Advanced Pharmacist - Critical Care

National Health Service; Kettering; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly motivated Band 8a Critical Care Pharmacist to join our specialist pharmacy team in Kettering. You will provide expert pharmaceutical care to critically ill patients, collaborate with the ICU MDT, and help develop high-quality critical care services.

You will deliver and develop specialist services, participate in rounds, and drive medication safety and continuity of care across admission and discharge.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
• GPHC registration.
• Postgraduate qualification in hospital Pharmacy or equivalent (3+ years).
• Registered Independent prescriber.
• Member of Intensive Care Society.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and develop specialist clinical pharmaceutical services to Critical Care.
• Participate in consultant and MDT ward rounds with regular prescription reviews.
• Ensure seamless pharmaceutical care on admission and discharge from Critical Care; perform medicine reconciliation.
• Provide handover to pharmacist colleagues for patients moving from Critical Care.
• Liaise with primary care and other hospitals to access complete drug history and avoid delays.
• Collaborate with the Critical care practice development team to educate the MDT on pharmaceutical matters.
• Prescribe medicines per the non-medical prescribing scope and Trust standards.
• Attend Critical Care MDT meetings to discuss inpatient pharmaceutical care.

Skills

Critical Care

Clinical Pharmacy

MDT rounds

Non-medical prescribing

Leadership

Education

Master's degree in Pharmacy

GPHC registration

Postgraduate hospital Pharmacy

Registered Independent prescriber

Intensive Care Society member

Job description

Job summary

Are you an experienced and enthusiastic clinical pharmacist with a passion for critical care? Kettering General Hospital is seeking a highly motivated Band 8a Critical Care Pharmacist to join our specialist pharmacy team. This is an exciting opportunity to provide expert pharmaceutical care to critically ill patients, work alongside a highly skilled ICU multidisciplinary team, and contribute to the development of innovative, high-quality critical care services. If you are looking for a role where you can influence patient outcomes, drive service improvement, and continue to develop your advanced clinical practice, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• To have responsibility for delivering and developing specialist clinical pharmaceutical services to Critical Care. This will include the provision of expert advice on all pharmaceutical matters in line with application of legislation, national guidance and regulatory frameworks (e.g. CQC).
• To actively participate in consultant and MDT ward rounds with joint regular reviews of prescriptions.
• To ensure seamless pharmaceutical care during admission and on discharge from Critical Care. This includes ensuring medicine reconciliation takes place on the unit if not previously done on admission. Ensuring communication with the MDT and accurate documentation where discrepancies are noted.
• To provide handover (verbal or written) to other pharmacist colleagues for patients transferred from Critical Care to ensure continuity of care.
• To liaise with other health care professionals in primary care or other hospitals to ensure full information regarding a patient’s drug history is available and there is no delay to patients receiving ongoing further supplies of medicines.
• To work with the Critical care practice development team to provide education for the MDT on pharmaceutical matters.
• To prescribe medicines to patients as laid out in the non-medical prescribing scope of practice. To undertake all prescribing as per Trust prescribing standard.
• To attend Critical Care MDT meetings to discuss pharmaceutical care of current inpatients.

About us

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.

Details

Date posted19 October 2026

Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8aSalary

57,528 to 64,750 a year per annum

Contract Permanent

Working pattern Full-time

Educations, Training and Qualifications

EssentialEducated to master's degree in pharmacy level or equivalent level of education, training or experience Registration with the GPHC Postgraduate qualification in hospital Pharmacy or equivalent (3 years +) Registered Independent prescriber Member of Intensive Care SocietyDesirableWorking towards RPS Faculty recognition Member of UKCPA Knowledge and Experience EssentialClinical experience in a range of ward/clinical areas Specialist knowledge of Critical Care and NutritionTeaching/training/coaching/Tutor experienceExperience of leading or implementing changeKnowledge of current NHS and national priorities - CCG, NHSE, NICE, CQCExperience of working in Critical Care setting at Foundation level or equivalent critical care pharmacy experienceExperience of attending MDT Ward rounds in Critical Care Skills EssentialExcellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skillsTime management/Organisation/Delegation/ PrioritisationDemonstrable leadership skills - role model for junior clinical pharmacists and members of MDTClinical Audit/Research Evaluation experience Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes EssentialPassionate 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 Person Specification Educations, Training and Qualifications EssentialEducated to master's degree in pharmacy level or equivalent level of education, training or experience Registration with the GPHCPostgraduate qualification in hospital Pharmacy or equivalent (3 years +)Registered Independent prescriberMember of Intensive Care SocietyDesirableWorking towards RPS Faculty recognitionMember of UKCPA Knowledge and Experience EssentialClinical experience in a range of ward/clinical areas Specialist knowledge of Critical Care and NutritionTeaching/training/coaching/Tutor experienceExperience of leading or implementing changeKnowledge of current NHS and national priorities - CCG, NHSE, NICE, CQCExperience of working in Critical Care setting at Foundation level or equivalent critical care pharmacy experienceExperience of attending MDT Ward rounds in Critical Care Skills EssentialExcellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skillsTime management/Organisation/Delegation/ PrioritisationDemonstrable leadership skills - role model for junior clinical pharmacists and members of MDTClinical Audit/Research Evaluation experience Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes EssentialPassionate 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

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.

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 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. xbpsjku For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Address University Hospitals of Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Kettering NN16 8UZ United Kingdom Employer's website employer details Employer name Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Address University Hospitals of Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Kettering NN16 8UZ United Kingdom Employer's website