Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust; Morpeth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in Morpeth is seeking a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist to support clinical pharmacy services in inpatient areas and community treatment teams across various mental health specialities. The role requires an MPharm degree, General Pharmaceutical Council registration, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Prior experience in mental health is not essential, as comprehensive training and support will be provided. This position offers a rewarding opportunity to develop your clinical knowledge while contributing to patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing clinical pharmacy services is preferred.
• Experience of working within a mental healthcare setting is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support clinical pharmacist services in inpatient areas.
• Manage medicines reconciliation and review appointments.
• Provide high quality services to patients and healthcare professionals.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Good planning, prioritisation and time management skills

Good analytical and judgemental skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to deliver high quality work to deadline

Education

MPharm or equivalent first degree in Pharmacy

Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

Evidence of commitment to CPD

Working towards postgraduate clinical qualification

Job description

Go back Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

The closing date is 30 December 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic patient-focused 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.

Based at locality sites in Morpeth, Northumberland.

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

About us

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.

To find out more about our department and see what our team has to say you can watch our YouTube video https://youtu.be/JgVFF1jMsuY

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MPharm or equivalent first degree in Pharmacy
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
• 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 pharmacyExperience of working within a mental healthcare setting

Skills

• 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.

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.

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust