Job summary

We welcome applications from organised, adaptable, and friendly individuals, who are keen to help us provide high levels of patient care and have the following attributes.

Excellent communication skills, with a clear and polite manner

Ability to work in a polite, confidential and discreet manner, respecting patients always

Experience of working with the public, being sensitive and empathic in distressing situations

Confidence to work as part of a team and ability to think on your feet

Previous medical or healthcare assistant experience

As an IUTC HCA you will be considered a key person in day-to-day clinical tasks within the IUTC team at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow. Without you, the IUTC would not function efficiently.

You will be expected to work with the shift lead and wider clinical team. You will perform ECGs, urinalysis, dressings, department audits and a range of other tasks.

You will be a helpful point of contract within the department, providing information to all patients in a courteous manner.

You will ensure that timely and accurate information about patients is entered and recorded as appropriate onto clinical systems.

Prioritising workload, you will ensure good customer service is given in often challenging and distressing situations - ensuring that the part you play enables the department to be run smoothly and harmoniously.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a kind and competent Healthcare Assistant who will be able to:

Administration of oxygen (as directed by a clinician)

Blood glucose check

Clinical Observations (BP, temperature, heart rate & oxygen saturation)

D-dimer measurement

ECG

Hand washing audits

Urinalysis

Basic life support

Assist the clinical & administrative teams to deliver & maintain high standards of care & meet the needs of the service users at the IUTC.

Provide service information and support to patients.

Work within IUTC procedural guidelines, policies and pathways.

Ensure the wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults is safeguarded in accordance with policies and procedures

Have a good standard of computer skills

Actively participate in clinical meetings as needed.

Maintain & order clinical supplies & stock control

Keep updated & be responsible for own mandatory training

Complete HCA competency framework.

Be familiar with policies & protocols.

Responsible for a safe, well maintained environment.

To cover reception duties when required.

Help with audits & ensuring that CQC standards are met & maintained.

Assist in ensuring that Health & Safety policies and procedures are followed within the IUTC.

Assist the UTC to achieve both local and national agreed targets

The above duties and responsibilities are intended to represent current priorities and are not meant to be an exhaustive list. The post holder may from time to time be asked to undertake other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the grade.

About us

Stellar Healthcare is the joint Lead Provider responsible for running the IUTC. As part of the collaboration with Stort Valley Healthcare and are both responsible for employing and providing staff.

The Integrated Urgent Treatment Centre (IUTC) is a GP led service supported by Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) for minor illness. It is based at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Harlow and is delivered in collaboration with local system partners, including Stellar Health Care, Stort Valley Healthcare, EPUT, HCT, HUC PAH and the ICB.

The designated service operates 365 days a year, 08:00 00:00 seven days a week including bank holidays.

There is one HCA working on any given shift.

Details

Date posted

23 October 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£16 an hour £16.00 per hour weekdays & £17.00 per hour weekends

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

U0004-26-0003

Job locations

Integrated Urgent Treatment Centre

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

Essex

CM20 1QX

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: IUTC Health Care Assistant

RESPONSIBLE TO: Operations Manager

PAY: £16.00 per hour weekdays

£17.00 per hour weekends

SHIFTS CURENTLY AVAILABLE: 07:30 - 15:00 or 15.00 - 22.00 Saturday,07.30 15.00 or 15.00 22.00Sunday

Potential to join staff bank for ad hoc shifts (weekdays and weekends), as and when available

BASE:IUTC Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH), Harlow

We are looking for an experienced healthcare assistant to join our busy team at the Integrated Urgent Treatment Centre (IUTC) in Harlow.

We welcome applications from organised, adaptable, and friendly individuals, who are keen to help us provide high levels of customer service and have the following attributes:

Excellent communication skills, with a clear and polite manner

Ability to work in a polite, confidential and discreet manner, respecting patients always

Experience of working with the public, being sensitive and empathic in distressing situations

Confidence to work as part of a team and ability to think on your feet

Previous medical or healthcare assistant experience

Assisting the Urgent Treatment Centre to achieve both local & national agreed targets

As an IUTC HCA you will be considered a key person in day-to-day clinical tasks within the IUTC team at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow.

You will be expected to work with the shift lead and wider clinical team. You will perform ECGs, urinalysis, dressings, department audits and a range of other tasks.

You will be a helpful point of contract within the department, providing appropriate response and onward directions to all patients in a courteous manner.

You will ensure that timely and accurate information about patients is entered and recorded as appropriate onto clinical systems.

Prioritising workload, you will ensure good customer service is given in often challenging and distressing situations - ensuring that the part you play enables the department to be run smoothly and harmoniously.

Main duties of the job

To assist the clinical and administrative teams to deliver and maintain high standards of care and meet the needs of the service users at the IUTC.

Providing service information and supporting anxious and distressed patients

Working within all applicable practice procedural guidelines, policies and pathways relevant to the service.

Promote and use evidence-based practice to support the clinicians to provide clinically effective care.

Ensure that the wellbeing of children/ families and vulnerable adults is safeguarded in accordance with national and local policies and procedures

Have a good standard of computer skills to enable correct data input and management.

Provide health promotion advice on an individual basis and encourage patient self-management of health and well-being.

Work cooperatively as part of a team to achieve the goals and objectives of the health care services and targets of the commissioners and providers.

Provide and maintain health promotion material.

Actively participating in clinical meetings when required.

Develop own practice & knowledge to meet changes and objectives in service

Maintain and order clinical supplies and stock control.

Keep updated and be responsible for maintaining mandatory training.

Complete HCA competency framework.

Working within the team, to participate in the development, implementation, monitoring, updating and evaluation of the service.

Be familiar with policies, protocols and guidance.

Responsible for ensuring the a safe environment

Cover reception duties when required and assist with all administration requirements.

Help with performing departmental audits and ensuring that CQC standards are met and maintained.

To always maintain a high level of customer care.

Ensuring that information is appropriately passed between systems as appropriate to facilitate the patients progress through the service

Assisting in ensuring that Health and Safety policies and procedures are followed within the IUTC setting

Assisting the Urgent Treatment Centre to achieve both local and national agreed targets

The above duties and responsibilities are intended to represent current priorities and are not meant to be an exhaustive list. The post holder may from time to time be asked to undertake other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the grade.

About Harlow IUTC

The Integrated Urgent Treatment Centre (IUTC) is a GP led service supported by Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) for minor illness. It is based at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Harlow and is delivered in collaboration with local system partners, including Stellar Health Care, Stort Valley Healthcare, EPUT, HCT, HUC PAH and the ICB.

The designated service operates 365 days a year, 08:00 00:00 seven days a week including bank holidays.

There is one HCA working on any given shift.

About Stellar Healthcare

Stellar Healthcare is the joint Lead Provider responsible for running the IUTC. As part of the collaboration with Stort Valley Healthcare and are both responsible for employing and providing staff.

Benefits

Free staff parking

The IUTC HCA job description and the above areas of responsibility are an indication of the role and could be subject to change as the IUTC evolves with time.

Confidentiality:

The post holder may also have access to confidential information relating to patients and their careers, and other healthcare workers. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the IUTC may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Health & Safety:

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Health & Safety Policy, to include:

Using personal security systems within the workplace according to guidelines

Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks, ensure there are adequate measures in place to protect staff and patients

Ensuring that health and safety, security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines are adhered to

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills e.g. TeamNet

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

Reporting potential risks identified.

Equality and Diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights

Personal/Professional Development:

In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by Stort Valley Healthcare as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality, and will:

Provide a high standard of professional conduct and always care, recognising and working within own competence

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources in a manner that maintains and promotes quality

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members in the IUTC environment

Communicate effectively with patients and carers, utilising and demonstrating sensitive communication styles to ensure patients and their carers re fully informed.

Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

The post-holder will:

Apply IUTC policies, standards and guidance

Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

Participate in audit where appropriate.

Job description Job responsibilities JOB DESCRIPTIONJOB TITLE: IUTC Health Care AssistantRESPONSIBLE TO: Operations ManagerPAY: £16.00 per hour weekdays£17.00 per hour weekendsSHIFTS CURENTLY AVAILABLE: 07:30 - 15:00 or 15.00 - 22.00 Saturday,07.30 15.00 or 15.00 22.00SundayPotential to join staff bank for ad hoc shifts (weekdays and weekends), as and when availableBASE:IUTC Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH), Harlow We are looking for an experienced healthcare assistant to join our busy team at the Integrated Urgent Treatment Centre (IUTC) in Harlow.We welcome applications from organised, adaptable, and friendly individuals, who are keen to help us provide high levels of customer service and have the following attributes:Excellent communication skills, with a clear and polite mannerAbility to work in a polite, confidential and discreet manner, respecting patients alwaysExperience of working with the public, being sensitive and empathic in distressing situationsConfidence to work as part of a team and ability to think on your feetPrevious medical or healthcare assistant experience Assisting the Urgent Treatment Centre to achieve both local & national agreed targetsAs an IUTC HCA you will be considered a key person in day-to-day clinical tasks within the IUTC team at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow.You will be expected to work with the shift lead and wider clinical team. You will perform ECGs, urinalysis, dressings, department audits and a range of other tasks.You will be a helpful point of contract within the department, providing appropriate response and onward directions to all patients in a courteous manner. You will ensure that timely and accurate information about patients is entered and recorded as appropriate onto clinical systems.Prioritising workload, you will ensure good customer service is given in often challenging and distressing situations - ensuring that the part you play enables the department to be run smoothly and harmoniously.Main duties of the jobTo assist the clinical and administrative teams to deliver and maintain high standards of care and meet the needs of the service users at the IUTC.Providing service information and supporting anxious and distressed patientsWorking within all applicable practice procedural guidelines, policies and pathways relevant to the service.Promote and use evidence-based practice to support the clinicians to provide clinically effective care.Ensure that the wellbeing of children/ families and vulnerable adults is safeguarded in accordance with national and local policies and proceduresHave a good standard of computer skills to enable correct data input and management.Provide health promotion advice on an individual basis and encourage patient self-management of health and well-being.Work cooperatively as part of a team to achieve the goals and objectives of the health care services and targets of the commissioners and providers.Provide and maintain health promotion material.Actively participating in clinical meetings when required.Develop own practice & knowledge to meet changes and objectives in serviceMaintain and order clinical supplies and stock control.Keep updated and be responsible for maintaining mandatory training.Complete HCA competency framework.Working within the team, to participate in the development, implementation, monitoring, updating and evaluation of the service.Be familiar with policies, protocols and guidance.Responsible for ensuring the a safe environmentCover reception duties when required and assist with all administration requirements.Help with performing departmental audits and ensuring that CQC standards are met and maintained. To always maintain a high level of customer care.Ensuring that information is appropriately passed between systems as appropriate to facilitate the patients progress through the service Assisting in ensuring that Health and Safety policies and procedures are followed within the IUTC setting Assisting the Urgent Treatment Centre to achieve both local and national agreed targets The above duties and responsibilities are intended to represent current priorities and are not meant to be an exhaustive list. The post holder may from time to time be asked to undertake other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the grade.About Harlow IUTCThe Integrated Urgent Treatment Centre (IUTC) is a GP led service supported by Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) for minor illness. It is based at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Harlow and is delivered in collaboration with local system partners, including Stellar Health Care, Stort Valley Healthcare, EPUT, HCT, HUC PAH and the ICB.The designated service operates 365 days a year, 08:00 00:00 seven days a week including bank holidays.There is one HCA working on any given shift. About Stellar HealthcareStellar Healthcare is the joint Lead Provider responsible for running the IUTC. As part of the collaboration with Stort Valley Healthcare and are both responsible for employing and providing staff. BenefitsFree staff parkingThe IUTC HCA job description and the above areas of responsibility are an indication of the role and could be subject to change as the IUTC evolves with time.Confidentiality: The post holder may also have access to confidential information relating to patients and their careers, and other healthcare workers. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the IUTC may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive dataHealth & Safety:The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Health & Safety Policy, to include: Using personal security systems within the workplace according to guidelines Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks, ensure there are adequate measures in place to protect staff and patients Ensuring that health and safety, security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines are adhered to Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills e.g. TeamNet Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Reporting potential risks identified.Equality and Diversity:The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include: Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rightsPersonal/Professional Development:In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by Stort Valley Healthcare as part of this employment, such training to include: Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar workQuality:The post-holder will strive to maintain quality, and will:Provide a high standard of professional conduct and always care, recognising and working within own competenceAlert other team members to issues of quality and risk Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs Effectively manage own time, workload and resources in a manner that maintains and promotes qualityCommunication:The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:Communicate effectively with other team members in the IUTC environmentCommunicate effectively with patients and carers, utilising and demonstrating sensitive communication styles to ensure patients and their carers re fully informed.Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.Contribution to the Implementation of Services:The post-holder will:Apply IUTC policies, standards and guidanceDiscuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own workParticipate in audit where appropriate.

Person Specification

Other

Essential

• Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions
• Has a kind, caring and professional approach
• Is flexible and reliable and works well within a team

Desirable

• Holds a full, valid, UK driving license and have access to a car for business use.

