Specialist Pharmacist - Adult Cardiothoracic

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional tertiary trust is seeking a Specialist Pharmacist for Adult Cardiothoracic services. The role involves developing clinical pharmacy services, participating in patient care, and working with multidisciplinary teams. Candidates should be UK-registered pharmacists with significant hospital experience and strong communication skills. The position offers opportunities for professional growth in a supportive environment, with a commitment to flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Staff Benefits

Qualifications

• UK‑registered pharmacist with completion of MPharm or equivalent.
• Demonstrable experience in hospital pharmacy and specialist areas.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain clinical pharmacy services in adult cardiothoracic.
• Promote safe and cost-effective use of medicines with multidisciplinary teams.
• Perform the role of a Registered Pharmacist including supervision of colleagues.

Skills

Communication skills

Teaching skills

Ability to influence multidisciplinary staff

Ability to recommend and communicate therapeutic options

Education

Clinical Diploma / Clinical Masters

Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy

Completion of MPharm degree

Tools

Spreadsheet software

Presentation software

Database software

Job description

Specialist Pharmacist - Adult Cardiothoracic

The closing date is 23 November 2025

We are offering the chance to work within the regionally and nationally renowned Cardiothoracic Services board in a tertiary referral trust. The directorate provides specialist treatment for all types of cardiac and respiratory related conditions in adults and children, including interventional and medical cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, cardiac critical care, transplant and ventricular assist devices (VADs). Working on the adult wards, you will be a motivated, enthusiastic and dedicated team player, with excellent communication skills and a desire to share knowledge. Our well‑established clinical pharmacy team provides a high quality service, promoting medication safety and optimising medicines use, as well as facilitating safe discharge.

• Interview Date: 12th December 2025
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

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Main duties of the job

Provision of clinical pharmacy service to adult Cardiothoracics Services, including delivery of medication talks to patients in the community as part of the Cardiac Rehab Programme.

Liaison with senior staff regarding safe and effective use of medicines.

Training, supervision and support of junior staff.

Potential to rotate through different areas within the board (one post) or Trust (one post).

You will be a team‑player with excellent prioritisation, influencing and negotiating skills. Some previous experience in cardiology and cardiothoracic is preferable, but not essential, and we welcome applications from both internal and external candidates. There is an ongoing commitment of working regular weekends, as well as the need to participate in the pharmacy directorate's extended hours and on call service.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, 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.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting‑edge care (supported by state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

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Job responsibilities

• To develop and maintain clinical pharmacy services in adult cardiothoracic services within the overall Trust clinical pharmacy strategy.
• To participate in the provision of other pharmacy patient services functions.
• To promote the safe, rational and cost effective use of medicines by working closely with nursing and medical staff and health care managers.
• To perform the professional role of a Registered Pharmacist, including advice, supervision and co‑operation with colleagues, particularly in relation to support/cover for absent colleagues.
• To support patients to achieve their health goals in relation to medicines by providing person centred care.

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE

• Demonstrable evidence of competence in general clinical practice
• Demonstrable evidence of competence in speciality

SKILLS

• Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options
• Ability to communicate in a verbal or written manner with patients, junior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary staff
• Ability to influence junior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary staff
• Demonstrated commitment to enhancing the quality of patient care
• Teaching skills
• Ability to utilise presentation, spreadsheet and database software packages to support the work of the clinical pharmacy team

EXPERIENCE

• Significant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy
• Experience of working in a hospital environment
• Demonstrable post‑graduate experience in pharmacy
• Experience of working with specialist patient cohort
• Experience of working within specialist area
• Evidence of involvement in clinical audit

QUALIFICATIONS

• UK‑registered pharmacist (GPhC)
• Completion of MPharm degree (or an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy with relevant experience) plus pre‑registration training and experience
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy, or satisfactory evidence of equivalent competence as demonstrated in a practice portfolio of evidence
• Clinical Diploma / Clinical Masters
• Registered with the GPhc as an independent prescriber

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.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust