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Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

North Shields, NE29 8NH £49,387 – £56,515 a year Permanent Posted 26 August 2026 Apply by 8 September 2026

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Role description

Job summary

We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated pharmacists to join our dynamic team, nationally recognised for its commitment to innovation and service development. This opportunity will allow successful candidates to work as a specialist clinical pharmacist within our pharmacy department across our main hospital sites, including The Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, as well as our base hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck, and Hexham. The exact area of clinical speciality and predominant base site will be discussed at interview.

You'll be part of a forward-looking service, delivering patient-centred care in both acute and community settings. As we break down traditional healthcare boundaries, our focus is on improving outcomes through integrated, multidisciplinary working.

Pharmacy is at the heart of the Trust's enhanced care teams, supporting frail and high-risk patients in their own homes and care homes. We are also expanding our presence in GP practices, contributing to the care of patients with long-term conditions in close collaboration with primary care colleagues.

Join us and be part of shaping the future of pharmacy practice--where innovation, patient care, and professional development go hand in hand.

Full time or Part time hours may be considered.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

Provide highly specialised clinical services and advice within specialist area. At the time of advert exact details of speciality are being agreed by the senior pharmacy team but the details will be discussed at interview.

Provide a personal clinical and professional contribution to the clinical pharmacy service e.g. by participating on medical and other ward rounds, in clinics, counselling patients, prescribing. Clinical pharmacy describes how pharmacists use their expertise and experience to make sure that patients get the best out of their medicines. It involves proactive and direct patient care which reduces clinical and financial risk i.e. maximising clinical outcomes, minimising patient morbidity and risk of error and maximising cost effectiveness.

To review patients' notes and prescriptions and to provide specialised advice to patients (& carers), medical staff and other healthcare professionals, in order to ensure safe and effective medicines management and the best patient care.

To consider clarity and risk associated with prescribed medicines and prescriptions and make appropriate interventions to ensure safety and optimisation of patient therapy within assigned clinical area of responsibility.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Date posted

26 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-8239134JA

Job locations

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide specialist clinical pharmacy services. To lead on matters pertaining to medicines management, to advise on medicines use (risk management, clinical governance, research and development, formulary, expenditure) and to develop/audit relevant protocols and guidelines. To ensure that there is compliance with medicines legislation.

To assist in the provision of advice on pharmaceutical matters and that pertaining to medicines management (particularly within own area of responsibility). Medicines management encompasses the selection, purchasing, delivery, prescribing, administration and review of medicine to optimise the contribution they make to produce informed and desired outcomes of patient care.

To provide excellent patient care, in acute care settings, through direct patient facing activities.

To undertake teaching and to supervise less experienced pharmacists, technical staff, students etc.

Day to day management of trainee pharmacists and band 6 foundation pharmacists

To contribute to the day to day operational running of the pharmacy department e.g. by assuming statutory professional responsibility whilst working in the dispensary.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Vocational masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
Previous pre-registration training
Relevant post-registration hospital experience
Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
IT skills to at least ECDL standard or equivalent experience
Independent Prescriber, or commitment to achieving this on appointment

Desirable

Membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society or organizations to assist personal and professional development
Achieved or working towards a postgraduate clinical qualification

Other

Essential

It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role.

Experience and knowledge

Essential

Knowledge and experience of the operation of NHS Organisations
Experience of supervising staff
Must have highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience.

Desirable

Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools

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

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