# Advanced Pharmacist - Stroke > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-pharmacist-stroke/47a61599-8268-4361-bc8f-b07b2a361f97 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-pharmacist-stroke/47a61599-8268-4361-bc8f-b07b2a361f97.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Dorchester - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 Pro Rata Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 18.75 hours per week (Rostered weekends, bank holidays and late duty) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-28T15:43:18.381Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Dorchester/Dorset_County_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v7944137 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7944137?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dchft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Pharmacy Department has an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, highly motivated Pharmacist to join the team. As a key member of the Renal Team you will work directly alongside Consultants, Specialist Nurses, Non-Medical Prescribers, Pharmacy staff and with the wider Healthcare team. The ideal candidate will have experience in delivering clinical Pharmacy Services to a range of specialties. You will be committed to the provision of highly specialist professional, clinical and scientific information and advice to Multidisciplinary Healthcare staff, patients and carers by using excellent communication and mentoring skills. The role requires strong prioritisation and time management skills to enable you to work efficiently and effectively as part of the wider healthcare team. You will have the highest level of commitment to patient safety and be dedicated to delivering outstanding medicines management. ### Main duties of the job Key responsibilities include: - To act as a non-medical prescriber - To provide and oversee pharmacy services to the renal specialty. - To provide specialist pharmacy advice in the areas of renal medicine to consultants, junior medical staff, nursing staff, pharmacy staff, other healthcare professionals, patients and carers. - To liaise with speciality medical and nursing staff, other healthcare professionals, general managers, drug budget holders, pharmacy staff involved in medicine supply, medicines information pharmacists and regional and national colleagues in the area of renal medicine. - To contribute to the wider healthcare community’s management of renal conditions, providing a link between pharmacy and renal services at Dorset County Hospital to patients and staff in primary care. - To participate in the training of medical, nursing, pharmacy, and other healthcare professionals in relation to safe prescribing and administration of renal and general medications. - To lead, undertake and contribute to clinical governance with a focus of drugs used within renal medicine. - To co-ordinate the use of high cost drugs within renal medicine. - Take responsibility for policy development and service improvement within renal medicine - To participate in the late, weekend and bank holiday rotas as required by the pharmacy department. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification. Please contact us at \[email protected\] if you are unable to view or download the attachment. For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online. ## Job Details The Pharmacy Department has an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, highly motivated Pharmacist to join the team. As a key member of the Renal Team you will work directly alongside Consultants, Specialist Nurses, Non-Medical Prescribers, Pharmacy staff and with the wider Healthcare team. The ideal candidate will have experience in delivering clinical Pharmacy Services to a range of specialties. You will be committed to the provision of highly specialist professional, clinical and scientific information and advice to Multidisciplinary Healthcare staff, patients and carers by using excellent communication and mentoring skills. The role requires strong prioritisation and time management skills to enable you to work efficiently and effectively as part of the wider healthcare team. You will have the highest level of commitment to patient safety and be dedicated to delivering outstanding medicines management. ## Job Description Key responsibilities include: To act as a non-medical prescriber To provide and oversee pharmacy services to the renal specialty. To provide specialist pharmacy advice in the areas of renal medicine to consultants, junior medical staff, nursing staff, pharmacy staff, other healthcare professionals, patients and carers. To liaise with speciality medical and nursing staff, other healthcare professionals, general managers, drug budget holders, pharmacy staff involved in medicine supply, medicines information pharmacists and regional and national colleagues in the area of renal medicine. To contribute to the wider healthcare community’s management of renal conditions, providing a link between pharmacy and renal services at Dorset County Hospital to patients and staff in primary care. To participate in the training of medical, nursing, pharmacy, and other healthcare professionals in relation to safe prescribing and administration of renal and general medications. To lead, undertake and contribute to clinical governance with a focus of drugs used within renal medicine. To co-ordinate the use of high cost drugs within renal medicine. Take responsibility for policy development and service improvement within renal medicine To participate in the late, weekend and bank holiday rotas as required by the pharmacy department. ## Responsibilities Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification. Please contact us at \[email protected\] if you are unable to view or download the attachment. For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online. ## Person Specification ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Demonstrates ability to identify and manage risks - Demonstrates ability to evaluate information and make effective decisions - Able to organise own workload & experience in co-ordinating and prioritising day-to-day activities of others - Identifies appropriate measures of service - Ability to utilise presentation, spreadsheet and database software packages to support the work of the clinical pharmacy team - Reports on data regarding service provision - Identifies personal development needs - Demonstrates initiative with a high level of self motivation - Ability to work autonomously - Ability to identify and prioritise clinical workload for team - Evidence of ability to influence prescribing practice - Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options - Ability to communicate in a verbal or written manner and influence patients, junior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary staff - Demonstrates the ability to communicate complex information effectively and at all levels within the organisation - Enhances the quality of patient care - Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the principles of clinical governance - Demonstrable ability to identify and undertake clinical audit including implementation of outcomes - Demonstrates ability to achieve desired outcomes in the face of unavoidable work pressures - Demonstrates ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary team - Displays honesty and integrity, respects confidentiality and is aware of ethical dilemmas relating to medicines use - Able to work flexibly on weekday late duties, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays **Desirable** - Able to perform, interpret and record appropriate clinical examinations including complex physical tests and use these to formulate diagnosis and treatment ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Shows an understanding of Trust and pharmacy priorities - Experience in line managing pharmacy staff - Experience in change management - Experience in supporting financial monitoring and formulary managment for medicines optimisation - Demonstrates advanced clincial knowledge and skills - Evidence of ability to influence precribing practice - Demonstrates experience of clinical reasoning and judgement in practice - Previous experience in delivering education and training within pharmacy - Meets own training needs - Experience in mentoring and coaching - Implements the findings of pharmacy practice research - Demonstrates awareness of research evidence in clincial practice - Maintains a portfolio of practice - Experience in delivering education and training to medical, nursing and allied healthcare staff **Desirable** - Practising as an independent prescriber - Participation in pharmacy practice research and implements relevant findings ### Education, Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Masters degree or equivalent in Pharmacy - Full registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain (GB or NI) - Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience - A minimum of four years post-registration experience in pharmacy - Demonstrable evidence of competence in advanced clinical practice, including medicine and surgery and a further area of practice - Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy, or satisfactory evidence of equivalent competence, as demonstrated within a practice portfolio - Identifies areas where non-medical prescribing may be applicable to advanced practice - Meets expected levels of practice as defined by others - Demonstrates the ability to deliver a clinical pharmacy service to a defined area - Able to utilise a variety of pharmacy computer systems - Demonstratable evidence of competence in renal - Qualified as an independent non-medical prescriber - Demonstratable evidence of competence in acute pain and nutrition **Desirable** - Identifies areas for practice improvements - Experience in providing a specialist clinical service to haematology/oncology - Experience with EPMA - 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