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to GCSE or equivalent
• Basic IT Skills
• Evidence of willingness to undertake relevant study

Desirable

• NVQ or equivalent qualification in Health and Social Care

Experience

Essential

• Excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels with patients and carers, specialist services, GPs and colleagues
• Able to work independently and prioritise own workload
• Experience of working as an HCA in a Secondary or Primary Care environment
• Previous experience with children
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to use initiative
• Experience of working in a nonroutine environment, with demonstrable evidence of being able to respond to and deal with unpredictable situations as they arise

Desirable

• Awareness of data protection and confidentiality issues
• Language skills e.g. Italian, Urdu, Polish, BSL, etc.
• ED or UTC experience
• Experience using SystmOne
• Experience of working with people with diverse health and social care needs
• Basic Life Support training

Person Specification Other Essential Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions Has a kind, caring and professional approach Is flexible and reliable and works well within a team Desirable Holds a full, valid, UK driving license and have access to a car for business use. Qualifications Essential Educated to GCSE or equivalent Basic IT Skills Evidence of willingness to undertake relevant study Desirable NVQ or equivalent qualification in Health and Social Care Experience Essential Excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels with patients and carers, specialist services, GPs and colleagues Able to work independently and prioritise own workload Experience of working as an HCA in a Secondary or Primary Care environment Previous experience with children Good verbal and written communication skills Ability to use initiative Experience of working in a nonroutine environment, with demonstrable evidence of being able to respond to and deal with unpredictable situations as they arise Desirable Awareness of data protection and confidentiality issues Language skills e.g. Italian, Urdu, Polish, BSL, etc. ED or UTC experience Experience using SystmOne Experience of working with people with diverse health and social care needs Basic Life Support training

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Stellar Healthcare LTD

Address

Integrated Urgent Treatment Centre

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

Essex

CM20 1QX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.stellarhealthcare.net (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Stellar Healthcare LTD

Address

Integrated Urgent Treatment Centre

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

Essex

CM20 1QX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.stellarhealthcare.net (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established and supportive service delivering high-quality phlebotomy care across Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

The post holder will be a key member of the clinical team, delivering safe, effective and person-centred care in line with Trust policies, national guidance and professional standards. The role involves working across a range of settings to support the delivery of phlebotomy services, contributing directly to improved patient experience and public health outcomes.

You will work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, supporting service delivery across multiple sites as required (based at High Wycombe, but expected to support our other teams in Amersham and Aylesbury), and adapting to service needs to ensure timely and equitable access to care. The role requires effective communication with patients, carers and colleagues, with a clear focus on safety, dignity and respect.

The Trust is committed to supporting staff development, and the post holder will be encouraged to maintain and develop their clinical skills through training, supervision and ongoing professional development. This role offers variety, stability and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference within a busy and patient-focused service.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of the Role

• Perform venepuncture and capillary blood sampling on patients across hospital wards, outpatient clinics, GP surgeries, community locations and patients' homes
• Greet and communicate with all service users in a caring, professional manner, obtaining informed consent prior to all procedures
• Select the correct tubes, draw order and needle size for each test, ensuring all samples are accurately labelled and appropriately handled
• Provide clear pre-test instructions to patients.
• Support and reassure anxious, distressed or needle-phobic patients throughout the procedure
• Recognise and escalate any complications or contraindications to the Phlebotomy Supervisor
• Retrieve and manage computer-generated ward and outpatient phlebotomy lists
• Maintain accurate audit records and pathology request forms
• Support the training and induction of new phlebotomy staff
• Maintain stocks of consumables and adhere to infection control, hand hygiene and uniform policies at all times
• Work flexibly across multiple Trust sites as service needs require

About us

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?o As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.o We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. o We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.Why work for us?o We are committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.o As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.o Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and What do we stand for?o Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.o Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.o Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Job summary

NHS Band 8a Salary: £57,528 - £64,750 per annum

Hours Per Week: Full time 37.5

Contract Type: Fixed Term for 12 months

Main duties of the job

• To be the lead pharmacist for Urgent Care Frailty utilising specialist clinical knowledge to provide a high quality pharmaceutical service to patients
• Support medicines optimisation of patients with frailty within the Emergency Department, the Older Persons Medicine and Frailty Same Day emergency Care (OSDEC) service, and the Acute Medical Unit.
• Play an integral role in the planning, development and delivery of the Trusts restructuring of patient pathways within frailty and elderly care. This will involve working with members of the MDT in order to provide excellent clinical care as well as developing the Trusts ability to meet the demands of an ageing population.
• Provide expert clinical knowledge and advice on frailty medicine to enable the Pharmacy department to continue to develop its links with local Primary Care Networks (PCNs), including expanding the opportunity to create integrated roles across the secondary care and primary care boundary.
• To integrate the de-prescribing tool for use on frailty and elderly care wards which enables pharmacists and medical teams to de-prescribe in a structured and evidenced based manner therefore addressing the issue of polypharmacy.
• Practice as a non-medical prescriber focusing on frailty in the Emergency Department, OSDEC and the Acute Medical Unit.
• To provide expert advice on pharmaceutical matters when carrying out clinical pharmacy services to wards

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Job summary

• Act as Specialist Pharmacist Lead for Oncology Services, providing professional leadership and acting as the key pharmacy contact for service developments, supported by the Principal Pharmacist for Cancer Services.
• Provide a comprehensive clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation service to Oncology and Haematology patients across inpatient wards, day units and outpatient settings.
• Clinically screen and verify SACT prescriptions for adult and paediatric patients, ensuring safe, appropriate and protocol-compliant treatment.
• Lead, develop and evaluate pharmaceutical care for Oncology and Haematology patients across the Trust.
• Provide specialist medicines advice and support to the Cancer Services multidisciplinary team.
• Teach, train and supervise pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and students in Oncology and Haematology practice.
• Line manage allocated pharmacists, including appraisals, sickness management, development and ongoing professional support.
• Ensure staff are appropriately trained and competent, maintaining compliance with legislation, professional standards, Trust policies and local SOPs.
• Undertake clinical and professional checking of dispensed prescriptions, ensuring compliance with the Trust Formulary and High-Cost Drug procedures.
• Support the ongoing development and improvement of Oncology and Haematology pharmacy services.

Main duties of the job

• Provide a specialist clinical pharmacy and medicines management service to Haematology and Oncology patients, including pharmaceutical risk management within ward-based settings.
• Ensure compliance with medicines legislation, Trust Medicines Policy and relevant national and local guidance.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of Cancer Services SOPs and policies, ensuring medicines management systems are safe, robust, evidence-based and quality assured.
• Review and optimise prescribing in accordance with evidence-based practice, national and regional guidance, and clinical governance requirements, including during consultant ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Assess individual pharmaceutical care needs, identify actual and potential medicines-related problems and recommend appropriate treatment interventions.
• Provide evidence-based pharmaceutical advice and recommendations to medical and nursing staff, clearly communicating and supporting any required actions.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Details

Date posted

21 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9365-26-0837

Job locations

Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B987UB

United Kingdom

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

Act as the specialist pharmacist lead for oncology services, serving as the primary point of contact for oncology-related service developments and providing professional leadership for the service, with support from the Principal Pharmacist for Cancer Services

Provide a clinical pharmacy service to the Oncology and Haematology working alongside the cancer services team delivering and extensive medicines management service to patients in ward and day unit areas.

Clinically screening SACT for adult, paediatric patient for day unit, outpatient

Undertake teaching and supervision of less experienced pharmacists, technicians, and students providing Cancer for haematology and oncology patients.

Line managing pharmacists as allocated including managing sickness, appraisals, general support and development

To ensure that all staff are appropriately trained, ensuring compliance to all legal and best practice standards and local SOP's.

Provide the clinical professional check on prescriptions dispensed within the dispensary, ensuring that the Trust high cost drug procedure and Trust Formulary is adhered t

Lead, develop, evaluate and deliver pharmaceutical care to patients managed by the Haematology and Oncology within the Trust.

Use specialist knowledge to advise consultants, medical, nursing and pharmacy staff on all pharmaceutical aspects of care in these areas

Recommend, substantiate and communicate best therapeutic options for patients routinely and via attendance at MDT to implement changes in prescribing practice to ensure evidence-based medicine is followed as appropriate and following commissioning avenue

I Introduce measures to keep the directorate drug expenditure within agreed budgets including pro-active involvement at directorate board level to achieve this.

Key Duties

The post holder will

Provide a specialist clinical pharmacy and medicines management service to patients and undertake pharmaceutical risk management for haematology and oncology patient in a ward-based setting.

Ensure compliance with medicines legislation, the Trust Medicines Policy, and medicines related national and local guidelines.

Contribute to the development and implementation of appropriate cancer services SOPs and associated policies to ensure that the haematology/oncology medicines management systems are safe, robust, guided by national directives, standards, guidelines, and the post-holders own specialist knowledge, and are quality assured.

Evaluate prescribing practices and amend according to evidence-based practice, national/regional directives and clinical governance targets on a daily basis, during consultant ward-rounds, and at multidisciplinary team meetings including:

Analysing patients individual pharmaceutical care needs

Identifying actual and potential iatrogenic admissions for medical staff

Recommending best treatment

Substantiate pharmaceutical recommendations and advice to medical and nursing staff and communicate effectively any necessary actions to medical and nursing staff.

Construct pharmaceutical care plans for patients, assess and monitor clinical progress and outcome with regard to their medication and actively intervene to ensure that patients receive optimal care with minimal side effects.

Provide specialist advice to healthcare professionals on all pharmaceutical issues arising within the post holders specialist clinical area.

Be responsible for the therapeutic blood monitoring of identified drugs within the post-holders clinical area including:

Initial patient assessment and initiation of appropriate loading or starting doses

Interpretation of blood level results and subsequent adjustment of the patients dose of medicine and amendment of the patients prescription in order to optimise the beneficial results of therapy whilst minimising any potential toxicity.

Ensuring individual patients entered into clinical trials are treated according to the trial protocol, that their medicines are prepared as specified in the protocol, that any randomisation codes are allocate appropriately, and that all records are maintained correctly and stored suitably.

Substantiating clinical pharmacy recommendations at the highest level and against challenge from Consultants, where necessary, and effectively communicate any required actions to other medical and nursing staff.

Providing specialist clinical advice to other health care professionals on all pharmaceutical issues arising within the specialist area of cancer services. This will include the extrapolation of clinical and complex medicines information where data may be lacking and analysing, interpreting and comparing differing opinion or facts to determine the best prescribing strategy for an individual patient or patient group.

Assisting with the delivery of the WAHT pharmacy cancer services to achieve Trust and departmental medicines management targets including

Managing the accurate and timely dispensing and supply of medicines to cancer patients.

Adherence to NHS England standard operating procedures in relation to drugs supply through the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) and other commissioning arrangements.

Adherence to the Trust Formulary, unlicensed medicines policy and high-cost drug procedures.

Assisting with the creation of clinical guidelines relating to all areas of medicines use within the cancer services.

Assisting in the delivery of key pharmacy modernisation initiatives within cancer services and assisting in the assessment of the impact of such service development initiatives on medical and nursing staff within the post-holders area and the WAHT pharmacy department as a whole.

Medication History Taking, Provision of Patient Information and Counselling

Ensure that information and patient counselling systems are implemented within their specialist area according to patient need to ensure that patients obtain the most benefit from their medicines.

Set standards and manage the counselling of patients on their medicines within the Haematology directorate to improve concordance and knowledge of their therapy

Ensure all newly admitted patients are interviewed to construct an accurate medication history and assess compliance/concordance issues.

Review the medication history against the admission details and prescription chart

Pro-actively identify to medical staff any potential or actual medicines-related hospital admissions or associated issues and outline any required action to resolve identified discrepancies

Assess patients discharge medicines information requirements as early as possible in the admission stay to be able to prepare information on medicines for patients based on individual need.

Complete Patient Need Assessments to assess patients information requirements and suitability for delegation of counselling to a junior pharmacist or lead medicines management technician.

Counsel patients with highly complex needs such as a physical disability which may affect information requirements (sight or hearing), language difficulties, those with life-threatening or terminal diagnoses and highly distressed patients.

Managerial Responsibilities

Manage pharmacists as allocated including delivery of PDR and management of sickness based around trust policies.

Undertake the day to day supervision of pharmacists, technicians, assistants and students

Develop and maintain good internal communications within the department.

Ensure that the capability, conduct and performance of every member of staff within their responsibility are continually assessed and appropriate action is taken to address shortfalls and resolve issues

Ensure that all Trust policies are complied with, brought to the attention if all staff and are readily and easily accessible

Planning of day to day work, annual objectives and negotiation of personal development plans and in-year performance management.

Use the Pharmacy Computer System and MS Word, Excel, Access, and Powerpoint to produce reports, SOPs, analyses and training materials for others to support the delivery of the post holders key roles and responsibilities.

Financial Responsibilities

Produce monthly reports, analyse prescribing trends and provide guidance and advice on drug expenditure, prescribing patterns and high cost drug use for the Haematology and oncology specialities at WRH.

Advise and guide Consultants on proposed new medicines for use within the post-holders clinical area and assist with compiling new product assessments and evidence-based reviews for submission to the Area Prescribing Committee for formulary and funding approval

Identify cost containment programmes and introduce appropriate measures to keep the Haematology and Oncology Directorates drug expenditure within agreed budgets. Discuss and influence drug expenditure and its management with key medical staff, directorate managers and Modern Matrons within the post-holders specialist area.

Service Development and Business Planning

Develop formal links with the Clinical Director, Business Manager, Modern Matron and Ward managers in relation to the pharmaceutical needs.

Lead on key pharmacy modernisation initiatives within the Haematology team, ward and patients, and assess the impact of such service development initiatives on medical and nursing staff within the post-holders area and the pharmacy department as a whole.

Contribute to the senior clinical pharmacy team strategy group in planning and organising the delivery, standard and modernisation of clinical pharmacy services.

