Job summary
A position has become available within the Clinical Pharmacist team at the Southend Hospital site to support the growing cancer service.

This is a great opportunity for a highly motivated, open minded and dynamic pharmacist to support the delivery of our clinical pharmacy service.

The current clinical pharmacists team currently comprises a welcoming, forward-thinking and vibrant group of individuals, always seeking to improve current ways of working to benefit the patients we serve and promote a harmonious working environment.

You will need to be an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal/ relationship building skills. In return, we will offer you a range of career development opportunities, both on the Southend Hospital Site and the wider Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

This role will involve support for cancer services as well as contributing to the provision of the 'on-call' service.

Main duties of the job
Within Cancer service:

• Providing a clinical service to the wards, discharge service, outpatients, and other service users.
• Attend clinical ward rounds, clinical and multidisciplinary meetings as appropriate.
• Regularly recording clinical interventions and activities.
• Provide specialist pharmaceutical information to medical, nursing and other staff within the Trust where appropriate.
• Promote the safe, appropriate and economic use of drugs. Counsel and advise patients on use of medicines.
• Take part in the emergency On-call Pharmacist rota working alone as the On call Pharmacist providing medicines information, advice and supply out of hours and sourcing of urgently required drugs from external suppliers.
• To support the Trust Medication Safety Officer and Pharmacy Risk Governance Pharmacist with the medicine's optimisation and governance agenda.
• Ensure clinical incidents e.g. dispensing or administration errors are reported promptly according to current risk management procedures.
• Monitor the safe and secure storage of medication both within the pharmacy department and on the wards.
• Facilitate implementation of local and national guidelines where appropriate e.g. NICE.
• Keep accurate patient medication and drug issue records using the Pharmacy Wellsky computer system.
• Supervise trainee pharmacists, undergraduate students and ward-based technicians.

About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Details
Date posted: 30 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 9 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 390-CSS-SO-3847-A

Person Specification
Qualification
Essential

• Registration as Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

• Diploma in Clinical/General Pharmacy Practice or equivalent post-graduate qualification commenced
• Evidence of Hospital-based clinical education/training

Experience
Essential

• Demonstrable recent Pharmacy experience (can include pre registration year)

Desirable

• Oncology Pharmacy experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Contact: Clinical Lead Pharmacist - Oncology, Jennie Joyce, jjoyce@nhs.net, 03004435332

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