Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Critical Care and Nutrition

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in the UK is seeking a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist to join their critical care team. This role involves providing expert pharmacy services, mentoring colleagues, and supporting patient care in a progressive clinical environment. The ideal candidate will have a post-graduate degree in clinical pharmacy and experience in critical care. This position offers competitive pay and opportunities for further education.

Benefits

Extensive range of learning opportunities

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and wellbeing support

NHS Car Lease schemes

Discounts on restaurants and shopping

Qualifications

• Post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience.
• Experience of clinical pharmacy including in critical care and parenteral nutrition.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical pharmacy services to critical care departments.
• Support maintenance of the Philips electronic prescribing system.
• Mentor other pharmacists and pharmacy staff.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Ability to prioritize and plan

Mentoring experience

Education

Post-graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

MPharm 4 year pharmacy degree

Job description

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Critical Care and Nutrition

The closing date is 07 October 2025

We have an exciting opportunity for a suitably experienced pharmacist to join our expanding critical care team. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated professional, with a desire to thrive and learn in a clinically focused team. Applicants should have excellent communication and organisational skills, an ability to prioritise, plan and direct workload and have experience of supporting and developing colleagues.

Our Pharmacy is a friendly, progressive department where clinical services are led by our Consultant Pharmacists and provided in a supportive team environment. Our team is a respected integral part of the wider multidisciplinary team.

Our modern service embraces technology with electronic prescribing, automated dispensaries and laptops for mobile working and point of care information access.

You will have the opportunity to teach/mentor PG diploma students, and will be encouraged to pursue further education and/or research interests.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will provide expert clinical pharmacy services to the critical care departments across site. Key elements of the post will include:

• personal delivery of expert clinical pharmacy to critical care patients
• personal delivery of expert clinical pharmacy to patients under the care of infectious disease specialists
• to support maintenance and development of the Philips (ICCA) electronic prescribing system
• personal delivery of expert clinical pharmacy to patients requiring parenteral nutrition
• provision of clinical supervision and mentorship to other pharmacists and pharmacy staff
• provision of expert advice at policy and individual patient care levels
• provision of pharmaceutical advice to the Department of Critical Care

Applicants should have a post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent experience), and experience of clinical pharmacy including in critical care and parenteral nutrition.

Further details of the role can be found below and in the full job description and person specification documents attached.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, 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.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers

Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully. Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Certificate of sponsorship

Applications from individuals who require a Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applicants. For further information and to check your eligibility for this post please following the link UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK. Please note that from April 9th 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Person Specification

Personal Attributes & Skills

• Ability to communicate in a range of circumstances (including with patient, carers, staff, other professionals, external customers etc.)
• Ability to negotiate and influence (patients, staff, external customers and suppliers etc.)
• Ability to motivate individuals in the team
• Ability to present complex information, data and/or ideas etc. using a variety of methods (written, verbal, presentation etc.) appropriate to the circumstances.
• Conveys written information clearly and accurately to a wide range of recipients.
• Ability to work as an acknowledged member of a multidisciplinary team. Demonstrates clear commitment to the team approach; exchanging ideas and providing support to colleagues
• Seizes opportunities to learn about and implement new technology to enhance personal and team performance

Knowledge & Experience

• Post-graduate experience in hospital pharmacy
• Clinical Pharmacy experience to include practicing at specialist level (level 2 equivalent)
• Demonstrates the characteristics of an effective role model and has experience of mentoring others
• Ability to plan effective learning experiences for others and of assessing the performance and learning needs of others
• Experience of training and formal teaching (e.g. delivery of tutorials as part of a clinical diploma programme).
• Experience of managing/leading a team of pharmacists and technicians in a clinical context
• Provision of professional advice at Directorate Management Team level (or equivalent)
• Practice at specialist/expert level (level 2/3 equivalent) managing critically ill patients, TPN patients and patient on complex antimicrobial regimens
• Experience of managing clinical trials and/or involvement in practice research

Qualifications & Training

• MPharm 4 year pharmacy degree or previously accredited BPharm (or BSc [Pharm])
• Successfully completed pre-registration year and registration examination leading to Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), (or other accredited route to membership for non-UK trained pharmacist)
• Post-graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
• Record of CPD covering a range of relevant post qualification education and experience
• Post-graduate Master\'s degree in clinical pharmacy
• Non-medical prescribing

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.

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

£55,690 to £62,682 a yearPro Rata Per Annum