Job requirements
Essential
30 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Excellent communication, written and oral
- Skills
Demonstrates a level of clinical reasoning, problem solving and judgement
- Skills
Computer skills, e.g. databases, Excel
- Skills
Critical appraisal skills
- Skills
Ability to prioritise
- Skills
Negotiation skills
- Skills
Ability to delegate
- Skills
Ability to work alone and as a team member
- Knowledge and Experience
Extensive operational experience at a senior clinical pharmacist, to include hospital experience, demonstrating a high degree of autonomy
- Knowledge and Experience
Production and implementation of clinical guidelines
- Knowledge and Experience
Good clinical knowledge
- Knowledge and Experience
Understanding of NICE guidance, national standards, local commissioning
- Knowledge and Experience
Involvement in multidisciplinary and cross organisational projects
- Knowledge and Experience
Knowledge of NHS arrangements
- Knowledge and Experience
Facilitating change
- Knowledge and Experience
Audit, quality improvement
- Education, Training and Qualification
Educated to masters (MPharm) level or equivalent
- Education, Training and Qualification
Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Education, Training and Qualification
Mandatory CPD Portfolio
- Education, Training and Qualification
Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
- Education, Training and Qualification
Post-graduate qualification
- Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
- Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Adopts a flexible, proactive and innovative approach to problem solving
- Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Promotes evidence-based practice and quality improvement
- Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Willingness to learn and develop personally
- Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Enthusiasm
- Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Confidence
- Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Influential
- Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Innovative
- Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Credible with senior medical/nursing staff
Desirable
11 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge and Experience
Recent experience of working in Medicines Information
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience of supporting Divisional Pharmacist or equivalent with financial expenditure reporting, formulary applications and guideline writing
- Knowledge and Experience
Staff line management and supervision
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience of staff training
- Knowledge and Experience
Risk Management
- Knowledge and Experience
Change Management
- Knowledge and Experience
Formulary work
- Education, Training and Qualification
Completion of UKMI Training & Competency Assessments/Equivalent experience
- Education, Training and Qualification
Member of Royal College of Pharmacy
- Education, Training and Qualification
Formal management training
- Education, Training and Qualification
Working towards RPS Advanced Pharmacist Credentialing
Job overview
Are you looking for a role where you can use your clinical skills to the full? Would you like to shape and develop the safe and effective use of medicines across University Hospitals Northamptonshire? We are looking for a pharmacist with strong clinical and governance skills, to contribute to the development of medicine related guidelines and clinical services.
You will be based at Northampton General Hospital, working in a team of pharmacists and technicians. You will oversee the development and review of medicines related policies, guidelines and PGDs. You may also contribute to the medicine advice service enquiry answering for health care professionals at both hospitals. The post holder will have a regular ward commitment within the medicine division allowing you to develop close relationships with the Pharmacy Clinical team and work within multi-disciplinary teams.
We welcome applications from pharmacists who would want to become part of our dynamic team, ready to take on the responsibilities and challenges of a senior position. Previous experience in Medicines Information and guideline development is desirable, however, you will be supported to develop this expertise if needed.
Main duties of the job
- To oversee development and review of medicines related policies, guidelines and PGDs.
- Support the Medicines Advice Service to facilitate the safe and cost-effective use of medicines .
- Work collaboratively across primary, secondary and community care interfaces.
- Lead medicines optimisation initiatives and service developments.
- Deliver expert clinical pharmacy services to medical patients.
- Supervise, mentor and develop pharmacists, trainee pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
- Participate in weekend, bank holiday and on-call services
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached job description and person specification.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Advanced Pharmacist, Medicines Effectiveness and Clinical with Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust in Northampton, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 per annum / pro rata. The contract type is Permanent: Includes senior on call, weekends, lates and bank holiday rota. The application deadline is 23 Oct 2026.
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