# Advanced Pharmacist, Medicines Effectiveness and Clinical > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-pharmacist-medicines-effectiveness-and-clinical/79ea0347-c545-409d-ac43-0cd176121d68 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-pharmacist-medicines-effectiveness-and-clinical/79ea0347-c545-409d-ac43-0cd176121d68.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust - **Location:** Northampton General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum / pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: Includes senior on call, weekends, lates and bank holiday rota - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-23T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-09T10:51:09.362Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Northampton/Northampton_General_Hospital_NHS_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8311601 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8311601?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Excellent communication, written and oral - Demonstrates a level of clinical reasoning, problem solving and judgement - Computer skills, e.g. databases, Excel - Critical appraisal skills - Ability to prioritise - Negotiation skills - Ability to delegate - Ability to work alone and as a team member ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Extensive operational experience at a senior clinical pharmacist, to include hospital experience, demonstrating a high degree of autonomy - Production and implementation of clinical guidelines - Good clinical knowledge - Understanding of NICE guidance, national standards, local commissioning - Involvement in multidisciplinary and cross organisational projects - Knowledge of NHS arrangements - Facilitating change - Audit, quality improvement **Desirable** - Recent experience of working in Medicines Information - Experience of supporting Divisional Pharmacist or equivalent with financial expenditure reporting, formulary applications and guideline writing - Staff line management and supervision - Experience of staff training - Risk Management - Change Management - Formulary work ### Education, Training and Qualification **Essential** - Educated to masters (MPharm) level or equivalent - Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council - Mandatory CPD Portfolio - Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent - Post-graduate qualification **Desirable** - Completion of UKMI Training & Competency Assessments/Equivalent experience - Member of Royal College of Pharmacy - Formal management training - Working towards RPS Advanced Pharmacist Credentialing ### Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes **Essential** - 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 - Adopts a flexible, proactive and innovative approach to problem solving - Promotes evidence-based practice and quality improvement - Willingness to learn and develop personally - Enthusiasm - Confidence - Influential - Innovative - Credible with senior medical/nursing staff ## Documents - [useful links (pdf, 185.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1875) - [code of conduct (pdf, 235.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1872) - [benefits and ngh (pdf, 379.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1874) - [code of conduct - band 7+ (pdf, 140.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1873) - [relocation expenses policy (pdf, 548.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2447) - [respect and support document (pdf, 207.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1869) - [staff fair processing statement (pdf, 90.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1868) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10634557) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.