Research and Clinical Audit

Ensure all pharmaceutical aspects of research in the post-holders clinical area complies with relevant legislation

Ensure that all clinical trials of medicines in the post holders area comply with National Guidelines, the Trust medicines policy, and the Trial Protocols.

Plan, organise and conduct own areas for practice-based research, including audit and benefits of clinical pharmacist / independent prescriber role to support departmental development

Job description Job responsibilities Job Purpose Act as the specialist pharmacist lead for oncology services, serving as the primary point of contact for oncology-related service developments and providing professional leadership for the service, with support from the Principal Pharmacist for Cancer ServicesProvide a clinical pharmacy service to the Oncology and Haematology working alongside the cancer services team delivering and extensive medicines management service to patients in ward and day unit areas.Clinically screening SACT for adult, paediatric patient for day unit, outpatientUndertake teaching and supervision of less experienced pharmacists, technicians, and students providing Cancer for haematology and oncology patients.Line managing pharmacists as allocated including managing sickness, appraisals, general support and developmentTo ensure that all staff are appropriately trained, ensuring compliance to all legal and best practice standards and local SOP's.Provide the clinical professional check on prescriptions dispensed within the dispensary, ensuring that the Trust high cost drug procedure and Trust Formulary is adhered tLead, develop, evaluate and deliver pharmaceutical care to patients managed by the Haematology and Oncology within the Trust.Use specialist knowledge to advise consultants, medical, nursing and pharmacy staff on all pharmaceutical aspects of care in these areasRecommend, substantiate and communicate best therapeutic options for patients routinely and via attendance at MDT to implement changes in prescribing practice to ensure evidence-based medicine is followed as appropriate and following commissioning avenueI Introduce measures to keep the directorate drug expenditure within agreed budgets including pro-active involvement at directorate board level to achieve this.Key DutiesThe post holder willProvide a specialist clinical pharmacy and medicines management service to patients and undertake pharmaceutical risk management for haematology and oncology patient in a ward-based setting.Ensure compliance with medicines legislation, the Trust Medicines Policy, and medicines related national and local guidelines.Contribute to the development and implementation of appropriate cancer services SOPs and associated policies to ensure that the haematology/oncology medicines management systems are safe, robust, guided by national directives, standards, guidelines, and the post-holders own specialist knowledge, and are quality assured.Evaluate prescribing practices and amend according to evidence-based practice, national/regional directives and clinical governance targets on a daily basis, during consultant ward-rounds, and at multidisciplinary team meetings including:Analysing patients individual pharmaceutical care needsIdentifying actual and potential iatrogenic admissions for medical staffRecommending best treatmentSubstantiate pharmaceutical recommendations and advice to medical and nursing staff and communicate effectively any necessary actions to medical and nursing staff.Construct pharmaceutical care plans for patients, assess and monitor clinical progress and outcome with regard to their medication and actively intervene to ensure that patients receive optimal care with minimal side effects.Provide specialist advice to healthcare professionals on all pharmaceutical issues arising within the post holders specialist clinical area.Be responsible for the therapeutic blood monitoring of identified drugs within the post-holders clinical area including:Initial patient assessment and initiation of appropriate loading or starting dosesInterpretation of blood level results and subsequent adjustment of the patients dose of medicine and amendment of the patients prescription in order to optimise the beneficial results of therapy whilst minimising any potential toxicity.Ensuring individual patients entered into clinical trials are treated according to the trial protocol, that their medicines are prepared as specified in the protocol, that any randomisation codes are allocate appropriately, and that all records are maintained correctly and stored suitably.Substantiating clinical pharmacy recommendations at the highest level and against challenge from Consultants, where necessary, and effectively communicate any required actions to other medical and nursing staff.Providing specialist clinical advice to other health care professionals on all pharmaceutical issues arising within the specialist area of cancer services. This will include the extrapolation of clinical and complex medicines information where data may be lacking and analysing, interpreting and comparing differing opinion or facts to determine the best prescribing strategy for an individual patient or patient group.Assisting with the delivery of the WAHT pharmacy cancer services to achieve Trust and departmental medicines management targets includingManaging the accurate and timely dispensing and supply of medicines to cancer patients.Adherence to NHS England standard operating procedures in relation to drugs supply through the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) and other commissioning arrangements.Adherence to the Trust Formulary, unlicensed medicines policy and high-cost drug procedures.Assisting with the creation of clinical guidelines relating to all areas of medicines use within the cancer services.Assisting in the delivery of key pharmacy modernisation initiatives within cancer services and assisting in the assessment of the impact of such service development initiatives on medical and nursing staff within the post-holders area and the WAHT pharmacy department as a whole.Medication History Taking, Provision of Patient Information and CounsellingEnsure that information and patient counselling systems are implemented within their specialist area according to patient need to ensure that patients obtain the most benefit from their medicines.Set standards and manage the counselling of patients on their medicines within the Haematology directorate to improve concordance and knowledge of their therapyEnsure all newly admitted patients are interviewed to construct an accurate medication history and assess compliance/concordance issues.Review the medication history against the admission details and prescription chartPro-actively identify to medical staff any potential or actual medicines-related hospital admissions or associated issues and outline any required action to resolve identified discrepanciesAssess patients discharge medicines information requirements as early as possible in the admission stay to be able to prepare information on medicines for patients based on individual need.Complete Patient Need Assessments to assess patients information requirements and suitability for delegation of counselling to a junior pharmacist or lead medicines management technician.Counsel patients with highly complex needs such as a physical disability which may affect information requirements (sight or hearing), language difficulties, those with life-threatening or terminal diagnoses and highly distressed patients.Managerial ResponsibilitiesManage pharmacists as allocated including delivery of PDR and management of sickness based around trust policies.Undertake the day to day supervision of pharmacists, technicians, assistants and studentsDevelop and maintain good internal communications within the department.Ensure that the capability, conduct and performance of every member of staff within their responsibility are continually assessed and appropriate action is taken to address shortfalls and resolve issuesEnsure that all Trust policies are complied with, brought to the attention if all staff and are readily and easily accessiblePlanning of day to day work, annual objectives and negotiation of personal development plans and in-year performance management.Use the Pharmacy Computer System and MS Word, Excel, Access, and Powerpoint to produce reports, SOPs, analyses and training materials for others to support the delivery of the post holders key roles and responsibilities.Financial ResponsibilitiesProduce monthly reports, analyse prescribing trends and provide guidance and advice on drug expenditure, prescribing patterns and high cost drug use for the Haematology and oncology specialities at WRH.Advise and guide Consultants on proposed new medicines for use within the post-holders clinical area and assist with compiling new product assessments and evidence-based reviews for submission to the Area Prescribing Committee for formulary and funding approvalIdentify cost containment programmes and introduce appropriate measures to keep the Haematology and Oncology Directorates drug expenditure within agreed budgets. Discuss and influence drug expenditure and its management with key medical staff, directorate managers and Modern Matrons within the post-holders specialist area.Service Development and Business PlanningDevelop formal links with the Clinical Director, Business Manager, Modern Matron and Ward managers in relation to the pharmaceutical needs.Lead on key pharmacy modernisation initiatives within the Haematology team, ward and patients, and assess the impact of such service development initiatives on medical and nursing staff within the post-holders area and the pharmacy department as a whole.Contribute to the senior clinical pharmacy team strategy group in planning and organising the delivery, standard and modernisation of clinical pharmacy services.Research and Clinical AuditEnsure all pharmaceutical aspects of research in the post-holders clinical area complies with relevant legislationEnsure that all clinical trials of medicines in the post holders area comply with National Guidelines, the Trust medicines policy, and the Trial Protocols.Plan, organise and conduct own areas for practice-based research, including audit and benefits of clinical pharmacist / independent prescriber role to support departmental development

Person Specification

Additional information

Essential

• Skilled at preparing and implementing pharmaceutical care plans to best meet patient needs within the ward multidisciplinary team.
• Skilled at using reference sources, journals, the internet and on-line information sources to prepare evaluated medicines information for consultants and other health-care professionals.
• Skills for providing relevant specialist pharmacy services (e.g. clinical pharmacy, medicines information, sterile dispensing).
• Able to interpret national guidelines within specialist area(s), and Trust policies, procedures and guidelines related to specialist area(s) including clinical governance and risk management.
• Skills for teaching and supervising junior pharmacists and technical staff
• Skills for utilising resources cost-effectively and highlighting where improvements could be made.
• Knowledge about chemotherapy drugs and regimens in current use.
• Knowledge about the technical aspects underpinning the working of an aseptic unit.
• Knowledge on clinical issues relating to the treatment of Haematology and oncology in-patients
• Able to supervise a team of pharmacists and technical staff
• Capable of analysing highly complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options
• Able to work with initiative and innovation.
• Able to set priorities, meet deadlines and manage time effectively.
• A good team worker and a role model for pharmacists and technicians.
• Able to communicate information about medicines when there are barriers to understanding.
• Able to empathise with patients, carers, visitors and staff.

Experience

Essential

• Current post diploma experience in delivering specialist clinical services to a medical speciality or directorate
• Experience of delivering a clinical pharmacy service to patients requiring SACT
• Experience of working in a licensed or un-licensed aseptic unit.
• Experience of working with an electronic prescribing system
• Experience of delivering chemotherapy services (inpatient and outpatient) Experience of successfully supervising and contributing to the training of pharmacists, technicians, nurses and doctors

Desirable

• Experience as a practicing Independent prescriber in Haematology or oncology

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional knowledge acquired through a vocational degree in pharmacy
• Currently Registered as a pharmacist in UK: Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Significant Postgraduate clinical specialist knowledge acquired through diploma level training i.e. Hold a Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Currently meeting the GPhC standard for continuing professional development.
• Have qualified and be registered with the GPhC as an Independent Prescriber or working towards.

Desirable

• Undertaken a Masters or equivalent in Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP)
• Undertaken the RPS core advanced portfolio

Person Specification Additional information Essential Skilled at preparing and implementing pharmaceutical care plans to best meet patient needs within the ward multidisciplinary team. Skilled at using reference sources, journals, the internet and on-line information sources to prepare evaluated medicines information for consultants and other health-care professionals. Skills for providing relevant specialist pharmacy services (e.g. clinical pharmacy, medicines information, sterile dispensing). Able to interpret national guidelines within specialist area(s), and Trust policies, procedures and guidelines related to specialist area(s) including clinical governance and risk management. Skills for teaching and supervising junior pharmacists and technical staff Skills for utilising resources cost-effectively and highlighting where improvements could be made. Knowledge about chemotherapy drugs and regimens in current use. Knowledge about the technical aspects underpinning the working of an aseptic unit. Knowledge on clinical issues relating to the treatment of Haematology and oncology in-patients Able to supervise a team of pharmacists and technical staff Capable of analysing highly complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options Able to work with initiative and innovation. Able to set priorities, meet deadlines and manage time effectively. A good team worker and a role model for pharmacists and technicians. Able to communicate information about medicines when there are barriers to understanding. Able to empathise with patients, carers, visitors and staff. Experience Essential Current post diploma experience in delivering specialist clinical services to a medical speciality or directorate Experience of delivering a clinical pharmacy service to patients requiring SACT Experience of working in a licensed or un-licensed aseptic unit. Experience of working with an electronic prescribing system Experience of delivering chemotherapy services (inpatient and outpatient) Experience of successfully supervising and contributing to the training of pharmacists, technicians, nurses and doctors Desirable Experience as a practicing Independent prescriber in Haematology or oncology Qualifications Essential Professional knowledge acquired through a vocational degree in pharmacy Currently Registered as a pharmacist in UK: Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council Significant Postgraduate clinical specialist knowledge acquired through diploma level training i.e. Hold a Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent. Currently meeting the GPhC standard for continuing professional development. Have qualified and be registered with the GPhC as an Independent Prescriber or working towards. Desirable Undertaken a Masters or equivalent in Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) Undertaken the RPS core advanced portfolio

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B987UB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B987UB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Unfortunately NPC does not hold a license for Visa Sponsorship and cannot progress any applications for candidates without the right to work in the UK.

Hours: 30 hours per week, worked over 4 days (job share considered)

Salary: Dependent on Experience

Place of work: Practices in Great Yarmouth & Northern Villages PCN - Park Surgery, East Norfolk Medical Practice and Coastal Partnership.

As a paramedic in a primary care setting, you will work as part of the Collaborative Home Visiting Service (CHVS) team to provide holistic care for individuals. You will assess, diagnose and manage the care of patients. This might include referring and signposting them to other allied health professionals.

Main duties of the job

• The role is for a paramedic to support primary care as part of a CHVS team that operates during the working day, Monday to Friday.
• The paramedic will work as part of the CHVS team but with close collaborative working with other members of the Multidisciplinary Team and support from GPs.
• To work within the community, as an autonomous, accountable paramedic, visiting housebound and residential care home patients.
• To provide holistic care for individuals including assessment, diagnosis, and management.
• To refer and/or signpost patients in their own home or care home to other allied health professionals.
• The post holder will use advanced clinical and communication skills to provide education to patients, promote self-care and empower them to make informed choices about their treatment.
• Care occasionally may need to be provided in other settings as required.

