Job summaryA fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Senior Clinical Pharmacist to join a nationally acclaimed Secondary Prevention Service for the patients in Gateshead. This is an innovative service commenced in September 2023 that is pivotal to supporting the national agenda of cardiovascular disease prevention and reducing premature deaths from CVD. The Gateshead Secondary Prevention Service has won 2 prestigious Health Service Journal awards (Medicines, Pharmacy and Prescribing Initiative of the Year 2025; and Best Pharmaceutical Partnership with the NHS 2026) and was also winner of the "Outstanding NHS Industry Collaboration" award at the regional Bright Ideas in Healthcare Awards 2024. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and highly skilled clinical pharmacist, with a prescribing qualification and a keen interest in working in lipid management, secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic health. Under guidance and mentorship of the consultants leading the service, the post holder will provide specialist clinical pharmacist input and contribute towards existing longitudinal data collection on patient benefit and outcomes.Main duties of the jobThe successful applicant will work closely as part of the established Secondary Prevention MDT to review patient referrals into the service. Supported by a team of senior medical consultants from relevant specialities, they will then initiate and monitor patients on guideline-directed medical therapies to support achievement of cardiovascular risk factor targets. As part of the team, you will work closely alongside the cardiology, endocrinology, stroke, renal and vascular surgical teams at Gateshead to provide patient-centered care and ensure optimisation of therapies.You will share progress of the project with senior pharmacy colleagues, service line manager for medicine and the key stakeholders of cardiology, endocrinology and stroke teams. There is also the opportunity for participating in a regional lipid network to share ideas and experiences.A self-starter with strong communication skills, passion for improving patient care, and an interest in audit and research who will maintain our commitment to the trust's core values would be highly encouraged to join our team who have had work widely presented and are steadily gaining recognition for delivering a high standard of innovative, holistic patient care. About usBased in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programmebalancegateshead.comto cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.DetailsDate posted03 September 2026Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8aSalary 57,528 to 64,750 a year pa ContractPermanentWorking pattern Full-time Reference number297-8132357Job locationsQueen Elizabeth hospitalSheriff HillGatesheadNE96SXUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo provide specialist clinical pharmacy input into the secondary prevention of ASCVD for Gateshead patients who have undergone the following CVD events:-Myocardial infarction-Revascularisation for peripheral vascular disease-Ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack To triage referrals for secondary prevention of ASCVD, ensuring relevant tests and information are available in advance of the MDT. To work closely as part of the MDT alongside cardiology, endocrinology, stroke, renal and vascular teams to discuss referrals, generate treatment plans and escalate patients who require specialist input e.g. familial hypercholesterolemia. Contribute to clinics to assess, treat and monitor patients for secondary prevention of ASCVD. This will include new patient clinics and follow up clinics where you will prescribe guideline based medication, ensure patients receive appropriate counselling and monitoring and communicate treatment plans with primary care. You will work collaboratively with the patient, the MDT and primary care to offer a patient centred approach to treatment options. You will provide education to patients, pharmacy, nursing and medical colleagues regarding lipid management and secondary prevention. You will have the opportunity due to the innovative nature of the post to partake in regional and national research. With the possibility of sharing research in peer reviewed publications, via conferences and presentations and networking with other lipid optimisation teams.You will have opportunities to participate in clinical trials including commercial trials undertaken by the consultant members in the MDT. You will have opportunity to participate within regional network to support regional primary care teams with lipid management. You will support the inpatient clinical pharmacy team with clinical sessions on the wards or within the dispensary. Work to deliver the 7 day clinical Pharmacy service and support the late night, on call and weekend rota. As a senior member of the team you will support students, trainee pharmacists and pharmacy technicians by providing clinical supervision and education You will provide leadership and management within the pharmacy team Job description Job responsibilitiesTo provide specialist clinical pharmacy input into the secondary prevention of ASCVD for Gateshead patients who have undergone the following CVD events:-Myocardial infarction-Revascularisation for peripheral vascular disease-Ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack To triage referrals for secondary prevention of ASCVD, ensuring relevant tests and information are available in advance of the MDT. To work closely as part of the MDT alongside cardiology, endocrinology, stroke, renal and vascular teams to discuss referrals, generate treatment plans and escalate patients who require specialist input e.g. familial hypercholesterolemia. Contribute to clinics to assess, treat and monitor patients for secondary prevention of ASCVD. This will include new patient clinics and follow up clinics where you will prescribe guideline based medication, ensure patients receive appropriate counselling and monitoring and communicate treatment plans with primary care. You will work collaboratively with the patient, the MDT and primary care to offer a patient centred approach to treatment options. You will provide education to patients, pharmacy, nursing and medical colleagues regarding lipid management and secondary prevention. You will have the opportunity due to the innovative nature of the post to partake in regional and national research. With the possibility of sharing research in peer reviewed publications, via conferences and presentations and networking with other lipid optimisation teams.You will have opportunities to participate in clinical trials including commercial trials undertaken by the consultant members in the MDT. You will have opportunity to participate within regional network to support regional primary care teams with lipid management. You will support the inpatient clinical pharmacy team with clinical sessions on the wards or within the dispensary. Work to deliver the 7 day clinical Pharmacy service and support the late night, on call and weekend rota. As a senior member of the team you will support students, trainee pharmacists and pharmacy technicians by providing clinical supervision and education You will provide leadership and management within the pharmacy teamPerson Specification Qualifications EssentialMasters degree in PharmacyRegistered as a pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experienceIndependent Prescriber Experience EssentialExperience of leadershipExperience with patient consultationsInvolvement in projects/audit and ability to use data collection to demonstrate outcomesDesirablePrevious clinical experience with lipid management/endocrinologyPrevious experience of leading project development and managementPrevious hospital experience Knowledge and skills EssentialExcellent written and verbal communication skillsExcellent consultation skillsSpecialist knowledge of Pharmacy systemsEvidence of self-reflection and continuous professional developmentIT literateDesirableAdvanced Clinical Skills or desire to work towardsEvidence of innovative practice Person Specification Qualifications EssentialMasters degree in PharmacyRegistered as a pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experienceIndependent Prescriber Experience EssentialExperience of leadershipExperience with patient consultationsInvolvement in projects/audit and ability to use data collection to demonstrate outcomesDesirablePrevious clinical experience with lipid management/endocrinologyPrevious experience of leading project development and managementPrevious hospital experience Knowledge and skills EssentialExcellent written and verbal communication skillsExcellent consultation skillsSpecialist knowledge of Pharmacy systemsEvidence of self-reflection and continuous professional developmentIT literateDesirableAdvanced Clinical Skills or desire to work towardsEvidence of innovative practiceDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameGateshead Health NHS Foundation TrustAddressQueen Elizabeth hospitalSheriff HillGatesheadNE96SXUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameGateshead Health NHS Foundation TrustAddressQueen Elizabeth hospitalSheriff HillGatesheadNE96SXUnited KingdomEmployer's website
Senior Clinical Pharmacist- Lipid Management and Secondary Prevention in Gateshead employer: National Health Service
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