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

Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

The closing date is 30 December 2025

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic patient-focused 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.

Based at locality sites in Morpeth, Northumberland.

Main duties of the job

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.

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 an 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

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.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.

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 videohttps://youtu.be/JgVFF1jMsuY

Details

Date posted

16 December 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-SS25-086-AB

Job locations

St Georges Park Hospital

Morpeth

NE61 2NU


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 16th December 2025

Closing date : 30th December 2025

We welcome your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 16th December 2025

Closing date : 30th December 2025

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MPharm or equivalent first degree in Pharmacy
  • Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
  • 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

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Experience in providing clinical pharmacy services
  • 12 months post registration experience

Desirable

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

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent verbal & written communication skills
  • Excellent communication skills with demonstrable ability to present complex or sensitive information to clinicians and senior pharmacists.
  • Good planning, prioritisation and time management skills.
  • Good analytical and judgemental skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to deliver high quality work to deadline.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MPharm or equivalent first degree in Pharmacy
  • Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
  • 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

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Experience in providing clinical pharmacy services
  • 12 months post registration experience

Desirable

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

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent verbal & written communication skills
  • Excellent communication skills with demonstrable ability to present complex or sensitive information to clinicians and senior pharmacists.
  • Good planning, prioritisation and time management skills.
  • Good analytical and judgemental skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to deliver high quality work to deadline.

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

St Georges Park Hospital

Morpeth

NE61 2NU


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

St Georges Park Hospital

Morpeth

NE61 2NU


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

Steve Storey

Steve.Storey2@cntw.nhs.uk

+447813523091

Details

Date posted

16 December 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-SS25-086-AB

Job locations

St Georges Park Hospital

Morpeth

NE61 2NU


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