About us

Norfolk Primary Care Ltd is a Community Interest Company. It was established to:

• Support and strengthen primary care and to promote and assist practices to improve quality by working with and on behalf of primary care in Norfolk.
• Help with challenges identified by practices workload, GP recruitment, sharing best practice.
• Recognise the changing nature of primary care and assist to ensure that the right level of service is provided to address the needs of the local population.
• Provide benefit to patients of primary care, the clinicians and administrators who work in it and practice organisations in Norfolk.
• Work within health systems to provide patient care in innovative and solution-focused ways.
• We offer successful candidates a supportive working environment, competitive salary, excellent working conditions and the benefits of the NHS pension scheme. Other benefits include access to NHS discounts and discounted First Bus travel.

If you are interested in working in an organisation committed to a culture of professionalism, growth, integrity, positivity and kindness then we would love to hear from you.

Job summary

The opportunity has arisen for a Mammographer (trainee or qualified) to join a progressive and motivated breast imaging team at Buckinghamshire Breast Unit.

If you are a qualified radiographer looking to specialise or a qualified mammographer looking for a new challenge. We are keen to attract staff who wish to progress, the unit has a long history of encouraging this whether clinically or managerial.

If you do not hold a UK qualification for mammography, then you will need to attend a recognised postgraduate course and formal training will be provided. If you are an international applicant, you will need to have IELTS at level 7.

The postholder will be a valued member of the multidisciplinary team based at the purpose-built Bucks Breast Unit on the Wycombe Hospital site in High Wycombe. We also have 2 mobile units that provide screening for the women of Buckinghamshire.

Main duties of the job

To produce high standard of images.

To ensure that a patient centred approach is always maintained.

To provide highly skilled and specialised Mammography within a symptomatic and screening setting

Participate in the mobile breast screening service on a flexible basis across all sites.

Participate as required in the NHSBSP assessment clinics and provide effective support for consultant staff.

To work without supervision in mammography, managing own workload andorganisation of junior colleagues.

About us

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Job summary

Do you have an interest in gaining experience in a fast pace rehabilitation environment?

Do you care about the experience of the older person in hospital, and want to ensure that individuals are treated with care, dignity and respect?

If so, then consider applying for a post within our services.

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapists to work in our inpatient rehab unit (at Woking Community Hospital).

Our Inpatient services work on the Complex Elderly Rehabilitation Alexandra Ward offering patient-centred care, working with individuals, and their families/carers, to help optimise function and well-being as part of preparation for a safe discharge.

The service is based around a multi-disciplinary team model, working with Physiotherapists, Nurses, Adult Social Care and doctors, also liaising with other community services.

Please note that Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must possess valid UK right-to-work documentation.

Interviews will be held between 4th to 10th November 2026.

Main duties of the job

The essential requirements we are looking for in our Occupational Therapy applicants are:

• Knowledge and experience of working within the NHS or equivalent healthcare system
• Knowledge of a wide range of client groups including any of the following: inpatient & community rehabilitation, care of the elderly, neurology, medical, oncology and orthopaedics
• Ability to carry out complex case management, specialist assessments and risk assessment
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise caseload
• Excellent communication and time management skills.
• Flexible approach to work with the ability to potentially work across a seven-day service.
• Ability to work both independently and also as part of the wider multidisciplinary team, working collaboratively with acute and community services.
• Willingness to undertake ongoing professional development and a commitment to providing high quality, safe and effective care that meets the needs of patients.
• Car driver and owner with appropriate license to drive in the UK for business purposes.

This is a full-time post which may include weekend working.

Applications for part-time, Return to Practice, internal secondments and bank staff may also be considered.

Terms and conditions are based on current NHS terms with access to the NHS pension scheme.

For more duties specs please refer to Job description attached for more information.

About us

CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surrey's longest established NHS community services provider, so our employees get NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of 5%.

Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and leadership courses and programmes.

We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices are heard at Board level. CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a passionate, person-focused individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying for and if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.

While AI (Artificial Intelligence)can be used to support your application, all submitted content must be your own original work and accurately reflect your real knowledge, skills, and values.

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Advanced Practitioner at WAHNHST. We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Advanced Practitioner radiographer, who is currently independently performing and reporting fluoroscopy and interventional advanced practice in any of the following areas: PICC line insertion, barium swallows, HSGs or nephrostomy exchanges.

The successful candidate must demonstrate a high level of both clinical and leadership experience with an excellent knowledge of fluoroscopy and interventional procedures. Experience in leading teams and coordinating services is also required for this post as they will be expected to support and work in conjunction with both the Fluoroscopy and IR Lead radiographers. Job plan will based on experience and any training requirements.

Candidates must hold or be willing to work towards a relevant postgraduate certification.

Main duties of the job

The individual will play a key role in the smooth running of both the IR and Fluoroscopy services. They will be required to, as appropriate, support staff through change and contribute to a holistic approach to care ensuring that patients at the heart of all we do. You will be part of a dynamic team who work together to support each other to achieve the very best for our patients. In addition to your advanced practice there will be some requirement to support the clinical rota in IR/fluoroscopy.

You will be joining our team to provide a high quality, responsive IR service countywide with requirement to participate in the IR o/c service.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job summary

Please note that we are unable to offer Certificates of Sponsorship for this role.

Are you looking for a rewarding role that supports outstanding patient care. If so, we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking enthusiastic and committed individuals to join our friendly hospital pharmacy team as Pharmacy Assistants. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to delivering high-quality patient care and play an important role in ensuring patients receive the right care, first time, every time.

We currently have both full-time and part-time opportunities available at Alexandra Hospital, Redditch.

As a Pharmacy Assistant, you will be a key member of the team and often the first point of contact for healthcare professionals and members of the public accessing our services. You will need to be self-motivated, organised, and able to work accurately in a busy environment. Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to meet deadlines are essential.

This is an ideal opportunity for individuals who are passionate about patient care and keen to begin or develop a career within hospital pharmacy.

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary pharmacy team, collaborating closely with Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants to support the delivery of high-quality patient care.

The role offers the opportunity to gain experience across a range of pharmacy services and functions, providing a broad understanding of hospital pharmacy operations.

Applicants must be able to work accurately and efficiently, demonstrate excellent attention to detail, and adapt to a variety of tasks within a busy working environment. Flexibility, teamwork, and the ability to meet deadlines are essential to the successful delivery of the service.

For main duties of the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job summary

Are you an Occupational Therapist looking to develop your rehabilitation skills while helping people regain independence and work towards goals that matter to them? Join our inpatient rehabilitation service at Athlone Rehabilitation Unit, with some cross-cover to Alexandra Rehab Unit.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide evidence-based occupational therapy assessments and treatment for people with a range of rehabilitation needs. You will plan, deliver and evaluate individual and group interventions, helping people work towards goals that matter to them across self-care, productivity and leisure.

You will work alongside senior Occupational Therapists and the wider rehabilitation team, with opportunities to build your clinical practice through supervision, preceptorship, continuing professional development, training and quality improvement.

We welcome applications from Occupational Therapists who are committed to person-centred, inclusive practice and interested in developing their skills within rehabilitation

Main duties of the job

As a Band 5 Occupational Therapist, you will:

• Plan and deliver occupational therapy assessments and interventions for a designated caseload, prioritising clinical needs.
• Assess occupational performance and develop person-centred intervention plans that support independence in self-care, productivity and leisure.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate individual and group rehabilitation programmes, adapting interventions in response to progress and need.
• Assess home environments and recommend appropriate assistive technology, equipment or environmental modifications to support independence and safe discharge.
• Undertake non-complex moving and handling assessments and support people and carers to use prescribed equipment safely.
• Work collaboratively with people, carers, the multidisciplinary team and external agencies, contributing to care planning and discharge.
• Contribute to supervision, delegation, student and staff learning, audit, clinical governance and quality improvement.
• Maintain professional standards and CPD, participate in the preceptorship programme, weekend therapy roster and cross-cover at the other rehabilitation unit as required.

A Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy and Health and Care Professions Council registration are essential

About us

We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.

Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and clinically committed pharmacist to join our team on a 12 month fixed term basis to provide clinical pharmacist services to ward, dispensary and cancer services teams.

You will:

• Gain experience across a range of specialist services through 4-month rotations.
• Work as the medicines expert within multidisciplinary teams.
• Support safe and timely patient discharge, including the Discharge Medicines Service.
• Develop clinical decision-making skills through medicines optimisation, medicines information and on-call services.

Support and Development

We are committed to helping you achieve your career goals through:

• Tailored rotational training and personalised learning objectives.
• Dedicated clinical supervision, coaching and mentoring.
• Regular development reviews.
• Opportunities to lead audits, contribute to guideline development and support incident reviews.
• Monthly education sessions and peer learning forums.
• Protected time for professional development.

Main duties of the job

Provide Medication History Taking, Medicines Reconciliation, provision of Patient Information and Counselling and ward-based discharge to an allocated clinical ward or area according to the rotation utilising the trusts electronic prescribing and notes system

Deliver pharmaceutical care to patients; recommend, substantiate and communicate best therapeutic options for patients and implement changes in prescribing practice to ensure evidence-based medicine is followed as appropriate.

Undertake clinical audit of medicine use and pharmacy services within WAHT

Provide the clinical professional check on prescriptions dispensed within the dispensary, ensuring that the Trust high cost drug procedure and Trust Formulary is adhered to.

Provide day to day clinical supervision for pre-registration pharmacy graduates, technical pharmacy staff and students as assigned.

Provide clinical pharmacy teaching to pharmacy, medical and nursing staff

Provide weekend pharmacy services including on call on rotation.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Details

Date posted

14 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9365-26-0821

Job locations

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

United Kingdom

The Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

REDDITCH

Worcestershire

B98 7UB

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide clinical pharmacy services on rotation to the medical, surgical, urgent care and paediatric wards on rotation under the clinical supervision of Lead Specialist Pharmacists.

Provide specialised pharmaceutical advice concerning the care of patients and undertake pharmaceutical risk management for the Units where duties are being carried out.

Ensure compliance with medicines legislation, the Trust Medicines Policy, and medicines related national and local guidelines within the Units where duties are being carried out.

Be accountable for his or her own professional actions guided by appropriate technical and professional SOPs and associated policies, national directives, standards, guidelines, senior pharmacist colleagues, and the post-holders own specialised knowledge.

Plan his or her duties and prioritise workload where duties are being carried out according to the needs of patients, medical and nursing staff in order to complete the following within the time available:

Analysing patients individual pharmaceutical care needs

Identifying and correcting prescribing errors/unclear prescriptions with medical staff.

Advising prescribers on doses, side effects, alternative treatments

Communicate complex pharmaceutical recommendations and advice concerning patients treatment effectively to medical and nursing staff and other health care professionals.

Interview newly admitted patients to construct an accurate medication history, assess compliance/concordance issues, and:

Review information against the admission details and prescription chart.

Identify to medical staff any potential or actual medicines-related hospital admissions or associated issues and outline any required action to resolve identified discrepancies.

Construct pharmaceutical care plans for patients, assess and monitor clinical progress and outcome with regard to their medication and actively intervene to ensure that patients receive optimal care with minimal side effects.

Monitor TPN on a daily basis against individual patients need and clinical condition.

Assess patients discharge information requirements as early as possible in the admission stay to be able to prepare information on medicines for them based on individual need.

Assist with the therapeutic blood monitoring of identified drugs within the post-holders clinical area including:

Initial patient assessment and initiation of appropriate loading or starting doses

Completion of digital request cards for level assaying

Interpretation of blood level results and subsequent adjustment of the patients dose of medicine and amendment of the patients prescription in order to optimise the beneficial results of therapy whilst minimising any potential toxicity.

Use MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint to produce patient information, information for medical and nursing staff, audits and project reports.

Provision of Information and Counselling:

The post holder will:

Advise medical, nursing and technical pharmacy staff on the safe and appropriate management of medicines together with the safe handling and disposal of medicines including those which are noxious or harmful.

Advise all health care professionals on storage, stability, compatibility and expiry issues regarding medicines.

Assist in the provision of medicines information to consultants, General Practitioners, medical, nursing and pharmacy staff on all aspects of medicines and therapy with medicines for individual patients and patient groups.

Counsel and provide information about their medicines to patients with complex needs such as a physical disability which may affect information requirements or language difficulties.

Provision of Professional Dispensary Services:

The post holder will be responsible for:

Providing on a rotational basis the clinical pharmacist check on all prescriptions dispensed by the Dispensary. This will require the scrutiny of prescriptions from medical and other practitioners to ensure they are accurate, appropriate for the patients needs, legal and cost-effective with respect to:

o Appropriate therapeutic selection of medicines

o Appropriate dose, frequency and quantity

o Avoidance of potentially harmful drug-drug interactions or side effects

o Adherence to the Trust Formulary, unlicensed medicines policy and high cost drug procedures.

Questioning and challenging the prescriptions of prescribers whenever the post holder perceives it to be professionally appropriate and in the best interests of the patient.

Ensuring the accurate dispensing and documentation of clinical trial material as requested.

Use the Pharmacy Computer System to query the availability, location and cost of medicines, and to dispense and supply medicines.

Use the Electronic Discharge System for processing discharge prescriptions

Provision of cancer services:

Provide on a rotational basis the professional checking of chemotherapy prescriptions for patients. This will require the scrutiny of prescriptions from oncologists and haematologists to ensure they are

accurate, appropriate for the patients needs and supplied within appropriate commissioning frameworks with respect to:

Appropriate therapeutic selection of medicines

Appropriate dose, frequency and quantity

Avoidance of potentially harmful drug-drug interactions or side effects

Adherence to the Trust Formulary, unlicensed medicines policy and high cost drug procedures.

