Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Neonates | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Oldham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in Oldham is seeking a senior clinical pharmacist to join their neonatal intensive care unit. The role involves managing clinical pharmacy services, supervising staff, and collaborating with medical teams to enhance patient safety and medication management. With a commitment to professional growth, the position offers a competitive benefits package, including flexible working and substantial annual leave. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the health services in a supportive and dedicated team environment.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Annual leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and well-being activities

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Pharmacist with a commitment to patient safety and medicines management.
• Experience in a clinical pharmacy environment is essential.
• Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration with MDT.

Responsibilities

• Manage and provide clinical pharmacy services to neonates.
• Supervise pharmacists and technical staff.
• Collaborate with healthcare staff to improve medication safety.

Skills

Commitment to improving patient safety

Leadership and management skills

Collaboration skills

Education

Pharmacist qualification

Job description

We are offering an excellent opportunity for a senior clinical pharmacist to continue to develop our service to a Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit within a purpose built Women and Children’s Development at Royal Oldham Hospital.

This appointment will offer you a fantastic opportunity to experience many aspects of neonatal services as part of the MDT and to work in a nurturing and dedicated team with excellent training opportunities. Our team has a wealth of clinical knowledge in a wide range of clinical specialities.

The Royal Oldham Hospital has a £44m women and children’s facility that includes antenatal wards, labour delivery rooms, a midwife‑led birth centre, obstetric theatres as well as our Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Responsibilities

• Manage and provide clinical pharmacy services to neonates at Royal Oldham Hospital and support implementation and compliance with medicines management policies as part of the MDT.
• Supervise the activity and training of supporting pharmacists, pre‑registration trainee pharmacists and technical staff, providing an opportunity to develop leadership and management skills.
• Collaborate with pharmacy, medical, nursing and management staff to improve patient safety, medicines expenditure and patient flow through innovation.

Qualifications

We are looking for a Pharmacist with a commitment to improving patient safety, medicines expenditure and patient flow through innovation and integration with pharmacy, medical, nursing and management staff.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities.
• Opportunity for career development in a supportive and friendly environment.

About the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.

Additional Information

Learn more about us in ourCandidate Information Pack. To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

This advert closes on Monday 15 Dec 2025.