* Demonstratable core knowledge of pharmacology, therapeutics, and hospital pharmacy.
* Awareness of current local and national NHS issues
* Up to date knowledge of clinical governance and risk management issues
* Familiarity with CMM/ JAC
* Demonstrates an awareness of interface issues
Skills
* Clinical pharmacy skills at certificate diploma level
* Demonstrates an appropriate level of clinical reasoning and judgment
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
* Good interpersonal and influencing skills
* Ability to organise and motivate oneself and others efficiently, to manage time effectively and work to deadlines.
* Ability to problem solve
* Computer literate: Word processing and spreadsheet skills
* Able to critically analyse and apply research to the clinical setting
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:- The machine readable zone - An ultra violet image - An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Aliyah Gordon Job title Principal Pharmacist – Education and Training Email address aliyah.gordon@stgeorges.nhs.uk Telephone number 020 8725 1571
Additional information
For further details / informal visits contact:Aliyah Gordon at aliyah.gordon@stgeorges.nhs.uk
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