Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

Job overview

Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

Department: Pharmacy

Fixed-term contract until 31.10.2026 to cover maternity

Band 7 £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata

Full-Time 37.5hrs per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

Are you a specialist pharmacist with a passion for the clinical pharmacy? Would you like to contribute to advancing pharmaceutical care for patients in medical & surgical wards? If this describes you, we invite you to get in touch with us.

Now is an excellent time to become part of the pharmacy team; we are a friendly & forward-thinking department who continue to grow in size & influence. Recent enhancements include a major departmental refurbishment, introduction of a new Pharmacy Robot, establishment of a new Pharmacy & Aseptic Unit in the Cancer Centre, opening of a new Outpatient Pharmacy.

Our services are evolving to provide our pharmacists & pharmacy technicians with more time to work alongside patients while supporting their medical & nursing colleagues. Our commitment is to ensure that every patient receives safe, high-quality care, placing our patients at the heart of our mission.

You will be part of a supportive and learning environment that encourages both professional and personal development. Are you the person to help us make this happen? If so, we look forward to hearing from you.

For additional information about this post, please contact Matthew Burnett on 01908 995726 or [email protected]

Interview date: 12.11.2025

Main duties of the job

This role is a compelling career opportunity for a skilled and dedicated pharmacist to join our hardworking, forward-looking, and innovative pharmacy team.

You will become part of a growing team of Clinical Pharmacists and Specialist Pharmacists, who support patient care across a wide range of clinical specialties within the Trust. With the support of the Principal Pharmacists, you will deliver high-quality, patient-centred care within your chosen area of expertise. You will also have the opportunity to gain experience in supporting and supervising junior staff, undertaking quality improvement and audit work, advocating for medicines optimisation and safety initiatives at the ward level, and collaborating with the Principal Pharmacists to address any medicines related issues affecting the ward teams.

This role is crucial to the delivery, development, and evaluation of pharmaceutical services across the hospital. It plays a key part in helping divisions optimise medicines use within available resources.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Our standard working hours consist of four long days (0800-1830) per week, with coverage on Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays on a rota basis. After a period of induction and training, you will contribute to the pharmacy out-of-hours service.

• To take a key role in the delivery, development and evaluation of the Pharmaceutical Service provided to Divisional Teams and Clinical Service Units (CSU); to meet the requirements of pharmacy customers in accordance with pharmaceutical legislation, national guidance and departmental objectives.
• To facilitate and support the efficient and cost-effective use of medicines across the Trust.
• To deputise, with appropriate support, for the Principal Pharmacists at meetings and in delivery of training within their assigned areas of pharmaceutical care.
• To provide ward-based clinical pharmacy services, working alongside our other specialist pharmacists and technicians, and supporting pharmacists and technicians and trainees.  To provide or work towards a role as an independent prescriber.
• To work with the Principal Pharmacists and Pharmacy Managers, to ensure that policies and procedures for medicines use are followed and are consistent with Trust requirements and priorities.
• To comply with Trust and Pharmacy Procedures, Clinical Governance, Quality Assurance and Risk Management.

Please refer to the Job Description for further details

We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system.  Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS.   This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing  employment  with  the  Trust,  all  employees  (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are  subject  to  a probationary period lasting  a  period  of  six  months  with  an  option  to extend  for  a  further  six  months  to  a total of  12 months.