Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Oncology & Haematology
Mount Alvernia Hospital
37.5 Hours & Permanent
Salary: Up to £56,000.00 per year (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)
Mount Alvernia Hospital in Guildford is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.
We have an opportunity for a Senior Clinical Pharmacist to join their team of staff in the Pharmacy department.
This is a full time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern.
Duties of this role include:
- Provide expert clinical pharmacy input as part of the multidisciplinary team, conducting medicines reconciliation, clinical screening, and therapeutic drug monitoring.
- Optimise medicines use through evidence-based interventions, ensuring the safe and effective management of long-term and acute conditions.
- Support prescribing decisions through clinical assessment, risk evaluation, and formulary guidance.
- Lead on implementation of medicines optimisation strategies, ensuring prescribing is cost-effective, safe, and aligned with national/local guidelines.
- Contribute to the development and review of clinical guidelines, protocols, and policies.
- Monitor and report on medicines usage, compliance, and safety incidents, participating in root cause analysis and quality improvement.
Applicants should meet the following criteria:
- GPhC-registered Pharmacist.
- Significant post-registration experience in clinical pharmacy, preferably in a hospital setting.
- Strong clinical knowledge and experience in medicines optimisation.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.
- Experience in mentoring or supervising junior staff.
- Must have BOPA Passport and Clinical Pharmacy Diploma.
Salary & Benefits
Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:
- 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
- Private Pension Scheme
- Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
- Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
- Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
- Non-contributory life insurance
- Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
- Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
- Employee recognition programmes
- Industry leading training and development opportunities
…and much more!
Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.
We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.
To find out more about the Circle Health Group Philosophy: https://careers.circlehealthgroup.co.uk/why-circle/our-philosophy
Skills Required
- GPhC-registered Pharmacist
- Significant post-registration experience in clinical pharmacy
- Experience in a hospital setting (preferable)
- Strong clinical knowledge and experience in medicines optimisation
- Excellent communication, leadership, and multidisciplinary collaboration skills
- Experience mentoring or supervising junior staff
- BOPA Passport
- Clinical Pharmacy Diploma
What We Do
Circle Health Group is the UK's leading independent provider of hospital services and the country's largest private hospital network. It operates hospitals across the UK, offers neurological and musculoskeletal rehabilitation and pathway management services, and runs clinics in China. Its network includes 54 hospitals, more than 2,000 beds, over 6,500 consultants, approximately 10,000 employees, and 2.5 million annual patient visits.
