SHSCT Hospital at Home Clinical Pharmacist with Emergency Duty Commitment (2 posts available) Band 7

Southern Health and Social Care Trust

Medical Protection — indemnity for locally employed doctors from £79

Location

Craigavon, Northern Ireland

Salary

£47,810 - £54,710

Profession

Pharmacist

Grade

Band 7

Deadline

28 May 2026

Contract Type

Permanent

Posted Date

14 May 2026

Job details

Branch: Southern HSC Trust area (SHSCT)
Location: Southern HSC Trust area (SHSCT)
Directorate: Medicine & Unscheduled Care Services
Salary: Band 7 (£47,810 - £54,710)
Contract Type: Permanent
Opening Date: 14/05/26
Closes: Thu, 28 May 2026 @ 4:00 PM
Interview Dates: To be confirmed.

Notes

The Southern Trust currently has 2 vacancies available based in Lurgan Hospital - please view the attached list of current vacancies. The Hospital at Home Pharmacy Service has bases in Lurgan, Dungannon, Armagh and Newry. A waiting list will also be compiled for any similar permanent/temporary, full time and part time Hospital at Home Clinical Pharmacist vacancies that may arise in Lurgan, Dungannon, Armagh and Newry in the next 6 months.

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE

Hospital at Home Clinical Pharmacist with Emergency Duty Commitment

BAND

DIRECTORATE

Medicine & Unscheduled Care

INITIAL LOCATION

Hospital at Home sites are based in Lurgan (Lurgan Hospital), Dungannon (South Tyrone Hospital), Armagh (St Luke’s Hospital) and Newry (Daisy Hill Hospital). In order to meet the needs of the Trust’s services you may be required from time to time to work outside your normal place of work.

REPORTS TO

Hospital at Home Pharmacy Team Manager

ACCOUNTABLE TO

FLEXIBLE WORKING PROVISIONS AVAILABLE

Head of Pharmacy and Medicines Management

Full-time working, Fixed working patterns, Part-time working, Flexi-time, Compressed/elongated hours, Average hours working patterns, Job-share or Homeworking

JOB SUMMARY

The Pharmacist appointed will be a member of the pharmacy team providing Pharmaceutical Services to the Southern Health and Social Services Trust. The post holder will work as a specialist clinical pharmacist providing a comprehensive integrated medicines management service optimising the medicine management process, drug use and pharmaceutical care to patients to meet the medication-related needs of inpatients and patients treated by Adult Community Services (ACS) Hospital at Home (H@H) service (in the first instance) and where necessary CAH / DHH Older Peoples Assessment / in-reach Admissions.

KEY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

Operational Delivery

To provide a high level of clinical pharmacy input as part of the multidisciplinary team to all patients within designated wards and those treated by the Hospital at Home team, to ensure maximum efficacy, safety and economic drug use to demonstrate professional accountability and to enhance patient care.

To lead an integrated medicines management service at allocated H@H site.

To practise as a generalist Independent Pharmacist Prescriber for patients in accordance with the Trusts’ Independent Prescribing Framework, relevant legislation and professional and/or policy.

To obtain comprehensive admission medication histories for inpatients and patients treated by the Hospital at Home team.

Plan and organise own work according to agreed objectives and timeframes for the designated area/pharmacy service.

To complete medicines reconciliation for inpatients on admission and patients treated by the Hospital at Home team.

To rationalise patients’ medication on admission to hospital or treated by the Hospital at Home team.

To ensure the appropriate management of patients’ own drugs.

To deliver a high quality, specialist ward and community based pharmacy service, including expert review of complex drug regimens, medicines reconciliation, drug interactions monitoring, adverse drug reaction monitoring and ensure timely and efficient drug supply.

Optimise patients’ medication on admission, during the inpatient stay and at discharge in accordance with patients’ diagnosis and assess treatment options available.

To support patient discharge planning with respect to medication, including the facilitation of timely dispensing.

To complete medicines reconciliation for patients at discharge and to ensure that timely discharge information is available to primary healthcare professionals.

Develop good working relationships with the other members of the healthcare team representing the pharmacy profession and demonstrating professional accountability.

To take steps to ensure patients and carers understand the purpose of their medicines and deal with any practical issues that may prevent the optimal use of their medicines.

To become expert and demonstrate a high level of knowledge of medicines usage within a specialist clinical area.

Negotiate and influence changes in prescribing practice to ensure that medication use is safe, effective and evidence based.

