Overview

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Location: St Helena Island, South Atlantic. Contract: 2 years FTC available immediately. Salary: £45k per annum, depending on experience and qualifications, plus International Supplement (£15-22k depending on dependants’ status).

Role details

• Role: Hospital Pharmacist
• Location: St Helena Island, South Atlantic
• Contract: 2 years FTC available immediately
• Salary: £45k pa, depending on experience and qualifications, plus International Supplement (£15-22k depending on dependants’ status)

Responsibilities

• Enjoying unique lifestyle opportunities, St Helena Island is a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. The 22 bed General Hospital in Jamestown covers all areas of acute medical and surgical care.
• Offering OTC advice and prescribing for minor ailments, you will work closely with the outpatient triage nurse, managing discharge prescriptions and counselling where necessary.
• Monitor prescriptions and advise clinicians on all aspects of medication; evaluate and keep abreast of new medications and advise on their adoption.
• Clinically screen chemotherapy prescriptions; prepare production worksheets and assist in the aseptic preparation of cytotoxic products in an isolator.
• Utilise the electronic medical record system and maintain and update Patient Group Directions, drug prescribing guidance and the St Helena Formulary.
• Maintain, update and monitor compliance with the St Helena Formulary and other pharmaceutical guidelines in collaboration with clinical colleagues; review regularly through the Drugs and Therapeutics Committee.
• Ensure appropriate stocks of medicines, liaise with overseas suppliers, and optimise stock levels to reduce wastage; perform annual checks on current medical suppliers and explore potential new suppliers for value for money.
• Attend ward rounds and other meetings with clinical staff; input and advise on prescribing behaviours. Supported by three dispensers, a store-keeper and a split-post dispenser/store-keeper.
• On-call duties and Saturday working on a rotational basis.
• Share knowledge and skills beyond the workplace as part of Technical Co-Operation Programme to contribute to workforce, community and capacity development in St Helena.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy degree with registration and good standing with the General Pharmaceutical Council or equivalent.
• Post-registration clinical experience.
• Ability to work on-call and Saturday rotations.

Benefits

• International Supplement (full details in Overseas Vacancy Information).
• Relocation Allowances (full details in Overseas Vacancy Information).
• Annual Pension Contribution of 7.5% of salary.
• Annual Leave of 30 days per annum plus Public Holidays.

How to apply

An application form is available at sthelenapublicservicejobs.sh where further information can be found. You may also contact Kedell Worboys on 0203 818 7610 or via email: shgukrep@sthelenagov.com.

Applications must be sent to shgukrep@sthelenagov.com and received by 19 Sept 2025. Interviews week commencing 6 Oct 2025. To be considered, you must complete the application form; do not submit your CV.

The Public Service positively accepts applications from all members of the community regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and will consider all applications on merit, in accordance with the person specification. The St Helena Public Service welcomes all applications from across our whole community, including the St Helenian diaspora wishing to return. If you are a St Helenian currently living and working overseas, please contact recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh to discuss support.