Specialist Pharmacist Homecare

NHS; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a motivated Band 7 Specialist Pharmacist to join their Homecare Service. This role provides medicines directly to patients' homes and works with various clinical teams to enhance patient care. Full training is available for those without prior homecare experience, making it an excellent opportunity for professional growth.

Benefits

On-site leisure facilities

Reduced cost bus travel

Flexible working arrangements

24/7 hot food availability at reduced cost

Qualifications

• Moderate post-registration experience in hospital or community pharmacy.
• Experience managing a team or pharmacy.
• Registered as an Independent prescriber.

Responsibilities

• Work as a Specialist Pharmacist in the Homecare team.
• Pharmaceutically verify/clinically screen homecare prescriptions.
• Liaise with senior staff to promote safe use of homecare medicines.

Skills

Good organizational skills

Good written and verbal communication skills

Self-motivated and enthusiastic

Education

Masters level degree in pharmacy

Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council

Completed Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy/General Pharmacy Practice

Tools

Pharmacy systems e.g. Epic

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Go back Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Pharmacist Homecare

The closing date is 20 July 2025

The 'Virtual Pharmacy Homecare Service' have a exciting opportunity to welcome a Band 7 Pharmacist into the team. The UK Pharmacy Homecare sector is growing rapidly and the CUH pharmacy homecare team currently manages the supply of medicines directly to the homes of over 9,500 patients.

We are looking for a organized, forward thinking and motivated Pharmacist to join our dynamic team. This is a exciting opportunity to work with a highly specialised patient cohort and various clinical teams including to name a few, Rheumatology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Neurology.

You will play a key role in the provision of specialist services: high cost drugs, medicines optimisation and the management of clinical queries to help us to deliver and improve the quality of patient treatment and care. Maintaining the safe supply of medicines and treatment to patients homes.

Homecare Pharmacy experience is not essential as full training will be given.

Main duties of the job

• To work as a Specialist Pharmacist in the Homecare team which provides a service to a variety of specialist clinical areas as part of the overall pharmacy service
• To pharmaceutically verify/clinically screen homecare prescriptions
• To deputise for the Lead Pharmacy Homecare Specialist
• To liaise with the relevant senior pharmacy, medical and nursing staff, other allied health professionals (AHP's) and managers to promote safe, evidence based and cost-effective use of homecare medicines
• To participate and lead where required on novel pharmacy projects in relation to homecare medicines

About us

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 20th July 2025

Interviews are due to be held on 30th July 2025

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Masters level degree in pharmacy.
• Post-graduate foundation training (preregistration year).
• Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Completed Certificate (Year 1) of Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy/General Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience or willing to commit to postgraduate training
• Completed year 1 and year 2 of Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy/General Pharmacy Practice)*.
• Diploma / MSc in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)*.
• Qualified and registered as an Independent prescriber.
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (or working towards)

Experience

• Moderate post-registration experience of working in a hospital or community pharmacy including prescription screening.
• Experience of managing a team or a pharmacy
• Recent post-registration hospital experience, ideally including previous experience in a teaching hospital and experience of more than one hospital.
• Experienced clinical pharmacist who has covered a range of specialties.
• Evidence of having written pharmaceutical and/or educational publications.
• Experience as a personal tutor to a range of staff groups.
• Drug expenditure analysis and reporting.
• Horizon scanning.
• Ability to take initiative and lead on projects including change management.
• Experience of using pharmacy systems e.g. Epic
• Experience of writing reports/ business cases
• Evidence of having conducted a clinical audit

Knowledge

• Good clinical knowledge of drugs and therapeutic trends
• Knowledge of homecare services & The Hackett report
• Knowledge of NICE and NHS guidance and subsequent examples of local implementation
• Knowledge of Health care systems and NHS change.
• Familiar with the use of a range of visual aids for teaching.
• Knowledge of pharmacy procurement in the NHS
• Knowledge of formulary or NICE Technology Appraisals

Skills

• Good organizational skills/time management.
• Able to prioritize workload and target efforts appropriately
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to give oral presentations appropriate to the level of the audience including students
• Able to produce written reports.
• Proven ability to influence and negotiate with all grades of staff.
• Able to work well in a team
• Ability to listen and act on direction from senior pharmacists
• Ability to review the pharmaceutical care of patients in a reasonable time frame
• Computer literate with experience of Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Ability to remain calm and work effectively under pressure and to deadlines.
• Able to produce written support materials for training.
• Proven ability to teach and train a range of staff groups.

Additional Requirements

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

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.

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust