# Advanced Pharmacist - Peterborough > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-pharmacist-peterborough/9276c817-3b8a-4827-a383-e8f87f745bd8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-pharmacist-peterborough/9276c817-3b8a-4827-a383-e8f87f745bd8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Peterborough City Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-03T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-20T11:40:39.461Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cambridgeshire/Peterborough/North_West_Anglia_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Advanced_Pharmacist/Advanced_Pharmacist-v8322314 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8322314?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have a fantastic opportunity at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust for an experienced pharmacist to oversee all clinical trials and lead our research and development. We are looking for an exceptional individual to be the pharmacy lead for all clinical trials, provide pharmaceutical expertise to the Trust Research and Development Committee and be responsible for ensuring the clinical trial service provided by the pharmacy department complies with Good Clinical Practice and legislative requirements. Alongside this the successful candidate will lead the Research agenda within the Pharmacy Department. You will need excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to organise and prioritise your work and that of others. You will have experience / familiarity working in clinical trials and enthusiasm to deliver a first class service. ### Main duties of the job Take professional responsibility for the provision of a comprehensive pharmacy clinical trial service to the Research and Development Committee within the Trust to ensure the accuracy, legality, safety and efficacy of IMP use through the appropriate planning and allocation of work including operational oversight of production based clinical trials. Manage the production of relevant clinical trial procedures in accordance with the clinical trial protocols, good clinical practice and the European Clinical Trials Directive. Liaise with the clinical trial representatives of the pharmaceutical industry, clinicians, trial coordinators and be the pharmacy specialist on the R&D committee to ensure that all trials are conducted in accordance with best practice standards. Be responsible for ensuring that the clinical trial services in the pharmacy department are prepared in readiness for MHRA inspection. Be responsible for developing and delivering comprehensive training and education on medicine issues within the Clinical Trials services to members of the pharmacy service and the wider MDT. Be a pioneer for research and development within the Pharmacy department. Lead the Research and development agenda within the trust hospital pharmacy transformation programme reporting to senior management. Provide expert clinical and service information to the pharmacy senior management team to support departmental operational service development and strategic planning. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities If you would like to know more about this position please read the 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 ### Key Skills **Essential** - Communication of highly complex information to senior managers, other professionals and patients. - Able to demonstrate effective management of staff - Analytical and judgement skills - Concentration required frequently interrupted with urgent requests - Acts appropriately in distressing or emotional circumstances. - Organisational awareness - Ability to forecast & innovate including long term service planning ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Significant experience in specialty pharmacy practice - Experience in delivering clinical education and training - Experience of leading change management processes - Computer literate – Microsoft Office & pharmacy applications. - Knowledge of clinical audit / Drug Use Review projects - Up to date evidence of work towards the pillars and domains of HEE or RPS advanced practice **Desirable** - Experience in research, work published or presented to conference ### Education & Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to Degree or Masters level in Pharmacy - Registered Pharmacist (GPhC) - Postgraduate qualification relevant to hospital pharmacy practice **Desirable** - Leadership / Management qualification relevant to the NHS or equivalent management qualification or experience - Registered Pharmacy non-medical prescriber - Credentialed for RPS Core Advanced Pharmacist Curriculum ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 576.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2886) - [job description (pdf, 568.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10644062) - [living our values (pdf, 260.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1865) - [person specification (pdf, 448.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10644063) - [we are team nwangliaft (pdf, 8.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2745) - [information for candidates (pdf, 5.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2788) ## 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.