Advanced Pharmacist - Respiratory | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider is seeking an Advanced Pharmacist for Respiratory. This role offers the opportunity to lead pharmacy services, work closely with multi-disciplinary teams, and develop professional skills in a supportive environment. Applicants should be registered pharmacists with an interest in respiratory care. The position is ideal for those looking to progress in their pharmacy career and will involve occasional travel across hospitals.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Qualifications

• Experience and interest in the respiratory specialty.
• Ability to lead and develop pharmacy services.
• Strong collaboration skills with multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for pharmacy services to respiratory.
• Deliver high-quality pharmacy services in hospitals.
• Work with respiratory teams to optimize pharmaceutical care.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Patient-centered approach

Education

Registered pharmacist

Job description

Are you looking to take the next step in your pharmacy career and develop your clinical and leadership skills?

The opportunity has arisen to take on the role of Advanced Pharmacist for Respiratory. This is a great position for a pharmacist with experience and an interest in the respiratory speciality to deliver and develop respiratory pharmacy services across UHDB. In the Pharmacy Department at UHDB we offer flexible working and a supportive environment focused on staff wellbeing and excellent career development opportunities.

Derby and the surrounding areas provide you with good transport links to all major UK cities by being in the heart of the Midlands. It is a great place to work and/or live with the Peak District and Derbyshire Dales on our doorstep.

If this sounds like something you would be interested in, why don’t you come and join our friendly, inclusive and well-regarded Pharmacy team at UHDB. This post is also available as a development opportunity for a person who is wanting to progress into a senior pharmacist role. Candidates will be offered a full training and development package to support them in this role.

This role is a key part of our team of Advanced Pharmacists working within the Specialist Medicine Division at UHDB, and provides leadership and support for the pharmacy service to respiratory at Royal Derby Hospital and Queen's Hospital Burton.

As the Advanced Pharmacist for Respiratory, you will work closely with our multi-disciplinary respiratory teams as well as colleagues in Pharmacy across UHDB to deliver and promote effective and high quality pharmacy services to patients in our hospitals and in virtual and place-based care settings.

As a highly motivated and enthusiastic clinical pharmacist, you will be supported to develop and implement your own ideas to ensure optimal pharmaceutical care for our patients. You will also have the opportunity to effectively contribute to the leadership, coordination, governance and development of the clinical pharmacy team across UHDB.

This post is based at Royal Derby Hospital. Occasional travel to other UHDB hospitals will be required to fulfil the Trust-wide elements of this role.

Closing date of applications: 24 September 2025

Interview date: 6 October 2025

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

Benefits

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and support for the pharmacy service to respiratory across UHDB and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Deliver and promote high quality pharmacy services to patients in hospitals and in virtual/place-based care settings.
• Contribute to leadership, coordination, governance and development of the clinical pharmacy team across UHDB.
• Work closely with respiratory teams and Pharmacy colleagues to implement ideas to optimise pharmaceutical care.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with experience and interest in the respiratory specialty.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coordinate and develop pharmacy services within a hospital setting.
• Strong collaboration skills with multi-disciplinary teams and a patient-centred approach.

How to apply

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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Sep 2025