Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent: Includes senior on call, weekends, lates and bank holiday rota
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 265-8311601-CSS
- Employer
- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
- Town
- Northampton
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 per annum / pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/10/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 04/11/2026
Employer heading
Advanced Pharmacist, Medicines Effectiveness and Clinical
Band 8a
Job overview
Are you looking for a role where you can use your clinical skills to the full? Would you like to shape and develop the safe and effective use of medicines across University Hospitals Northamptonshire? We are looking for a pharmacist with strong clinical and governance skills, to contribute to the development of medicine related guidelines and clinical services.
You will be based at Northampton General Hospital, working in a team of pharmacists and technicians. You will oversee the development and review of medicines related policies, guidelines and PGDs. You may also contribute to the medicine advice service enquiry answering for health care professionals at both hospitals. The post holder will have a regular ward commitment within the medicine division allowing you to develop close relationships with the Pharmacy Clinical team and work within multi-disciplinary teams.
We welcome applications from pharmacists who would want to become part of our dynamic team, ready to take on the responsibilities and challenges of a senior position. Previous experience in Medicines Information and guideline development is desirable, however, you will be supported to develop this expertise if needed.
Main duties of the job
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To oversee development and review of medicines related policies, guidelines and PGDs.
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Support the Medicines Advice Service to facilitate the safe and cost-effective use of medicines .
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Work collaboratively across primary, secondary and community care interfaces.
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Lead medicines optimisation initiatives and service developments.
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Deliver expert clinical pharmacy services to medical patients.
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Supervise, mentor and develop pharmacists, trainee pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
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Participate in weekend, bank holiday and on-call services
Working for our organisation
Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.
We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.
University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.
Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Education, Training and Qualification
Essential criteria
- Educated to masters (MPharm) level or equivalent
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Mandatory CPD Portfolio
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
- Post-graduate qualification
Desirable criteria
- Completion of UKMI Training & Competency Assessments/Equivalent experience
- Member of Royal College of Pharmacy
- Formal management training
- Working towards RPS Advanced Pharmacist Credentialing
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive operational experience at a senior clinical pharmacist, to include hospital experience, demonstrating a high degree of autonomy
- Production and implementation of clinical guidelines
- Good clinical knowledge
- Understanding of NICE guidance, national standards, local commissioning
- Involvement in multidisciplinary and cross organisational projects
- Knowledge of NHS arrangements
- Facilitating change
- Audit, quality improvement
Desirable criteria
- Recent experience of working in Medicines Information
- Experience of supporting Divisional Pharmacist or equivalent with financial expenditure reporting, formulary applications and guideline writing
- Staff line management and supervision
- Experience of staff training
- Risk Management
- Change Management
- Formulary work
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication, written and oral
- Demonstrates a level of clinical reasoning, problem solving and judgement
- Computer skills, e.g. databases, Excel
- Critical appraisal skills
- Ability to prioritise
- Negotiation skills
- Ability to delegate
- Ability to work alone and as a team member
Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
- Adopts a flexible, proactive and innovative approach to problem solving
- Promotes evidence-based practice and quality improvement
- Willingness to learn and develop personally
- Enthusiasm
- Confidence
- Influential
- Innovative
- Credible with senior medical/nursing staff
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
- Junie Gupta
- Job title
- Principal Pharmacist, Formulary and Meds Info
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01604545697
- Additional information
We welcome informal discussions and visits from prospective applicants who would like to learn more about this opportunity. Please contact Junie Gupta, Jess Darby or the pharmacy office [email protected] to arrange an informal visit.
Jessica Darby, Principal Pharmacist - Medicine and Urgent Care on 07512553784 or 01604545692
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