Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (22.5 hours a week (plus weekend/bank holiday working rota))
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (plus weekend/bank holiday working rota)
- Job ref
- 318-25-T0487
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital)
- Town
- Gloucester
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 (pro rata if part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Medicine Band 8a
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an experienced, patient focused clinical pharmacist to help lead our clinical pharmacy service within Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is a key leadership role so you will influence clinical outcomes and operational direction. You’ll join a supportive and friendly pharmacy team, committed to continuous learning and collaboration.
This pivotal role focuses on ensuring the safe, effective, and cost-efficient use of medicines within the Medical Division. As specialist lead, you will:
· Organise, plan and deliver high-quality clinical pharmacy services across the Medical Division
· Provide expert pharmaceutical care and advice to the Medical Division, in particular the acute medical unit, improving patient safety and patient flow.
· Lead the medicines optimisation agenda, guiding safe and cost-effective prescribing practices.
· Manage and support a team of clinical pharmacists and medicines optimisation technicians while carrying out a clinical pharmacy service to the acute medical unit, and other wards.
· Drive clinical excellence through education and training of pharmacy colleagues, students, and the wider Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT)
· Provide general pharmacist duties within the department and to other clinical specialities as the service requires. Participation in pharmacy department late night, weekend and bank holiday rotas is required.
Main duties of the job
For more information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:
David Richards ([email protected]) Tel: 0300 422 6841 or Carys Hoskins ([email protected]) Tel: 0300 422 4787
Working for our organisation
We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one or both of our innovative hospitals.
As well as generous annual leave allowance, you will have access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Knowledge, skills and experience
· Four year Vocational Masters degree (or bachelor degree and equivalent skills gained through experience) with one year’s postgraduate competency assessment with examination to enter the register or BPharm or BSc and equivalent skills.
· Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
· Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent skills gained through several years’ hospital pharmacy experience.
· Provide evidence of Continuing Professional Development to comply with GPhC requirements.
· Substantial experience of hospital pharmacy (including considerable experience as a clinical pharmacist)
· Foundation level in management training or equivalent skills gained through several years’ hospital pharmacy experience.
· Undertake further study and attend local and national courses and study days as identified at Individual Performance and Development Reviews.
· Knowledge of current therapeutics within area of clinical responsibility.
· Able to work alone and unsupervised.
· Ability to organise and prioritise own workload including dealing with frequent interruptions.
· Effective oral and written communication with colleagues, staff and patients.
· Ability to write reports and make presentations to a range of colleagues in various settings.
· Intermediate competence in standard range of IT programs.
· Pharmacist Independent Prescribing qualification
Person specification
Qualification, Skills & Experience
Essential criteria
- Active registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC
- United Kingdom recognised Degree in Pharmacy
- Completed Post Graduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent UK Hospital experience
- Foundation level in management training or equivalent skills gained through substantial hospital pharmacy experience
- Completed Post Graduate certificate in Non-Medical Prescribing
- Self-motivated, able to use initiative & prioritise workload as well as work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Able to produce a range of written documents, including drug usage reports, SOPs, policies and guidelines
- Excellent interpersonal skills. Able to challenge inappropriate prescribing and influence prescribing decisions of all healthcare professionals including senior medical colleagues.
- Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk & promote safety
- Be proficient in IT and applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, Sunrise EPR and EMIS
- Adaptable to the changing needs of the service including flexible working patterns (e.g. weekend working and working at both sites)
- Significant clinical experience working in a UK hospital at band 7 level or above, covering a wide range of clinical specialties including acute admission areas
- Experience delivering and developing a clinical pharmacy service
Desirable criteria
- Health assessment skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Carys Hoskins
- Job title
- Lead Clinical Pharmacist- Surgery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 4 224787
- Additional information
or David Richards
Lead Clinical Pharmacist- Medicine
03004226841
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