Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Surgical Pharmacist to join our Surgical Pharmacy team. This is an exciting opportunity for a pharmacist who is keen to develop a career in surgical pharmacy, build specialist clinical knowledge, and gain experience as a directorate pharmacist within a supportive and forward-thinking pharmacy service.
This post is based in Willam Harvey Hospital. You will provide clinical pharmacy services across a range of surgical specialties. Please find attached Job description.
You will work as part of a well-established multidisciplinary team and attending consultant-led ward rounds to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care.
The successful candidate will work alongside the Advanced Pharmacist , rotational pharmacists, and dedicated surgical pharmacy technicians, benefiting from excellent peer support and opportunities for professional development.
Our surgical services include Major Trauma, Orthopaedics, MaxFax, General Surgery, ENT and Ophthalmology, offering exposure to a broad range of specialist clinical areas and excellent opportunities to develop advanced clinical practice.
If you are looking to develop your career in a dynamic surgical environment and make a meaningful contribution to patient care, we would welcome your application.
Main duties of the job
- To provide clinical pharmacy services to the Surgical wards.
- Ensure the clinical services provided are of a high standard and that medication are clinically screened in a timely manner.
- To develop effective working relationships, to challenge and to prioritise your own work as well of the work of the team.
- To support junior staff in the department.
- To take full part in clinical/dispensary rota, weekend rota and bank holiday duties.
- To take part in the support of pharmacy out-of-hours service (first on-call duties).
- Appropriately manage difficult and ambiguous problems.
- To demonstrate expert knowledge in the clinical speciality, delivering a service in accordance with the priorities set by the Chief Pharmacist and the Trust agreed standards including.
- Demonstrate an advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement.
- Demonstrate an intuitive grasp of situations.
- To assist in providing a specialist pharmaceutical service to tertiary services including the provision of education and training, procedures, protocols and medicines usage information.
- To provide leadership and directorate/service support roles to surgery department.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in hospital pharmacy (post registration) showing clinical experience
- Understanding of patient safety issues relevant to pharmacy services
Desirable
- Demonstrate experience in a full range of clinical specialities
Governance
Essential
- Undertaken audits and shown implementation of results
Desirable
- Service improvement and change management skills
Trust Values
Essential
- Upholds and models Trust Values
Qualifications
Essential
- 4-year Master’s degree in Pharmacy from a UK School of Pharmacy or equivalent as recognised by The General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain and 1 years Preregistration training
- Registered member of The General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
- Completion of Foundation Stage 1 of the Postgraduate Diploma in General Practice Pharmacy or equivalent demonstrable knowledge gained through a broad spectrum of clinical pharmacy training and experience
Desirable
- Postgraduate Diploma in General Practice Pharmacy i.e. completion of both Foundation Stage 1 and 2 or equivalent
- Training and accreditation as a Practice Supervisor an/or Educational Supervisor
- Registered with GPhC as an Independent Prescriber
Personal attributes
Essential
- Demonstrable evidence of clinical pharmacy experience and further study
- Can demonstrate ‘usually’ or ‘consistently’ levels of competence for the majority of General/Foundation Level Framework
Desirable
- Leadership and motivational skills
- Teaching and presentation skills
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This advert is for Specialist Surgical Pharmacist with East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust in Canterbury, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 29 Jul 2026.
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