Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

NHS; Newport; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Newport is seeking an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist to lead clinical services within the pharmacy team. The ideal candidate must hold a Master of Pharmacy degree and be registered with the GPhC. Responsibilities include overseeing pharmacy staff development, ensuring patient safety, and delivering high-quality services. This permanent position offers full-time working with a salary range of £55,690 to £62,682 per annum.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of working in a pharmaceutical environment.
• Significant clinical pharmacy knowledge and experience, including hospital pharmacy.
• Knowledge of national guidelines relating to medicines and pharmaceutical practice.

Responsibilities

• Leading, co‑ordinating, delivering and developing clinical services.
• Supervising, training, and supporting the development of pharmacy staff.
• Promoting a culture of medicines safety to minimise harm.

Skills

Fluent in oral and written English

Excellent time management

Articulate and numerate

Accurate and precise

Ability to relate well at all levels

Education

Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree or equivalent

Current listing on the Pharmacist Register with the GPhC

Diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Summary

We are recruiting for an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "working together, improving together".

Permanent opportunities for up to full‑time working if desired.

About the Pharmacy Department

The Pharmacy department which is based out of St Mary's Hospital is energetic and forward looking, with a strong culture of patient safety and service quality. We believe in technology supporting excellent clinical practice and releasing time to care, with electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) embedded in practice across the Trust and used creatively to enhance clinical practice. This is along with a fully integrated medicines management system which interfaces EPMA seamlessly with dispensing, stock control, and automation/robotics throughout the Trust.

Responsibilities

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated clinical pharmacist to provide leadership within the pharmacy team and across the Trust in clinical areas as required. Working with internal and external stakeholders whilst accountable to the Trust Chief Pharmacist.

• Leading, co‑ordinating, delivering and developing clinical services.
• Development of policies, procedures, guidelines, risk assessments and audits.
• Promoting a culture of medicines safety to minimise harm, optimising learning from incidents and responding to safety alerts.
• Supervising, training, and supporting the development of pharmacy staff and other health care professionals.

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential)

• Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree or equivalent.
• Current listing on the Pharmacist Register with the GPhC.
• Diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent experience.
• Completed general level framework competency training or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience of working in a pharmaceutical environment.
• Significant clinical pharmacy knowledge and experience, including hospital pharmacy.
• Knowledge of national guidelines relating to medicines and pharmaceutical practice.
• Specialist knowledge and experience in clinical speciality.

Physical Skills (Essential)

• Able to work at a continuous level of high concentration.
• Excellent time management.

Aptitudes (Essential)

• Articulate and numerate.
• Accurate and precise.
• Honest, trustworthy, reliable and discrete.
• Clean and presentable in appearance.
• Enthusiastic and willing to learn.
• Adaptable and innovative in approach to work and projects.
• Uses initiative and open to change/use of technology and extended roles.
• Willing to participate in personal development and prepared to work outside "normal" working hours.

Abilities (Essential)

• Able to record information accurately.
• Able to work as part of a team or as an individual with a flexible approach to duties. Customer care.
• Able to share learning with others.
• Able to interpret complex clinical data.
• Ability to relate well at all levels within the NHS.
• Able to negotiate with other healthcare professionals in relation to pharmaceutical care of patients.
• Ability to work effectively with senior clinical personnel.

Communication Skills (Essential)

• Fluent in oral and written English.
• Approachable and diplomatic.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Additional Information

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications 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 UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Job Details

Date posted: 25 November 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8a

Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 470-25-0039-CJW

Job location: St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG

Employer Details

Employer name: Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Address: St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG

Employer website: https://www.iow.nhs.uk/