Job summary
3.75hrs Hours per week (could be worked as 7.5hr day once a fortnight)
Competitive hourly rate
Permanent
Make your work count! Could you be our next Pharmacist?
If you want to feel personal fulfilment from a career with real meaning, consider Rowcroft Hospice.
We offer purposeful work in a uniquely progressive environment.
What youll bring
To be successful in this role you will need:
- To be a registered Pharmacist
- Experience in community or secondary care pharmacy that involves end of life prescribing
You will be driven by our cause and will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment as part of a close team to deliver on our strategy takes real teamwork, energy and passion, no two days are ever the same!
Main duties of the job
What is in it for you?
You will be supported and encouraged to innovate and to try new things. Our scope of work and our confident organisational vision creates opportunities for progress and development. And we work together with passion and pride in an environment where people are caring, considerate, inclusive and welcoming. It can be tough. We dont shy away from that. But youll see clearly see the importance and impact of your work and feel recognised and part of something remarkable.
As a part of our team you will be expected and supported to take part in the Leadership and Management training programme offered by Rowcroft.
About us
Working at Rowcroft Hospice
Rowcroft Hospice is an independent charity that provides comfort, support and specialist care to over 2,000 patients and their loved ones across South Devon each year.
Our Vision is to make every day the best day possible for patients, and those closest to them, living with life-limiting illnesses in South Devon.
For more Information
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for this role.
For more information or an informal discussion about the role please contact Vicky Bartlett, Director of Patient Care: on email Victoria.Bartlett@rowcrofthospice.og.uk, or on 01803 210800.
Closing date: 11:59 pm Sunday 15 February 2026
Interview date: To be Confirmed
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Title: Pharmacist
Hours: 3.75 hours a week (can be also worked
as 7.5 hours a fortnight)
Location: Rowcroft Hospice
Reporting to: Director of Patient Care
Job purpose: Our
Vision is to make every day the best day possible for patients, and those
closest to them, living with life-limiting illnesses in South Devon. As a pharmacist you will deliver this by ensuring
safe and effective prescribing processes.
Our
Values:
Honesty & Integrity Generosity of Spirit Respect Team Player
Key Roles and Responsibilities
- Review
and ensure thorough and accurate oversight in terms of governance of patient
PMARS and patient pod boxes on the IPU.
- Record
contemporaneous records on our electronic medical records system and paper
records. In addition, to access and record on our other electronic systems,
e.g. Vantage, our incident reporting system. This is not an exhaustive list of
our inhouse systems, but keeping up to date through the HUB will assist in
assessing and identifying these.
- Provide
a robust governance approach to support safe prescribing and administrations of
medications on the IPU.
- Work
as part of the Rowcroft Hospice MDT.
- Contribute
to the further development of the Electronic Prescribing and Medicines
Administration (EPMA) system within the IPU as part of our team.
- Attend
Rowcroft Pharmacy Committee meetings every two months, which typically last 1
to 1.5 hours and require preparation time. Recurring topics include reviewing
prescribing data from the IPU and Community services, as well as Non-Medical
Prescriber activity. To attend at least three a year.
- Support
staff development as requested on the IPU and within contracted hours.
- Participate
in yearly audits with the Rowcroft CDAO.
- Adhere
to Rowcroft policies and procedures, maintain mandatory training and have an
annual appraisal with your line manager.
- Take
reasonable care for your own safety and the safety of others and adhere to all
Health & Safety requirements, processes and procedures.
- Promote
a culture of continuous learning, development, and wellbeing by identifying
your own learning and development needs, ensuring your mandatory and essential
training is up to date, and helping to create an environment that continually
questions practice and promotes learning.
- Identify your own learning and
development needs, undertake continuous professional development, actively
engage in clinical supervision to maintain objective and innovative practice,
and play an active role in team meetings.
This list can never be exhaustive but covers most
of the work youll be doing - always with talent, initiative and a commitment
to a quality service.
Registration
You
are required to hold a valid professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council and you will be
required to provide proof of this and its renewal. You are also required to
inform Rowcroft hospice of any restrictions to your practice or investigations.
Infection Prevention
All Rowcroft Hospice employees in both clinical
and non-clinical roles are required to adhere to theInfection Prevention
and Control Policies and make every effort to maintain high standards of
infection control at all times to reduce the burden of Healthcare Associated
Infections including MRSA.
You agree to the following responsibilities:
-
To decontaminate your hands prior to and after
direct patient care or contact with the patient's surroundings.
-
To take part in mandatory infection control
training provided.
-
To responsibly manage your own infections (other
than common colds and illness) that may be transmittable to patients, including
to contact Occupational Health for guidance.
Insurance
The work you undertake on behalf
of Rowcroft Hospice requires you to be registered with a professional body and
have the appropriate indemnity insurance in place. In the event that your
registration or indemnity cover becomes invalid or expires your work for
Rowcroft will be suspended until your registration or insurance is in
place.
