Job requirements
Essential
3 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Current professional registration – GPhC
- Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Professional qualification – MSC in pharmacy or equivalent (BSc, BPharm)
- Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge and abilities
Hospital pharmacy experience
- Knowledge and abilities
Have knowledge of clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management
- Knowledge and abilities
Have up to date knowledge of mental health therapeutics
- Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Post Graduate Clinical diploma (mental health or clinical)
- Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Have experience of mental health
Job overview
This exciting role will provide clinical pharmacy services to various sites mainly based in mid Cornwall. This role will include, attendance at ward rounds, support to self-medication, education of members of the multi-disciplinary team and patient/carer counselling. You will be supporting the lead pharmacists in the community setting to review and provide clinical pharmaceutical input and care to direct admission patients and those transferred from an acute trust. You will have the opportunity to develop managerial skills and support the wider pharmacy team including part of a 7day service rotation.
We welcome applications from individuals who are motivated to optimise patient care and develop pharmacy services. You will be supported with both the NMP and the ACP pathway. We will consider previous experience and applicants from any sector. For those with limited experience but the right passion and drive we would consider a band 6 to 7 progressional post. The role is a full-time post but alternatives will be considered.
If you would like to discuss the role or arrange a visit contact the Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Pollyanna Bastian pollyanna.bastian@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The pharmacist, with the support of the lead pharmacists, will provide highly specialist, advanced clinical and professional pharmaceutical services to patients admitted to the Community Assessment and Treatment Units (CATUs), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) Units and community medicine areas (including minor injuries units) under the care of Cornwall Partnerships Foundation Trust to promote the optimised, safe and cost-effective use of medicines. You will be a core member of the Trust’s urgent care team, providing professional pharmaceutical governance, medicines safety, medicines information, medicines finance, education and training and medicines optimisation support to the team and the service’s patients. You will build relationships and work with internal stakeholders and external partners to support the delivery of high-quality pharmaceutical care to all patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Applicant requirements
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.
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This advert is for Developmental / Clinical Pharmacist with Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Bodmin, England. It is listed as a Band 6, Band 7 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £39959.00 to £56515.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 01 Nov 2026.
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