Band 7 Clinical Pharmacist

Job details

• Branch: Belfast HSCT
• Location: Belfast HSCT
• Salary: Band 7 (£47,810 - £54,710)
• Contract Type: To create a waiting list
• Opening Date: 22/06/26
• Closes: Tue, 07 July 2026 @ 4:30 PM
• Interview Dates: TBC

Notes

We accept online applications only. A waiting list will be created for any full-time, part-time, permanent, or temporary posts that may arise over the next 6 months. This will be managed in line with the updated HSC waiting list principles effective from 1 April 2026”. Where a part-time waiting list is required, one part-time waiting list will be created- regardless of any specific hours advertised, this waiting list will cover all future vacancies where part-time posts arise. A part-time post is defined as any post that has less than 37.5 hours per week.” Please remember to save or print a copy of the job description before submitting your application, as it will not be accessible afterwards. Flexible Working We welcome flexible working requests from day one. All HSC organisations offer a range of flexible working options. The options available for this post will depend on the requirements of the role. Find out more about flexible working options on our website

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE Clinical Pharmacist

BAND Band 7

DIRECTORATE Cancer & Specialist Services

LOCATION BHSCT Hospitals

REPORTS TO Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader

ACCOUNTABLE TO Pharmacy Services Manager

Job Summary

The post holder will be responsible for the provision of Clinical Pharmacy Services to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost effective use of medicines.

The post holder will be a member of the pharmacy team providing a clinical pharmacy service to the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. In order to meet service needs and Trust objectives the post holder may either:

Be based on a fixed ward/area as a clinical pharmacist or

Gain rotational experience as a clinical pharmacist across medical, surgical and other core clinical specialties. Rotations will be of defined structure to offer clinical experience whilst balancing with service needs.

Periodically for business continuity purposes and ensuring service delivery you will be required to work, within your sphere of competence, on other pharmacy sites within the Trust.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

For each of the following, the post holder will

Clinical and technical

Provide clinical pharmacy services in a range of specialties, including wards, dispensaries and outpatient clinics.

Where appropriate, and with the appropriate qualifications, to be an Independent Pharmacist Prescriber within an agreed area. Practice as an Independent Pharmacist Prescriber will be within the scope of individual prescribing activities, as approved through the Trust Non-Medical Prescribing (NMP) application and registration process.

Demonstrate and communicate specialist clinical knowledge.

Assist in promotion of safe, effective and timely prescribing and administration of drugs.

Promote prescribing initiatives across the Belfast Trust.

Obtain an accurate medication history on admission and perform medicine reconciliation.

Provide a comprehensive prescription monitoring service including

identification and prevention of adverse drug reactions, drug related events and drug interactions

therapeutic drug monitoring

utilising information from patient, notes and blood results to ensure safety and efficacy of medication

rationalisation of medicines

Manage Patients Own Drugs (PODs) where appropriate.

Clinically check discharge prescriptions at ward level and ensure timely discharge information is available to primary care healthcare professionals.

Provide medication counselling and education to patients and their carers where appropriate.

Provide medicine related information and advice to other healthcare professionals.

Contribute to the development of protocols, policies, patient group directions and new drug requests.

Advise on and support the safe and secure storage of medicines at ward level in compliance with legislation and the Trust’s Medicines Code.

Actively support the principles of risk management.

Analyse, review and report on drug usage and expenditure data.

Identify new prescribing practices that may impact on drug expenditure (horizon scanning).

Identify areas where drug expenditure may be minimized and neg negotiate/ influence practice within the multidisciplinary team to realize these cost improvements.

Support the development of clinical pharmacy services as set by national initiatives including the Northern Ireland Standards for Clinical Pharmacy.

Participate in audits and monitoring of pharmacy services and medicines management through data collection, evaluation, interpretation, reporting and dissemination of results.

Provide, on a regular basis, statistical information relative to activity levels including the recording of clinical interventions and to meet targets and objectives agreed with the Pharmacy Services Manager and Clinical Pharmacy Co-ordinator/ Pharmacy Team Leader.

Participate in medicine related clinical audit, clinical trials and research and development (across Trust, site or designated area accordingly).

Management and Leadership

Review individually, at least annually, the performance of any immediate subordinate staff and provide guidance and training where appropriate.

Participate on recruitment and selection panels for junior pharmacy staff.

Plan and organise own daily work according to agreed objectives and time frames.

Educational Responsibilities

Act as a tutor or mentor for staff undertaking, departmentally agreed postgraduate studies.

Support the development and training of pharmacy staff including junior and Foundation Training Year pharmacists, undergraduate students and technicians.

Provide education and training to medical, nursing and other healthcare professionals and staff as appropriate.

Undertake personal development, identifying own training needs and maintaining CPD portfolio.

Participate in training and education as required by Trust and department mandatory requirements.

Other Duties

Maintain required standards of appearance and dress.

Maintain all necessary records and documentation according to pharmacy and trust policies.

Participate in dispensary duties.

Ensure the safe and secure storage of medicines in accordance with all medicine legislation and Trust security policies and to participate in Controlled Drug quarterly checks.

Participate in the BHSCT Extended Hours Service.

Participate in the BHSCT On-call service.

Participate in the Saturday and Bank Holiday Rota.

Pharmacy Services are provided from a number of locations across the Belfast Trust and you will be required to work from any of those Trust sites during the Saturday, EHS or On-call service.

