Job summary
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join the Cardiothoracic Services team based at Freeman Hospital.
The clinical board of Cardiothoracic Services provides specialist treatment for all types of cardiac and respiratory related conditions in adults and children, including interventional and medical cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, cardiac critical care, transplant and ventricular assist devices (VADs). This post, leading and developing the clinical pharmacy service within adult services, is a fantastic opportunity.
- Interview Date Monday 17 November 2025
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
- Leading and strategically developing the clinical pharmacy service to Adult Cardiothoracic Services across the Trust.
- Clinical ward provision to adult cardiac and respiratory wards.
- Liaison with the board regarding the safe and effective use of medicines, including audit, cost-improvement plans and governance, including guideline production.
- Training, support and supervision of junior staff, both in pharmacy and within the directorate.
- Management of junior members of the board pharmacy team
About us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
o Freeman Hospital
o Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
o Newcastle Dental Hospital
o Newcastle Fertility Centre
o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
o Northern Genetics Service
o Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
The pharmacy team is well-established within the board, providing a comprehensive and high quality clinical pharmacy service. The day-to-day clinical ward commitment includes promoting medication safety and optimising medicines use, as well as facilitating safe discharge.
The post holder will lead the pharmacy provision and service development to adult cardiothoracic services, optimising medicines safety, providing learning opportunities to the pharmacy team and working with the multiprofessional teams to move services forward in line with local and national priorities.
As an advanced clinical pharmacist you will work closely with the board, make recommendations for, and implement Cost Improvement Programmes (CIPs), and be actively involved with the training of pharmacy and non-pharmacy staff. You will work with pharmacy colleagues to provide a high quality clinical pharmacy service across the Trust.
The post holder will be responsible for managing a small number of staff and supporting the team in their roles, including learning and development, and managing the team to ensure appropriate service provision.
We require a dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic team-player, with a sound knowledge of the area and significant clinical experience in cardiothoracic services. Excellent communication skills are essential.
All our senior pharmacists are expected to take an active role in our various teaching commitments and there are opportunities to be involved with pharmacy and medical undergraduate teaching. You will also be able to develop your people management and clinical supervision skills as a clinical diploma supervisor, Foundation Trainee Pharmacist mentor or Designated prescribing practitioner.
Within the role you will be involved with service developments to ensure that high risk patients are reviewed promptly to optimise medication therapy and minimise any medicines related harm. This will be achieved by effectively utilising a team of ward technicians, and clinical pharmacists. You will also use prescribing skills to facilitate prompt medicines reconciliation and medicines optimisation.
You will be responsible for supervising the training of foundation pharmacists and trainees rotating through your clinical area by setting objectives and providing supervision and support during the working day.
Your role will include support to the clinical boards, answering medication related queries and overseeing the access to medicines used in the clinical areas (e.g by providing information on supply problems, advising on medicines storage and facilitating formulary requests) and identifying areas for quality and cost improvement.
As an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist we would expect you to lead on clinical audit and research within your clinical area and also support education and training of the Pharmacy team and the wider MDT.
All our clinical pharmacists will be expected to participate in our 7 day clinical service (including operational commitments to the inpatient services) and you will be included in our weekend and Bank Holiday rota. You will also support late night and weekend dispensary services on a rota basis.
Pharmacists wishing to work slightly reduced hours ( 30 hours per week) would be welcomed to apply.
Job Purpose
- To organise and develop clinical pharmacy services within agreed clinical area.
- To undertake an agreed prescribing role within agreed clinical area.
- To participate in the provision of clinical and patient services functions.
- To promote the safe, rational and cost effective use of medicines by working closely with nursing and medical staff and health care managers.
- To perform the professional role of a registered pharmacist, including advice, supervision and co-operation with colleagues, particularly in relation to support/cover for absent colleagues
Job description
Job responsibilities
The pharmacy team is well-established within the board, providing a comprehensive and high quality clinical pharmacy service. The day-to-day clinical ward commitment includes promoting medication safety and optimising medicines use, as well as facilitating safe discharge.
The post holder will lead the pharmacy provision and service development to adult cardiothoracic services, optimising medicines safety, providing learning opportunities to the pharmacy team and working with the multiprofessional teams to move services forward in line with local and national priorities.
As an advanced clinical pharmacist you will work closely with the board, make recommendations for, and implement Cost Improvement Programmes (CIPs), and be actively involved with the training of pharmacy and non-pharmacy staff. You will work with pharmacy colleagues to provide a high quality clinical pharmacy service across the Trust.
The post holder will be responsible for managing a small number of staff and supporting the team in their roles, including learning and development, and managing the team to ensure appropriate service provision.
We require a dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic team-player, with a sound knowledge of the area and significant clinical experience in cardiothoracic services. Excellent communication skills are essential.
All our senior pharmacists are expected to take an active role in our various teaching commitments and there are opportunities to be involved with pharmacy and medical undergraduate teaching. You will also be able to develop your people management and clinical supervision skills as a clinical diploma supervisor, Foundation Trainee Pharmacist mentor or Designated prescribing practitioner.
Within the role you will be involved with service developments to ensure that high risk patients are reviewed promptly to optimise medication therapy and minimise any medicines related harm. This will be achieved by effectively utilising a team of ward technicians, and clinical pharmacists. You will also use prescribing skills to facilitate prompt medicines reconciliation and medicines optimisation.
You will be responsible for supervising the training of foundation pharmacists and trainees rotating through your clinical area by setting objectives and providing supervision and support during the working day.
Your role will include support to the clinical boards, answering medication related queries and overseeing the access to medicines used in the clinical areas (e.g by providing information on supply problems, advising on medicines storage and facilitating formulary requests) and identifying areas for quality and cost improvement.
As an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist we would expect you to lead on clinical audit and research within your clinical area and also support education and training of the Pharmacy team and the wider MDT.
All our clinical pharmacists will be expected to participate in our 7 day clinical service (including operational commitments to the inpatient services) and you will be included in our weekend and Bank Holiday rota. You will also support late night and weekend dispensary services on a rota basis.
Pharmacists wishing to work slightly reduced hours ( 30 hours per week) would be welcomed to apply.
Job Purpose
- To organise and develop clinical pharmacy services within agreed clinical area.
- To undertake an agreed prescribing role within agreed clinical area.
- To participate in the provision of clinical and patient services functions.
- To promote the safe, rational and cost effective use of medicines by working closely with nursing and medical staff and health care managers.
- To perform the professional role of a registered pharmacist, including advice, supervision and co-operation with colleagues, particularly in relation to support/cover for absent colleagues
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- M Pharm (or equivalent) degree course and pre-registration experience
- Registered Pharmacist (GPhC)
- Clinical Diploma
- Independent Prescriber
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
- Well-developed clinical pharmacy knowledge across all aspects of drug use
- Knowledge of clinical audit and its role in pharmacy and medicine
- Extensive post registration experience in hospital pharmacy, some at a senior level
- Demonstrate a developing clinical role
- Demonstrate they have been involved in the area of clinical audit
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge of the clinical area(s) or directorates involved
- Awareness of the role and responsibilities of the pre-registration pharmacist tutor
- Demonstrate they have undertaken a managerial role
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to communicate, oral and written, specialist clinical information
- One to One Communication
- Influencing and negotiating skills
- Basic computer skills
Desirable
- Lecturing skills
- Microsoft office
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- M Pharm (or equivalent) degree course and pre-registration experience
- Registered Pharmacist (GPhC)
- Clinical Diploma
- Independent Prescriber
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
- Well-developed clinical pharmacy knowledge across all aspects of drug use
- Knowledge of clinical audit and its role in pharmacy and medicine
- Extensive post registration experience in hospital pharmacy, some at a senior level
- Demonstrate a developing clinical role
- Demonstrate they have been involved in the area of clinical audit
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge of the clinical area(s) or directorates involved
- Awareness of the role and responsibilities of the pre-registration pharmacist tutor
- Demonstrate they have undertaken a managerial role
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to communicate, oral and written, specialist clinical information
- One to One Communication
- Influencing and negotiating skills
- Basic computer skills
Desirable
- Lecturing skills
- Microsoft office
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.
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.
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).
