Specialist Clinical Pharmacist Diabetes (Band 8a)

Job details

• Branch: Western Health & Social Care Trust
• Location: Altnagelvin Hospital & OHPCC
• Directorate: Acute Services
• Salary: Band 8a (£55,690 - £62,682 )
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Opening Date: 12/06/26
• Closes: Fri, 26 June 2026 @ 3:30 PM
• Interview Dates: To be confirmed

Notes

There are 2 immediate vacancies available: Post 1: Permanent Part-Time (15hpw) based in Altnagelvin Area Hospital Post 2: Permanent Part-Time (3.75hpw) based in Omagh Hospital & Primary Care Complex. If you are submitting a manual application, please post it to: Recruitment Shared Services, Rosewood Villa, Longstone Hospital Site, 73 Loughgall Road, Armagh, BT61 7PR. Applications received after the advertised closing date/time cannot be considered, so please allow enough time for postage. “A waiting list may be created for similar posts that may arise while the waiting list is live, this may include temporary or part-time posts. 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: Specialist Clinical Pharmacist Diabetes, Western Health and Social care Trust

BAND: 8a with on call

DIRECTORATE: Acute

INITIAL LOCATION: Altnagelvin Hospital & Omagh Hospital & Primary Care Complex

REPORTS TO: Clinical Development Lead Pharmacist

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Head of Pharmacy and Medicines Management

FLEXIBLE WORKING PROVISIONS AVAILABLE: Part-time working, Flexi-time, Compressed/elongated hours, Average hours working patterns,

JOB SUMMARY

The post holder will lead, develop and deliver enhanced medicines optimisation services to people with Diabetes in accordance with the Northern Ireland Diabetes Strategic Framework “Community Care Model for Diabetes”. The post holder will also lead, develop and deliver diabetes clinical pharmacy services for adult inpatients in Altnagelvin Area Hospital. This will include direct care for patients within the above work streams, provide medicines optimisation support and education to the multi professional inpatient and primary care teams and directly contribute to the overall targets and objectives of these work streams.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Service Delivery

1.1 Attend weekly multidisciplinary team meetings and contribute to and directly manage adult patients with diabetes with a particular emphasis on cardiometabolic co-morbidities.

1.2 Work as part of the inpatient diabetes service leading or participating in ward rounds managing the care of adult inpatients with diabetes.

1.3 Lead and develop an enhanced clinical pharmacy service to identified patients within the above work streams. This will include working within outpatient multidisciplinary clinics aligned to the Community care model for Diabetes.

1.4 Liaise with clinical pharmacists, physicians, specialist nurses, allied health professionals, GPs and community pharmacies regarding pharmaceutical interventions and recommendations.

1.5 Link with and develop pharmaceutical models which work closely with the voluntary sector and community pharmacy.

1.6 Involve service users in the development of clinical pharmacy services across the interface using personal and public involvement initiatives.

1.7 Be an active independent non-medical prescriber for patients within the above work streams. Prescribe in accordance with Trust policy, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Prescribing Framework, relevant legislation and professional code of practice.

1.8 Communicate specialist pharmaceutical care needs across care settings for patients with complex and multiple pharmaceutical care needs.

1.9 Develop prescribing guidelines, protocols, patient group directions, procedures and clinical management plans for adult in patients with diabetes in collaboration with appropriate stakeholders.

1.10 Demonstrate the ability to provide safe, clinically effective and cost-effective use of medicines in accordance with Trust policy.

1.11 Ensure the security of medicinal products in all settings that the post-holder comes into contact with including wards, clinics and primary care.

1.12 Where appropriate, be an expert member of Network, Trust, and Division specific committees and national bodies & networks relating to the use of medicines with the aim of proving expert advice within the defined clinical area e.g. Drugs and Therapeutics Committees, Risk Management Committee, UKCPA.

1.13 Assist with the implementation of regional and national guidelines, managed entry of new drugs and the feedback to the Trust on compliance with these. This will include working regionally with SPPG to implement agreed medicines management initiatives linked with diabetes prescribing.

1.14. The post holder will undertake and publish practice research and enable team members to do likewise and identify areas for quality improvement and clinical audit.

1.15 Ensure that work practices and the working environment conform to the requirements of current legislation and professional recommendations.

2. Communication & Information Management

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

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

2.3 Deal with and report complaints, in keeping with Trust Policy, and assist with investigations, when necessary.

3. Quality

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

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

3.3 Support the Trust in advancing its compliance with Risk Management Controls Assurance Standards and to contribute to improving governance across the organisation.

3.4 Promote a culture of continuous service improvement amongst your staff, encouraging their participation and that of service users in reviewing and modernising current services and in service development

3.5 Take a lead role in the Trust Insulin Safety Group. Contribute to the investigation of all levels of medicine related incidents and agreement of learning action plans to help make promote safer care of people with diabetes in hospital.

4. Financial & Resource Management

4.1 Develop and monitor appropriate controls within scope of responsibility in accordance with the Trust’s Schedule of Delegated Authority

4.2 Adhere to agreed policies and procedures including standing financial instructions.

4.3 Ensure that the Trust’s funds are effectively used, that financial commitments represent value for money and comply with standing financial instructions and Trust protocol.

4.6 This post holds no budgetary responsibility but contributes to the control of cost and expenditure within the scope of the role.

4.7 Support service developments through contributions to business cases and negotiation with stakeholders outside pharmacy.

5. People Management

5.1 Establish a supportive, fair and open culture that encourages and enables staff, within your area of responsibility, to meet required performance standards.

5.2 Identify, at least annually through performance appraisal, training and development needs of staff in line with the NHS Knowledge and Skills framework and to carry out the development review process as required.

5.3 Participate in the recruitment and selection of new staff as required.

5.4 Participate in the orientation and induction of new staff and in the development of good interpersonal relationships.

5.5 Encourage good practice and act as a role model, give leadership and support to staff and encourage effective teamwork within your area of responsibility.

5.6 Manage and document grievance and disciplinary matters in keeping with Trust policies.

5.7 Take responsibility for managing and improving attendance of staff in accordance with the Trust’s Managing Attendance Protocol.

5.8 Establish and promote a supportive, fair and open culture that encourages and enables all parts of the team to have clearly aligned goals and objectives, to meet the required performance standards and to achieve continuous improvement in the services they deliver.

5.9 Ensure access to skills and personal development through appropriate training and support.

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

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

5.12 Adhere to and promote Trust policy and procedure in all staffing matters, participating as appropriate in a way which underpins Trust values.

6. General Management Responsibilities

6.1 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 ‘Your right to raise a concern (Whistleblowing)’ policy and their professional code of conduct, where applicable.

6.2 The post holder will, in the event of a concern being raised with them, ensure it is managed correctly under the ‘Your right to raise a concern (Whistleblowing)’ policy, and ensure that feedback/learning is communicated at individual, team and organisational level regarding the concerns raised, and how they were resolved.

7. Strategic Planning

7.1 Contribute to strategic and operational committees related to the planning, development and delivery of multidisciplinary diabetes services as appropriate.

7.2 Responsible for the continual review of pharmaceutical service provision to people with diabetes within the trust. Where necessary plan and implement changes to ensure that future service development needs are met.

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

8.0 Education and Training

9.1 Where appropriate act as an Education Supervisor for foundation year and junior pharmacists undertaking post graduate training.

9.2 Where appropriate support the teaching of these foundation year and junior pharmacists within the specialised clinical area.

9.3 Contribute to delivery of Foundation training year and pharmacist non-medical prescribing programmes by acting as a Designated Prescribing Practitioner (DPP) as appropriate.

9.4 Provide diabetes education and training to medical, nursing, pharmacy and allied professional staff and students.

9.5 Contribute to the training of undergraduate pharmacy students on placement in the Trust.

10. Pharmacy

10.1 Undertake all mandatory training required for the role.

10.2 Maintain professional competence through engaging in at least the minimum amount of continuing professional education required by the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland.

10.3 Maintain competencies within general dispensary and clinical areas to fulfil requirements of the role.

10.4 Participate in extended hours, weekend working and bank holiday rotas in accordance with local requirements.

10.5 Participate in the out-of-hours emergency on-call rota.

General Requirements

The post holder will be required to

• Ensure the Trust’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 Trust'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.

• All employees of the WHSCT are legally responsible for all records held, created or used as part of their business within the WHSCT 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 WHSCT 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 Trust’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.

• The HSC Code of conduct sets out the standards of conduct expected of all staff in the Western Health & Social Care Trust and presents standards of conduct and behaviours required during and after employment with the Trust. Professional staff are expected to follow the code of conduct for their own professions as well as this code.

• 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 and 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

• Employees must at all times abide by Trust policies and procedures and the terms of their contract of employment. They must conduct themselves with impartiality, integrity, objectivity and honesty and maintain high standards of personal and professional accountability.

• Employees are expected to demonstrate commitment to the Trust by ensuring regular attendance at work and efficient completion of duties.

• Employees must ensure that they comply with any risk management responsibilities specific to their post, and as set out in the Trust’s Risk Management Strategy.

• The Trust is committed to the development and implementation of systems under Integrated Governance to ensure continuous improvement in the quality of services provided. Employees will be expected to co-operate and work with such systems.

