Specialist Clinical Pharmacist: Respiratory | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist to deliver specialized services to respiratory patients. This role involves the development of clinical pharmacy services, complex pharmaceutical care, and mentoring junior staff. Candidates should have strong prescribing skills and experience in managing a multidisciplinary team. The post offers flexible working hours to support work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Experience with respiratory patients.
• Ability to manage a multidisciplinary team.
• Familiarity with clinical pharmacy services.

Responsibilities

• Develop clinical pharmacy service for respiratory patients.
• Provide complex pharmaceutical care and optimise medicines.
• Mentor junior pharmacists and lead education initiatives.

Skills

Pharmaceutical care

Prescribing skills

Mentoring

Medication safety

Education

Pharmacy degree

Job description

Overview

We are delighted to invite applications to the Specialist Clinical Pharmacist (SCP) in Respiratory post, joining the SCPs in the Medicine team to deliver a specialised service to our respiratory patients at City Hospital including our more complex interstitial lung disease, chronic severe asthma, COPD and cystic fibrosis patients.

The post offers an excellent opportunity to develop your portfolio of specialist knowledge and skills for the management of patients as part of a multidisciplinary team, as well as build on your leadership abilities. Our vision is to be outstanding in health outcomes and patient & staff experience.

Responsibilities

• You will be jointly responsible for ensuring the further development of an excellent clinical pharmacy service to the respiratory and interstitial lung disease service alongside other SCP\'s for Respiratory. This will include working in outpatient settings.
• You will provide complex, pharmaceutical care for patients, optimising their medicines, utilising your prescribing skills and ensuring the effective transfer of care.
• You will work closely with the MDT, on & off the ward to support governance, education and medication safety within respiratory services.
• You will be expected to line manage one or more of the band 7 pharmacists on the team, providing mentoring, and supporting them with their development and objectives which may include starting out as an independent prescriber.
• You will mentor junior pharmacists working in respiratory, providing them with training, education and sharing your passion for respiratory.
• Leading on a particular aspect (or aspects) of the clinical pharmacy service to the specialty
• Actively participating in consultant-led ward rounds to promote and support medicines optimisation, antimicrobial stewardship and effective discharge planning by utilising prescribing skills
• Providing an advanced level of clinical pharmacy service to the specialty
• Involvement in education and training of a variety of healthcare professionals including diploma & trainee pharmacists, undergraduates and trainee advanced nurse practitioners.

Whilst this post is commissioned to be full time (equivalent of 37.5 hours per week) the service would welcome applications from those wanting a better work life balance. If you would like to consider this post but on less than full time hours please still apply and outline this on your application form or please contact us for further discussion.

This advert closes on Sunday 12 Oct 2025