Senior Lead Clinical Pharmacist

Integrated Care System; North East; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in England is seeking a Senior Lead Clinical Pharmacist to lead their Cardiothoracic Services pharmacy team. The successful candidate will manage clinical pharmacy services, engage with various healthcare professionals, and contribute to strategic operational goals, enhancing quality and safety in patient care. Applicants should hold an M Pharm, demonstrate managerial experience, and possess extensive clinical knowledge. This role offers a flexible work environment and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with clinical diploma and extensive hospital pharmacy experience.
• Demonstrated managerial experience and involvement in clinical audit.
• Specialist knowledge in Perioperative & Critical Care and Cardiothoracic Services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and develop clinical pharmacy services to the board
• Manage and coordinate the activities of other pharmacy staff
• Provide and promote safe drug usage in collaboration with clinical staff

Skills

Clinical pharmacy knowledge

Communication skills

Leadership

Negotiating skills

Teaching

Education

M Pharm degree

Registered Pharmacist

Clinical Diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Go back The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Lead Clinical Pharmacist

The closing date is 25 August 2025

An exciting new role has been created for an experienced clinical pharmacist with management experience looking to lead our Cardiothoracic Services pharmacy team to develop and improve our clinical services. The Cardiothoracic Services clinical board is diverse, encompassing adults, paediatrics, wards, outpatients, theatres and both medical and surgical patients (including transplant). As a tertiary referral centre, we are also the specialist unit for a number of conditions.

We are therefore looking for someone with vision who can engage with and influence a range of different leaders and healthcare professionals including medical, nursing and pharmacy staff. Working closely with senior leaders in the Cardiothoracic Services clinical board and the pharmacy leadership team you will be expected to deliver operational and strategic priorities such as delivering cost savings, reducing length of stay and improving patient safety.

We are looking for someone who can ultimately work expertly across the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership, research and education so if you want to work towards becoming a Consultant Cardiology/Cardiothoracic Pharmacist of the future, this could be the role for you.

• Interview Date: Monday 8September 2025
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
• NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

Key aspects of this role include:

• Deliver and develop clinical pharmacy services to the board
• Provide strategic leadership to deliver quality, safety and cost improvements across the board
• Work closely with the Cardiothoracic Services board and pharmacy leadership teams
• Manage the board clinical pharmacy team
• Network regionally and nationally to develop and share best practice
• Provide regular teaching to pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
• Contribute to clinical research and coordinate regular audits and quality improvement projects
• Work as a senior lead clinical pharmacist targeting patients most in need of clinical review
• Contribute to pharmacy operational duties, such as evening and weekend working

Job responsibilities

You will be expected to:

• Provide highly specialist pharmaceutical advice to clinical healthcare professionals
• Lead, deliver, develop, and evaluate clinical pharmacy services
• Manage, and coordinate the activities of, other pharmacy staff
• Promote the safe, rational, and cost-effective use of medicines by working closely with clinical staff and healthcare managers
• Deliver learning to pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
• Perform the professional role of a registered pharmacist

As a flexible working friendly organisation, speak to us about how we might accommodate a flexible working arrangement. Pharmacists wishing to work slightly reduced hours (>= 30 hours per week) would be welcomed to apply.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

Freeman Hospital

Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

Newcastle Dental Hospital

Newcastle Fertility Centre

Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit:Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle HospitalsandNewcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

• To provide highly specialised pharmaceutical advice relating to use of medicines to senior medical and nursing staff.
• To lead, deliver, develop and evaluate clinical pharmacy services.
• To manage other pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
• To promote the safe, rational and cost-effective use of medicines by working closely with nursing and medical staff and healthcare managers.
• To coordinate the activities of clinical pharmacy staff
• To perform the professional role of a registered pharmacist.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

• M Pharm (or equivalent) degree course and pre-registration
• Registered Pharmacist
• Clinical Diploma
• Demonstrate they have undertaken a managerial role
• Clinical Masters

Knowledge & Experience

• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
• Well-developed clinical pharmacy knowledge across all aspects of drug use.
• Knowledge of clinical audit and its role in pharmacy and medicine
• One to One Communication
• Extensive post registration experience in hospital pharmacy, at Band 8a or above for some of these years
• Demonstrate they have been involved in the area of clinical audit
• Specialist knowledge of Perioperative & Critical Care and Cardiothoracic Services
• Awareness of the role and responsibilities of the pre-registration pharmacist tutor.

Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrate ability to communicate, oral and written, specialist clinical information.
• Influencing and negotiating skills
• Basic computer skills
• Lecturing skills
• Microsoft office

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.

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