Clinical Pharmacist

CDDFT Charity; Darlington; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a renowned NHS Trust as a Clinical Pharmacist, where you'll deliver high-quality pharmaceutical care while supporting professional development. The role involves supervising a pharmacy team, implementing best practices, and engaging in innovative service development. You will work in a dynamic environment that prioritizes patient care and staff well-being.

Benefits

Professional development support

Mentoring and training opportunities

Financial support for further qualifications

Qualifications

• Registered as a Practising Pharmacist with the GPhC.
• Independent Prescriber or willingness to work towards.
• Post qualification training in relevant subject area.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist pharmaceutical care and support pharmacy team.
• Supervise clinical pharmacists and ensure quality services.
• Develop and implement local policies on prescribing practice.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Motivation

Education

Masters Degree in Pharmacy

Clinical Diploma

Job description

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Pharmacist

The closing date is 25 June 2025

We have an opportunity for Specialist Clinical Pharmaciststo join our pharmacy team. We pride ourselves in working at the leading edge ofclinical pharmacy practice and medicines optimisation, with our teams winningnational recognition for innovative, high-quality patient care. The posts willbe based at either Darlington Memorial Hospital or University Hospital of NorthDurham however the successful applicant may be required to work on any of theTrust hospital sites.

You will belong to a team that is committed to supportingstaff health and well-being as well as professional development in order tohelp you to achieve your full potential.

Main duties of the job

We pride ourselves on the quality of the pharmaceutical carewe provide for patients. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver ahigh standard of near-patient specialist pharmaceutical care to our patients.In addition, they will support the pharmacy team to deliver governance,education, training and service improvement to their specialist area. They willhelp shape the strategic direction of pharmacy by supporting the development ofinnovative new services. To achieve this we will support the successfulcandidate with mentoring and development opportunities including independentprescribing, RPS portfolio development and other further educationopportunities. Applicants need to be able to work autonomously, be a teamplayer whilst motivating others. We look forward to receiving applications fromforward thinking, motivated pharmacists who share the values of County Durhamand Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

Applicants currently undertaking a postgraduateClinical Diploma may be eligible for financial support to continue this withus. Pharmacists that have already completed a diploma will be supported toundertake an Independent Prescribing qualification.

About us

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents

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For the most up-to-date information on visa requirements and eligibility, please check online to determine whether you can apply.

From April 9th 2025 - Healthcare assistants - You must have a minimum of two yearsof experience working within the NHS as a HCA for the Trust to considersponsorship (we will only consider sponsorship if you meet this criteria andhave a current visa expiring within 3 months)

Job responsibilities

Deputising for the Pharmacist Advanced for their area andin so doing will be required tosupervise a team of clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians andpharmacy support workers, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective andefficient clinical pharmacy and medicines management services to an agreedstandard and to a designated group of patient and service users

Providing medicines management, medicines optimisation andmedicines reconciliation services to help achieve department priorities andtargets on a designated ward or group of wards, day case units or clinics asdecided by the Lead Pharmacist

Helping to develop and implement local policies andguidelines on good prescribing practice.

Influencing local practice to ensure safe medication use,and to ensure that their own practice and the practice of others effectivelyacknowledges good prescribing practice, patient safety and risk minimisation.

Being a point of contact for nursing and clinical staff regardingmedicine management issues.

Providing medicines information to healthcareprofessionals and new drug reviews as appropriate utilising the range ofinformation resources available, including the library and the internet, and tomake an informed decision on the appropriate response required.

Being involved in providing clinical pharmacy service todesignated multidisciplinary team structures e.g. out patient clinics, preassessment.

Providing high qualitypatient education onmedicines use inboth in-patient and outpatient settings.

Engaging in activities relating to clinical effectivenessincluding: drug use review, clinical audit and clinical self-audit and tocontribute to ongoing measures of service evaluation.

Supporting the planning and implementation of servicechanges and new treatments, as agreed within the pharmacy service.

Acting as a professional checker in thedispensary and/or chemotherapy service

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent Completed a suitable postgraduate qualification (eg Clinical diploma) or demonstrated sufficient experience to meet RPS post-registration foundation competence standards
• Evidence of CPD and education
• Independent Prescriber or willing to work towards
• Post qualification training or experience in the relevant subject area, preferably to Post graduate Masters level

Statutory Registration

• Registered as a Practising Pharmacist with the GPhC
• Membership of RPS or a relevant Clinical Pharmacy Organisation appropriate to the subject area

Experience

• Sufficient experience to be able to provide near-patient clinical pharmacy services
• Able to work as an autonomous practitioner in all areas of pharmacy practice
• Ability to build working relationships with other health care professionals
• Experience of delivery of formal education and training sessions Hospital pharmacy experience Experience within the relevant subject area/speciality

Special Requirements

• Good oral and written communication skills Able to build good relationships with colleagues, and influence the practice and behaviours of others in a positive way Self-motivation and ability to motivate others Team player
• Desire to develop clinical skills
• Able to prioritise own workload

Special Skills & Knowledge

• Good understanding of medicines reconciliation and how it fits into the larger function of hospital pharmacy
• Ability to apply theoretical knowledge to ward/clinic based situation Supervision and training of others
• Provision of complex information on medicines use, clinical pharmacy and financial issues to senior Consultants and managers Sound knowledge of MI resources
• Good understanding of current pharmacy /NHS issues
• Ability to demonstrate an area of expertise within a field of pharmacy practice
• Examples of clinical audit and involvement in service development Examples of development of evidence-based clinical guidelines and protocols

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.

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

£46,148 to £52,809 a yearper annum, pro rata