Job overview
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career within a supportive, patient focused team, working closely with the MDT to deliver a high quality clinical pharmacy service.
The successful candidate will gain a wide range of experience in clinical specialties including Frailty, Acute admissions, Surgery and Medicine and will be supported in developing to meet the RPS Foundation Framework standards.
The Pharmacy services at Harrogate are highly regarded across the organisation and has developed innovative ways of working in order to respond to the ever-changing needs of our patients.
Main duties of the job
- Providing pharmaceutical care to patients from admission to discharge
- Actively participating as part of the multi-disciplinary team at ward level
- Providing prescribing advice and support to medical staff
- Patient education
- Participation in quality improvement projects across the department and clinical areas
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To clinically review prescriptions in both the ward and dispensary environments.
- To provide specialist pharmaceutical advice
- To conduct medication reviews at admission and discharge and implement changes to medicines as necessary and to accurately communicate these changes to primary care colleague
For further information on this position please see the job description & personal specification attached
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC registered/GPhC provisional registration
- Master Degree in Pharmacy (4yrs) or equivalent
Desirable
- MRPharmS
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in working in multidisciplinary teams
- Demonstrates clinical knowledge and skills
- Maintains a portfolio of practice
- Demonstrate a knowledge of hospital pharmacy
Desirable
- Hospital pharmacy experience
- Community pharmacy experience
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This advert is for Rotational Foundation Pharmacist with Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust in Harrogate, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (pro rata). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 05 Aug 2026.
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