Questioning and challenging the prescriptions of prescribers whenever the post holder perceives it to be professionally appropriate and in the best interests of the patient.

Pre-check and release chemotherapy in the aseptic units of the trust ensuring compliance with GMP.

Use the Electronic prescribing system as required to facilitate management of chemotherapy patients.

Managerial responsibilities:

The post holder will:

Provide day to day clinical supervision for pre-registration pharmacy graduates, pharmacy technicians, assistant pharmacy technicians, and students within the WRH dispensary and other pharmacy services.

Financial Responsibilities:

The post-holder will:

Help to maintain the security of medicines and supplies within the Pharmacy Department.

Undertake regular statutory checks of Controlled Drugs on hospital wards.

Provide advice and support to their allocated wards in relation to the Safe and Secure Handling of medicines

Provision of Education, Training and CPD:

The post holder will be responsible for:

Agreeing service and personal objectives with their line manager and being responsible for self audit to demonstrate both achievement of objectives and evidence of value to the Directorate or Trust.

Identify personal training and development required to ensure the quality of the service.

Agreeing and completing a yearly training plan with the line manager in line with PDR objectives

Other Operational Responsibilities:

The post holder will:

Assist in the delivery of the pharmacy departments dispensing and other operational, and clinical, services as required to meet the needs of the service:

Accurately, with no margin for error, dispense and prepare medicines ensuring doses are correct and accurately weighed, measured and or counted.

Enter patient details on the Pharmacy Computer System from prescriptions of doctors and other practitioners and produce medicine labels.

Check medicines that other pharmacy staff have dispensed and prepared to ensure they have been dispensed correctly.

Participate in the Weekend service and additionally in the Bank Holiday rota.

Undertake emergency duties of a pharmaceutical nature integral to fulfilling an Emergency Duty Commitment, on a rota with other pharmacists at WAHT.

Job description Job responsibilities Provide clinical pharmacy services on rotation to the medical, surgical, urgent care and paediatric wards on rotation under the clinical supervision of Lead Specialist Pharmacists. Provide specialised pharmaceutical advice concerning the care of patients and undertake pharmaceutical risk management for the Units where duties are being carried out. Ensure compliance with medicines legislation, the Trust Medicines Policy, and medicines related national and local guidelines within the Units where duties are being carried out. Be accountable for his or her own professional actions guided by appropriate technical and professional SOPs and associated policies, national directives, standards, guidelines, senior pharmacist colleagues, and the post-holders own specialised knowledge. Plan his or her duties and prioritise workload where duties are being carried out according to the needs of patients, medical and nursing staff in order to complete the following within the time available: Analysing patients individual pharmaceutical care needs Identifying and correcting prescribing errors/unclear prescriptions with medical staff. Advising prescribers on doses, side effects, alternative treatments Communicate complex pharmaceutical recommendations and advice concerning patients treatment effectively to medical and nursing staff and other health care professionals. Interview newly admitted patients to construct an accurate medication history, assess compliance/concordance issues, and: Review information against the admission details and prescription chart. Identify to medical staff any potential or actual medicines-related hospital admissions or associated issues and outline any required action to resolve identified discrepancies. Construct pharmaceutical care plans for patients, assess and monitor clinical progress and outcome with regard to their medication and actively intervene to ensure that patients receive optimal care with minimal side effects. Monitor TPN on a daily basis against individual patients need and clinical condition. Assess patients discharge information requirements as early as possible in the admission stay to be able to prepare information on medicines for them based on individual need. Assist with the therapeutic blood monitoring of identified drugs within the post-holders clinical area including: Initial patient assessment and initiation of appropriate loading or starting doses Completion of digital request cards for level assaying Interpretation of blood level results and subsequent adjustment of the patients dose of medicine and amendment of the patients prescription in order to optimise the beneficial results of therapy whilst minimising any potential toxicity. Use MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint to produce patient information, information for medical and nursing staff, audits and project reports.Provision of Information and Counselling: The post holder will: Advise medical, nursing and technical pharmacy staff on the safe and appropriate management of medicines together with the safe handling and disposal of medicines including those which are noxious or harmful. Advise all health care professionals on storage, stability, compatibility and expiry issues regarding medicines. Assist in the provision of medicines information to consultants, General Practitioners, medical, nursing and pharmacy staff on all aspects of medicines and therapy with medicines for individual patients and patient groups. Counsel and provide information about their medicines to patients with complex needs such as a physical disability which may affect information requirements or language difficulties.Provision of Professional Dispensary Services:The post holder will be responsible for: Providing on a rotational basis the clinical pharmacist check on all prescriptions dispensed by the Dispensary. This will require the scrutiny of prescriptions from medical and other practitioners to ensure they are accurate, appropriate for the patients needs, legal and cost-effective with respect to:o Appropriate therapeutic selection of medicineso Appropriate dose, frequency and quantityo Avoidance of potentially harmful drug-drug interactions or side effectso Adherence to the Trust Formulary, unlicensed medicines policy and high cost drug procedures. Questioning and challenging the prescriptions of prescribers whenever the post holder perceives it to be professionally appropriate and in the best interests of the patient. Ensuring the accurate dispensing and documentation of clinical trial material as requested. Use the Pharmacy Computer System to query the availability, location and cost of medicines, and to dispense and supply medicines. Use the Electronic Discharge System for processing discharge prescriptionsProvision of cancer services: Provide on a rotational basis the professional checking of chemotherapy prescriptions for patients. This will require the scrutiny of prescriptions from oncologists and haematologists to ensure they are accurate, appropriate for the patients needs and supplied within appropriate commissioning frameworks with respect to: Appropriate therapeutic selection of medicines Appropriate dose, frequency and quantity Avoidance of potentially harmful drug-drug interactions or side effects Adherence to the Trust Formulary, unlicensed medicines policy and high cost drug procedures. Questioning and challenging the prescriptions of prescribers whenever the post holder perceives it to be professionally appropriate and in the best interests of the patient. Pre-check and release chemotherapy in the aseptic units of the trust ensuring compliance with GMP. Use the Electronic prescribing system as required to facilitate management of chemotherapy patients.Managerial responsibilities:The post holder will: Provide day to day clinical supervision for pre-registration pharmacy graduates, pharmacy technicians, assistant pharmacy technicians, and students within the WRH dispensary and other pharmacy services.Financial Responsibilities:The post-holder will: Help to maintain the security of medicines and supplies within the Pharmacy Department. Undertake regular statutory checks of Controlled Drugs on hospital wards. Provide advice and support to their allocated wards in relation to the Safe and Secure Handling of medicinesProvision of Education, Training and CPD:The post holder will be responsible for: Agreeing service and personal objectives with their line manager and being responsible for self audit to demonstrate both achievement of objectives and evidence of value to the Directorate or Trust. Identify personal training and development required to ensure the quality of the service. Agreeing and completing a yearly training plan with the line manager in line with PDR objectivesOther Operational Responsibilities:The post holder will: Assist in the delivery of the pharmacy departments dispensing and other operational, and clinical, services as required to meet the needs of the service: Accurately, with no margin for error, dispense and prepare medicines ensuring doses are correct and accurately weighed, measured and or counted. Enter patient details on the Pharmacy Computer System from prescriptions of doctors and other practitioners and produce medicine labels. Check medicines that other pharmacy staff have dispensed and prepared to ensure they have been dispensed correctly. Participate in the Weekend service and additionally in the Bank Holiday rota. Undertake emergency duties of a pharmaceutical nature integral to fulfilling an Emergency Duty Commitment, on a rota with other pharmacists at WAHT.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional knowledge acquired through a vocational degree in pharmacy
• Currently Registered as member of the GPhC
• Currently meeting the GPhC standard for continuing professional development.

Experience

Essential

• Current experience of successfully delivering NHS pharmacy services to a range of general and specialist areas

Desirable

• Experience of delivering NHS pharmacy services in a secondary care environment

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Can demonstrate commitment to delivering the best possible services to patients and the trust.
• Able to meet deadlines and manage time effectively
• Able to work well on own initiative and effectively within a team to deliver best possible care
• Able to communicate information about medicines when there are barriers to understanding

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Professional knowledge acquired through a vocational degree in pharmacy Currently Registered as member of the GPhC Currently meeting the GPhC standard for continuing professional development. Experience Essential Current experience of successfully delivering NHS pharmacy services to a range of general and specialist areas Desirable Experience of delivering NHS pharmacy services in a secondary care environment Personal Qualities Essential Can demonstrate commitment to delivering the best possible services to patients and the trust. Able to meet deadlines and manage time effectively Able to work well on own initiative and effectively within a team to deliver best possible care Able to communicate information about medicines when there are barriers to understanding

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Routine hearing aid maintenance and repairs, assisting with Paediatric Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (Distracting), routine administrative tasks, speaking with patients on the phone, completing stock and any audit requests. Assisting with domiciliary visits.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job Work as an Assistant Audiologist under direct or indirect supervision providing clinical services directly to patients, which may include: Visual inspection if the ears using Otoscopy to determine if a test or procedure should go ahead, or if examination by a qualified audiologist is needed Specific elements within the adult rehabilitation pathway, hearing aid maintenance Establishing a good rapport and work with patients of all age, including gaining their co-operation in clinics and self-management at home. Ability to take accurate ear impressions in adults, with an appropriate insertion depth in order to minimise feedback from hearing aids. Training will be provided. Possible home visits for hearing aid repairs and impressions. Simple adjustments of hearing aids (adding a loop program, adjusting volume) Understanding when to escalate clinical cases Ear mould modification and correction selection of open fit tubing and domes. Assisting with other audiology clinics, e.g. Paediatric Assessment and Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (Distracting) To keep the patient management system (Practice Navigator) up to date so that patients progress is monitored and rehabilitation schedules are adhered to, and stock is appropriately managed General House Keeping Stage A Calibration Checks Perform evening and weekend clinics as required.

About us

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is proud to care for the communities of West Essex, delivering safe, compassionate, and high-quality services. We are part of the Neighbourhood Wave; a national programme thats changing how care is delivered by focusing on prevention, early support, and more joined-up services across health, social care, and the voluntary sector. This means were working more closely with local partners to bring care closer to home and support people to live healthier, more independent lives. Were a supportive and inclusive organisation that values its people. We offer development opportunities, flexible working, and a strong focus on wellbeing. As a Disability Confident and equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. Join us and help shape the future of care in West Essex.

Job summary

An opportunity is available in the Audiology department at PAH for an Audiologist to come and work in our friendly team. We work across three sites in Epping, Harlow and Bishops Stortford and travel to all three sites is essential. We benefit from being a training department and currently have 2xSTPs, 1 BSc and 1 MSc Student. We also run Paediatric Assessment and Rehabilitation and we encourage rotation through our Paediatric Service for all our staff to gain new skills, where possible, depending on the needs of the service at the time.

Main duties of the job

Perform otoscopic examination of the ear canal to assess the condition of the external ear and eardrum. Recognise contra-indications to further treatment (e.g. perforation, discharge, blood and/or excessive wax) and refer to the appropriate professional when necessary e.g. ENT staff, GP Senior Audiologist, Nurse Practitioner etc Assess the hearing of adults and children over the age of 5 using a range of specialised diagnostic tests, including: Pure Tone Audiometry, Acoustic Admittance Measurements, Acoustic Reflex Measurements and Speech Audiometry, Oto-Acoustic Emissions. Obtain aural impressions on adults and children for the purpose of ear moulds or custom made earplugs. Select appropriate hearing aids

About us

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is proud to care for the communities of West Essex, delivering safe, compassionate, and high-quality services. We are part of the Neighbourhood Wave; a national programme thats changing how care is delivered by focusing on prevention, early support, and more joined-up services across health, social care, and the voluntary sector. This means were working more closely with local partners to bring care closer to home and support people to live healthier, more independent lives. Were a supportive and inclusive organisation that values its people. We offer development opportunities, flexible working, and a strong focus on wellbeing. As a Disability Confident and equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. Join us and help shape the future of care in West Essex.

Details

Date posted

14 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

001088

Job locations

St Margaret's Hospital

Epping

Essex

CM16 6TN

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is proud to care for the communities of West Essex, delivering safe, compassionate, and high-quality services. We are part of the Neighbourhood Wave—a national programme that’s changing how care is delivered by focusing on prevention, early support, and more joined-up services across health, social care, and the voluntary sector.

This means we’re working more closely with local partners to bring care closer to home and support people to live healthier, more independent lives.

We’re a supportive and inclusive organisation that values its people. We offer development opportunities, flexible working, and a strong focus on wellbeing. As a Disability Confident and equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences.

Join us and help shape the future of care in West Essex.

An opportunity is available in the Audiology department at PAH for an Audiologist to come and work in our friendly team. We work across three sites in Epping, Harlow and Bishops Stortford and travel to all three sites is essential.

We benefit from being a training department and currently have 2xSTPs, 1 BSc and 1 MSc Student.

We also run Paediatric Assessment and Rehabilitation and we encourage rotation through our Paediatric Service for all our staff to gain new skills, where possible, depending on the needs of the service at the time.

