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St Joseph’s Hospital

Bank Pharmacist

The closing date is 10 October 2025

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Job summary

The role involves drug chart clinical screening, medicines reconciliation and medicines optimisation, patient counselling, and contributing to medication safety audits.

Main duties of the job

You will work as an integral part of the wider clinical team, delivering a high standard of efficient, patient-centred care. You will be expected to adhere to St Josephs Hospital policies and procedures to support the best possible clinical outcomes for our patients.

About us

At St Josephs Hospital, we each play our part in creating a constructive and welcoming working environment where everyone is empowered to do their best work. We encourage our people to work together, driving excellence and improving patient outcomes. Our combination of the latest facilities and world-class expertise give you the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of experiences to help grow your knowledge at our independent private hospital. Located just two miles north of the M4 in Newport, the hospital is easy to get to from Cardiff, Bristol, Monmouth, and Abergavenny.

Details

Date posted

25 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£32.31 a year Including WTD

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

U0014-25-0017

Job locations

Harding Avenue

Malpas

Newport

NP20 6ZE


Job description

Job responsibilities

To deputise for the Pharmacist/ Pharmacy manager in their absence carrying out all professional pharmaceutical responsibilities.

To provide clinical pharmacy services and medicines to wards, theatre, outpatients and other hospital departments.

To apply medicines reconciliation when checking inpatient medication, clinically screen drug charts and all inpatient and outpatient prescriptions.

To provide high quality care across a range of specialties.

To aid seamless pharmaceutical care across the various healthcare settings.

To provide medicines information to all healthcare teams/ professionals.

To ensure all medicines procured are safely received and stored in pharmacy.

To ensure that when medication errors are identified, they are recorded, reported and handled appropriately.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To deputise for the Pharmacist/ Pharmacy manager in their absence carrying out all professional pharmaceutical responsibilities.

To provide clinical pharmacy services and medicines to wards, theatre, outpatients and other hospital departments.

To apply medicines reconciliation when checking inpatient medication, clinically screen drug charts and all inpatient and outpatient prescriptions.

To provide high quality care across a range of specialties.

To aid seamless pharmaceutical care across the various healthcare settings.

To provide medicines information to all healthcare teams/ professionals.

To ensure all medicines procured are safely received and stored in pharmacy.

To ensure that when medication errors are identified, they are recorded, reported and handled appropriately.

Person Specification

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Good verbal and written communication
  • Flexible and adaptable approach
  • Commitment to undertake personal development planning

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent
  • Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
  • Fulfilment of mandatory Continuous Professional Development requirements

Desirable

  • Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Experience

Desirable

  • Experience of a hospital pharmacy environment
Person Specification

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Good verbal and written communication
  • Flexible and adaptable approach
  • Commitment to undertake personal development planning

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent
  • Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
  • Fulfilment of mandatory Continuous Professional Development requirements

Desirable

  • Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Experience

Desirable

  • Experience of a hospital pharmacy environment

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).

Employer details

Employer name

St Joseph’s Hospital

Address

Harding Avenue

Malpas

Newport

NP20 6ZE


Employer's website

https://www.stjosephshospital.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St Joseph’s Hospital

Address

Harding Avenue

Malpas

Newport

NP20 6ZE


Employer's website

https://www.stjosephshospital.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Pharmacy Manager

Naila Manzoor

nailamanzoor@stjosephshospital.co.uk

Details

Date posted

25 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£32.31 a year Including WTD

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

U0014-25-0017

Job locations

Harding Avenue

Malpas

Newport

NP20 6ZE


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