Senior Clinical Pharmacist – Respiratory | Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Pharmacist – Respiratory | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Employer: The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT

Location: Swindon, SN3 6BB

Pay:

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Disability Confident: Yes

Closing Date: 07/03/2026

About this job

We have an exciting opportunity to join our established team of pharmacists, working primarily within the Respiratory Medicine team but with the support of the wider pharmacy team. The ideal candidate will have knowledge and exposure to clinical pharmacy in respiratory specialties, though this is not essential.

We will support you to complete the clinical diploma or Independent Prescribing qualification as desired, helping you to build a portfolio aligned to the RPS Advanced Pharmacy Framework. Under the guidance of the Lead Pharmacist for Medicine, you will be responsible for the delivery of a responsive, proactive, patient focused clinical pharmacy service.

• Providing a clinical pharmacy service to wards including information and advice on the safe, effective and economical use of drugs to health professionals and patients.
• Clinical ward cover as part of the wider Medicine team.
• Provision of medicines information to patients and carers as needed.
• Responsible Pharmacist duties within the dispensary on a rota basis.
• Embarking on further training to support progression i.e., completion of clinical diploma, independent prescribing, specialist accreditation etc.

• Service
• Teamwork
• Ambition
• Respect

These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.

To provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients in respiratory, and clinical areas in line with clinical pharmacy standards and objectives. To identify areas of concern related to medicine use within this specialty and escalate to the Divisional Lead as appropriate. To act as a mentor and role model for rotational pharmacists and trainee pharmacists, particularly for the development of clinical expertise.

Please see the attached job description for full information.

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