Specialist Pharmacist

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Specialist Pharmacist at St Mary's Hospital in Portsmouth to provide specialized pharmacy services. The role involves ensuring clinical safety, managing complex patient needs, and making improvements in medication management practices. Candidates should possess a Masters Degree in Pharmacy along with significant experience, particularly in NHS environments. This position offers competitive pay of £47,810 to £54,710, and opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• Significant post-registration experience working as a pharmacist.
• Experience in clinical audit, governance, and risk management.
• Experience working in an acute NHS Trust or community mental health NHS Trust.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical pharmacy services to inpatient wards and clinics.
• Provide advice for prescribing and medicines management.
• Implement best practices in medication safety.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Attention to detail

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Education

Masters Degree in Pharmacy

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Tools

EPMA systems

Job description

Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Pharmacist

The closing date is 05 October 2025

This is an exciting opportunity to join Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (HIOWH). We are seeking a hands-on and passionate pharmacist to provide a specialist pharmacy service to inpatient wards/dispensary. St Mary's Hospital (Portsmouth) has a new dispensary and modern working environment. Our teams are supportive, friendly and inclusive. We are open to considering part time.

In addition to providing specialist pharmacy service, you will have the opportunity to be involved in revolutionising how we manage medicines, with a particular focus on ensuring clinical safety, medicines incidents review, and improvement projects. HIOWH have rolled out EPMA to inpatient wards in the last few years but are committed to post implementation continuous improvement.

Full induction and a period of shadowing will be provided.

Those interested in the post would be welcome to arrange a visit to St Mary's Hospital (Portsmouth) to find out more about the role, and to meet our fantastic team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work in conjunction with the clinical pharmacy leads and others in the team to deliver an efficient, high quality, professional and well-coordinated clinical pharmacy services that meets all statutory, regulatory and NHS requirements. Includes provision of advice for prescribing and medicines management to consultant teams, nursing and AHP personnel and patients at ward/clinic level.

Responsible for the supply, storage and handling of medicines.

• Act as a specialist pharmacist providing advanced level clinical pharmacy service to specified clinical specialities involving complex/high risk patient populations.
• Brings creative problem-solving skills to configure EPMA systems across diverse healthcare settings
• Building innovative safety mechanisms into EPMA to reduce medication errors
• Proactively identifies and implements best practice in medication safety and implements this in the electronic prescribing system
• Utilise pharmaceutical expertise, working in partnership with patients, carers and healthcare professionals to minimise medicines-related harm and facilitating medicines optimisation.
• To give specialist clinical pharmacy advice to divisional governance, medicines safety and EPMA advisory groups.
• Proactively designs, and implements, audit and reporting tools for all EPMA users

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Experience

• Significant post registration experience working as a pharmacist
• Presentation to, and negotiation with, a range of internal and external stake holders.
• Experience in clinical audit
• Experience in clinical governance and risk management.
• Experience of quality improvement projects
• Experience of writing policies and procedures
• Experience of working in a constantly changing environment
• Post registration experience working in an acute NHS Trust or community mental health NHS Trust.
• Experience at band 7 level
• Experience of working with Older Persons
• Experience of working across organisational boundaries
• Experience of managing change in a clinical setting

Additional Criteria

• Knowledge of, and experience in using, EPMA systems
• Knowledge of medicines legislation, medical terminology, and clinical medicine use
• Knowledge of current clinical workflow and pathways
• Strong clinical knowledge and ability to apply it to digital systems.
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills
• Knowledge and understanding of prescribing and drug costs and how they relate to the local health economy.
• Knowledge and understanding of the national agenda for prescribing, pharmacy services and medicines management
• Commitment to continuous professional development
• Proven ability to prioritise workload effectively
• Evidence of problem-solving skills in clinical settings
• Ability to manage own workload and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work autonomously and under pressure while maintaining attention to detail.
• Tactful and resilient -- able to secure agreement, input, and co-operation from stakeholders
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Strong communication skills at all levels
• Experience in managing projects.
• Experience with clinical system implementation.
• Knowledge of NHS digital maturity standards
• Knowledge of Clinical Safety Standard DCB160
• Ability to explain technical information to different audiences

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.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearBased on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-COR-9191

Job locations

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)