About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Senior Pharmacist with a passion for high quality medicines optimisation to join our friendly, forward thinking, and patient centred pharmacy team at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.
As a key member of our senior team, you will play a central role in shaping, developing, and delivering a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service. Working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to exceptional patient care while supporting safe, effective, and efficient use of medicines across our organisation.
This role will enable you to provide a high quality clinical pharmacy service to a wide variety of inpatients, bringing your expertise to patients with diverse clinical needs within both our community hospital and mental health settings.
You will also actively support our clinical governance agenda, including incident reporting, service evaluation, and the development of policies and procedures--helping to ensure robust assurance and continuous improvement in the delivery of medicines optimisation across the Trust.
This role offers an excellent opportunity for a dynamic, patient focused pharmacist to develop professionally while making a meaningful impact on patient outcomes and service quality.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will support the Clinical Pharmacy Leads in planning and developing defined aspects of the clinical pharmacy service to community hospitals and inpatient mental health units in accordance with national and local standards. They will contribute to clinical governance through incident review, guideline and policy development, and routine monitoring of service quality. The role includes leading or supporting medicines safety, quality improvement and research projects within community and mental health care.
They will provide specialist pharmaceutical input for complex regimens, advise on high risk medicines, and contribute to polypharmacy reviews and deprescribing initiatives. They will participate in MDT meetings, deliver education to healthcare professionals, and support departmental CPD.
As a senior member of the team, they will provide supervision, coaching and training to junior colleagues, support appraisals and performance development, deputise for the relevant Clinical Pharmacy Lead where required, and work collaboratively with colleagues across disciplines to support service priorities.
The post will be predominantly based in the west of the county, delivering clinical pharmacy services across Minehead, Williton and Burnham-On-Sea Community Hospitals, as well as the Wellsprings mental health site. As part of the role, the successful candidate will undertake weekly dispensary cover at Musgrove Park Hospital and participate in the acute site weekend and bank holiday rota.
About us
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:
Flexible working options to help you balance work and lifeNHS pension scheme for long-term financial securityGenerous annual leave allowance to recharge and relaxA strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potentialAdditionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.
The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.
Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.
Job description Job responsibilities For the main duties and responsibilities for this role, please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application, please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalentRegistered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)Post graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy or mental health pharmacy (or working towards)Non-Medical Prescriber (or willingness to work towards)
Desirable
Assessed as suitable to act as Designated Supervisor for Foundation Year Pharmacists by GPhCCredentialed member of the College of Mental Health PharmacyPostgraduate training in Mental Health
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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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 Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Address Minehead Community Hospital
Luttrell Way
Minehead
Somerset
TA24 6DF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)