Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Hepato-pancreato-biliary

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare facility in Nottingham is seeking a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist to lead the pharmacy service for HPB patients. You will manage clinical pharmacy activities, provide support to junior pharmacists, and implement safe medication practices. This is an opportunity to work within a diverse team dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare. The role offers extensive personal development opportunities and aims to enhance patient care through effective medicines management.

Benefits

Personal development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with clinical pharmacy experience.
• Experience in managing clinical pharmacy services and supporting junior pharmacists.
• Ability to implement medicines management policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical pharmacy services for the gastroenterology specialty.
• Implement safe and effective medicines management.
• Provide clinical pharmacy service to inpatient ward areas.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy experience

Leadership skills

Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

Education

Pharmacy degree

Specialist clinical pharmacist registration

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

An opportunity has arisen to join the pharmacy team as a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB), covering the absence of the permanent staff member whilst they go on maternity leave.

You will lead the pharmacy service provision to HPB patients at NUH. The Nottingham HPB Service is both a local and regional tertiary referral centre for all aspects of HPB disease and we are a centre of excellence for laparoscopic (keyhole) HPB surgery.

The job will be based at Queens Medical Centre where you will work as part of the MDT providing high quality medicines reconciliation and pharmaceutical knowledge. The post holder will work with the other members of the MDT to perform medicines optimisation, including deprescribing and prevention of harm from inappropriate polypharmacy. You would also be involved in improving prescribing and reducing risks within the wider healthcare team in your given area.

In addition the post holder will also work within the wider pharmacy surgical team, receiving and giving support to the other team members and trainees.

For full duties please refer to the attached job description. Key duties are:

1. To partake in specialist clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken specifically
2. Leadership, management and directorate/service support roles
3. To line manage and support more junior pharmacists in the listed directorates
4. To take full part in the 7-day shifted rota and bank holidays duties

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Please see the attached job description and person specification.

Responsibilities

1. To partake in specialist clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken specifically
   • Lead, deliver and develop clinical pharmacy services to the gastroenterology speciality within NUH.
   • To implement medicines management policies and ensure the safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of medicines in this service/speciality in accordance with national priorities and local objectives.
   • To provide patients and members of the multidisciplinary team with information about new drugs and developments to facilitate their safe and effective use.
   • To provide a clinical pharmacy service to inpatient ward areas.
2. Leadership, management and directorate/service support roles
3. To line manage and support more junior pharmacists in the listed directorates
4. To take full part in the 7-day shifted rota and bank holidays duties

This advert closes on Sunday 14 Sep 2025