Attend virtual ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings.

Proactively contribute to therapeutic decisions concerning patient management.

To further develop and implement the generic switching and therapeutic tendering changes at ward level.

To promote high quality cost-effective prescribing and to assist in the production of cost savings reports.

To forecast new drug developments and identify changes in prescribing practice that may impact on the drugs budget.

To develop and ensure adherence to local, regional and national evidence based prescribing practice guidelines.

To make evidence based decisions, in partnership with patients and other professionals within the specialist area.

To make clinical decisions where limited information is available.

To identify, initiate and evaluate drug usage reviews and implement changes in prescribing practice accordingly.

To reduce risk associated with medicines. This will include the identification and reporting of medicine related incidents and participation in the review of incidents.

To participate in the supply and dispensing of pharmaceutical products and the provision of patient services.

To provide expert medicines information to clinicians and healthcare professionals patients and carers and ensure that this information is utilised in a systematic and appropriate way to optimise patient care.

To be registered as an independent prescriber and prescribe for patients in accordance with the Trusts’ Independent/ Supplementary Prescribing Framework, relevant legislation and professional and/or policy.

Identify and respond to the specialist pharmaceutical information needs of patients, carers, doctors, nurses and other members of the healthcare team.

To ensure safe systems of working and compliance with written procedures.

To ensure that medicines are stored securely and appropriately at ward level in compliance with legislation and the Trust’s Medicines Code.

Communication and Information Management

Communicate effectively with staff and maintain productive working relationships amongst your staff and with others.

To ensure the maintenance of appropriate documentation and records.

Report and record all accidents, untoward incidents, sickness and absence within your area of responsibility using appropriate forms.

Deal with and report complaints in keeping with Trust policy and assist with investigations when necessary.

To develop and implement procedures and protocols relevant to the implementation and effective running of integrated medicines management.

Quality

To ensure that the needs of patients and their carers are at the core of the way that the Trust delivers services.

To ensure that the output and quality of the service is maintained in relation to short and longer term objectives.

To provide a service in accordance with published standards and local policies.

Work within the Trusts’ governance framework to ensure policies and procedures meet relevant statutory requirements, professional standards, policy guidance and workforce and regulatory requirements.

People Management

Act as a role model and demonstrate the ability to provide safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of medicines for pharmacy staff.

To motivate and maintain staff relationships and morale.

Report any signs of ill health/stress in colleagues.

Supervise and support the junior pharmacists and technical staff working within your area on a daily basis.

Utilise the skill set of the pharmacy team working in your designated clinical area and delegate tasks when appropriate.

Training and Education

Participate in the training of undergraduate MPharm university students.

To contribute to and help deliver the training programme for Foundation Training Year pharmacist trainees.

Participate in the mentoring, teaching and training of pharmacists on the Foundation Programme.

Act as a supervisor to pharmacists undertaking the Independent Prescribing and/or Advanced Practice/MSc qualifications.

Undertake the role of Designated Pharmacist Practitioner (DPP) for those undertaking the Independent Prescribing qualification.

Supervise and assist in the training of Technicians, Student Technicians and Assistant Technical Officers.

Participate in the mentoring and teaching of pharmacy technicians on the Medicines Management Accredited Programme (MMAP).

To participate in pharmacy education sessions.

To contribute to the education and training of medical, nursing staff and other healthcare workers.

Complete continuing professional development (CPD) in accordance with Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland requirements and apply knowledge gained to current and future work as appropriate.

To participate in pharmacist education sessions.

To contribute to the education and training of pharmacy, medical, nursing staff and other healthcare workers.

Research and Development

To collect and collate all relevant activity data for clinical service evaluation.

Maintain Good Clinical Practice training for Clinical Trials and participate in the dispensing of trial products when needed.

Undertake clinical audit and quality improvement projects in your designated clinical area.

Participate in research projects relevant to your clinical practice

Participate in the preparation of conference presentations, posters, writing reports and the writing up of publications.

Additional responsibilities/ duties

Comply with all Trust policies and procedures relevant to area of work.

Complete and maintain mandatory training requirements for your role.

Support the Trust in defending legal actions and participate in tribunals as required.

Acquire and/or retain the core technology skills required to support the use of digital healthcare systems e.g. Encompass

To participate in the pharmacy dispensary rota.

To co-operate with pharmacists managing other areas of pharmaceutical activity.

To ensure appropriate security measures are employed in the pharmacy department and in your designated clinical area.

