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Pharmacist Manager - Medicines Optimisation / Clinical Lead for Care of Older People & Frailty

Department: Pharmacy

Band 8B, £64,455 - £74,896 Per annum, pro rata

Fixed Term to cover maternity leave until 26 September 2026.

Full time 37.5 hours per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

Are you a highly experienced clinical pharmacist with a passion for high quality patient centred care? Do you have experience across a wide range of medical specialities? Are you experienced at working within the wider multi-disciplinary team and showcasing the unique skills which the pharmacy team can add to patient care? Are you keen to harness the skills of both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to support the development of pharmaceutical care fit for the future? If you can answer yes to all of these questions, we are keen to hear from you

We are looking for an experienced clinician and inspirational leader to join our team as the Pharmacist Manager - Medicines Optimisation / Clinical Lead for Care of Older People & Frailty within the Pharmacy Department at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This will be on a fixed term basis to cover maternity leave.

'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'

Interview date: 20 August 2025 or 27 August 2025

Main duties of the job

You will work closely with the Clinical Director of Pharmacy, Associate Director of Pharmacy (Clinical Services & Workforce), Associate Director of Pharmacy (Operations & Governance) and the Chief Pharmacy Technician to develop and implement the strategy for the future of our pharmacy services.

Along with the Pharmacist Manager - Medicines Optimisation / Clinical Lead for Medicine and the Pharmacist Manager - Medicines Optimisation / Clinical Lead for Surgery and Womens & Childrens, you will be responsible for the development, delivery and evaluation of Medicines Optimisation and Clinical Pharmacy Services across all divisions within the organisation. You will also be responsible for ensuring there is adequate clinical supervision and line management support for the principal, specialist, rotational and foundation pharmacists working within the clinical service

About us

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You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

• Free on-site parking

• Free Refreshments

• Great flexible workingopportunities

• Discounted gym membership

• Lease car scheme

• Generous annual leave and pension scheme

• On site nursery (chargeable)

• Extensive staff health and well-being programme

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.

Details Date posted

28 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,455 to £74,896 a year Per annum, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

430-CC25-286A

Job locations

Pharmacy (Dept)

Milton Keynes Hospital, Eaglestone,

Milton Keynes

MK6 5LD

Job description Job responsibilities

To be effective in this role you will need to a dynamic individual who is able to act as a role model to motivate and inspire their team, work effectively with a range of MDTs, across the division and the wider organisation, and where needed liaise with primary care colleagues across the BLMK ICS and other external providers to ensure the provision of the highest level of pharmaceutical care is provided for all our patients. This role is crucial to the delivery, development, and evaluation of pharmaceutical services across the hospital and plays a key role in helping divisions optimise medicines use within available resources.

This role is an ideal for anyone who is looking to take the next step on their leadership and management journey, but keen to keep a strong clinical commitment alongside. We are looking for a highly motivated individual who shows a commitment to delivering excellence and working with us to make MKUH pharmacy a great place to work. A can-do approach and commitment to self and service development is essential. If you are passionate about medicines optimisation and developing pharmacy services for the future, this post is an ideal opportunity for you.

Now is an excellent time to join of the pharmacy team at MKUH; we are a friendly, forward-thinking, and innovative department who continue to grow in both size and influence. Recent enhancements to our working environment include a major departmental refurbishment, the introduction of a new Pharmacy Robot, the establishment of a new Pharmacy and Aseptic Unit in the Cancer Centre, and the opening of a new Outpatient Pharmacy. Alongside these developments, our services are evolving to ensure that our pharmacists and pharmacy technicians have more time to work alongside patients while supporting their medical and nursing colleagues. Our commitment is to ensure that every patient receives safe, high-quality care, placing our patients at the heart of our mission.

Our standard working hours consist of four long days (8 am to 6.30 pm) per week; in addition you will be required to work Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays on a rota basis. After a period of induction and training, you will contribute to the two-tier pharmacy out-of-hours service.

If successful, you will be joining a friendly and welcoming team and will enter a supportive and learning environment that encourages both professional and personal development. Are you the person to help us make this happen? If so, we look forward to hearing from you.

Please refer to attached Job description for further information.

We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing employment with the Trust,all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.

Job description Job responsibilities

To be effective in this role you will need to a dynamic individual who is able to act as a role model to motivate and inspire their team, work effectively with a range of MDTs, across the division and the wider organisation, and where needed liaise with primary care colleagues across the BLMK ICS and other external providers to ensure the provision of the highest level of pharmaceutical care is provided for all our patients. This role is crucial to the delivery, development, and evaluation of pharmaceutical services across the hospital and plays a key role in helping divisions optimise medicines use within available resources.

This role is an ideal for anyone who is looking to take the next step on their leadership and management journey, but keen to keep a strong clinical commitment alongside. We are looking for a highly motivated individual who shows a commitment to delivering excellence and working with us to make MKUH pharmacy a great place to work. A can-do approach and commitment to self and service development is essential. If you are passionate about medicines optimisation and developing pharmacy services for the future, this post is an ideal opportunity for you.

