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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
394-MVCS-7276454VV
Employer
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Hillingdon
Town
Uxbridge
Salary
£59,490 - £66,239 per annum (incl. of HCAA
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Clinical Pharmacist – Emergency & Urgent Care

NHS AfC: Band 8a

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The Trust only accepts applications made through this site, please register when you click APPLY at the end of this advertisement. The Trust is able to offer hospital accommodation, pension scheme, on-site nursery (through third party provider), together with salary sacrifice schemes (including child care vouchers, ride to work) and a range of national and local staff discounts (subject to availability).

 

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Job overview

The post holder is responsible for the provision of a high quality clinical pharmacy service which meets the needs of patients and healthcare professionals within and associated with the Trust. Provides a highly specialised clinical pharmacy service to the Emergency Department (ED) in conjunction with senior staff plans. Takes a lead role in developing and implementing medicine management systems concerned with the admissions process. Undertakes clinical supervision of pharmacy staff and teaching of nursing and medical staff. Is professionally accountable for any pharmacy function for which they assume responsibility. 

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities. 

Working for our organisation

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services, including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics, and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit, and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals, and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe, and compassionate care, while we drive forward with the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care for the people that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities. 

Person specification

Shortlist

Essential criteria
  • MPharm or equivalent
  • GPhC registered
  • RPS member
  • Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification
  • Recent UK post registration experience of pharmacy practice
  • Recent post registration experience of Hospital pharmacy practice

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Anisha Patel
Job title
Principal Pharmacist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01895279337
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