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Band 7
Full-time

Band 7 Clinical Pharmacist – Assessment Unit

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS TrustHarlow, Essex, CM20 1QX, United Kingdom£49,387 - £56,515Closes 06/10/2026

At a glance

Band
Band 7
Contract
Fixed-term
Pattern
Full-time
Posted
22/09/2026
Closes
06/10/2026

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Role summary

This role involves working as a Band 7 Clinical Pharmacist within the Assessment Unit, providing a high-quality clinical pharmacy service to patients. Key responsibilities include medicines reconciliation, optimisation, and supporting senior pharmacists with guidelines and audits. The post requires working as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver a 7-day pharmacy service, ensuring compliance with medicines legislation and minimising medication errors. The role also provides pharmacy support to the Ambulatory Unit and Surgical Assessment areas.

Key responsibilities

  • Deliver a high quality clinical pharmacy service to patients on the Assessment Unit.
  • Provide a 7-day pharmacy service as part of the Pharmacy team on the Assessment Unit.
  • Provide pharmacy support to the Ambulatory Unit and Surgical Assessment areas.
  • Be responsible for medicines reconciliation and medicines optimisation for patients on the Assessment unit.
  • Liaise with prescribers, nurses and other health care professionals to ensure an efficient and high quality pharmacy service.
  • Monitor prescriptions for clinical safety, accuracy and cost effective prescribing.

Essential criteria

  • 1st degree - Vocational masters degree in Pharmacy
  • One year's foundation training and registered with GPhC
  • IT skills to at least ECDL standard or equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

  • Independent prescribing qualification or commitment to achieving following appointment.
  • Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society and/or other professional groups to facilitate continuing professional development
  • Postgraduate clinical qualification (over and above that of the 1st degree, preferably at Masters level) and/or significant relevant clinical experience to demonstrate a similar level of knowledge
  • Relevant post-registration experience
  • Experience of participating in audit activities
  • Experience working on a busy hospital ward and working as part of an MDT
  • 1st degree - Vocational masters degree in Pharmacy
  • One year's foundation training and registered with GPhC
  • IT skills to at least ECDL standard or equivalent experience
  • Independent prescribing qualification or commitment to achieving following appointment.
  • Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society and/or other professional groups to facilitate continuing professional development
  • Postgraduate clinical qualification (over and above that of the 1st degree, preferably at Masters level) and/or significant relevant clinical experience to demonstrate a similar level of knowledge
  • Relevant post-registration experience
  • Experience of participating in audit activities
  • Experience working on a busy hospital ward and working as part of an MDT

Useful to know

Band 7 pay context

Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.

This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.

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The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Band 7 Clinical Pharmacist – Assessment Unit

The closing date is 06 October 2026

Job summary

Work as part of the multidisciplinary team and assist the senior pharmacists to deliver a high quality clinical pharmacy service to patients on the Assessment Unit in line with local and national objectives.

Work as part of the Pharmacy team on the Assessment Unit to provide a 7 day pharmacy service as per agreed shift pattern

Provide pharmacy support to the Ambulatory Unit and Surgical Assessment areas

Support transition of care of patients from the Assessment Unit to other wards.

To provide excellent patient care through direct patient facing activities.

To support the senior pharmacists on the unit with developing relevant guidelines and undertaking audit work.

Be responsible, on a day to day basis, for medicines reconciliation and medicines optimisation for patients on the Assessment unit who will be admitted onto a medical or surgical ward at PAH.

Main duties of the job

To be a key member of both the Pharmacy department and Assessment unit

Provide pharmacy support to the Ambulatory Unit and Surgical Assessment areas

Work as part of the multidisciplinary team to manage medicines related issues.

To ensure that there is compliance with medicines legislation

To minimise medication errors, missed/delayed doses and medication r

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