8a Advanced Pharmacist Acute / Community Health Services

NHS; Burslem; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity at NHS for an Advanced Pharmacist in Acute/Community Health Services, where you will lead clinical pharmacy operations and support service development. The role includes input into ward rounds, training opportunities, and collaboration with a variety of stakeholders in a rewarding environment focused on patient care.

Benefits

Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave

Health and Wellbeing support

Travel time paid if in community teams

Lease car if meeting mileage requirements

Salary sacrifice car and bikes

Free car parking at all trust sites

Free flu vaccinations annually

Citizens Advice support linked to Hardship Fund

Qualifications

• Registered UK Pharmacist (GPhC).
• Accredited Membership of RPS.
• Substantial experience post registration.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver pharmacy operational services at Haywood Community Hospital.
• Lead on audit and quality assurance of pharmacy services.
• Develop and deliver training on medicine issues within procurement.

Skills

Pharmacy services

Service development

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Pharmacy degree

Management/Leadership qualification

Job description

Go back Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

8a Advanced Pharmacist Acute / Community Health Services

The closing date is 20 July 2025

You will play a pivotal role as the Advanced Pharmacist Acute/Community Health Services within our team based at the Haywood Hospital and offers you the opportunity to input to consultant ward rounds / team meetings, provide directorate support, rotate into mental health services and provide a training and management element to support career development.

You will be working as part of a well-established and supported team of clinical pharmacists leading and driving the development of the clinical and operational pharmacy services. This role will be extremely rewarding, and requires a motivated, dynamic individual who is skilled in working at operational level with a range of stakeholders and a track record for service development and delivering to agreed targets.

• A diverse role with a wide portfolio of services and opportunities to develop new skills in a patient-centred environment including service transformation and change management.
• Work in a supportive environment with training opportunities in line with the Advanced Pharmacist Framework and excellent career development opportunities.
• Be an important part of the future of pharmacy in MPFT

We are pleased to be able to offer this role at Band 8a and as a development pathway for a Band 7 Pharmacist to progress into an 8a role. We'll offer support and funding to obtain your postgraduate clinical pharmacy certificate and Independent Prescriber qualification.

Main duties of the job

As the Advanced Pharmacist Acute/Community Health Services you will be responsible for:

The safe, effective and efficient management and delivery of pharmacy operational services at the Haywood Community Hospital and designated Trust inpatient physical/mental health community hospitals/clinic settings.

Working closely with the Deputy Director of Pharmacy in redesigning and transforming Pharmacy services across the physical/mental health portfolio and lead on audit and quality assurance of pharmacy services.

Develop, agree and monitor key performance indicators through the Service Lead Pharmacist to identify that all legal, professional and quality standards are met and to demonstrate continuous quality improvement and communicate these to the pharmacy senior management team.

Develop and deliver comprehensive training and education on medicine issues within procurement and formulary services to members of the pharmacy service and the wider MDT.

Please see job description for full job description and main responsibilities.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Job responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE:

The post involves a very significant clinical role with ward visits and input to consultant ward rounds / team meetings, directorate support, as well as a substantial training and management element. The post holder will also be required to support the Deputy Director of Pharmacy in redesigning and transforming Pharmacy services across the physical/mental health portfolio and lead on audit and quality assurance of pharmacy services. The post includes rotations into mental health services.

Please see job description for full list of key responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Pharmacy degree (Masters level or Bachelor's level and equivalent experience)
• Registered UK Pharmacist (GPhC)
• Accredited Membership of RPS
• Management/Leadership qualification relevant to the NHS (or equivalent experience)

Experience

• Substantial experience post registration
• Extensive experience of providing pharmacy services
• Competent in a wide range of software
• Staff, service and resource management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust