# Specialist Clinical Pharmacist– Children’s Nutrition, Pain and Surgery > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-clinical-pharmacist-childrens-nutrition-pain-and-surgery/944eed5f-2bec-4e2a-9c4c-6d17a1ecdd86 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-clinical-pharmacist-childrens-nutrition-pain-and-surgery/944eed5f-2bec-4e2a-9c4c-6d17a1ecdd86.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Nottingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum - **Contract type:** 9 months (Fixed term / Secondment maternity cover) - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-08T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-27T10:43:36.790Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Nottingham/Nottingham_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v7910597 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7910597?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nuh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an enthusiastic neonatal or paediatric  pharmacist looking to take the next step in your career? Or you a pharmacist currently working in a different speciality wanting to get experience in a new area? Do you enjoy working closely with the wider MDT to develop services and new ways of working in order to improve patient care? If so, this could be your perfect job! If you'd like to be involved in shaping the  future of paediatric parenteral nutrition delivery in Nottingham, this is the job for you! ### Main duties of the job This post provides opportunities to Help lead the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service to the Paediatric Nutrition Service at NUH Partake in specialised clinical pharmacy duties, including multi-disciplinary working Provide leadership, management and speciality/service support roles Line manage and support more junior pharmacists in the Family Health and wider Pharmacy team ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more details about this role. We would be delighted to speak to you about the post if you’d like to find out more. ## Job Details Are you an enthusiastic neonatal or paediatric pharmacist looking to take the next step in your career? Or you a pharmacist currently working in a different speciality wanting to get experience in a new area? Do you enjoy working closely with the wider MDT to develop services and new ways of working in order to improve patient care? If so, this could be your perfect job! If you'd like to be involved in shaping the future of paediatric parenteral nutrition delivery in Nottingham, this is the job for you! ## Job Description This post provides opportunities to Help lead the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service to the Paediatric Nutrition Service at NUH Partake in specialised clinical pharmacy duties, including multi-disciplinary working Provide leadership, management and speciality/service support roles Line manage and support more junior pharmacists in the Family Health and wider Pharmacy team ## Responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more details about this role. We would be delighted to speak to you about the post if you’d like to find out more. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Broad previous experience (post registration) of clinical pharmacy, particularly in acute settings - Broad knowledge base of a range of clinical areas - Experience of provision of specialist clinical pharmacy review and advice relating to the safe use of medicines. - Experience of developing and implementing medicines and service related policies for a specialty - Some experience of line management, including effective performance management, recruitment and allocation of staff - Some experience of excellent leadership and management skills - Experience of training and education of both pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals - Experience of multidisciplinary and team working at Pharmacy, Trust and regional level - Understanding of issues affecting the NHS **Desirable** - Publication of audit/research/clinical work at national level - Experience of working actively on national groups - Experience in project management (including department-wide roles) and evidence of completed outcomes - Experience in undertaking, supervising and reporting/presenting audit / research work at local (Trust) level - Effective liaison with relevant Trust level committees / groups or equivalent - Experience of working in urgent or emergency settings - Experience of working with electronic prescribing and administration systems. ### Training & Qualifications **Essential** - B.Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm GPhC registered - GPhC registered - Diploma/MSc in clinical pharmacy or other appropriate post graduate qualification or experience - Demonstrates continued professional development **Desirable** - Related post-graduate qualifications - Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (MRPharmS) - Play an active role in a relevant national network / specialist pharmacist group - Leadership and management qualifications - Independent prescribing qualification ### Analytical and Judgement Skills **Essential** - Critical evaluation of literature and literature searching skills for analysing, interpreting medicines information, production issues, drug therapy decisions and patient information. - Experience of assessing and minimising risk associated with service provision and within medication processes - Able to critically analyse information and evidence and to communicate the findings clearly in simple terms. - Ability to work alone and make decisions within agreed parameters ; and referring / escalating as necessary - Experience in making judgements involving highly complex facts, which require analysis, interpretation and options appraisal e.g. drug expenditure; medicines optimisation - Ability to maintain and monitor database of medicines and activity related information e.g. medicines expenditure and usage; rotas etc. - Think creatively to support departmental strategy and overall Trust objectives, with evidence of incorporating innovative and ‘best practice’ into current practice **Desirable** - Experience of analysing expenditure ### Planning and Organisation Skills **Essential** - Ability to plan and organise existing and new clinical pharmacy services to a specialty. This may include creation and adjustment of plans. - Ability to be flexible and manage change in a complex and changing healthcare environment. - Self-motivated with excellent organisational skills, able to motivate others, to manage time effectively and work to deadlines, even when under pressure. - Positive thinker, problem solver, ability to think laterally to develop new ideas. ### Communication and Relationship Skills **Essential** - Excellent interpersonal, negotiating and presentation skills, both written and verbal -must be able to communicate highly complex drug or medicine related information to prescribers, clinicians, patients, relatives, relevant Trust committees and other stakeholders. - Good communication skills with multidisciplinary team members and own profession. - Able to defend opinions in a confident and constructive manner when challenged. - Proven ability to influence and negotiate with relevant senior clinicians, managers and stakeholders. - Empathy with patients, relatives and pharmacy customers. **Desirable** - Teaching skills - Experience of writing compelling business cases or case of need for service development ## Documents - [mindful employer (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1778) - [equal opportunities (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1780) - [disability confidence scheme (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1781) - [rehabilitation of ex offenders (pdf, 106.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1974) - [equality diversity and inclusion (pdf, 304.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1779) - [jd band 8a - paediatric nutrition, pain and surgery (pdf, 520.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10187781) - [ps band 8a - paediatric nutrition, pain and surgery (pdf, 640.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10187782) ## 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.