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The closing date is 28 January 2026

Advanced Pharmacist - Diabetes and Endocrinology

Are you looking to develop your skills in expert clinical practice as an integral member of a multi-disciplinary team?

An opportunity has arisen to join our Community Care Collaborative, with the opportunity to specialise in Diabetes and Endocrinology. The post holder would act as a key pharmacy contact for the directorate, supporting a range of clinical and operational projects, whilst also acting as part of the senior pharmacist team supporting the wider Collaborative.

We are looking for someone with extensive clinical pharmacy skills and experience; you will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, along with a strong team spirit and the ability to motivate others. You must demonstrate confidence as an advanced clinical pharmacist, and a role model to early career and trainee pharmacists.

This post is based at the West Cumberland Hospital site, although there is an expectation that the post holder will have cross-site responsibilities and work closely with colleagues across the wider Trust, in developing and delivering pharmacy services.

• Work closely with Clinicians and Nursing colleagues to support and promote the safe and effective use of medicines within the relevant directorates as well as ensuring the cost-effective use of resources.
• Lead, deliver, and develop pharmacy services to relevant community care directorates in accordance with national priorities and local objectives.
• Work as a pharmacist prescriber developing the role for designated areas of clinical practice
• Support the development of early career and trainee pharmacists.
• Act as a senior member of the pharmacy team assisting with management of day-to-day operational duties as required.
• Act as a line manager for designated band 6 or 7 pharmacists.
• Actively participate within regional and national network forums to develop and improve clinical practice and share learning.
• The post includes weekend working, participation in the bank holiday rota and on-call.

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

Being a clinically led organisation

Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust

A positive patient experience every time

A great place to work

Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see ourPolicy for eligible vacancies.

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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 cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as followsif applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

• Pharmacy degree (Masters or equivalent)
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Higher pharmacy professional/post graduate qualification
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• On the practising register of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPS)
• Teaching and assessing qualification

• Extensive specialist therapeutic and clinical knowledge relevant to the post and collaborative
• Expert knowledge and understanding of relevant pharmacy/medicines standards, legal requirements and guidelines
• Knowledge and awareness of implications of current developments in pharmacy practice and NHS strategies/policy
• Knowledge of current and planned developments in the pharmacy profession
• Understanding of NHS managerial and financial frameworks
• Evidence of successful change management
• Understanding of ePACT and other prescribing data
• Knowledge of primary care prescribing and medicines management arrangements
• Extensive experience in a secondary care role
• Experience of reviewing patient group directions

• Promote equality and value diversity
• Ability to drive or have access to transport to travel within region
• Commitment to develop a culture to promote trust values
• Excellent attendance record
• Ability to participate in on-call rota and 7 day working

• Ability to motivate teams to deliver objectives
• Ability to prioritise competing demands; work under pressure and deliver against a background of change and uncertainty
• Ability to make judgements in highly complex situations
• Ability to critically review, analyse and interpret clinical literature, and medicines legislation
• Appropriate IT skills to utilise clinical information systems, pharmacy computer systems, databases and other software to improve patient care
• Computer literate and ability to use Word, Excel, and Powerpoint competently
• Enthusiastic, self motivating, good organisational skills
• Demonstrate ability to work independently and within a team
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Co-operative and flexible working style with Trust wide teams
• Friendly, approachable, able to convey messages with empathy and diplomacy
• Competent and confident to deliver complex presentations and training sessions
• Understanding and experience of putting evidence into practice

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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust