Lead Advanced Pharmacist- Critical Care

NHS; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a pharmacist at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, where you'll lead, manage, and develop the clinical pharmacy service for Critical Care. This is a great opportunity to impact patient care positively and grow within a supportive environment focused on staff development and teamwork.

Benefits

Flexible and agile working opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlement

Access to NHS discount schemes

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist with Master's degree in Pharmacy.
• Experience delivering clinical pharmacy services in critical care.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy at Post Registration level.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the clinical pharmacy service to Critical Care.
• Oversee medicine-related risk management for the critical care units.
• Deliver high standards of pharmaceutical care aligned with NHS priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Organised

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Master's degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)

Registered Pharmacist on GPhC register

Job description

Job summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and driven pharmacist, to join our friendly patient focused team at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. You will need to be motivated, organised, and willing to work as part of a team with a 'can-do' positive attitude.

Responsible for leading, managing, delivering and developing the clinical pharmacy service to Critical Care.

Looking after our patients is never dull, optimising patient medicines and developing services as part of the critical care team is key.

If you have a curious nature, like learning and enjoy a fast-paced action orientated environment and want to impact patient care for the better each day, please consider applying for our band 8 pharmacist position.

Main duties of the job

Be responsible for the planning, development, delivery, and management of clinical pharmacy services across critical care units on all sites.

Provide leadership, supervision, and training to the pharmacy team delivering services to critical care, ensuring the highest standards of practice.

Oversee medicine-related risk management and ensure full compliance with the Trust Medicines Policy and relevant medicines legislation within the critical care units.

Deliver a consistently high standard of pharmaceutical care in alignment with Trust corporate objectives and NHS strategic priorities.

Support the Trust's financial objectives by offering financial analysis and expert advice on medicines management to both the critical care units and the wider Pharmacy Department.

About us

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable

Details Date posted

06 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year Per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

434-SCS7196396

Job locations

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Mandeville Road

Aylesbury

HP21 8AL

Job description Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Job description Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification Education, Qualification & Training Essential

• Registered Pharmacist on GPhC register.
• Master's degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)

Desirable

• Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (MRPharmS) or equivalent professional body
• Post-graduate diploma in clinically-based pharmacy or recognised equivalent
• Demonstrate professional networking (e.g. member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society or UKCPA)
• Registered Independent Pharmacist Prescriber

Experience Essential

• Significant experience of hospital pharmacy at Post Registration Pharmacist level
• Significant experience of delivery of pharmacy services to a broad range of specialties
• Experience of delivery of clinical pharmacy service to a specialist level
• Experience of conducting service audits and the use of performance indicators
• Experience of teaching and tutoring

Desirable

• Experience of project management, service implementation or redesign
• Evidence of significant relevant Continuing Professional Development
• Experience of project management
• Experience in trainee pharmacist training
• Experience of training other pharmacy staff
• Experience of conducting service audits and the use of performance indicators
• Experience of delivery of clinical pharmacy service to a specialist level

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge Essential

• Able to prioritise and manage own workload
• Work , communicate and provide effective leadership within a team
• Clear and concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi-disciplinary team, at meetings, with patients and carers and to ensure records are kept accurately and in a legible manner.
• To have a positive attitude, be able to recognise and communicate need for change and be able to participate in change management processes.
• Prepared to attend any training sessions necessary for personal and service development

Desirable

• Able to recognise limits of own competencies and to refer and seek advice from colleagues.
• Able to recognise and embrace new ideas and developments in clinical practice and implement under supervision of superiors
• To have experience in interviewing and appraising staff

Special Circumstances Essential

• Able to travel to other sites within the Trust and to venues for training

Person Specification Education, Qualification & Training Essential

• Registered Pharmacist on GPhC register.
• Master's degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)

Desirable

• Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (MRPharmS) or equivalent professional body
• Post-graduate diploma in clinically-based pharmacy or recognised equivalent
• Demonstrate professional networking (e.g. member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society or UKCPA)
• Registered Independent Pharmacist Prescriber

Experience Essential

• Significant experience of hospital pharmacy at Post Registration Pharmacist level
• Significant experience of delivery of pharmacy services to a broad range of specialties
• Experience of delivery of clinical pharmacy service to a specialist level
• Experience of conducting service audits and the use of performance indicators
• Experience of teaching and tutoring

Desirable

• Experience of project management, service implementation or redesign
• Evidence of significant relevant Continuing Professional Development
• Experience of project management
• Experience in trainee pharmacist training
• Experience of training other pharmacy staff
• Experience of conducting service audits and the use of performance indicators
• Experience of delivery of clinical pharmacy service to a specialist level

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge Essential

• Able to prioritise and manage own workload
• Work , communicate and provide effective leadership within a team
• Clear and concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi-disciplinary team, at meetings, with patients and carers and to ensure records are kept accurately and in a legible manner.
• To have a positive attitude, be able to recognise and communicate need for change and be able to participate in change management processes.
• Prepared to attend any training sessions necessary for personal and service development

Desirable

• Able to recognise limits of own competencies and to refer and seek advice from colleagues.
• Able to recognise and embrace new ideas and developments in clinical practice and implement under supervision of superiors
• To have experience in interviewing and appraising staff

Special Circumstances Essential

• Able to travel to other sites within the Trust and to venues for training

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Mandeville Road

Aylesbury

HP21 8AL

Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Mandeville Road

Aylesbury

HP21 8AL

Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)