Clinical Pharmacist

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Retford; Remote; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Generous annual leave

Occupational health and wellbeing

IP qualification funded

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist (Band 8A) to lead advanced medicines management at HMP Ranby. This is a fixed-term maternity cover role within a secure environment, offering professional development opportunities and funded training.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to improve patient safety and medicines optimisation. IP qualification may be funded and protected time provided for study.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Knowledge of medicines governance requirements in Health in Justice or Secured Environments.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

GPhC-registered pharmacist

Clinical pharmacy

Leadership

Education

MPharm or equivalent

Postgraduate development pathway

Job description

Main area Secured Services Grade Band 8a Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover for current staff) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 270-TH480-HMPRAN

Site HMP Ranby Town Retford Salary £57,528 - £64,750 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

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 Ranby.

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 for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency.

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 NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our ‘outstanding’ rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.

We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.