Place of Work
This
role has been identified as Flexible worker (role could be
carried out at a Rowcroft site or at home, subject to the varying needs of the
role, will spend planned time at Rowcroft sites). The majority will be onsite.
This will be fully discussed and agreed with the
postholder to meet individual and business needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Title: Pharmacist
Hours: 3.75 hours a week (can be also worked
as 7.5 hours a fortnight)
Location: Rowcroft Hospice
Reporting to: Director of Patient Care
Job purpose: Our
Vision is to make every day the best day possible for patients, and those
closest to them, living with life-limiting illnesses in South Devon. As a pharmacist you will deliver this by ensuring
safe and effective prescribing processes.
Our
Values:
Honesty & Integrity Generosity of Spirit Respect Team Player
Key Roles and Responsibilities
- Review
and ensure thorough and accurate oversight in terms of governance of patient
PMARS and patient pod boxes on the IPU.
- Record
contemporaneous records on our electronic medical records system and paper
records. In addition, to access and record on our other electronic systems,
e.g. Vantage, our incident reporting system. This is not an exhaustive list of
our inhouse systems, but keeping up to date through the HUB will assist in
assessing and identifying these.
- Provide
a robust governance approach to support safe prescribing and administrations of
medications on the IPU.
- Work
as part of the Rowcroft Hospice MDT.
- Contribute
to the further development of the Electronic Prescribing and Medicines
Administration (EPMA) system within the IPU as part of our team.
- Attend
Rowcroft Pharmacy Committee meetings every two months, which typically last 1
to 1.5 hours and require preparation time. Recurring topics include reviewing
prescribing data from the IPU and Community services, as well as Non-Medical
Prescriber activity. To attend at least three a year.
- Support
staff development as requested on the IPU and within contracted hours.
- Participate
in yearly audits with the Rowcroft CDAO.
- Adhere
to Rowcroft policies and procedures, maintain mandatory training and have an
annual appraisal with your line manager.
- Take
reasonable care for your own safety and the safety of others and adhere to all
Health & Safety requirements, processes and procedures.
- Promote
a culture of continuous learning, development, and wellbeing by identifying
your own learning and development needs, ensuring your mandatory and essential
training is up to date, and helping to create an environment that continually
questions practice and promotes learning.
- Identify your own learning and
development needs, undertake continuous professional development, actively
engage in clinical supervision to maintain objective and innovative practice,
and play an active role in team meetings.
This list can never be exhaustive but covers most
of the work youll be doing - always with talent, initiative and a commitment
to a quality service.
Registration
You
are required to hold a valid professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council and you will be
required to provide proof of this and its renewal. You are also required to
inform Rowcroft hospice of any restrictions to your practice or investigations.
Infection Prevention
All Rowcroft Hospice employees in both clinical
and non-clinical roles are required to adhere to theInfection Prevention
and Control Policies and make every effort to maintain high standards of
infection control at all times to reduce the burden of Healthcare Associated
Infections including MRSA.
You agree to the following responsibilities:
-
To decontaminate your hands prior to and after
direct patient care or contact with the patient's surroundings.
-
To take part in mandatory infection control
training provided.
-
To responsibly manage your own infections (other
than common colds and illness) that may be transmittable to patients, including
to contact Occupational Health for guidance.
Insurance
The work you undertake on behalf
of Rowcroft Hospice requires you to be registered with a professional body and
have the appropriate indemnity insurance in place. In the event that your
registration or indemnity cover becomes invalid or expires your work for
Rowcroft will be suspended until your registration or insurance is in
place.
Place of Work
This
role has been identified as Flexible worker (role could be
carried out at a Rowcroft site or at home, subject to the varying needs of the
role, will spend planned time at Rowcroft sites). The majority will be onsite.
This will be fully discussed and agreed with the
postholder to meet individual and business needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Pharmacist with active registration.
Desirable
- Palliative or end of life qualification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Palliative Care prescribing in In-Patient and Community settings
Experience
Essential
- Hospice and community pharmacist experience
Personal Requirements
Essential
- This role requires an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
- Leadership through creative problem solving, a positive can-do attitude and a willingness and desire to ensure all who come into contact with Rowcroft have the best possible experience.
- Proven ability to be part of a committed and hardworking team in line with the ethics and values of Rowcroft Hospice, acting in the best interests of Rowcroft at all times.
Desirable
- Encouraged to volunteer for at least one Rowcroft event each year, if interested and able.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Pharmacist with active registration.
Desirable
- Palliative or end of life qualification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Palliative Care prescribing in In-Patient and Community settings
Experience
Essential
- Hospice and community pharmacist experience
Personal Requirements
Essential
- This role requires an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
- Leadership through creative problem solving, a positive can-do attitude and a willingness and desire to ensure all who come into contact with Rowcroft have the best possible experience.
- Proven ability to be part of a committed and hardworking team in line with the ethics and values of Rowcroft Hospice, acting in the best interests of Rowcroft at all times.
Desirable
- Encouraged to volunteer for at least one Rowcroft event each year, if interested and able.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
