Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 16 months (Maternity leave cover until January 2027)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 264-7198319-CSS-A
- Employer
- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kettering General Hospitals
- Town
- Kettering
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 Per Annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Advanced Pharmacist - E&T and Women's & Children's
Band 8a
Job overview
Kettering General NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced, motivated and dynamic clinical pharmacist with excellent communication and leadership skills to join our established, friendly, clinical pharmacy team.
The post holder will be an integral part of the Pharmacy Education & Training and Women’s & Children’s services team for covering maternity leave until January 2027. They will contribute to the delivery of clinical pharmacy services to Women’s & Children’s services and collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team to provide expert advice on medicines management, medicines optimisation, and medication safety.
Main duties of the job
This post will be pivotal within the pharmacy team as a leader in E&T and W&Cs services to act as a role model to others and eventually deputise for the Lead Pharmacist for Professional Development.
- To be responsible for organising and managing all aspects of trainee pharmacist training and assessment. To ensure the standards set down by the Higher Education Institute (HEI), NHSE, GPhC, Trust and Pharmacy department are met.
- To manage and support trainee pharmacists, undergraduate placements, summer students and post-graduate diploma pharmacists.
- To support the Regional NHSE TPF in the organising training for the trainee pharmacists.
- To manage medicines management training for students, doctors and nurses
- To deliver, develop and evaluate clinical pharmacy services to women’s and children’s services
- To provide expert pharmaceutical advice, undertaking risk management and ensuring compliance with medicines legislation.
- To ensure the efficient and cost-effective use of medicines utilising local and national data to drive improvements in efficiencies.
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details about this role, Please refer to the attached person specification and job description
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Master’s degree in Pharmacy
- Registration with the GPhC
- Postgraduate qualification in hospital Pharmacy
Desirable criteria
- Registered Independent prescriber
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
- Member of the RPS Faculty
Knowledge / experience
Essential criteria
- 5 years post registration UK hospital experience
- Clinical experience in a range of ward/clinical areas
- Experience of leading or implementing change
- Good clinical knowledge of commonly prescribed medicines
- Good knowledge of NICE guidelines for common conditions
- Good knowledge of the NHS and current priorities
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Time management/Organisation/Delegation/ Prioritisation
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Cramp
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacist in professional development
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01536 493147
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