Clinical Pharmacist

Clinical Pharmacist The closing date is 17 December 2025 Northumbria supports our clinical pharmacists in their professional development by utilising a foundation programme of education and training. This includes structured rotations, educational opportunities and a foundation pharmacist framework. Our progressive team has a national reputation for innovation and development. We have one of the highest proportions of pharmacist prescribers in the country, using their skills for patients on general wards, in specialist clinics, GP practices, in their own homes and in care homes. As a reflection of this, successful candidates will be supported to undertake the independent prescribing qualification at the soonest possible opportunity, this will be alongside our foundation pharmacist framework for development. This post is rotational, with an expectation to work at all trust sites. There is a commitment to weekend working and on‑call as part of our clinical teams. The Trust's Specialist Emergency Care Hospital is supported by a 7‑day clinical pharmacy service. You will be required to work at a range of sites within the Trust and in primary/community care settings. As a flexible employer we welcome applications from individuals wishing to work part time or job share. We welcome applications from trainee pharmacists due to qualify in August 2026, or from recently qualified pharmacists. 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 professional and clinical input as a member of a team of pharmacy staff involved in the delivery of clinical pharmacy services, undertaking a wide variety of duties. Contribute to the continuous improvement of medicines use by inputting to clinical governance and risk reduction activities. Participate in clinical audit and practice development activities. Complete continuous professional development aligned with the RPS Foundation Pharmacist Pathway and post‑qualification training as required. 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. As a clinical pharmacist you would predominantly work across our 4 main clinical sites: Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, North Tyneside General Hospital, Wansbeck General Hospital and Hexham General Hospital, although there may be an expectation to work at other trust sites, GP practices, care homes and into patients' homes. Our current working hours for the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital are 8:15 am – 4:45 pm. For our other sites it is 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. This may be subject to change in the future based on the needs of the service. On‑call and weekend cover is allocated on a rotational basis. Job responsibilities Provide a personal clinical and professional contribution to the clinical pharmacy service within allocated or specific wards at an acute site(s). Ensure compliance with medicines policy within allocated or specific wards at an acute site(s). Assist in the provision of advice on pharmaceutical matters and medicines management on a regular basis, including selection, procurement, delivery, prescribing, supply, administration and review of medicines to optimise patient outcomes. Contribute to the day‑to‑day operational running of the pharmacy department, e.g., by assuming statutory professional responsibility while working in the dispensary. Role‑model compassionate and inclusive leadership to shape a collective leadership culture within the trust, demonstrating a consistent leadership style that engages, enables and empowers others, uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement, and facilitates team working and collaboration within teams/departments and across organisational boundaries. Please note: there will be clinical scenario discussions as part of the interview process. We will also expect you to share and discuss evidence from your portfolio of practice. This may be your trainee pharmacist portfolio, RPS foundation pharmacist portfolio or a portfolio specific to your current organisation. Further details will follow prior to the interview. Qualifications Vocational masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent) Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council Demonstration of competence at pre‑registration level Evidence of continuing professional development to at least meet the mandatory requirements of the General Pharmaceutical Council IT skills to at least ECDL standard or equivalent experience Membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society or groups to assist personal and professional development 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. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust £38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata per annum #J-18808-Ljbffr