Clinical Pharmacist – Elective Orthopaedic Centre
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Clinical Pharmacist at the Elective Orthopaedic Centre, a collaborative venture specializing in elective bone and joint surgery. The post-holder will provide a safe and effective clinical pharmacy service, supporting the enhanced recovery pathway and managing the ward Pharmacy service. Responsibilities also include providing a Pharmacy pre-op service to elective surgical patients. The role involves working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a focus on improving discharge pathways.
Essential criteria
- Master's Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
- Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate diploma in pharmacy practice
- Independent prescriber
- Knowledge and experience
- Good, broad clinical knowledge and ability to apply to a ward and dispensary setting
- Relevant post-graduate experience
- Some experience of providing training, mentorship and supervising staff
- Documented evidence of completed project work, audit and practice research
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Apply knowledge to practice
- Willing to take responsibility
- IT literacy including word processing, e-mail and use of the internet
- Staff management
- Clinical pharmacy experience in an acute hospital setting
- Skills, abilities, and atributes
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal & written
- Ability to convey information to patients who may be distressed or have barriers to understanding
- Good interpersonal skills. Confident and assertive when working with other professionals
- Ability to work quickly, calmly and accurately under pressure
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to work in a team
- Self-motivated & enthusiastic
- Able to embrace technology
- Flexible approach to working methods
- Expect to deal with members of the public and other health care workers in a professional manner
- Available for out of hours services
- Ability to identify and prioritise service needs
- Education/ Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
- Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Post graduate diploma in pharmacy practice
- Independent prescriber
- Knowledge and experience
- Good, broad clinical knowledge and ability to apply to a ward and dispensary setting
- Relevant post-graduate experience
- Some experience of providing training, mentorship and supervising staff
- Documented evidence of completed project work, audit and practice research
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Apply knowledge to practice
- Willing to take responsibility
- IT literacy including word processing, e-mail and use of the internet
- Staff management
- Clinical pharmacy experience in an acute hospital setting
- Skills, abilities, and atributes
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal & written
- Ability to convey information to patients who may be distressed or have barriers to understanding
- Good interpersonal skills. Confident and assertive when working with other professionals
- Ability to work quickly, calmly and accurately under pressure
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to work in a team
- Self-motivated & enthusiastic
- Able to embrace technology
- Flexible approach to working methods
- Expect to deal with members of the public and other health care workers in a professional manner
- Available for out of hours services
- Ability to identify and prioritise service needs
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £55,524 – £62,652 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
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London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Clinical Pharmacist – Elective Orthopaedic Centre
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
Based at Central Middlesex Hospital, the orthopaedic centre is a collaboration between the four acute trusts in north west London:
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Trust
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.
The centre specialises in elective bone and joint surgery and sees patients from across 12 hospitals and 8 boroughs. It is a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with continual improvements being made to discharge pathways.
The post-holder will be responsible for providing a safe and effective clinical pharmacy service to meet the needs of the enhanced recovery pathway. The post-holder will support in the management of the ward Pharmacy service, including suggesting, implementing and reviewing service improvement changes. Additionally, the post-holder will be involved in providing a Pharmacy pre-op service to elective surgical patients across London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for:
- Providing a safe and effective clinical pharmacy service from admission to discharge on the Elective Orthopaedic Centre in accordance with Trust pol
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