Main duties of the job

• Perform otoscopic examination of the ear canal to assess the condition of the external ear and eardrum. Recognise contra-indications to further treatment (e.g. perforation, discharge, blood and/or excessive wax) and refer to the appropriate professional when necessary e.g. ENT staff, GP Senior Audiologist, Nurse Practitioner etc • Assess the hearing of adults and children over the age of 5 using a range of specialised diagnostic tests, including: Pure Tone Audiometry, Acoustic Admittance Measurements, Acoustic Reflex Measurements and Speech Audiometry, Oto-Acoustic Emissions. • Obtain aural impressions on adults and children for the purpose of ear moulds or custom made earplugs. • Select appropriate hearing aids

• Perform otoscopic examination of the ear canal to assess the condition of the external ear and eardrum. Recognise contra-indications to further treatment (e.g. perforation, discharge, blood and/or excessive wax) and refer to the appropriate professional when necessary e.g. ENT staff, GP Senior Audiologist, Nurse Practitioner etc
• Assess the hearing of adults and children over the age of 5 using a range of specialised diagnostic tests, including: Pure Tone Audiometry, Acoustic Admittance Measurements, Acoustic Reflex Measurements and Speech Audiometry, Oto-Acoustic Emissions.
• Obtain aural impressions on adults and children for the purpose of ear moulds or custom made earplugs.
• Select appropriate hearing aids using Patient Management System considering hearing aid specifications and outcome measures to suit individual patient needs.
• Programme selected digital hearing aid using computerised system and hearing aid software and fit hearing aid and mould to patient.
• Verify selection and fitting of hearing aid using Real Ear Measurements
• Complete validated outcome measures to obtain a qualitative assessment of hearing disability and handicap using Glasgow Hearing Benefit Profile and Glasgow Hearing aid Difference profile or COSI.

• Using drill, buffer and grinding equipment, modify patient’s ear moulds to facilitate comfort of fit and/or modify to change acoustic parameters
• Regularly review patients progress with the hearing aid and analyse need for modification of hearing aid programme and/or further rehabilitation, advice and counselling
• Fit custom made ear plugs for adults and children and instruct patients or their carers on effective use and maintenance
• Provide a one-stop Hearing Aid Repair Service, using analytical and diagnostic skills to formulate individual solutions to non-routine hearing aid problems.
• Recognise when a medical history or test results require onward referral to Senior Audiologist or ENT Medical Staff
• Analyse and interpret diagnostic test results to formulate an individual treatment plan
• Undertake home visits to housebound patients to provide a full range of audiological services where access to patients in a domestic setting may be restricted
• Undertake visits to in-patients who have been identified by ward staff as having hearing problems, providing the appropriate audiological services at the bedside
• Assist with paediatric audiology and hearing aid clinics
• Perform evening and weekend clinics as required (though we currently do not work evenings or weekends unless overtime is required).

Job description Job responsibilities The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is proud to care for the communities of West Essex, delivering safe, compassionate, and high-quality services. We are part of the Neighbourhood Wave—a national programme that’s changing how care is delivered by focusing on prevention, early support, and more joined-up services across health, social care, and the voluntary sector. This means we’re working more closely with local partners to bring care closer to home and support people to live healthier, more independent lives. We’re a supportive and inclusive organisation that values its people. We offer development opportunities, flexible working, and a strong focus on wellbeing. As a Disability Confident and equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. Join us and help shape the future of care in West Essex. An opportunity is available in the Audiology department at PAH for an Audiologist to come and work in our friendly team. We work across three sites in Epping, Harlow and Bishops Stortford and travel to all three sites is essential. We benefit from being a training department and currently have 2xSTPs, 1 BSc and 1 MSc Student. We also run Paediatric Assessment and Rehabilitation and we encourage rotation through our Paediatric Service for all our staff to gain new skills, where possible, depending on the needs of the service at the time. Main duties of the job • Perform otoscopic examination of the ear canal to assess the condition of the external ear and eardrum. Recognise contra-indications to further treatment (e.g. perforation, discharge, blood and/or excessive wax) and refer to the appropriate professional when necessary e.g. ENT staff, GP Senior Audiologist, Nurse Practitioner etc • Assess the hearing of adults and children over the age of 5 using a range of specialised diagnostic tests, including: Pure Tone Audiometry, Acoustic Admittance Measurements, Acoustic Reflex Measurements and Speech Audiometry, Oto-Acoustic Emissions. • Obtain aural impressions on adults and children for the purpose of ear moulds or custom made earplugs. • Select appropriate hearing aids Perform otoscopic examination of the ear canal to assess the condition of the external ear and eardrum. Recognise contra-indications to further treatment (e.g. perforation, discharge, blood and/or excessive wax) and refer to the appropriate professional when necessary e.g. ENT staff, GP Senior Audiologist, Nurse Practitioner etc Assess the hearing of adults and children over the age of 5 using a range of specialised diagnostic tests, including: Pure Tone Audiometry, Acoustic Admittance Measurements, Acoustic Reflex Measurements and Speech Audiometry, Oto-Acoustic Emissions. Obtain aural impressions on adults and children for the purpose of ear moulds or custom made earplugs. Select appropriate hearing aids using Patient Management System considering hearing aid specifications and outcome measures to suit individual patient needs. Programme selected digital hearing aid using computerised system and hearing aid software and fit hearing aid and mould to patient. Verify selection and fitting of hearing aid using Real Ear Measurements Complete validated outcome measures to obtain a qualitative assessment of hearing disability and handicap using Glasgow Hearing Benefit Profile and Glasgow Hearing aid Difference profile or COSI. Using drill, buffer and grinding equipment, modify patient’s ear moulds to facilitate comfort of fit and/or modify to change acoustic parameters Regularly review patients progress with the hearing aid and analyse need for modification of hearing aid programme and/or further rehabilitation, advice and counselling Fit custom made ear plugs for adults and children and instruct patients or their carers on effective use and maintenance Provide a one-stop Hearing Aid Repair Service, using analytical and diagnostic skills to formulate individual solutions to non-routine hearing aid problems. Recognise when a medical history or test results require onward referral to Senior Audiologist or ENT Medical Staff Analyse and interpret diagnostic test results to formulate an individual treatment plan Undertake home visits to housebound patients to provide a full range of audiological services where access to patients in a domestic setting may be restricted Undertake visits to in-patients who have been identified by ward staff as having hearing problems, providing the appropriate audiological services at the bedside Assist with paediatric audiology and hearing aid clinics Perform evening and weekend clinics as required (though we currently do not work evenings or weekends unless overtime is required).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A Recognised qualification in Audiology (BSc, MSc, PTP, STP, BAAT,
• PgDip Aud,) or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

• Able to perform a variety of Diagnostic Audiological testing and fit and verify hearing aids.
• Competent and confident to assist and supervise junior members of staff
• Good dexterity and hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to keep accurate computerised patient notes

Person Specification Qualifications Essential A Recognised qualification in Audiology (BSc, MSc, PTP, STP, BAAT, PgDip Aud,) or equivalent experience Experience Essential Able to perform a variety of Diagnostic Audiological testing and fit and verify hearing aids. Competent and confident to assist and supervise junior members of staff Good dexterity and hand-eye co-ordination Ability to keep accurate computerised patient notes

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.

Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

St Margaret's Hospital

Epping

Essex

CM16 6TN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

St Margaret's Hospital

Epping

Essex

CM16 6TN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join the Adult Inpatient Service at the Derwent Centre, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow.

Chelmer Ward is a 16 bedded Female Adult Acute inpatient ward. The role will be to assist the multi-professional team in providing care for patients in an in-patient environment. Under supervision of qualified team members, you will also implement and assist with the evaluation of individual plans of care.

It is a requirement of this position to participate in a flexible rostering arrangement to provide 24-hour care, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all of our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately your application form be rejected from the process.

Please note this vacancy requires a face to face interview with the Recruiting Manager. Applicants that are unable to attend a face to face interview need not apply.

Main duties of the job

• To fulfil the role of Co-Worker under the supervision of a qualified nurse/clinician.
• To deliver planned care to service users identified by the nominated professional.
• Assist qualified staff in the physical monitoring of a patient's health, including monitoring of blood pressure, pulse , temperature, respiration, weight, drug and alcohol screening ( after appropriate training).
• Assist senior staff in the planning and delivery of therapeutic and social activities for patients in the clinical area.
• To participate, where appropriate, in the initial assessment of the service user's problems, planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions, as required, ensuring that the service users physical, psychological and social needs are taken into account at all times.
• To deliver effective individualised care in response to service user's needs under the supervision of the nominated professional, providing a range of supportive interventions
• To ensure clear and concise documentation of individual service user care in all service user's files and that these are stored according to local policy.
• Observe and report changes in the service user's physical condition or mental health to the nominated professional.
• Contribute to the management and support of patient who exhibit challenging behaviour.

Please see job description for full duties for this role.

About us

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Job summary

NHS Band 6: Salary £39,959 to £48,117 per annum

Hours per Week: 37.5

Contract Type: 12 Months Fixed Term (Maternity Cover)

We are seeking experienced and motivated Occupational Health Nurse Advisors to join our integrated Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service, working collaboratively across Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team delivering high-quality occupational health services to a diverse workforce, including acute and ambulance staff, as well as a growing commercial client base. The varied caseload offers a rewarding mix of clinical practice, advisory work, and service development.

Main duties of the job

As an Occupational Health Nurse Advisor, you will manage your own clinical caseload, providing expert, evidence-based advice to managers and staff. The role requires strong clinical judgement, autonomy, and the ability to deliver clear, high-quality written reports.

About us

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to develop your financial accounting knowledge within an NHS organisation; where you will have the opportunity to improve processes, take responsibility for day-to-day services and help drive strong audit compliance.

Main duties of the job

This 12-month fixed-term role offers the opportunity to expand financial accounting knowledge while managing day-to-day financial accounting services, enhancing finance processes and ensuring audit readiness. The Assistant Financial Accountant supports the Senior Financial Accountant with providing accurate and timely financial accounting support across the Trust's core financial services. The postholder will manage day-to-day financial accounting activities, contribute to the production of the Annual Report and Accounts, and support the wider Financial Services team during year-end and Audit.

About us

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is proud to care for the communities of West Essex, delivering safe, compassionate, and high-quality services. We are part of the Neighbourhood Wave; a national programme thats changing how care is delivered by focusing on prevention, early support, and more joined-up services across health, social care, and the voluntary sector. This means were working more closely with local partners to bring care closer to home and support people to live healthier, more independent lives. Were a supportive and inclusive organisation that values its people. We offer development opportunities, flexible working, and a strong focus on wellbeing. As a Disability Confident and equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. Join us and help shape the future of care in West Essex.

Job summary

NHS England Midlands works with 40 NHS providers, five ICB clusters and national NHS and DHSC teams. It provides strategic leadership to deliver reform and transformation under the NHS 10-Year Health Plan. It also oversees regional performance across finance, quality, access, productivity, and population health.

The NHS Midlands Finance team collaborates with partners to lead the development and delivery of revenue and capital plans. It oversees provider and ICB budgets, assesses financial risks, supports organisations facing challenges, shares good practice and takes regulatory action when needed.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a qualified accountant with finance experience in the NHS or a related public healthcare organisation to join our Midlands Operational Finance Directorate.

You will support financial planning and performance management across NHS organisations in the Midlands. You will understand current NHS financial frameworks and targets, manage competing priorities and deadlines, and direct the work of teams or individuals.

You will have strong financial analysis skills to support the senior finance team with financial recovery, planning, business cases, assurance, regulatory oversight, productivity, transformation, and improvement.

You will join an experienced and supportive regional finance team with strong professional networks and development opportunities.

The role also offers exposure to senior finance leaders and decision making and we are looking for someone with relevant financial experience who has led finance teams and has a strong commitment to NHS values and purpose.

About us

NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.

Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.

If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.

Job summary

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

Main duties of the job

NHS Band 6: Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum

Hours per Week: 37.5

Contract Type: Permanent

You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

We are seeking experienced and motivated Occupational Health Nurse Advisors to join our integrated Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service, working collaboratively across Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team delivering high-quality occupational health services to a diverse workforce, including acute and ambulance staff, as well as a growing commercial client base. The varied caseload offers a rewarding mix of clinical practice, advisory work, and service development.

About us

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

Job summary

Ready for your next step in pharmacy?

Are you an ambitious early-career pharmacist with a passion for clinical practice, service improvement and patient care? If you're looking to develop your specialist expertise while helping shape pharmacy services across Worcestershire, we'd love to hear from you.

Following successful internal recruitment, we have two exciting opportunities to join our Specialist Pharmacist Rotational Team.

This role offers the chance to provide advanced ward-based clinical pharmacy services across a range of specialist areas at both Worcestershire Royal Hospital and The Alexandra Hospital. Working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will build specialist knowledge, support the development of junior pharmacists, and contribute to innovative service improvements that enhance patient care.

About you

We're looking for a pharmacist who:

• Has experience influencing prescribing practice within secondary care.
• Holds a postgraduate clinical diploma.
• Is an Independent Prescriber, or is eligible to undertake.
• Demonstrates strong clinical, communication and leadership skills.
• Thrives in a team environment and is committed to delivering excellent patient care.

What we offer

At Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, we're committed to balancing outstanding patient care with professional development. You'll join a welcoming, supportive and education-focused pharmacy team, with excellent opportunities to develop your specialist practice and career.

Main duties of the job

What you'll do

• Deliver an embedded clinical pharmacist prescribing service across specialist areas, including: Critical Care Paediatrics Surgery and Nutrition Urgent Care Frailty Rotations are undertaken on a six-month basis.
• Provide expert medicines advice as a key member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Lead and support service development initiatives alongside specialist leads and principal pharmacists.
• Act as a mentor and role model for foundation pharmacists, trainees and students.
• Deliver high-quality pharmaceutical care throughout the patient's admission.
• Support discharge planning, prescribing and effective communication across healthcare settings to ensure seamless continuity of care.

