# Clinical Pharmacist – Elective Orthopaedic Centre > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-pharmacist-elective-orthopaedic-centre/0f9028f0-71c6-49a5-a708-e944c64b76a1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-pharmacist-elective-orthopaedic-centre/0f9028f0-71c6-49a5-a708-e944c64b76a1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** Central Middlesex Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Salary:** £55524.00 to £62652.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-29T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-15T10:49:09.952Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8186033 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8186033?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Based at Central Middlesex Hospital, the orthopaedic centre is a collaboration between the four acute trusts in north west London: - Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Trust - London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. The centre specialises in elective bone and joint surgery and sees patients from across 12 hospitals and 8 boroughs. It is a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with continual improvements being made to discharge pathways. The post-holder will be responsible for providing a safe and effective clinical pharmacy service to meet the needs of the enhanced recovery pathway. The post-holder will support in the management of the ward Pharmacy service, including suggesting, implementing and reviewing service improvement changes. Additionally, the post-holder will be involved in providing a Pharmacy pre-op service to elective surgical patients across London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. ### Main duties of the job The post holder is responsible for: - Providing a safe and effective clinical pharmacy service from admission to discharge on the Elective Orthopaedic Centre in accordance with Trust policies. - Providing accurate medication reconciliation, in order to minimise medication related errors on admission. - Maintaining a high level of pharmaceutical input, as part of a multidisciplinary team within the department and on the wards, to ensure optimal medicines usage and value for money. - Facilitating a speedy discharge for patients by organising their medication according to Dispensing for Discharge policies. - Liaising with the multidisciplinary team to facilitate the successful implementation of the same day discharge pathway - Liaising with the multidisciplinary team and be ward based, to improve communication with patients, hospital doctors, nursing team and GPs. *Further information regarding this position can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification. The post holder provides a pharmaceutical service to the Trust on a rota basis at weekends, late duties, bank holidays, Christmas and on-call. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information on the key responsibilities and person requirements for this role. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge and experience **Essential** - Good, broad clinical knowledge and ability to apply to a ward and dispensary setting - Relevant post-graduate experience - Some experience of providing training, mentorship and supervising staff - Documented evidence of completed project work, audit and practice research - Evidence of Continuous Professional Development - Apply knowledge to practice - Willing to take responsibility - IT literacy including word processing, e-mail and use of the internet **Desirable** - Staff management - Clinical pharmacy experience in an acute hospital setting ### Education/ Qualifications **Essential** - Master’s Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) - Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience - Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council **Desirable** - Post graduate diploma in pharmacy practice - Independent prescriber ### Skills, abilities, and atributes **Essential** - Excellent communication skills, both verbal & written - Ability to convey information to patients who may be distressed or have barriers to understanding - Good interpersonal skills. Confident and assertive when working with other professionals - Ability to work quickly, calmly and accurately under pressure - Ability to work on own initiative - Ability to work in a team - Self-motivated & enthusiastic - Able to embrace technology - Flexible approach to working methods - Expect to deal with members of the public and other health care workers in a professional manner - Available for out of hours services **Desirable** - Ability to identify and prioritise service needs ## Documents - [heart values (pdf, 158.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2615) - [guidance for applying (pdf, 914.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1549) - [what makes us special? 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