• All information concerning patients and staff must be held in the strictest confidence and may not be divulged to any unauthorized person.

• Employees must ensure that equality and human rights issues are addressed within the post holder’s area of responsibility in accordance with the Trust’s Equality Scheme.

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 Trust's area, as needs of the service demand.

April 2026

PERSONNEL SPECIFICATION

JOB TITLE AND BAND: Specialist Clinical Pharmacist in Diabetes Band 8a

DEPARTMENT / DIRECTORATE: Acute

LOCATION: Altnagelvin Area Hospital & Omagh Hospital & Primary Care Complex

DATE: April 2026

Notes to applicants

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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: Experience

Criteria: Minimum of 5 years post registration experience with either 2 years as a Band 7 clinical pharmacist in hospital setting or 2 years as a practice based pharmacist in a GP Practice.

Method of Assessment: Shortlisting by Application Form

Factor: Qualifications/ Registration

Criteria: M Pharm in pharmacy or equivalent qualification; MPSNI or eligible to register; Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent; Registered as Independent prescriber

Method of Assessment: Shortlisting by Application Form

Factor: Other

Criteria: Hold a current full driving licence which is valid for use in the UK and have access to a car is essential. This criteria will be waived in the case of applicants whose disability prohibits driving but who have access to a form of transport approved by the Trust which will permit them to carry out the duties of the post.

Method of Assessment: Shortlisting by Application Form

SECTION 2: The following are ESSENTIAL criteria which will be measured during the interview/ selection stage:

Factor: Skills / Abilities

Criteria: Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will need to demonstrate at interview that they have the required competencies to be effective in this demanding leadership role. The competencies concerned are set out in the NHS Healthcare Leadership Model, details of which can be found at http://www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/resources/healthcareleadership-model. Particular attention will be given to the following dimensions: Leading with care; Evaluating Information; Connecting our service; Engaging the team

Method of Assessment: Interview

Factor: Knowledge

Criteria: Able to demonstrate a specialist knowledge of diabetes management which demonstrates ability to manage a caseload.

Method of Assessment: Interview

As part of the Recruitment & Selection process it may be necessary for the Trust to carry out an Enhanced Disclosure Check through Access NI before any appointment to this post can be confirmed.

“The successful candidate can expect to be placed at the minimum point of the pay scale, although a higher starting salary, within the range of the pay band may be available if the person appointed has experience relevant & equivalent to the post. If the successful candidate is an existing HSC employee moving to a higher band, AFC Pay on Promotion will apply.”

“Are able to request Flexible Working from the 1st day of their employment. A number of flexible working provisions are offered by all HSC Organisations including Full-time working, Fixed working patterns, Part-time working, Flexi-time, Compressed/elongated hours, Average hours working patterns, Term-time working, Job-share or Homeworking for some or all of the working pattern, depending on the role being undertaken. Successful applicants are encouraged to discuss with their manager what Flexible Working provisions may be available in the role they are taking up, prior to commencing employment, to help them achieve a positive Work/Life Balance”.

Successful applicants may be required to attend for a Health Assessment

THE TRUST IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

HSC Value: Working Together

What does this mean? We work together for the best outcome for people we care for and support. We work across Health and Social Care and with other external organisations and agencies, recognising that leadership is the responsibility of all.

What does this look like in practice? - Behaviours: I work with others and value everyone's contribution; I treat people with respect and dignity; I work as part of a team looking for opportunities to support and help people in both my own and other teams; I actively engage people on issues that affect them; I look for feedback and examples of good practice, aiming to improve where possible

HSC Value: Compassion

What does this mean? We are sensitive, caring, respectful and understanding towards those we care for and support and our colleagues. We listen carefully to others to better understand and take action to help them and ourselves.

What does this look like in practice? - Behaviours: I am sensitive to the different needs and feelings of others and treat people with kindness; I learn from others by listening carefully to them; I look after my own health and well-being so that I can care for and support others

HSC Value: Excellence

What does this mean? We commit to being the best we can be in our work, aiming to improve and develop services to achieve positive changes. We deliver safe, high-quality, compassionate care and support.

What does this look like in practice? - Behaviours: I put the people I care for and support at the centre of all I do to make a difference; I take responsibility for my decisions and actions; I commit to best practice and sharing learning, while continually learning and developing; I try to improve by asking 'could we do this better?'

HSC Value: Openness & Honesty

What does this mean? We are open and honest with each other and act with integrity and candour.

What does this look like in practice? - Behaviours: I am open and honest in order to develop trusting relationships; I ask someone for help when needed; I speak up if I have concerns; I challenge inappropriate or unacceptable behaviour and practice

All staff are expected to display the HSC Values at all