Please note: Applicants will be assessed against the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. If you do not yet meet all of the requirements for this Band 7 role, we would encourage you to consider applying for our Band 6 Pharmacist Development Role, which provides a structured development pathway with the opportunity to progress to Band 7 upon successful completion of the required competencies.

To apply for the development role, please search for vacancy reference C9365-26-0598 or use the link provided within the Supporting Links section of this advertisement.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Details

Date posted

14 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9365-26-0770

Job locations

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

United Kingdom

The Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

REDDITCH

Worcestershire

B98 7UB

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached documents for full Band 7 JD

• Be responsible for delivering the specialist clinical pharmacy service to the assigned clinical specialty during the rotation.
• Deliver specialised knowledge of medicines and nutrition support to provide advice to consultants, medical, nursing and pharmacy staff on all aspects of medicines use for patients.

Deliver pharmaceutical care to patients; recommend, substantiate and communicate best therapeutic options for patients and implement changes in prescribing practice to ensure evidence-based medicine is followed as appropriate.

If not already qualified, undertake an independent prescriber qualification within an agreed specialty as agreed with clinicians and funding, complying with all requirements of the GPhC in relation to registration as an independent prescriber and the associated professional responsibilities.

Identify medicine-related causes for admission and develop treatment plans to optimise care, deprescribing where appropriate.

Undertake risk management for the pharmacy service to allocated wards and ensure compliance with medicines legislation, the Trust Medicines Policy, and medicines related national and local guidelines.

Undertake clinical audit of medicine use and pharmacy services within the rotational areas as assigned.

Ensure pharmaceutical aspects of research and clinical trials comply with relevant legislation and conduct own practice-based audit/research on pharmaceutical aspects of medicines use.

Provide pharmaceutical teaching to pharmacy, medical and nursing staff.

Introduce measures to ensure drug expenditure is within agreed limits as requested by the Director and Deputy Director of Pharmacy. This will include monitoring the use and funding of new medicines for the Medicines Prescribing Sub-Committee (MPC)

Job description Job responsibilities See attached documents for full Band 7 JD Be responsible for delivering the specialist clinical pharmacy service to the assigned clinical specialty during the rotation. Deliver specialised knowledge of medicines and nutrition support to provide advice to consultants, medical, nursing and pharmacy staff on all aspects of medicines use for patients. Deliver pharmaceutical care to patients; recommend, substantiate and communicate best therapeutic options for patients and implement changes in prescribing practice to ensure evidence-based medicine is followed as appropriate. If not already qualified, undertake an independent prescriber qualification within an agreed specialty as agreed with clinicians and funding, complying with all requirements of the GPhC in relation to registration as an independent prescriber and the associated professional responsibilities. Identify medicine-related causes for admission and develop treatment plans to optimise care, deprescribing where appropriate. Undertake risk management for the pharmacy service to allocated wards and ensure compliance with medicines legislation, the Trust Medicines Policy, and medicines related national and local guidelines. Undertake clinical audit of medicine use and pharmacy services within the rotational areas as assigned. Ensure pharmaceutical aspects of research and clinical trials comply with relevant legislation and conduct own practice-based audit/research on pharmaceutical aspects of medicines use. Provide pharmaceutical teaching to pharmacy, medical and nursing staff. Introduce measures to ensure drug expenditure is within agreed limits as requested by the Director and Deputy Director of Pharmacy. This will include monitoring the use and funding of new medicines for the Medicines Prescribing Sub-Committee (MPC)

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Current post graduate relevant experience in delivering clinical services to the given speciality or directorate.
• Experience in influencing and persuading senior clinicians in relation to optimal medicine treatment for patients.
• Experience of successfully supervising and contributing to the training of pharmacists and pharmacy technical staff.
• Experience of contributing to the preparation and delivery of reports, audits, clinical guidelines for directorate or divisional level.
• Experience in developing and implementing quality improvement.

Desirable

• Practicing prescriber
• Experience in providing an extended service as sole clinical practitioner e.g. residency service or on-call
• Experience of training nurses and doctors
• Experience of leading a team

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional knowledge acquired through a vocational degree in pharmacy
• Currently Registered as a pharmacist in UK: Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Attained or working towards post-graduate level training. E.g. Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy with at least 1 year completed, RPS Newly Qualified Pharmacist Pathway linked with RPS Post Registration Foundation Curriculum and able to provide evidence across 4 of the domains.
• Holds, currently taking or eligible to undertake prescribing qualification
• Currently meeting the GPhC standards for continuing professional development.

Desirable

• Accredited IP
• Health Assessment qualification
• Working towards RPS Faculty membership
• Attained or working towards a leadership and management qualification. E.g. The Edward Jenner Program or equivalent.

Person Specification Experience Essential Current post graduate relevant experience in delivering clinical services to the given speciality or directorate. Experience in influencing and persuading senior clinicians in relation to optimal medicine treatment for patients. Experience of successfully supervising and contributing to the training of pharmacists and pharmacy technical staff. Experience of contributing to the preparation and delivery of reports, audits, clinical guidelines for directorate or divisional level. Experience in developing and implementing quality improvement. Desirable Practicing prescriber Experience in providing an extended service as sole clinical practitioner e.g. residency service or on-call Experience of training nurses and doctors Experience of leading a team Qualifications Essential Professional knowledge acquired through a vocational degree in pharmacy Currently Registered as a pharmacist in UK: Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council Attained or working towards post-graduate level training. E.g. Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy with at least 1 year completed, RPS Newly Qualified Pharmacist Pathway linked with RPS Post Registration Foundation Curriculum and able to provide evidence across 4 of the domains. Holds, currently taking or eligible to undertake prescribing qualification Currently meeting the GPhC standards for continuing professional development. Desirable Accredited IP Health Assessment qualification Working towards RPS Faculty membership Attained or working towards a leadership and management qualification. E.g. The Edward Jenner Program or equivalent.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Due to internal recruitment, we are seeking enthusiastic and clinically committed pharmacists to join our team providing clinical pharmacist services to ward, dispensary and cancer services teams. Through our structured Band 6-7 development programme, you will gain the skills and experience needed to progress into a Band 7 Specialist Rotational Pharmacist role via completion of our band 6-7 development pathway.

You will:

• Gain experience across a range of specialist services through 4-month rotations.
• Work as the medicines expert within multidisciplinary teams.
• Support safe and timely patient discharge, including the Discharge Medicines Service.
• Develop clinical decision-making skills through medicines optimisation, medicines information and on-call services.

Support and Development

We are committed to helping you achieve your career goals through:

• A structured Band 6-7 development pathway with gateway assessments.
• Tailored rotational training and personalised learning objectives.
• Dedicated clinical supervision, coaching and mentoring.
• Regular development reviews.
• Opportunities to lead audits, contribute to guideline development and support incident reviews.
• Monthly education sessions and peer learning forums.
• Access to postgraduate qualifications, leadership programmes, independent prescribing and clinical diploma opportunities.
• Study leave and protected time for professional development.

Main duties of the job

Key Duties

Provide Medication History Taking, Medicines Reconciliation, provision of Patient Information and Counselling and ward-based discharge to an allocated clinical ward or area according to the rotation utilising the trusts electronic prescribing and notes system

Deliver pharmaceutical care to patients; recommend, substantiate and communicate best therapeutic options for patients and implement changes in prescribing practice to ensure evidence-based medicine is followed as appropriate.

Undertake clinical audit of medicine use and pharmacy services within WAHT

Provide the clinical professional check on prescriptions dispensed within the dispensary, ensuring that the Trust high cost drug procedure and Trust Formulary is adhered to.

Provide day to day clinical supervision for pre-registration pharmacy graduates, technical pharmacy staff and students as assigned.

Provide clinical pharmacy teaching to pharmacy, medical and nursing staff

Provide weekend pharmacy services including on call on rotation.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Details

Date posted

14 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9365-26-0598

Job locations

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

United Kingdom

The Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

REDDITCH

Worcestershire

B98 7UB

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a development role and requires completion of activities and gateway assessment activities alongside the general duties to progress from a band 6 position to a band 7 position

Provide clinical pharmacy services on rotation to the acute medical, surgical, emergency, and critical care units WRH, under the clinical supervision of Lead Specialist Pharmacists.

Provide specialised pharmaceutical advice concerning the care of patients and undertake pharmaceutical risk management for the Units where duties are being carried out.

Ensure compliance with medicines legislation, the Trust Medicines Policy, and medicines related national and local guidelines within the Units where duties are being carried out.

Be accountable for his or her own professional actions guided by appropriate technical and professional SOPs and associated policies, national directives, standards, guidelines, senior pharmacist colleagues, and the post-holders own specialised knowledge.

Plan his or her duties and prioritise workload where duties are being carried out according to the needs of patients, medical and nursing staff in order to complete the following within the time available:

Analysing patients individual pharmaceutical care needs

Identifying and correcting prescribing errors/unclear prescriptions with medical staff.

Advising prescribers on doses, side effects, alternative treatments

Communicate complex pharmaceutical recommendations and advice concerning patients treatment effectively to medical and nursing staff and other health care professionals.

Interview newly admitted patients to construct an accurate medication history, assess compliance/concordance issues, and:

Review information against the admission details and prescription chart.

Identify to medical staff any potential or actual medicines-related hospital admissions or associated issues and outline any required action to resolve identified discrepancies.

Construct pharmaceutical care plans for patients, assess and monitor clinical progress and outcome with regard to their medication and actively intervene to ensure that patients receive optimal care with minimal side effects.

Monitor TPN on a daily basis against individual patients need and clinical condition.

Assess patients discharge information requirements as early as possible in the admission stay to be able to prepare information on medicines for them based on individual need.

Assist with the therapeutic blood monitoring of identified drugs within the post-holders clinical area including:

Initial patient assessment and initiation of appropriate loading or starting doses

Completion of digital request cards for level assaying

Interpretation of blood level results and subsequent adjustment of the patients dose of medicine and amendment of the patients prescription in order to optimise the beneficial results of therapy whilst minimising any potential toxicity.

Use MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint to produce patient information, information for medical and nursing staff, audits and project reports.

Provision of Information and Counselling:

The post holder will:

Advise medical, nursing and technical pharmacy staff on the safe and appropriate management of medicines together with the safe handling and disposal of medicines including those which are noxious or harmful.

Advise all health care professionals on storage, stability, compatibility and expiry issues regarding medicines.

On rotation, assist the Specialist Pharmacist for Medicines Information by providing information to consultants, General Practitioners, medical, nursing and pharmacy staff on all aspects of medicines and therapy with medicines for individual patients and patient groups.

Counsel and provide information about their medicines to patients with complex needs such as a physical disability which may affect information requirements or language difficulties.

Provision of Professional Dispensary Services:

The post holder will be responsible for:

Providing on a rotational basis the clinical pharmacist check on all prescriptions dispensed by the Dispensary. This will require the scrutiny of prescriptions from medical and other practitioners to ensure they are accurate, appropriate for the patients needs, legal and cost-effective with respect to:

o Appropriate therapeutic selection of medicines

o Appropriate dose, frequency and quantity

o Avoidance of potentially harmful drug-drug interactions or side effects

o Adherence to the Trust Formulary, unlicensed medicines policy and high cost drug procedures.

Questioning and challenging the prescriptions of prescribers whenever the post holder perceives it to be professionally appropriate and in the best interests of the patient.

Ensuring the accurate dispensing and documentation of clinical trial material as requested.

Use the Pharmacy Computer System to query the availability, location and cost of medicines, and to dispense and supply medicines.

Use the Electronic Discharge System for processing discharge prescriptions

Provision of cancer services:

Provide on a rotational basis the professional checking of chemotherapy prescriptions for patients. This will require the scrutiny of prescriptions from oncologists and haematologists to ensure they are

accurate, appropriate for the patients needs and supplied within appropriate commissioning frameworks with respect to:

Appropriate therapeutic selection of medicines

Appropriate dose, frequency and quantity

Avoidance of potentially harmful drug-drug interactions or side effects

Adherence to the Trust Formulary, unlicensed medicines policy and high cost drug procedures.

Questioning and challenging the prescriptions of prescribers whenever the post holder perceives it to be professionally appropriate and in the best interests of the patient.

Pre-check and release chemotherapy in the aseptic units of the trust ensuring compliance with GMP.

Use the Electronic prescribing system as required to facilitate management of chemotherapy patients.

Managerial responsibilities:

The post holder will:

Provide day to day clinical supervision for pre-registration pharmacy graduates, pharmacy technicians, assistant pharmacy technicians, and students within the WRH dispensary and other pharmacy services.

Financial Responsibilities:

The post-holder will:

Help to maintain the security of medicines and supplies within the Pharmacy Departments.

Undertake regular statutory checks of Controlled Drugs on hospital wards.

Provide advice and support to their allocated wards in relation to the Safe and Secure Handling of medicines

Provision of Education, Training and CPD:

The post holder will be responsible for:

Participating in the Trust personal development review, agreeing service and personal objectives with the Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader and being responsible for self audit to demonstrate both achievement of objectives and evidence of value to the Directorate and Trust.

Identify personal training and development required to ensure the quality of the service.

Agreeing and completing a yearly training plan with the in line with PDR objectives

Other Operational Responsibilities:

The post holder will:

Assist in the delivery of the pharmacy departments dispensing and other operational, and clinical, services as required to meet the needs of the service:

Accurately, with no margin for error, dispense, prepare medicines ensuring doses are correct and accurately weighed, measured and or counted.

Enter patient details on the Pharmacy Computer System from prescriptions of doctors and other practitioners and produce medicine labels.

Check medicines that other pharmacy staff have dispensed and prepared to ensure they have been dispensed correctly.

Participate in the Weekend service and additionally in the Bank Holiday rota.

Undertake emergency duties of a pharmaceutical nature integral to fulfilling an Emergency Duty Commitment, on a rota with other pharmacists at WRH.

Job description Job responsibilities This is a development role and requires completion of activities and gateway assessment activities alongside the general duties to progress from a band 6 position to a band 7 position Provide clinical pharmacy services on rotation to the acute medical, surgical, emergency, and critical care units WRH, under the clinical supervision of Lead Specialist Pharmacists. Provide specialised pharmaceutical advice concerning the care of patients and undertake pharmaceutical risk management for the Units where duties are being carried out. Ensure compliance with medicines legislation, the Trust Medicines Policy, and medicines related national and local guidelines within the Units where duties are being carried out. Be accountable for his or her own professional actions guided by appropriate technical and professional SOPs and associated policies, national directives, standards, guidelines, senior pharmacist colleagues, and the post-holders own specialised knowledge. Plan his or her duties and prioritise workload where duties are being carried out according to the needs of patients, medical and nursing staff in order to complete the following within the time available: Analysing patients individual pharmaceutical care needs Identifying and correcting prescribing errors/unclear prescriptions with medical staff. Advising prescribers on doses, side effects, alternative treatments Communicate complex pharmaceutical recommendations and advice concerning patients treatment effectively to medical and nursing staff and other health care professionals. Interview newly admitted patients to construct an accurate medication history, assess compliance/concordance issues, and: Review information against the admission details and prescription chart. Identify to medical staff any potential or actual medicines-related hospital admissions or associated issues and outline any required action to resolve identified discrepancies. Construct pharmaceutical care plans for patients, assess and monitor clinical progress and outcome with regard to their medication and actively intervene to ensure that patients receive optimal care with minimal side effects. Monitor TPN on a daily basis against individual patients need and clinical condition. Assess patients discharge information requirements as early as possible in the admission stay to be able to prepare information on medicines for them based on individual need. Assist with the therapeutic blood monitoring of identified drugs within the post-holders clinical area including: Initial patient assessment and initiation of appropriate loading or starting doses Completion of digital request cards for level assaying Interpretation of blood level results and subsequent adjustment of the patients dose of medicine and amendment of the patients prescription in order to optimise the beneficial results of therapy whilst minimising any potential toxicity. Use MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint to produce patient information, information for medical and nursing staff, audits and project reports.Provision of Information and Counselling: The post holder will: Advise medical, nursing and technical pharmacy staff on the safe and appropriate management of medicines together with the safe handling and disposal of medicines including those which are noxious or harmful. Advise all health care professionals on storage, stability, compatibility and expiry issues regarding medicines. On rotation, assist the Specialist Pharmacist for Medicines Information by providing information to consultants, General Practitioners, medical, nursing and pharmacy staff on all aspects of medicines and therapy with medicines for individual patients and patient groups. Counsel and provide information about their medicines to patients with complex needs such as a physical disability which may affect information requirements or language difficulties.Provision of Professional Dispensary Services:The post holder will be responsible for: Providing on a rotational basis the clinical pharmacist check on all prescriptions dispensed by the Dispensary. This will require the scrutiny of prescriptions from medical and other practitioners to ensure they are accurate, appropriate for the patients needs, legal and cost-effective with respect to:o Appropriate therapeutic selection of medicineso Appropriate dose, frequency and quantityo Avoidance of potentially harmful drug-drug interactions or side effectso Adherence to the Trust Formulary, unlicensed medicines policy and high cost drug procedures. Questioning and challenging the prescriptions of prescribers whenever the post holder perceives it to be professionally appropriate and in the best interests of the patient. Ensuring the accurate dispensing and documentation of clinical trial material as requested. Use the Pharmacy Computer System to query the availability, location and cost of medicines, and to dispense and supply medicines. Use the Electronic Discharge System for processing discharge prescriptionsProvision of cancer services: Provide on a rotational basis the professional checking of chemotherapy prescriptions for patients. This will require the scrutiny of prescriptions from oncologists and haematologists to ensure they are accurate, appropriate for the patients needs and supplied within appropriate commissioning frameworks with respect to: Appropriate therapeutic selection of medicines Appropriate dose, frequency and quantity Avoidance of potentially harmful drug-drug interactions or side effects Adherence to the Trust Formulary, unlicensed medicines policy and high cost drug procedures. Questioning and challenging the prescriptions of prescribers whenever the post holder perceives it to be professionally appropriate and in the best interests of the patient. Pre-check and release chemotherapy in the aseptic units of the trust ensuring compliance with GMP. Use the Electronic prescribing system as required to facilitate management of chemotherapy patients.Managerial responsibilities:The post holder will: Provide day to day clinical supervision for pre-registration pharmacy graduates, pharmacy technicians, assistant pharmacy technicians, and students within the WRH dispensary and other pharmacy services.Financial Responsibilities:The post-holder will: Help to maintain the security of medicines and supplies within the Pharmacy Departments. Undertake regular statutory checks of Controlled Drugs on hospital wards. Provide advice and support to their allocated wards in relation to the Safe and Secure Handling of medicinesProvision of Education, Training and CPD:The post holder will be responsible for: Participating in the Trust personal development review, agreeing service and personal objectives with the Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader and being responsible for self audit to demonstrate both achievement of objectives and evidence of value to the Directorate and Trust. Identify personal training and development required to ensure the quality of the service. Agreeing and completing a yearly training plan with the in line with PDR objectivesOther Operational Responsibilities:The post holder will: Assist in the delivery of the pharmacy departments dispensing and other operational, and clinical, services as required to meet the needs of the service: Accurately, with no margin for error, dispense, prepare medicines ensuring doses are correct and accurately weighed, measured and or counted. Enter patient details on the Pharmacy Computer System from prescriptions of doctors and other practitioners and produce medicine labels. Check medicines that other pharmacy staff have dispensed and prepared to ensure they have been dispensed correctly. Participate in the Weekend service and additionally in the Bank Holiday rota. Undertake emergency duties of a pharmaceutical nature integral to fulfilling an Emergency Duty Commitment, on a rota with other pharmacists at WRH.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional knowledge acquired through a vocational degree in pharmacy
• Currently Registered as member of the GPhC
• Currently meeting the GPhC standard for continuing professional development.

Experience

Essential

• Current experience of successfully delivering NHS pharmacy services in a secondary care environment to a range of general and specialist areas.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Can demonstrate commitment to delivering the best possible services to patients and the trust.
• Able to meet deadlines and manage time effectively
• Able to work well on own initiative and effectively within a team to deliver best possible care
• Able to communicate information about medicines when there are barriers to understanding

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Professional knowledge acquired through a vocational degree in pharmacy Currently Registered as member of the GPhC Currently meeting the GPhC standard for continuing professional development. Experience Essential Current experience of successfully delivering NHS pharmacy services in a secondary care environment to a range of general and specialist areas. Personal Qualities Essential Can demonstrate commitment to delivering the best possible services to patients and the trust. Able to meet deadlines and manage time effectively Able to work well on own initiative and effectively within a team to deliver best possible care Able to communicate information about medicines when there are barriers to understanding

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

We have an Exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist in Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust to join the Occupational Therapy Department at Princess Alexandra Hospital. You will be responsible for managing a complex caseload of patients across acute and community settings, supporting the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care and contributing to the effective running of the team. You will also be expected to undertake team leadership responsibilities and provide cover for the Team Lead when required. The role offers rotational opportunities every nine months across Acute Medicine and Surgery, Oncology and End of Life Care, Orthopaedics, A&E, short-stay wards and Frailty, as well as community settings within EPUT/HCT, providing broad clinical exposure across a range of specialities.

Main duties of the job

As an Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for responding effectively to changes in rotational placements and work locations in line with evolving integrated care pathways. You will be managing changes in clinical priorities with a flexible and adaptable approach, supporting service requirements and adjusting your working practices to meet the changing needs of the organisation.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist in Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust to join the Occupational Therapy Department at Princess Alexandra Hospital. You will be responsible for providing occupational therapy services to acute inpatients, managing a designated caseload and undertaking comprehensive patient assessments, treatment planning, and evaluation to support recovery and independence. You will work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary and multi-agency team to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care and ensure the best possible outcomes for patients.

Main duties of the job

As an Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for maintaining professional standards in accordance with the College of Occupational Therapys Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, as well as complying with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) regulations. You will be managing your professional development through active participation in continuing professional development (CPD) activities and supporting the delivery and development of in-service training to enhance knowledge, skills, and best practices within the team.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job summary

We are looking for a qualified Pharmacist to enhance our Pharmacy team, we have over 15000 patients over 2 sites. We currently have 2 GP Partners, 5 Salaried GPs, 2 Advanced Clinical Practitioners, 4 practice nurses, 6 healthcare assistants and a large admin team. We also have a number of PCN staff.

Main duties of the job

The main duties will be:

Seeing or phoning patients for medication reviews

Sorting out medication queries

help with our Opiate reduction programme

Participate with Prescribing quality scheme

To advise on alternative medication for out of stock items

Holding blood pressure clinics

Audits

Medication alerts

CQC searches for safe medication use

About us

We are situated in Lowestoft, Suffolk (the most easterly point), we are have good rail connections to Norwich, Ipswich.

We are a busy, friendly, patient centred practice. We offer patients the choice of face to face or telephone appointment. Our clinical system is SystmOne and we also use AccuRx for questionnaires, appointment booking and health information gathering.

Details

Date posted

12 October 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24 to £27.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A3836-26-0004

Job locations

Alexandra Road

Lowestoft

Suffolk

NR32 1PL

United Kingdom

Crestview Medical Centre

141 Crestview Drive

Lowestoft

Suffolk

NR32 4TW

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working in accordance with the GPhC Code of Conduct, the post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines use and optimisation. The post-holder will deliver a high quality, clinical pharmacy service to patients in general practice ensuring the safe, clinically effective, and cost-efficient use of drugs, using expertise in independent prescribing to support improved access to medicines.

The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy. The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP practice.

The post holder will provide some guidance on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services. The post holder will help ensure that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare, and help manage workload.

The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice. The post holder will be supported to develop their role to become a non-medical prescriber.

Job description Job responsibilities Working in accordance with the GPhC Code of Conduct, the post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines use and optimisation. The post-holder will deliver a high quality, clinical pharmacy service to patients in general practice ensuring the safe, clinically effective, and cost-efficient use of drugs, using expertise in independent prescribing to support improved access to medicines.The post holder will take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy. The post holder will provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP practice.The post holder will provide some guidance on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services. The post holder will help ensure that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare, and help manage workload.The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice. The post holder will be supported to develop their role to become a non-medical prescriber.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GPhC
• Maths and English

Desirable

• Independent Prescribing
• Minor illness

Experience

Essential

• Ideally experience of working in general practice

Person Specification Qualifications Essential GPhC Maths and English Desirable Independent Prescribing Minor illness Experience Essential Ideally experience of working in general practice

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Alexandra & Crestview Surgeries

Address

Alexandra Road

Lowestoft

Suffolk

NR32 1PL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.alexandracrestviewsurgeries.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Alexandra & Crestview Surgeries

Address

Alexandra Road

Lowestoft

Suffolk

NR32 1PL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.alexandracrestviewsurgeries.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

The Health Care Assistant within our general practice will work as part of a dedicated multi-disciplinary team delivering excellent care to our community.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve using skills in blood pressure monitoring, performing ECGs, administering injectable medications and vaccines (where trained), performing point of care INR monitoring, and undertaking chronic condition reviews. The candidate will aid the wider practice team, comprising doctors, nurses, pharmacists and paramedic. HCAs will also ensure that clinical areas throughout the practice are prepared and maintained in line with infection control procedures and supply needs. The applicant will be supported with clinical supervision and administrative support from our approachable and proactive team.

About us

Estuary Group Practice is a large primary care surgery with approximately 20,500 patients within Gowerton, Gorseinon and Penclawdd and surrounding localities. We operate from our 3 sites at Gowerton, Penclawdd and Penybryn Gorseinon. We have 13 GP Partners, two Salaried GPs, a Practice Pharmacist, paramedic, 3 Practice Nurses and one HCA currently. We are supported by an excellent administrative team. We are also a training practice, hosting GP registrars and medical students. Our large and experienced team are able to provide high quality, safe and accessible patient care. We promote a supportive environment and teamwork to create a positive and welcoming working environment.

Job summary

This role is located in Camden Learning Disabilities Service (CLDS). CLDS is a fully integrated health and social care multi-disciplinary team for adults with learning disabilities living in the London Borough of Camden (LBC). CLDS is based in LBC premises, but maintains very strong and active links with NLFT (e.g. training, professional development, overarching clinical and professional governance). CLDS also provides health input to the Alexandra Centre (a Further Education college for young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities and / or autistic spectrum conditions). Psychological work at the Alexandra Centre includes support for staff and student wellbeing through assessment, observation, and the application of behavioural and psychological approaches. The post holder will work across both CLDS and the Alexandra Centre.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will support and enhance the psychological work with the people who access the Camden Learning Disabilities Service including those people who attend the Alexandra Centre; providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, attending team meetings as appropriate, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits and service evaluations, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects and other project work.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.