Clinical Pharmacist

National Health Service; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Training & development support

Annual leave: 27 days + 8 holidays

Job summary

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust seeks enthusiastic Pharmacists to join the Pharmacy team at Furness General Hospital (Barrow). Roles may be full-time or part-time, with progression to Band 7 after training milestones.

The post involves delivering specialist clinical services across multiple wards, supported by an advanced electronic prescribing system and patient records. UK NHS benefits apply.

Qualifications

• Essential: Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Essential: Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Desirable: Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy (or working towards).

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical pharmacy services across admission, medical, surgical, community, women's and children's wards.
• Ensure safe, effective, legal and accurate use of medicines within each specialty.
• Support, train and supervise newly qualified and trainee pharmacists.

Skills

Communication skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Clinical therapeutics

Time management

Microsoft Office

Risk assessment

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

Masters degree in Pharmacy

General Pharmaceutical Council registration

Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy (desirable)

Job description

Job summary

'Creating a great place to be cared for; a great place to work'University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust covers a large geographic area which encompasses the Furness peninsula, the city of Lancaster and the Lake District. We provide a comprehensive range of acute and support hospital services to a population of 350,000 based around Morecambe Bay. One of the largest employers in the area, we have approximately 6,000 staff working across five sites; Furness General Hospital (Barrow in Furness), Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Westmorland General Hospital (Kendal), Ulverston Community Health Centre and Queen Victoria Centre (Morecambe). By joining us you will be part of a progressive team committed to diversity, excellence and achievement. You will have excellent communication skills and will thrive from working in a fast-paced environment to support excellence in patient care.

Main duties of the job

Applications are invited from enthusiastic, well-motivated Pharmacists to join our Pharmacy team at Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow. Full-time and part-time hours are available. We welcome applications from newly qualified or less experienced Pharmacists who will initially join as Band 6, progressing to Band 7 within six months upon completing all training competencies. While a Clinical Diploma is not essential, applicants must be willing to undertake it in the future. This role is integral to providing specialist clinical pharmacy services across admission, medical, surgical, community, women's, and children's wards. You will ensure the safe, effective, legal, and accurate use of medicines within each specialty. Additionally, you will support, train, and supervise newly qualified and trainee pharmacists. The UHMB Pharmacy Department is forward-thinking and has implemented electronic prescribing for inpatients across all specialities on all sites, along with a fully electronic patient record system.

NHS Benefits

• Competitive Salary: Pay and benefits in line with Agenda for Change Band 6/7 salary scales.
• Generous Annual Leave: 27 days plus 8 public holidays, increasing with service.
• Pension Scheme: A competitive NHS pension for financial security.
• Learning & Development: Opportunities for training, career progression, and further education, with full support for continuous professional development.

About us

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre. FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services. WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses. All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay. Our community services for adults are provided in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.

Details

Date posted: 20 October 2026

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time

Reference number: 331-8098712-UHMB-B

Job locations: Pharmacy, Furness General Hospital Dalton Lane Barrow LA14 4LF United Kingdom

Pay scheme

Band 6/7 salary scales: 49,387 to 56,515 a year per annum pro rata

Education and qualifications

• Essential: Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Essential: Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Desirable: Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy (or working towards)

Experience

• Essential: Experience of liaising with other healthcare professionals e.g. consultants, GPs
• Essential: Acute hospital experience post registration
• Desirable: Experience of working on projects
• Desirable: Experience working with paediatrics

Skills, ability and knowledge

• Essential: Good verbal and written communication skills
• Essential: Good verbal communication and counselling skills with ill patients and relatives
• Essential: Clinical knowledge of current therapeutics and practice
• Essential: Organisation and prioritisation of clinical work
• Essential: Accuracy
• Essential: Analytical skills
• Essential: Ability to work under pressure
• Essential: Experience of using Microsoft Office
• Essential: Problem solving and risk assessment
• Essential: Time Management skills
• Desirable: Presentation skills
• Desirable: Interpersonal skills for dealing with challenging situations involving patients, e.g. resistance to medication change
• Desirable: Experience of using Electronic Prescribing
• Desirable: Experience of training pharmacy/other staff

Personal Qualities

• Essential: Team player and ability to work on own initiative
• Essential: Good interpersonal skills
• Essential: Self-motivation for career and professional development
• Essential: Commitment to Personal Development planning
• Essential: Flexible, adaptable approach
• Essential: Reliable
• Essential: Ability to comply with Trust Policies
• Essential: Ability to meet the physical and mental requirements of the post

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

• Employer name: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
• Address: Pharmacy, Furness General Hospital Dalton Lane Barrow LA14 4LF United Kingdom
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