Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Primary Care

NHS; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization as a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist, where you'll support patient care in primary and secondary settings. This role balances participation in multidisciplinary teams, leadership in medicine use, and personal development through innovative practices. We are seeking enthusiastic candidates passionate about improving patients' medication management and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with relevant hospital experience.
• Must possess independent prescriber status or commitment to obtain it.
• IT skills at ECDL standard or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical pharmacy services within primary and secondary care.
• Support medicines optimisation and manage specific patients' care.
• Supervise less experienced staff and participate in team meetings.

Skills

Leadership

Patient Care

Medicines Optimisation

Clinical Governance

Education

Vocational masters degree in pharmacy

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Job description

Job summary

Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Primary and Acute Care (Morpeth / Ashington / Cramlington)

We have a great opportunity for pharmacists wishing to develop their careers as part of our progressive team, with a national reputation for innovation and development. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has a diverse and supportive clinical pharmacy team with a proven track record of providing high quality, patient-centred care. With the highest proportion of pharmacist prescribers in the country, our clinicians use their skills to support patients wherever they are across primary and secondary care (hospital, home, or care home).

Our team offer you a unique clinical, patient-facing role that allows pharmacists to develop or maintain their skills within primary care and hospital pharmacy. Job plans will be structured to ensure pharmacists work across both sectors to enable system wideapproach to patient care, and designed around you to make the most of your skill set.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic pharmacist to support medicines optimisation across the Northumbria Primary Care (NPC) practices of Wellway, Lintonville and Northumbria Way to help meet their population needs. This clinical role will involve supporting patients with long-term conditions, medication review and patient facing medicines support to ensure that care is personalised to 'what matters' to patients.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, as well as our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. In addition to acute hospital pharmacy services we provide pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to four of our local primary care networks with a combined population of 190,000. We also deliver locally commissioned integrated pharmacy services to care homes, frailty, living well with pain and palliative care. We are one of the best performing NHS organisations in England, with a focus on staff experience as well as the experience of patients.

Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GPs and now manages 12 GP practices with around 130,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside. NPC is a not for profit, at scale provider of primary care services in Northumberland and North Tyneside with an ambition to work at scale with like-minded practices, improving resilience and quality of services for patients.

Details Date posted

16 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7267319JA

Job locations

NPC Wellway / Lintonville / Northumbria Way Practices

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ

Job description Job responsibilities

• To provide specialist clinical pharmacy services within primary and secondary care. Primary care encompasses general medical practice, as well as people requiring care in their own homes or in residential care homes.
• To provide leadership on matters pertaining to medicines optimisation within primary and secondary care , to advise on medicines use (risk, clinical governance, research and development, formulary, expenditure) and to develop/audit relevant protocols and guidelines.
• To assist in the provision of expert advice on pharmaceutical matters and that pertaining to medicines management (particularly within own area of responsibility). Medicines optimisation encompasses the selection, purchasing, delivery, prescribing, supply, administration and review of medicine to optimise the contribution they make to produce informed and desired outcomes of patient care.
• To manage the care of specific patients, as part of the team.
• To ensure that there is compliance with medicines legislation particularly within own assigned area of responsibility.
• To undertake teaching and to supervise less experienced pharmacists, technical staff, students etc.
• To participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings as appropriate.
• To contribute to collection of clinical key performance indicators.

Job description Job responsibilities

• To provide specialist clinical pharmacy services within primary and secondary care. Primary care encompasses general medical practice, as well as people requiring care in their own homes or in residential care homes.
• To provide leadership on matters pertaining to medicines optimisation within primary and secondary care , to advise on medicines use (risk, clinical governance, research and development, formulary, expenditure) and to develop/audit relevant protocols and guidelines.
• To assist in the provision of expert advice on pharmaceutical matters and that pertaining to medicines management (particularly within own area of responsibility). Medicines optimisation encompasses the selection, purchasing, delivery, prescribing, supply, administration and review of medicine to optimise the contribution they make to produce informed and desired outcomes of patient care.
• To manage the care of specific patients, as part of the team.
• To ensure that there is compliance with medicines legislation particularly within own assigned area of responsibility.
• To undertake teaching and to supervise less experienced pharmacists, technical staff, students etc.
• To participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings as appropriate.
• To contribute to collection of clinical key performance indicators.

Person Specification Qualifications / Professional Registration Essential

• Vocational masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
• Previous pre-registration training
• Relevant post-registration hospital experience
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• IT skills to at least ECDL standard or equivalent experience
• Independent Prescriber, or commitment to achieving this on appointment

Desirable

• Membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society or organizations to assist personal and professional development
• Achieved or working towards a postgraduate clinical qualification

Other requirements Essential

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

Experience and knowledge Essential

• Knowledge and experience of the operation of NHS Organisations
• Experience of supervising staff
• Must have highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience.

Desirable

• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
• Published pharmaceutical research

Person Specification Qualifications / Professional Registration Essential

• Vocational masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
• Previous pre-registration training
• Relevant post-registration hospital experience
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• IT skills to at least ECDL standard or equivalent experience
• Independent Prescriber, or commitment to achieving this on appointment

Desirable

• Membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society or organizations to assist personal and professional development
• Achieved or working towards a postgraduate clinical qualification

Other requirements Essential

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

Experience and knowledge Essential

• Knowledge and experience of the operation of NHS Organisations
• Experience of supervising staff
• Must have highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience.

Desirable

• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
• Published pharmaceutical research

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

NPC Wellway / Lintonville / Northumbria Way Practices

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

NPC Wellway / Lintonville / Northumbria Way Practices

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)