Job Description

Band 5

Main area

Pharmacist

Grade

Band 5

Contract

Bank: 0 weeks

Hours

Full time - 40 hours per week

Job ref

343-7201927-DNM

Site

Epsom & St Helier

Town

Epsom & St Helier

Salary

20.50 - 32.80 pro rata

Salary period

Hourly

Closing

31/08/2025 23:59

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.



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

OVERALL SUMMARY:

The Trust's mission is 'to put the patient first and deliver great care to every patient, every day'. Our priorities are to create a "one team, one trust" culture and focus on the delivery of the following five objectives to ensure we provide high quality, compassionate care to all of our patients:


Delivering

safe

and effective care across our sites

Creating a positive

experience

that meets the expectations of our patients, their families and carers

Providing

responsive

care that delivers the right treatment, in the right place at the right time

Being

financially sustainable

Working in partnership

with our patients, commissioners, other health and care providers, local authorities, the voluntary sector, the NHS TDA, NHS England and Monitor in the interests of our patients and a sustainable local health and social care economy.

Main duties of the job

Clinical/Operational

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1. To assist in the provision of ward-based pharmacy services to the assigned clinical specialty and associated wards.


2. To be an active member of the pharmacy team participating in the general duties of the pharmacy including providing ward and dispensary cover (dispensing and checking)



3. To assist with the training of junior pharmacy staff.



4. To optimise drug management by taking drug histories, assessing patients' own drugs at admission for use during their hospital stay and promoting one stop dispensing, as well as reducing unnecessary dispensing of medication during their stay and on discharge.



To resolve and/or appropriately refer interventions back to the clinical pharmacist or liaise with other members of the MDT within scope and experience.


6. To record details of medication history, patient's own supply and any other relevant information on the electronic in-patient prescription chart in accordance with pharmacy procedures.



To document interventions and discrepancies related to prescribing of medicines on the electronic patient records. 8. To encourage and support compliance with the local formulary and prescribing policies and guidelines.



9. To effectively communicate with patients regarding medicines supply and to identify administration or adherence problems.



10. To help ensure smooth transfer of medicines between wards, minimizing opportunities for missed doses


11. To ensure the maintenance of a high standard of stock control and stock rotation for medicines in areas under his/her control, working closely with the top-up assistant and to regularly review stock lists twice a year in liaison with the ward pharmacist and ward sister/manager.



12. To communicate appropriately with pharmacists, pharmacy stores staff and/or ward staff regarding issues with medication.



13. To be able to identify, prioritise and fulfill urgent medicine supply requests in order to reduce the time for patients to receive their medication and minimise the risk of missed doses/delays to discharge.



14. To identify anticipated discharges and to assist in providing a timely supply of appropriate discharge medication, including for those patients requiring monitored dosage systems.



15. To assist in providing a patient counseling service for medicines at discharge.

Person specification

#

communication

Essential criteria

Strengthen the bridge between primary, secondary and acute services. ? Promoting good practice and effective communication within and between primary care, statutory and voluntary organisations on all matters relating to the patient. ? Communicate complex information to staff, stakeholders, patients and carers where there may be barriers of understanding such as a lack of knowledge about service delivery or care pathways. ? Diffuse potentially hostile, antagonistic and emotive situations with staff, patients and relatives.

Desirable criteria

6 months #

Skills

Essential criteria

To liaise closely with the Leads and senior clinicians in monitoring the level and quality of service provided, working within service standards and response times. ? To line manage junior colleagues and unqualified staff, ensuring competencies and appraisals are completed within Trust policy. ? To participate in team objectives, to lead on service development projects alongside Team Leads. ? To participate at meetings where appropriate for professional and educational purposes. To chair or minute take when required.

Desirable criteria

experience

Our mission: 'to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.'

There's never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.



Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.



We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you're attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.

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