Now is an excellent time to join of the pharmacy team at MKUH; we are a friendly, forward-thinking, and innovative department who continue to grow in both size and influence. Recent enhancements to our working environment include a major departmental refurbishment, the introduction of a new Pharmacy Robot, the establishment of a new Pharmacy and Aseptic Unit in the Cancer Centre, and the opening of a new Outpatient Pharmacy. Alongside these developments, our services are evolving to ensure that our pharmacists and pharmacy technicians have more time to work alongside patients while supporting their medical and nursing colleagues. Our commitment is to ensure that every patient receives safe, high-quality care, placing our patients at the heart of our mission.

Our standard working hours consist of four long days (8 am to 6.30 pm) per week; in addition you will be required to work Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays on a rota basis. After a period of induction and training, you will contribute to the two-tier pharmacy out-of-hours service.

If successful, you will be joining a friendly and welcoming team and will enter a supportive and learning environment that encourages both professional and personal development. Are you the person to help us make this happen? If so, we look forward to hearing from you.

Please refer to attached Job description for further information.

We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing employment with the Trust,all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.

Person Specification Qualifications and knowledge Essential

• BPharm / BSc / MPharm (or equivalent)
• GPhC Registration
• Higher Degree / Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
• Evidence of CPD
• MRPharmS

Desirable

• MSc or PhD in Clinical Pharmacy
• Independent prescribing qualification as a pharmacist
• Formal management qualification

Skills Essential

• IT and presentation skills and report writing
• Meets targets and identifies a vision for the delivery of pharmacy services to patients
• Good inter-personal skills, with the ability to liaise and influence senior managers and consultants
• Meets expected levels of practice as identified by others and identifies new areas of practice
• Identifies and prioritises clinical work and new clinical pharmacy services
• Understands local and national priorities in care and has the ability to reconcile these with local realities
• Demonstrable ability to manage time, people and resources to deliver outcomes
• Integrates research evidence and audit results into practice; documented experience of own research & audit
• Identifies and manages risk
• Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the Clinical Governance agenda
• Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge, clinical reasoning and judgement; manages difficult and ambiguous problems
• Identifies own training needs, actively seeks training opportunities and maintains a portfolio of practice
• Works autonomously and can delegate authority appropriately
• Evaluates the quality of own work and can evaluate service quality
• An ability to prioritise a complex workload and work accurately under pressure

Personal and people development Essential

• Experience as a trainer
• Experience of supervising, developing and appraising staff as well as giving feedback

Experience Essential

• Broad experience of providing a clinical service at a senior level
• Experience of managing drug expenditure for a specialty and understanding of budgetary mechanism
• Experience of working with commissioners to manage drug use
• Previous evaluations or reviews of medicines used in the specialty's patient
• Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care
• Experience of audit work
• Service development
• An awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to the directorate's patient
• Experience of supervising, developing and appraising staff as well as giving feedback
• Proven experience of working at a strategic level with senior clinicians and managers and experience of working in an integrated directorate team

Communication Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Person Specification Qualifications and knowledge Essential

• BPharm / BSc / MPharm (or equivalent)
• GPhC Registration
• Higher Degree / Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
• Evidence of CPD
• MRPharmS

Desirable

• MSc or PhD in Clinical Pharmacy
• Independent prescribing qualification as a pharmacist
• Formal management qualification

Skills Essential

• IT and presentation skills and report writing
• Meets targets and identifies a vision for the delivery of pharmacy services to patients
• Good inter-personal skills, with the ability to liaise and influence senior managers and consultants
• Meets expected levels of practice as identified by others and identifies new areas of practice
• Identifies and prioritises clinical work and new clinical pharmacy services
• Understands local and national priorities in care and has the ability to reconcile these with local realities
• Demonstrable ability to manage time, people and resources to deliver outcomes
• Integrates research evidence and audit results into practice; documented experience of own research & audit
• Identifies and manages risk
• Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the Clinical Governance agenda
• Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge, clinical reasoning and judgement; manages difficult and ambiguous problems
• Identifies own training needs, actively seeks training opportunities and maintains a portfolio of practice
• Works autonomously and can delegate authority appropriately
• Evaluates the quality of own work and can evaluate service quality
• An ability to prioritise a complex workload and work accurately under pressure

Personal and people development Essential

• Experience as a trainer
• Experience of supervising, developing and appraising staff as well as giving feedback

Experience Essential

• Broad experience of providing a clinical service at a senior level
• Experience of managing drug expenditure for a specialty and understanding of budgetary mechanism
• Experience of working with commissioners to manage drug use
• Previous evaluations or reviews of medicines used in the specialty's patient
• Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care
• Experience of audit work
• Service development
• An awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to the directorate's patient
• Experience of supervising, developing and appraising staff as well as giving feedback
• Proven experience of working at a strategic level with senior clinicians and managers and experience of working in an integrated directorate team

Communication Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pharmacy (Dept)

Milton Keynes Hospital, Eaglestone,

Milton Keynes

MK6 5LD

Employer's website

https://www.mkuh.nhs.uk/working-at-mkuh (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pharmacy (Dept)

Milton Keynes Hospital, Eaglestone,

Milton Keynes

MK6 5LD

Employer's website

https://www.mkuh.nhs.uk/working-at-mkuh (Opens in a new tab)