Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

Cumbria,-Northumberland,-Tyne-and-Wear-Nhs-Foundation-Trust; Morpeth; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lease car

Childcare scheme

Staff discounts

Season tickets for travel

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) is seeking an enthusiastic clinical pharmacist to join our inpatient teams and provide clinical pharmacist support to community treatment teams across mental health specialties. This 2-year fixed term post is based at Morpeth locality sites.

You will develop clinical knowledge, work within a multidisciplinary team, and contribute to Medicines reconciliation, discharge planning, and holistic patient care, with extensive education

Qualifications

• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• MPharm or equivalent degree in Pharmacy.
• Evidence of CPD commitment per GPhC requirements.
• Working towards postgraduate clinical qualification or portfolio pathway.

Responsibilities

• Medicines reconciliation and review on admission and discharge.
• Support patients and carers with management of medicines.
• Optimise medicines with a holistic view of mental and physical health needs.
• Discharge planning and liaison with primary care.
• Work within standards, legislation and guidelines as a registered professional.
• Act as a role model for staff and ensure professional conduct.

Skills

Communication

Planning & prioritisation

Time management

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Deadline driven

Education

Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

MPharm or equivalent degree

CPD commitment per GPhC

Postgraduate clinical qualification in progress

Job description

Employer Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St Georges Park Hospital Town Morpeth Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 20/09/2026 23:59

Band 7

Hello!

We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).

We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, 'I've seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.' We're on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.

Opportunities for you

Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we’ve got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.

We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there’s lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.

• Cultural diversity staff network
• Disabled staff network
• LGBT+ staff network

We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:

• Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Network
• Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
• Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group

We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.

We’re always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?

Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all external applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic patient-focussed clinical pharmacist looking to develop their clinical knowledge and skills working into our inpatient areas and providing clinical pharmacist support to our community treatment teams across a range of mental health specialities. This post is a 2 year fixed term position.

Based at locality sites in Morpeth.

Main duties of the job

Applicants should have excellent communication and team working skills and self-motivation to contribute to the development and delivery of the pharmacy service. We welcome applications from pharmacist colleagues working in all sectors of the profession. Prior working experience in mental health is not essential, as a comprehensive programme of education, training and clinical supervision will be provided. We will support you to provide high quality services to patients and healthcare professionals.

Across our Trust, pharmacy staff are fully integrated into and regarded as valued members of the multi-disciplinary team.

Our clinical pharmacy services include:

Medicines reconciliation and review on admission and discharge

Supporting patients and carers with the management of their medicines

Optimising medicines, taking a holistic view of both mental and physical healthcare needs

Physical health and wellbeing advice

Discharge planning and liaison with primary care

To personally work and encourage others to work within standards, legislation and guidelines in keeping with professional registration requirements

To act as a role model for other staff and to demonstrate personal conduct in a manner in keeping with being a registered professional.

Working for our organisation

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.

The North East of England and Cumbria boasts some of Britain’s most beautiful scenery, coastline and national parks. It offers affordable house prices, good connectivity and train links with some major cities. It can offer a fantastic quality of life and working for our Trust promotes a great work life balance. We have bases in many beautiful places which can give our staff the opportunity to explore some of these surrounding areas.

As a department, we are committed to developing and supporting our staff to achieve the maximum they can from their career, whilst delivering outstanding patient centred care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 27 th August 2026

We welcome your application.

Education and Qualification

• Registration with General
• MPharm or equivalent first degree in Pharmacy
• Evidence of commitment to CPD as a minimum to meet the mandatory requirements of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Working towards postgraduate clinical qualification Or Evidence of portfolio working towards RPS post registration foundation pharmacist curriculum

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience in providing clinical pharmacy services
• Experience of hospital pharmacy
• Experience of working within a mental healthcare setting

Skills and Competencies

• Excellent communication skills with demonstrable ability to present complex or sensitive information to clinicians and senior pharmacists.
• Good planning, prioritisation and time management skills.
• Good analytical and judgemental skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to deliver high quality work to deadline.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

Please ensure to check out all of the supporting documents linked to this advert, for useful information about working for us, information from our Chief Executive and much more.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.