Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Surgery

About the role

The Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Surgery will join the well‑established Surgical Team at the Royal Derby site. You will provide expert pharmacy services across a wide range of surgical specialties, supporting safe and effective medication use in a fast‑paced hospital environment.

Key responsibilities

• Attend ward rounds in trauma & orthopaedics, colorectal, upper GI, vascular, urology, ENT, ICU and step‑down units.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including pain specialists, dietitians, stoma nurses and orthopaedic surgeons.
• Promote medication safety, review and update surgical guidelines and protocols.
• Support Advanced Pharmacists with the introduction of new drugs and treatment pathways.
• Assist in managing errors, complaints and incidents in line with Trust risk policies.
• Prepare financial reports, monitor drug usage and expenditure for the surgical division.
• Deliver education sessions to junior pharmacists, doctors and nurses, and provide one‑to‑one mentorship to trainee pharmacists.
• Participate in quality‑improvement projects and train as a prescriber.
• Work weekends, bank holidays and senior late‑shift rotas as required.

Required profile

• Registered pharmacist with a passion for surgical pharmacy.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Willingness to engage in continuous professional development, including prescriber training.
• Flexibility to cover weekend and shift rotas.

Required skills

• Clinical pharmacy in surgical settings.
• Medication safety and adverse‑event management.
• Guideline development and protocol review.
• Drug utilisation monitoring and financial reporting.
• Prescribing competence (training to be undertaken).

What we offer

• Flexible working arrangements and a supportive wellbeing‑focused environment.
• Opportunities for career development and specialist training.
• Access to multidisciplinary collaboration across the Trust.
• Involvement in quality‑improvement initiatives and educational programmes.