Job summary
- Main area
- Division B - Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- 12 months (Secondment / Fixed Term commencing August 2026)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 180-B-264079
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 p.a. pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/03/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/04/2026
Employer heading
Advanced Pharmacist - Musculoskeletal (MSK) Directorate
Band 8a
Job overview
We are excited to advertise a secondment opportunity for a proactive Pharmacist to represent the Musculoskeletal (MSK) Directorate at Addenbrooke's Hospital.
You will provide clinical leadership to the MSK (aka Trauma and Orthopaedic) teams at CUH, collaborating with the MDT and wider Pharmacy teams to ensure high quality pharmaceutical care is received by patients.
You will work closely alongside the Lead Pharmacist for Surgery and have the opportunity to develop your management and leadership skills in a welcoming team environment.
Please note this is a Part Time role for 29 hours per week, due to commence in August 2026.
Main duties of the job
To provide and oversee the Clinical Pharmacy Service to three Wards under the MSK Directorate. This includes clinical duties such as medicines reconciliation, patient counselling and medicines optimisation.
You will also represent Pharmacy at a Directorate level, attending clinical governance meetings, overseeing active trials and contributing to guideline / PGD developments.
Actively oversee the training and development of junior Pharmacists and provision of regular training sessions to the wider MSK MDT.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment or fixed term contract. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.
The advert will close at midnight on 25 March 2026.
Interviews are due to be held on 9 April 2026.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters level degree in pharmacy
- Registered as a pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy/General Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent)* * Candidates with non-UK / alternative qualifications will be requested to provide further details before shortlisting. These will include details of the course provider and a copy of the academic transcript. Information will be reviewed by our Education and Training team to assess suitability)
- Train the trainer course (or equivalent)* * Candidates with non-UK / alternative qualifications will be requested to provide further details before shortlisting. These will include details of the course provider and a copy of the academic transcript. Information will be reviewed by our Education and Training team to assess suitability)
Desirable criteria
- MSc in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)* * Candidates with non-UK / alternative qualifications will be requested to provide further details before shortlisting. These will include details of the course provider and a copy of the academic transcript. Information will be reviewed by our Education and Training team to assess suitability)
- Management qualification
- Registered as an independent prescriber with the GPhC
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Member of the faculty of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (or working towards) at Advanced Stage II
- Diploma or MEd in medical education (or equivalent)* * Candidates with non-UK / alternative qualifications will be requested to provide further details before shortlisting. These will include details of the course provider and a copy of the academic transcript. Information will be reviewed by our Education and Training team to assess suitability)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent significant post-registration experience including prescription screening, medicines reconciliation and medicines information
- Recent significant experience of patient consultation
- Experienced clinical pharmacist at band 7 or band 8a who has covered a range of specialities including the designated specialist clinical area
- Experience of documenting pharmaceutical care issues in medical notes
- Experience of writing professional reports
- Experience of writing drug policies and treatment guidelines
- Experience of developing and reviewing patient group directions and shared care guidelines
- Evidence of having conducted and implemented the outcomes of a clinical audit
- Experience of the practical application of antimicrobial stewardship initiatives
- Experience of the management of high-cost and high-risk medicines
- Experience as a personal tutor to a range of staff groups
- Experience of developing and leading on projects including change management and service development
- Experience of designing training materials for a range of healthcare professionals
- Experience of delivering training for a range of healthcare professionals
Desirable criteria
- Recent significant post-registration hospital experience, ideally including previous experience in a teaching hospital and experience of more than one hospital
- Recent practical experience of independent prescribing for a designated group of patients
- Experienced clinical pharmacist (at Band 8a or 8b) including one or more of the following: Surgery, Neurosciences, Critical Care, Transplant, Medicines Information, Acute Medicine and Emergency Medicine
- Evidence of having written pharmaceutical and/or educational publications -
- Experience of drug expenditure analysis and reporting
- Experience of publishing and following up on the outcomes of pharmacy audit or practice research
- Experience of horizon scanning
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Advanced clinical knowledge of drugs and therapeutic trends within designated specialist clinical area
- Knowledge of NICE, Health Education England (HEE), NHS Improvement (NPSA) guidance and their local implementation
- Knowledge of UK healthcare systems and NHS changes
- Computer literate with experience of Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Familiar with the design and use of a range of visual aids for teaching
- Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems
- Knowledge of electronic prescribing IT systems
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of electronic prescribing and medicines administration IT systems
- Familiar with the design and use of e-learning materials
- Familiar with the design of educational mobile applications
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate expert professional practice defined within the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Advanced Pharmacy Framework: Expert Professional Practice cluster at the level of Advanced Stage II. This will be tested by means of a clinical test during the interview process
- Show evidence of good organisation skills, prioritisation and time management
- Be self-motivated and enthusiastic
- Have excellent written and verbal communication and consultation skills
- Be able to give oral presentations appropriate to the level of the audience including students
- Be able to produce written reports
- Have a proven ability to influence and negotiate with all grades of staff
- Be able to manage and work well in a team
- Be able to listen to and act on the direction of senior staff
- Be able to review the pharmaceutical care of patients in a reasonable time frame (including level 2 medicines reconciliation) and identify / resolve issues arising
- Show ability to empathise with patient / carers
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Dufton
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacist - Surgery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01223 274804
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