Job Description

Band 8a

Main area

Pharmacy

Grade

Band 8a

Contract

Fixed term: 12 months (Senior on call + 7 day working)

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Senior on call + 7 day working)

Job ref

343-7275982-FM-AG

Site

Epsom General Hospital (with requirement to travel to community hospital site)

Town

Epsom

Salary

59,490 - 66,239 pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

28/07/2025 23:59

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team on a fixed term basis as the Principal Pharmacist, Frailty and Community Hospitals. The successful candidate will join the multi-disciplinary teams, working on a frailty unit at Epsom General Hospital, and Community Hospital sites at Dorking Community Hospital and Molesey Hospital.



Mary Seacole Unit is a community-facing frailty unit based within Epsom General Hospital. The unit supports patients who have Frailty, complex needs and/or rehabilitation needs and offers enhanced Multidisciplinary team support in order to support the patients' transition of care back to their place of residence as soon as possible. The Community Hospitals provide care for people needing rehabilitation. They aim is to help patients return to living independently, or with care or other support.



As the pharmacist in the teams you will lead on medicines management on the wards. You will provide advanced pharmaceutical knowledge of frailty and polypharmacy. You will also conduct in-depth, personalised and goal orientated medication reviews with patients to improve understanding of medicines, address adherence issues and reduce inappropriate polypharmacy. Ensuring seamless transfer of pharmaceutical care across interfaces will also be a key part of the role.



If you are a motivated, autonomous individual who enjoys direct working with patients and being part of an MDT then this is the role for you.

Main duties of the job

To provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to the frailty unit in conjunction with other clinical and junior pharmacists. Providing a well-integrated, comprehensive, patient-oriented specialist clinical pharmacy service at ward level throughout the frailty unit and SDHC Community Hospital wards To provide advice and day to day clinical supervision for the pharmacy team working in the frailty unit and community hospital sites, promoting evidence-based, cost-effective use of medicines



To promote safe, responsible, cost effective prescribing and usage of medicines, in line with the formulary, to optimise clinical outcomes and minimise adverse reactions and errors. To liaise with appropriate MDT colleagues to ensure the implementation of National/Local guidelines related to medicines to optimise patient care and promote best practice. Combining pharmaceutical expertise and technical skills to proactively support patient centred medicine

Working for our organisation

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.



We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.



The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.



Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about ESTH and SDHC.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

Person specification

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Qualifications

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Essential criteria

Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent demonstrable experience Registered as a pharmacist with The General Pharmaceutical Council ##

Desirable criteria

Non-medical prescriber Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society #

Experience

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Essential criteria

Significant post registration hospital experience Able to demonstrate experience providing a pharmacy clinical service to patients in a range of medical sub-specialities Pharmaceutical Knowledge of Polypharmacy/ Care of older People/ Frailty Experience of multidisciplinary team working Experience in providing and evaluating pharmacy education & training Experience of managing or supervising other staff Experience of audit and quality improvement projects ##

Desirable criteria

Experience in the provision of pharmacy expertise to the clinical governance agenda Experience of implementing and/or reviewing PGDs #

Skills

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Essential criteria

Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of healthcare professionals and patients Able to manage difficult or ambiguous situations Able to manage time effectively and meet tight deadlines and to prioritise and manage workload Able to use own initiative to inform decisions and ensure accuracy Critical appraisal skills ##

Desirable criteria

Familiarity with CMM pharmacy computer system Ability to manage change

Your application

: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References

: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We

do notaccept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date

: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.

DBS

: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.



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Disability Advice Line:

SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our

Confidential Disability Advice Line at:

Telephone: 02082963786

Text: 07501066267

Email: esth.dal@nhs.net.

Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.
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Applicant requirements

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.