To participate in the provision of other pharmaceutical services as required.

To participate in late night H@H cover to 9pm on Fridays. (1in 4 rota)

To provide clinical pharmacy cover (where necessary) to CAH/DHH Older Peoples Assessment service

To participate in extended hours duties (within pharmacy dept or as part of H@H service) and bank holiday working as part of the pharmacy department rotas.

To participate in the weekend rota (maximum 1in 4 rota)

To participate in the out-of-hours emergency on-call rota.

Any other duties as required.

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Encourage and empower others in their team to achieve their goals and reach their full potential through regular supportive conversation and shared decision making.

Promote a culture of openness and honesty to enable shared learning.

Review individually, at least annually, the performance of immediately subordinate staff, provides guidance on personal development requirements and advises on and initiates, where appropriate, further training.

Maintain staff relationships and morale amongst the staff reporting to him/her.

Review the organisation plan and establishment level of the service for which he/she is responsible to ensure that each is consistent with achieving objectives, and recommend change where appropriate.

Delegate appropriate responsibility and authority to the level of staff within his/her control consistent with effective decision making, while retaining overall responsibility and accountability for results.

Participate, as required, in the selection and appointment of staff reporting to him/her in accordance with procedures laid down by the Trust.

Adhere to and promote Organisational policy and procedure in all staffing matters, participating as appropriate in a way which underpins The Organisation’s values.

Take such action as may be necessary in disciplinary matters in accordance with procedures laid down by the Trust.

RAISING CONCERNS – RESPONSIBILITIES

The post holder will promote and support effective team working, fostering a culture of openness and transparency.

The post holder will ensure that they take all concerns raised with them seriously and act in accordance with the Trust’s ‘Your Right to Raise a Concern (Whistleblowing)’ policy and their professional code of conduct, where applicable.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The post holder will be required to

Assist the organisation in fulfilling its statutory duties under Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 to promote equality of opportunity and good relations and under the Disability Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 2006. Staff are also required to support the organisation in complying with its obligations under Human Rights Legislation.

Ensure the Organisation’s policy on equality of opportunity is promoted through his/her own actions and those of any staff for whom he/she has responsibility.

Co-operate fully with the implementation of The Organisation's Health and Safety arrangements, reporting any accidents/incidents/equipment defects to his/her manager, and maintaining a clean, uncluttered and safe environment for patients/clients, members of the public and staff.

Adhere at all times to all Trust policies/codes of conduct, including for example

Smoke Free policy

IT Security Policy and Code of Conduct

standards of attendance, appearance and behaviour

Contribute to ensuring the highest standards of environmental cleanliness within your designated area of work.

Co-operate fully with regard to Trust policies and procedures relating to infection prevention and control.

Take responsibility to minimise the Trust’s environmental impact wherever possible. This will include recycling, switching off lights, computers, monitors and equipment when not in use. Helping to reduce paper waste by minimising printing/copying and reducing water usage, reporting faults and heating/cooling concerns promptly and minimising travel.

All employees of the Organisation are legally responsible for all records held, created or used as part of their business within the [org name] including patients/clients, corporate and administrative records whether paper-based or electronic and also including emails. All such records are public records and are accessible to the general public, with limited exceptions, under the Freedom of Information act 2000 the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Employees are required to be conversant with the [org name] policy and procedures on records management and to seek advice if in doubt.

Take responsibility for his/her own ongoing learning and development, in order to maximise his/her potential and continue to meet the demands of the post.

Represent The Organisation’s commitment to providing the highest possible standard of service to patients/clients and members of the public, by treating all those with whom he/she comes into contact in the course of work, in a pleasant, courteous and respectful manner.

This Job Description will be subject to review in the light of changing circumstances and is not intended to be rigid and inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works. Other duties of a similar nature and appropriate to the grade may be assigned from time to time.

It is a standard condition that all Trust staff may be required to serve at any location within The Organisation's area, as needs of the service demand.

April 2026

PERSONNEL SPECIFICATION

JOB TITLE AND BAND

Hospital at Home Pharmacist with Emergency Duty Cover Band 7

DEPARTMENT / DIRECTORATE

Pharmacy/ Medicine & Unscheduled Care

SALARY

HOURS

Full-time / Part-time hours – to be confirmed on appointment.

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

Essential Criteria

Number

Criteria

Method of Assessment

Qualifications/ Registration

MPharm in Pharmacy or equivalent