Support the Trust in its drive for seven day working to best suit the needs of our patients.

Act as a Responsible Pharmacist when required.

The duties and responsibilities outlined in this job description are neither meant to be definitive nor restrictive and may be modified to meet changing needs. It should be noted therefore that duties, designation and location of the post might be subject to change in the future to meet the changing requirements of the service.

General Responsibilities

Employees of the Trust are required to promote and support the mission and vision of the service for which they are responsible and:

At all times provide a caring service and to treat those with whom they come into contact in a courteous and respectful manner.

Demonstrate their commitment by their regular attendance and the efficient completion of all tasks allocated to them.

Comply with the Trust’s Smoke Free Policy.

Carry out their duties and responsibilities in compliance with the Health and Safety Policies and Statutory Regulations.

Adhere to Equality and Good Relations duties throughout the course of their employment.

Ensure the ongoing confidence of the public in-service provision.

Maintain high standards of personal accountability.

Comply with the HPSS Code of Conduct.

Information Governance

All employees of Belfast Health & Social Care Trust are legally responsible for all records held, created or used as part of their business within the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, including patient/client, corporate and administrative records whether paper based or electronic and also including e-mails. All such records are public records and are accessible to the general public, with limited exceptions, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Environment Regulations 2004, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Employees are required to be conversant and to comply with the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust policies on Information Governance including for example the ICT Security Policy, Data Protection Policy and Records Management Policy and to seek advice if in doubt.

For further information on how we use your personal data within HR, please refer to the Privacy Notice available on the HUB or Your HR

Environmental Cleaning Strategy

The Trust’s Environmental Cleaning Strategy recognizes the key principle that “Cleanliness matters is everyone’s responsibility, not just the cleaners” Whilst there are staff employed who are responsible for cleaning services, all Trust staff have a responsibility to ensure a clean, comfortable, safe environment for patients, clients, residents, visitors, staff and members of the general public.

Infection Prevention and Control

The Belfast Trust is committed to reducing Healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) and all staff have a part to play in making this happen. Staff must comply with all policies in relation to Infection Prevention and Control and with ongoing reduction strategies. Standard Infection Prevention and Control Precautions must be used at all times to ensure the safety of patients and staff.

This includes:-

Cleaning hands either with soap and water or a hand sanitiser at the appropriate times (WHO ‘5 moments’);

Using the correct ‘7 step’ hand hygiene technique;

Being ‘bare below the elbows’ when in a clinical environment;

Following Trust policies and the Regional Infection Control Manual (found on intranet);

Wearing the correct Personal Protective Equipment (PPE);

Ensuring correct handling and disposal of waste (including sharps) and laundry;

Ensuring all medical devices (equipment) are decontaminated appropriately i.e. cleaned, disinfected and/or sterilised;

Ensuring compliance with High Impact Interventions.

Personal Public Involvement

Staff members are expected to involve patients, clients, carers and the wider community were relevant, in developing, planning and delivering our services in a meaningful and effective way, as part of the Trust’s ongoing commitment to Personal Public Involvement (PPI).

Please use the link below to access the PPI standards leaflet for further information.

http://www.publichealth.hscni.net/sites/default/files/PPI_leaflet.pdf

Clause: This job description is not meant to be definitive and may be amended to meet the changing needs of the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.

PERSONNEL SPECIFICATION

JOB TITLE

Clinical Pharmacist

BAND

Band 7

DIRECTORATE

Pharmacy/Cancer & Specialist Services

Notes to applicants

You must clearly demonstrate on your application form under each question, how you meet the required criteria as failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. You should clearly demonstrate this for both the essential and desirable criteria.

Shortlisting will be carried out on the basis of the essential criteria set out in Section 1 below, using the information provided by you on your application form. Please note the Trust reserves the right to use any desirable criteria outlined in Section 3 at shortlisting. You must clearly demonstrate on your application form how you meet the desirable criteria.

Proof of qualifications and/or professional registration will be required if an offer of employment is made – if you are unable to provide this, the offer may be withdrawn.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

SECTION 1: The following are ESSENTIAL criteria which will initially be measured at shortlisting stage although may also be further explored during the interview/selection stage. You should therefore make it clear on your application form whether or not you meet these criteria. Failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. The stage in the process when the criteria will be measured is stated below.

Factor

Criteria

Ideally no more than 6-8 criteria in this section

Method of Assessment

Experience

18 months post registration experience as a qualified hospital pharmacist AND have completed and passed a recognised Foundation Programme or equivalent qualification

Shortlisting by Application Form

Qualifications/ Registration

M.Pharm. or equivalent.

Be a member of the Pharmaceutical

Society of Northern Ireland or eligible for membership.

Shortlisting by Application Form

Other

Be able to respond to an emergency call within 30 minutes under normal travelling conditions and have access to transport in order to respond.

‘Where disability prohibits driving, this criteria will be waived if the applicant is able to organise suitable alternative arrangements’

Shortlisting by Application Form

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

SECTION 3: these will ONLY be used where it is necessary to introduce additional job related criteria to ensure files are manageable. You should therefore make it clear on your application form how you meet these criteria. Failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted

Factor

Criteria

Method of Assessment

Experience

The ability to communicate effectively.

Confidence, enthusiasm and a high degree of self motivation.

An interest in research.

Be computer literate.

Shortlisting by Application Form/Interview assessment

All staff are expected to display the HSC Values at all times