Specialist Rotational Clinical Pharmacist - Medicine

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in England seeks a Specialist Rotational Clinical Pharmacist to join their dynamic team. This full-time position covers various specialities and involves enhancing clinical knowledge and consultation skills. Successful applicants will act as role models in medicines management, undertake prescribing responsibilities, and contribute to healthcare delivery. The role offers leadership training, professional growth opportunities, and a supportive environment for staff development.

Benefits

Leadership and improvement training

Education and professional development opportunities

Compressed hours available

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent relevant postgraduate clinical qualification.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Act as a role model for medicines management.
• Utilize prescribing skills to enhance patient care.
• Monitor performance and productivity to improve outcomes.
• Prepare policies and procedures for the pharmacy department.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy experience

Leadership and management skills

Consultation and assessment skills

Negotiation skills

Education

Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent

Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent

Job description

Go back South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Rotational Clinical Pharmacist - Medicine

The closing date is 07 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for highly motivated, enthusiastic and dynamic pharmacists to join our team of pharmacists and medicines management technicians across the medical departments at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This role encompasses a variety of speciality rotations including:

• Acute Admissions Units
• Short Stay Unit
• Endocrinology
• Respiratory Medicine
• Neurology Medicine

This is a challenging and dynamic role that will allow successful applicants to strengthen their clinical knowledge and expertise, whilst also enhancing their consultation and assessment skills. Additionally you will be able to develop your negotiation, influencing, leadership and management skills. In doing so, you will be required to:

• Act as a positive role model for medicines management and medicines optimisation for pharmacy colleagues and other health care professionals,
• Utilise transcribing or prescribing skills effectively to enhance patient care and patient safety,
• Continually monitor performance and productivity, developing and piloting new ways of working to improve efficiency and patient outcomes,
• Be involved in the preparation of policies and procedures,
• Be involved in risk reporting and management,
• Provide relevant and up to date education and training to pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals.

Main duties of the job

The pharmacy department at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be dedicated to your development, supporting you in your new role with various internal and external educational opportunities available to help you further develop both your clinical and professional skills. The department hosts over 200 members of staff and provides a stimulating, friendly, and professionally rewarding environment for staff to develop their clinical expertise and professionalism.

The successful candidate will work full time hours 8.30am-5pm Monday - Friday (compressed hours available), and will also be included in extended hours, weekend and on‑call rotas, which are currently:

• 1 day weekend working once every 5 weeks (reimbursed with a weekday off the following week),
• 1 "late night" shift every 2 weeks (working hours 9am-5.30pm),
• On call duties on a rolling rota basis, approximately 1 in 40.

South Tees NHS Foundation Trust is situated in the Tees Valley just a step away from the North Yorkshire Moors and coast and is well connected nationally and regionally by road, rail and air. Hospital services are provided from two main sites, the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough and the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton. The James Cook University Hospital is designated as a Major Trauma Centre and as a Tertiary Care centre.

If you have any questions regarding this post, we would love to discuss it with you.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.

About us

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers.

• Explore leadership within the NHS
• Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
• Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
• Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
• After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in‑house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualification

• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent relevant postgraduate clinical qualification (or actively working towards)
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Independent Prescribing or working towards

Experience

• Wealth of experience in clinical pharmacy within a hospital setting
• Experience of providing directorate level pharmacist services e.g. budgetary reports, drug usage reviews
• Developments of protocols and policies
• Experience of developing strong professional relationships with other healthcare professionals
• Experience of leading and contributing to relevant research, audit and service improvement projects
• Experience of involvement in multidisciplinary service development
• Staff leadership and management experience
• Experience in mentorship and training for other staff

Knowledge

• Ability to apply theoretical knowledge to clinical practice
• Strong knowledge of medicines information resources

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.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust