Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

The closing date is 16 October 2025

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic patient-focussed clinical pharmacist looking to develop their clinical knowledge and skills working into our inpatient areas and providing clinical pharmacist support to our community treatment teams across a range of mental health specialities.

Applicants should have excellent communication and team working skills and self-motivation to contribute to the development and delivery of the pharmacy service. We welcome applications from pharmacist colleagues working in all sectors of the profession. Prior working experience in mental health is not essential, as a comprehensive programme of education, training and clinical supervision will be provided. We will support you to provide high quality services to patients and healthcare professionals.

Main duties of the job

Across our Trust, pharmacy staff are fully integrated into and regarded as valued members of the multi-disciplinary team.

Our clinical pharmacy services include:

Medicines reconciliation and review on admission and discharge

Supporting patients and carers with the management of their medicines

Optimising medicines, taking a holistic view of both mental and physical healthcare needs

Physical health and wellbeing advice

Discharge planning and liaison with primary care

To personally work and encourage others to work within standards, legislation and guidelines in keeping with professional registration requirements

To act as a role model for other staff and to demonstrate personal conduct in a manner in keeping with being a registered professional.

About us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

The North East of England and Cumbria boasts some of Britain's most beautiful scenery, coastline and national parks. It offers affordable house prices, good connectivity and train links with some major cities. It can offer a fantastic quality of life and working for our Trust promotes a great work life balance. We have bases in many beautiful places which can give our staff the opportunity to explore some of these surrounding areas.

As a department, we are committed to developing and supporting our staff to achieve the maximum they can from their career, whilst delivering outstanding patient centred care.

To find out more about our department and see what our team has to say you can watch our YouTube video https://youtu.be/JgVFF1jMsuY

Details

Date posted

02 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

263-SS25-082-EW

Job locations

Hopewood Park Hospital

Ryhope

SR2 0NB


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about our department please see our Pharmacy Brochure.Supporting your pharmacy and medicines optimisation journey - CNTW

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 2nd October 2025

Closing date : 16th October 2025

We welcome your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about our department please see our Pharmacy Brochure.Supporting your pharmacy and medicines optimisation journey - CNTW

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 2nd October 2025

Closing date : 16th October 2025

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

  • GPhC Registered Pharmacist
  • MPharm or equivalent first degree in Pharmacy
  • Evidence of commitment to CPD as a minimum to meet the mandatory requirements of the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

  • Working towards postgraduate clinical qualification Or Evidence of portfolio working towards RPS post registration foundation pharmacist curriculum

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in providing clinical pharmacy services

Desirable

  • Experience of hospital pharmacy
  • Experience of working within mental healthcare setting

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Advanced computer literacy skill
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

  • GPhC Registered Pharmacist
  • MPharm or equivalent first degree in Pharmacy
  • Evidence of commitment to CPD as a minimum to meet the mandatory requirements of the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

  • Working towards postgraduate clinical qualification Or Evidence of portfolio working towards RPS post registration foundation pharmacist curriculum

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in providing clinical pharmacy services

Desirable

  • Experience of hospital pharmacy
  • Experience of working within mental healthcare setting

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Advanced computer literacy skill
  • Excellent interpersonal skills

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.

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.

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

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hopewood Park Hospital

Ryhope

SR2 0NB


Employer's website

https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hopewood Park Hospital

Ryhope

SR2 0NB


Employer's website

https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Clinical Pharmacist - South Locality

Rachel Smith

Rachel.smith2@cntw.nhs.uk

01915667350

Details

Date posted

02 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

263-SS25-082-EW

Job locations

Hopewood Park Hospital

Ryhope

SR2 0NB


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