Clinical Pharmacist (Band 6-7 Progression)

Integrated Care System; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking pharmacy team at Milton Keynes University Hospital. As a Clinical Pharmacist, you will enhance patient care across various specialties while developing professionally in a supportive environment. This full-time position offers opportunities for training, flexible working conditions, and significant investment in the pharmacy service.

Benefits

Free on-site parking

Free tea and coffee

Flexible working opportunities

Discounted gym membership

Lease car scheme

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Staff health and well-being programme

Qualifications

• B.Sc. or equivalent in Pharmacy.
• Registered pharmacist with GPhC.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and develop the Pharmaceutical Service in clinical settings.
• Provide ward-based clinical pharmacy services.
• Support pharmacists and technicians in their roles.

Skills

Effective pharmaceutical skills

Time management

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Negotiation skills

Problem solving

Critical appraisal

Education

B.Sc. / B.Pharm. / M.Pharm

Registered with GPhC

Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy

Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Job description

Go back Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Pharmacist (Band 6-7 Progression)

The closing date is 22 July 2025

Clinical Pharmacist (Band 6-7 Progression)

Department: Pharmacy

Band 6-7 £37,338 - £52,809 per annum

Full-Time 37.5hrs per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

Are you a newly qualified or earlier years pharmacist with a passion for clinical pharmacy? Would you like to contribute to advancing the pharmaceutical care for patients across a wide range of clinical specialities while broaden your own experience and continuing your learning journey? If your answer to these questions is yes, we invite you to get in touch with us.

Now is an excellent time to become part of the pharmacy team, we are a friendly, forward-thinking department who continue to grow in both size and influence.

If successful, you will be part of a supportive and learning environment that encourages both professional and personal development. Are you the person to help us make this happen? If so, we look forward to hearing from you.

For additional information about this post, please contact Zainab Ahmad, Principal Pharmacist - Education & Training or [e-mail]

Interview date: TBC

Main duties of the job

• To take a key role in the delivery, development and evaluation of the Pharmaceutical Service provided to Divisional Teams and Clinical Service Units (CSU); to meet the requirements of pharmacy customers in accordance with pharmaceutical legislation, national guidance and departmental objectives. This post will be rotational (normally 12 months)
• To facilitate and support the efficient and cost effective use of medicines across the Trust
• To deputise, with appropriate support, for the Principal Pharmacists at meetings and in delivery of training within their assigned areas of pharmaceutical care
• To provide ward-based clinical pharmacy services, working alongside our other specialist pharmacists and technicians, and supporting pharmacists and technicians and trainees. To provide or work towards a role as an independent prescriber
• To workwith the Principal Pharmacists and Pharmacy managers, to ensure that policies and procedures for medicines use are followed and are consistent with Trust requirements and priorities
• To comply with Trust and Pharmacy Procedures, Clinical Governance, Quality Assurance and Risk Management

About us

"Our staff scored Autonomy and Control at 7.19, well above the national average. Here, you're trusted to lead, innovate and shape your work"(NHS Staff Survey 2024)."

You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

• Free on-site parking
• Free tea and coffee
• Great flexible workingopportunities
• Discounted gym membership
• Lease car scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• Extensive staff health and well-being programme

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.

Job responsibilities

At an organisational level, we are keen to embrace technology and the digital agenda to enhance working practices and have a well established electronic patient record which incorporates a full electronic prescribing and medicines administration system.

At a departmental level, we have been fortunate to receive significant investment in recent years, which in addition to growing our team, has led to a major departmental refurbishment, the replacement of our Pharmacy Robot, the creation of a new Pharmacy and Aseptic Unit in the Cancer Centre, and the opening of a new Outpatient Pharmacy.

Our services are evolving to provide our Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians with more time to work alongside patients while supporting our medical and nursing colleagues. Our commitment is to ensure that every patient receives safe, high-quality care, placing our patients at the heart of our mission.

This role is a compelling career opportunity for a skilled and dedicated pharmacist to join our hardworking, forward-looking, and innovative pharmacy team. It would be ideal for a newly qualified pharmacists looking for an opportunity to develop their career within a hospital setting. You will join our team in a Band 6 role and following the successful completion of your probationary period you will agree a number of objectives with your line manager and the Pharmacy Education Team which you will need to achieve in order to progress into a Band 7 role; these objectives will include both workplace tasks and self-directed learning with a suitable academic education programme.

You will become part of a growing team of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians who support patient care across a wide range of clinical specialties within the Trust. With the support of our Specialist Clinical Pharmacists and our Principal Pharmacists across a range of clinical specialities, you will deliver high-quality, patient-centred care. In addition to delivering ward-based pharmaceutical care and providing clinical support to the dispensary, you will have the opportunity to get involved in a wide range of medicines optimisation and medicines safety activities as part of your wider medicines management role.

This role is crucial to the delivery, development, and evaluation of pharmaceutical services across the hospital. It plays a key part in helping divisions optimise medicines use within available resources.

Our standard working hours now consist of four long days (8 am to 6.30 pm) per week; Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays are worked on a rota basis. After a period of induction and training, you will contribute to the pharmacy out-of-hours service.

Please refer to the Job Description for further details

We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

• B.Sc. / B.Pharm. / M.Pharm
• Registered with GPhC
• Evidence of on-going CPD
• Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent eg. NQP/GLF)
• Member of RPS

Experience

• Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care
• Knowledge of the medical management of disease in a range of the specialties
• Post registration experience in a hospital-based clinical pharmacy post
• Experience of clinical audit work.
• An awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues.
• Experience of Medicines Information.
• Evidence of influencing medicines use to optimise care and help clinicians manage expenditure
• Evidence of experience managing prioritisation in relation to the use of new drugs and new uses for drugs
• Evidence of significant contribution to innovative or developmental roles and activities within pharmacy
• Evidence of a good understanding of medicines management issues at the interfaces between primary, secondary and tertiary care

Skills

• Effective and safe pharmaceutical skills
• Ability to manage time effectively and work to deadlines
• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self and others and deal effectively with unexpected demands
• I.T. skills such as computer literacy, word processing and spreadsheet skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with other staff, patients and members of the public
• Good team work and ability to work alone
• Problem solving
• Evidence of leadership skills
• Ability to motivate and act as a role model
• Good negotiation skills and ability to justify advice given should this be challenged
• Critical appraisal skills
• Evidence of understanding of clinical risk and clinical governance
• Innovative Thinking

Personal and people development

• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development to meet GPhC standards
• Experience of supervising and developing colleagues
• Evidence of leadership

Communication

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Evidence of team working
• Evidence of effective and timely project delivery

Specific requirements

• Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations
• Flexible, polite and courteous
• Dedicated professional attitude
• Able to take the initiative
• Ability and willingness to take responsibility for own actions and lead, when required, including when on call

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.

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust