Rotational Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

Job summary Expected Shortlisting Date: 23/12/2025 Planned Interview Date: 13/01/2026 Are you a clinical pharmacist looking to move into a new and challenging area? Do you enjoy working in a dedicated multidisciplinary team environment? About the team The St James Adult Medicine Team are looking to recruit a motivated rotational specialist clinical pharmacist. We have a host of different rotations for you to learn from including Older peoples Care, Respiratory and CF, General medicine, Acute medicine, ED, SDEC. If you want to work in a dynamic, forward‑thinking team to make a difference to patient care, we would love to hear from you Main duties of the job To provide pharmaceutical care to a group of patients within a clinical area. To provide cover for other pharmacists within the relevant Clinical Pharmacy Team as appropriate. To support the work of the Lead Pharmacist for the area by assisting in the production of drug‑related policies, procedures and financial reports, and by performing horizon scanning activities. We have an exciting opportunity for an motivated pharmacist to join our pharmacy team. This is a great opportunity to work with our hard working innovative team. About us Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the country, offering a range of both general and specialist hospital services. The Trust has an international reputation for excellence in specialist care, research and academic training. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions. Details Posted date: 02 December 2025 Band: Band 7 Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year Contract: Permanent Working pattern: Full‑time Reference number: C9298-MMP-449 Location: St. James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF Job responsibilities Provide specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients and the multidisciplinary team within each rotation, as part of a team of pharmacists working in that speciality, being professionally accountable for their actions; Provide drug‑related advice and information to patients, consultants and other health‑care professionals within a Clinical Management Team; Monitor the clinical use of drugs in patients. Advise medical and nursing staff on optimizing drug therapy; report prescribing and administration near‑misses, and risk management issues; Provide education to healthcare professionals within the speciality; Participate in the training of junior pharmacy staff within the speciality; Support the Lead Pharmacist for the area with the production and implementation of drug‑related policies and procedures, with the production of financial reports and with horizon scanning activities; Participate in operational service commitments to dispensaries, Medicines Information and aseptic services; Work evenings, weekends, Bank Holidays on a rotational basis and participate in the on‑call from‑home pharmacists rota. Person Specification Qualifications – Essential Master’s qualification in Pharmacy, or equivalent qualification, plus completion of pre‑registration training; Pharmacist Registrant of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC); Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience or qualification. Qualifications – Desirable Independent prescribing qualification. Experience – Essential The ability to interpret information and provide advice; Moderate or significant post registration experience as a practising pharmacist in hospital; Broad clinical pharmacy knowledge. Skills & Behaviours – Essential Team player; Ability to work alone and under pressure; Flexible; Enthusiastic; Communication – written, listening and verbal; Ability to prioritise. Skills & Behaviours – Desirable Good problem solver; Ability to work under pressure. 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. Employer details Leeds Teaching Hospitals St. James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF Employer's website: https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab) #J-18808-Ljbffr