Senior Clinical Pharmacist- Family Health in Nottingham

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff

Senior Clinical Pharmacist- Family Health

Band 7

Main area Clinical Services, Pharmacy Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 30 hours per week Job ref 164-8335483

Site Queen's Medical Centre Town Nottingham Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

Are you a pharmacist with an interest in paediatrics and women’s health?

Or are you a junior pharmacist considering your next steps?

Or you a pharmacist currently working in an adult speciality looking for a change of direction?

Or are you looking to try something new?

If so, this post could be for you!

If you'd like to be involved in shaping the exciting future of paediatric oncology/haematology in Nottingham, this is the job for you!

Main duties of the job

Full time role, a cting as a clinical pharmacist within the Family Health Team, delivering a clinical pharmacy service to one or more nominated clinical areas [predominantly paediatric oncology] within the Family Health Division (0.8 WTE, i.e. 30 hours per week).

The post holder will be based at both the Queen’s Medical Centre Campus (QMC) and Nottingham City Hospital Campus (NCH) but will not routinely be required to travel between sites during the working day.

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In addition to the summary below, please familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

1) To partake in clinical pharmacy duties, ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken.

2) To undertake leadership, management and Divisional/Service support roles.

3) To line manage and support more junior pharmacists and support staff.

4) To take full part in the 7-day shifted rota and bank holidays duties.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

• B.Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm
• GPhC registered
• Diploma/MSc in clinical pharmacy or other appropriate post graduate qualification
• Evidence of post-graduate qualifications relating to paediatric/neonatal pharmacy or teaching
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (MRPharmS)

Experience

• Wide previous experience (post registration) of clinical pharmacy
• Broad knowledge base of clinical areas.
• Experience of day to day supervision and assisting in training of pre-registration pharmacists and/or technicians.
• Understanding of issues affecting the NHS
• Experience of day to day supervision and assisting in the training of junior staff (e.g. pre-registration trainees or technicians)
• Evidence of project work completed
• Experience of working within Womens and Children’s Services.
• Experience in undertaking, and reporting/presenting audit / research work at local (Trust) level.
• Experience and understanding of Education and Training processes

Communication and Relationship skills

• Good interpersonal, negotiating and presentation skills, both written and verbal skills.
• Ability to interact with multidisciplinary teams
• Able to demonstrate good communication skills with patients, members of the public and colleagues
• Able to defend opinions in a constructive manner when challenged.
• Able to demonstrate empathy with patients, relatives and people affected by illness.
• Teaching skills
• Able to demonstrate the ability to influence others and achieve desired outcomes
• Management Skills

Analytical and Judgement skills

• Critical evaluation of literature and literature searching skills for analysing, interpreting medicines information, production issues, drug therapy decisions and patient information
• Able to assess and minimise the risk in medication process
• Able to analyse patient specific data to advise on therapy management
• Experience of analysing expenditure
• Experience of managing risk

Planning and organisation skills

• Organised, able to prioritise own work and assist others to prioritise
• Positive thinker

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

Easy read application: If you have a disability and find online job applications difficult, you can use an easy read application form instead.

NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support. Please follow the link to book onto our sessions: Support for NUH Job Applications

If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks : NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41 for enhanced and £20 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

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