City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE) – Outpatient Pharmacist
Closing date: 04 March 2026
Do you enjoy working in a fast‑paced pharmacy where no two days are the same? Do you want to work for an innovative, technology‑advanced outpatient pharmacy service where we push the boundaries of what an outpatient pharmacy can deliver? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Choice outpatient pharmacy team as an outpatient pharmacist.
This role is based at the Sunderland Royal Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy, a high‑volume, dynamic environment featuring integration of electronic prescribing with a state‑of‑the‑art dispensing robot. You will be exposed to a wide variety of medicines across a range of medical specialities such as biologics and oral chemotherapy, while working alongside a highly trained team of pharmacists, technicians and support staff to deliver high‑quality pharmaceutical care to patients of the Trust.
The Choice pharmacy service currently operates three outpatient pharmacies across the Trust, namely the Sunderland Royal Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy, the South Tyneside Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy and the Phoenix Pharmacy for dispensing oral chemotherapy. We also provide a specialist biologics home delivery service. Although this role is based at Sunderland Royal Hospital, you will have the opportunity to gain experience at each of these sites, with some cross‑site working occasionally required.
Main duties of the job
This role would be ideally suited to a pharmacist who feels comfortable working as part of a team in a busy, fast‑paced dispensary environment and has strong decision‑making skills. You will join a team of another pharmacist, the dispensary manager, technicians and dispensers to deliver high‑quality patient care.
The key responsibilities of this role are to act as responsible pharmacist, provide clinical validation of prescriptions, ensure patient‑centred care by providing expert medicines‑related advice to both patients and prescribers, ensure that the quality‑based key performance indicators are met, and work with the dispensary manager to provide leadership, mentoring and supervision of the pharmacy team.
The outpatient pharmacy service currently operates from 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Monday‑Friday and is closed on weekends and Bank Holidays (although may be subject to change in the future). You will work 40 hours across these hours.
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City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE – trading since 2014) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT). We provide a full range of Facilities Management, Procurement and Outpatient Pharmacy services. We employ staff in a wide range of functions, ranging from cleaners, porters, engineers, procurement and pharmacists.
Commitment, Care and Compassion – our team contributes to the overall hospital environment, providing safe, secure and comfortable facilities for access by patients, staff and visitors. CHoICE is an exciting place to work that will provide you with an opportunity to grow and develop. Many of our staff work flexibly, including part‑time and we are committed to offering flexible approaches to work where possible. We provide a range of benefits including Fitness Centre (SRH), cycle‑to‑work scheme and access to a Childcare Co‑ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.
We welcome all applications regardless of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under‑represented groups.
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Job responsibilities
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The Outpatient Pharmacist will be responsible for ensuring at all times that the pharmacy is operating legally, safely and in accordance with professional guidelines. The role will also involve ensuring key performance indicators around quality and safety of the service are attained. In addition, will assist the superintendent pharmacist with expanding the range of services available to staff and patients.
Person Specification
Experience
* Evidence of effective service delivery
* Close and effective working with medical staff
* Leadership of audit projects and/or research
* Clinical mentoring or Pre‑registration tutor
Qualifications
* Evidence of CPD in line with requirements of GPhC
* Can demonstrate management of resources, delivery of objectives in line with national priorities, participation in policy development and leadership of a team.
Personal Qualities
* Well presented
* Friendly and outgoing
* Confident
* Able to meet deadlines
* Positive, flexible & co‑operative approach
Skills
* Pharmacy practice and innovation
* Evidence of ability to communicate with others, lead projects gaining the co‑operation of others.
* Evidence of ability to inspire others through delivery of team objectives
* HR Management Skills
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.
City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE)
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