Job summary
Are you looking to take the next step in your career, develop your skills into expert clinical practice? If you have an interest in renal medicine and would like the opportunity to become an expert in renal pharmacy, providing exceptional care to a highly complex patient cohort, then this could be the role for you.
This position has been designed to provide additional pharmacy input into our dialysis and renal outpatient population.
Work closely with clinicians, nursing colleagues and other members of the MDT to promote safe and effective use of medicines whilst ensuring cost-effective use of resources.
You will have the opportunity to gain experience across all aspects of renal pharmacy, with strong encouragement and support to develop your knowledge, skills and expertise.
Main duties of the job
Provide appropriate medicine prescribing and monitoring advice to members of the MDT. Opportunity to attend ward rounds in renal medicine and to be a part of several collaborative MDTs, working with nurses, doctors, advanced care practitioners, dietitians, etc.
Opportunity to participate in outpatient and assessment clinics within our Renal Medicine service.
Active involvement in the development and review of policies and procedures within the renal specialty. Assist the Advanced Pharmacist to manage the introduction of new drugs and treatment guidelines into the division.
Deliver educational sessions to pharmacists, trainee pharmacists, nurses and doctors.
Assist the Advanced Pharmacist in preparing financial reports and ensure that drug usage and expenditure is monitored and regularly reported to the Divisional management team.
Opportunities for participation in audit, quality improvement projects and research in Renal Medicine.
If not already achieved or working towards, you will be given the opportunity to undertake an independent prescribing course. This is funded by the Trust, and you will be supported to attend study days and complete prescribing practice hours.
Based at Royal Derby Hospital (with occasional visits to other UHDB sites where necessary).
Closing date of applications: 26th March 2026
Interview date: 7th April 2026
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Impacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers
Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC Registered Pharmacist
- Demonstrable experience in hospital clinical pharmacy
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification
- Post graduate clinical Diploma
- Membership of UK Renal Pharmacy Group/ UK Kidney Association (UKKA)
Communication
Essential
- Evidence of communication with a broad spectrum of people
- Ability to influence senior & junior healthcare staff
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Effective computer/ IT knowledge and skills
Desirable
- Evidence of training in leadership skills
Planning and Organisation
Essential
- Evidence of ability to work on own and within a team
- Ability to meet deadlines and pay attention to detail
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in developing policies, procedures or patient information
- Evidence of using evidence-based medicine to develop services and patient care
- Previous experience working within medicine specialties
Desirable
- Previous experience working within renal speciality
- Experience of being a part of and contributing to multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience of mentoring, tutoring, managing etc. other staff
- Evidence of audit related work and presentation
- Experience in teaching and training
Skills and ability
Essential
- Evidence of evaluation of patients' medications to ensure safety in renal impairment/ renal failure
- Evidence of checking patients' medications for drug interactions and managing them using medicines information and research findings
- Evidence of identifying and managing risk
- Evidence of providing complex advice to patients and clinical staff regarding medicines
Desirable
- Evidence of reviewing and optimising medications for renal haemodialysis patients to ensure medicines safety
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC Registered Pharmacist
- Demonstrable experience in hospital clinical pharmacy
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification
- Post graduate clinical Diploma
- Membership of UK Renal Pharmacy Group/ UK Kidney Association (UKKA)
Communication
Essential
- Evidence of communication with a broad spectrum of people
- Ability to influence senior & junior healthcare staff
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Effective computer/ IT knowledge and skills
Desirable
- Evidence of training in leadership skills
Planning and Organisation
Essential
- Evidence of ability to work on own and within a team
- Ability to meet deadlines and pay attention to detail
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in developing policies, procedures or patient information
- Evidence of using evidence-based medicine to develop services and patient care
- Previous experience working within medicine specialties
Desirable
- Previous experience working within renal speciality
- Experience of being a part of and contributing to multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience of mentoring, tutoring, managing etc. other staff
- Evidence of audit related work and presentation
- Experience in teaching and training
Skills and ability
Essential
- Evidence of evaluation of patients' medications to ensure safety in renal impairment/ renal failure
- Evidence of checking patients' medications for drug interactions and managing them using medicines information and research findings
- Evidence of identifying and managing risk
- Evidence of providing complex advice to patients and clinical staff regarding medicines
Desirable
- Evidence of reviewing and optimising medications for renal haemodialysis patients to ensure medicines safety
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).
