Clinical Pharmacist

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Generous annual leave

Occupational health services

Flexible working options

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist (Band 8A) to lead advanced medicines management across prisons and healthcare settings, including HMP Morton Hall and HMP North Sea Camp.

The post requires a GPhC-registered pharmacist with extensive medicines management experience in secure environments and a commitment to professional development. NHFT offers IP funding, study time, and a supportive path to independent prescribing.

Qualifications

• GPhC-registered pharmacist with a strong clinical pharmacy background.
• Experience in medicines management within secure environments is required.
• Knowledge of medicines governance in Health in Justice or secure settings.
• Non-Medical Prescribing qualification beneficial or in development pathway.

Responsibilities

• Lead and evaluate medicines management services.
• Provide expert clinical pharmacy input across primary care, substance misuse, and mental health.
• Supervise pharmacy technicians and contribute to service development across the prison cluster.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Medicines management

Secure environments

Team leadership

Education

MPharm degree

GPhC registration

Non-Medical Prescribing

Postgraduate development pathway

Tools

IP qualification

Job description

Are you a passionate and experienced pharmacist ready to make a real difference in a unique and rewarding environment? Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT), rated Outstanding by the CQC, is looking for a Clinical Pharmacist (Band 8A) to lead and deliver advanced medicines management services at HMP Morton Hall, Swinderby STHF and HMP North Sea Camp.

As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will:

• Lead and evaluate comprehensive medicines management services.
• Provide expert clinical pharmacy input across primary care, substance misuse, and mental health.
• Ensure compliance with medicines legislation and governance.

Supervise and support pharmacy technicians and contribute to service development across the East Midlands prison cluster.

Professional Development

Don’t have your Independent Prescribing (IP) qualification yet?

• We will fund your IP qualification
• You’ll receive protected time to attend university training days and assessments

We are committed to your growth and will support your journey every step of the way.

Please note this post is subject to security vetting. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK without any breaks for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency. Please note without sufficient evidence your application may not progress.

Main duties of the job

What We’re Looking For

• GPhC-registered pharmacist with a strong background in clinical pharmacy.
• Experience in secure environments or mental health settings is desirable.

A collaborative, innovative leader who thrives in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment.

Why Join NHFT?

• Work in a supportive, inclusive, and forward-thinking organisation.
• Access to excellent NHS pension, generous annual leave, and occupational health and wellbeing services.

Be part of a team that truly lives its mission: "Making a difference for you, with you."

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

If you have recently applied for this position and have not received an invitation to interview then you do not need to re-apply as your application has already been reviewed

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

Person specification

Knowledge and Experience

• Educated to degree level with MPharm or equivalent, ideally with post graduate development pathway and GPHC registration.
• Extensive experience in medicines management within secure environments, with a strong track record of implementing clinical pharmacy best practices to enhance patient safety and therapeutic outcomes in secure settings.
• Knowledge of medicines management governance requirements within Health in Justice or Secured Environments.
• Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification

Behaviours and Values

• Ability to work as part of a team.

Security Vetting

• The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards

By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.

You must ensure that your application, including supporting statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary.

Please note that all new starters to the trustare subject to a probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.