Rotational Clinical Pharmacist

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist to join the SaSH clinical pharmacy team. This role is suitable for a trainee pharmacist due to qualify in July 2025, a pharmacist looking for a career change, or a band 6 pharmacist looking for progression.

Our team has more than 100 staff, half of whom are pharmacists. The successful applicant will rotate through a different clinical specialty every three months, including acute, cardiology, endocrine, elderly, surgery, respiratory, paediatrics, and medicines information. Each speciality has a mini-team, led by a Band 7 pharmacist, is comprised of Band 6 pharmacists and MMTs. The lead pharmacists will support you through each bespoke rotation workbook and specific objectives.

We are a friendly and progressive department with a strong emphasis on training and development, we support our pharmacists to undertake a fully funded three-year clinical diploma including the opportunity to become a prescribing pharmacist.

Progression from a band 6 to a band 7 post is automatic once relevant milestones have been achieved.

The successful candidate should be adaptable to new situations, capable of using their own initiative and patient centred at heart.

For more information take a look at our Pharmacy Recruitment page on the Trust Website https://www.surreyandsussex.nhs.uk/work-us/pharmacy-recruitment and click on the Hear from our Staff -including an interview with one of our current rotational pharmacists.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

Date posted

29 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year plus high cost allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

326-6973016-RB

Job locations

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
A complete and accurate application
Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
Evidence of essential experience for role
Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
A complete and accurate application
Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
Evidence of essential experience for role
Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).