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Job overview

Join our Team: Elevate Patient Care and Progress your Career!

Our dedicated team of friendly and skilled professionals pride the culture of collaboration. By keeping health & wellbeing, & education & training at the centre, we offer the highest standards of care, whilst enabling you to grow your career.

You will work in partnership with nationally-recognised professionals across specialities to provide patient-centred care. Education & training is at the core of our practice, and by joining us, you will have access to our in-house training. Our diverse patient demographic offers opportunity to develop your clinical acumen through complex cases with multifaceted pharmaceutical needs.  

What We Offer

1) Continuous Development

We believe investing in our pharmacists translates to better patient care: attend teaching, take advantage of mentorship and more.

2)  Career Transitions

Make the transition across sectors to build your skillset, bring career flexibility and find your niche: utilise our personalised training to make the transition from primary care.

3) Multidisciplinary Working

Work as part of a team that values your input to provide safe and effective services.

4) Culture and Wellbeing

Join a supportive and inclusive work culture where you feel valued, healthy and happy. 

5) Innovative Practice

Our state-of-the-art facilities and modern technology support patient care through advanced practices.

Learn More

• Website
• @chs_pharmacyteam

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a member of the Pharmacy team and will provide a Clinical Pharmacy service to a defined specialty on a rotational basis. The aim is to promote the safe, effective, economical use of medicines in patients being cared for by the Trust, in accordance with the required standards of quality and professional practice, to meet the needs of the users. They are also expected to undertake further training and to develop own knowledge and skills and to contribute to the development of pharmacy services. Each rotation has been designed to develop their clinical and personal skills to prepare them for their next role as a specialist clinical pharmacist.

Rotations will include some of the following:

• General Medicine (incl. Respiratory, Stroke, Cardiology)
• Elderly Care
• Surgery
• Paediatrics and Maternity
• Medicines Information
• Technical Services (incl. Chemotherapy and TPN)

Your Role

• Provide a high-quality pharmacy service through medicines optimisation, advising on cost-effective care and attending MDT ward rounds
• Collaborate with the MDT to optimise patient treatment plans
• Supporting the training and development of staff members and vocational students
• To stay up to date with the latest advancements in pharmacy and Trust practices

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.

If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that’s making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for.