Lead Clinical Pharmacist – Renal

NHS; Colchester; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking an enthusiastic Clinical Pharmacist to join their team at Colchester Hospital. This role focuses on developing the clinical pharmacy service within Renal practice, offering opportunities for professional development and involvement in patient care. The position is fixed-term, covering maternity leave until September 2026, with a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Extensive training and development opportunities

Generous pension scheme

27 days of annual leave (pro-rata)

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• GPhC registration required.
• Extensive hospital pharmacy experience essential.
• Renal patient clinical pharmacy experience required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Specialist Clinical Pharmacist for Renal services.
• Provide clinical pharmacy services to renal patients.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Medicines Management

Clinical pharmacy expertise

Clinical governance systems

Research and audit practices

Education

Masters in Pharmacy + Foundation training

Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our modern facilities at Colchester hospital, covering maternity leave until 25/09/2026. The role focuses on developing and progressing the clinical pharmacy service within Renal practice.

This is a Band 8a position; however, we will consider Band 7 pharmacists for a Band 7 developmental program.

You will be based in the Pharmacy department, with significant ward/clinical level involvement, working within a multidisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive pharmacy services for high-risk patients.

Our friendly pharmacy team is committed to nurturing, mentoring, and staff development through one-to-one training, forums, clinical huddles, and educational activities. We support personal development plans, SMART objectives, and study opportunities.

ESNEFT is implementing the EPIC electronic patient record system across the site, including electronic prescribing, administration, and stock control.

Our facilities include fully automated dispensaries, a NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service medicines advice site, and a Regional Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit with a new Aseptic facility.

Main duties of the job

• Serve as the Specialist Clinical Pharmacist for Renal services at Colchester hospital.
• Provide highly specialised clinical pharmacy services to renal patients, ensuring safe, effective, and cost-efficient medication use.
• Support the multidisciplinary team in maintaining and developing renal services.
• Collaborate with key personnel at ICB and NHSE to secure funding for high-cost drugs.
• Develop and update renal guidelines and patient support materials.
• Clinically screen renal homecare prescriptions.

About us

We are ESNEFT, providing hospital and community health services to nearly one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our staff deliver care from hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, clinics, and in patients’ homes.

We employ over 12,000 staff and offer extensive training, development opportunities, flexible working, a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days of annual leave (pro-rata), and NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme supports your well-being.

We are committed to 'Time Matters,' aiming to improve efficiency and reduce delays through digital transformation, including the implementation of the Epic EPR system.

If you are passionate about patient care and professional development, we want to hear from you. Learn more about working here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Details

Date posted: 21 May 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £46,148 to £60,504 per annum (pro-rata)

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 432-HR266-25

Job location: Colchester Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester, CO4 5JL

Job description

For full details, see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Knowledge (Essential):

• Medicines Management
• Clinical pharmacy expertise
• Clinical governance systems, NICE, NRLS awareness
• Research and audit practices
• Clinical governance agenda

Knowledge (Desirable):

• National Tariff and high-cost medicines funding processes
• Renal medicine priorities

Qualifications (Essential):

• GPhC registration
• Masters in Pharmacy + Foundation training or equivalent
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or equivalent

Qualifications (Desirable):

• Independent Prescribing qualification

Experience (Essential):

• Extensive hospital pharmacy experience
• Renal patient clinical pharmacy experience
• Multidisciplinary working
• Handling high-risk medicines
• Staff training and education
• Technical and clinical pharmacy practice

Experience (Desirable):

• Budget management and drug expenditure monitoring
• Change management
• Primary Care working knowledge
• Homecare services principles

Additional information

This role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975; a DBS check is required.

Applicants must hold current UK professional registration. Further info at NHS Careers website.

Employer details

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Colchester Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester, CO4 5JL

Website: https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/