Job summary
We have an opportunity for Specialist Clinical Pharmacists
to join our pharmacy team. We pride ourselves in working at the leading edge of
clinical pharmacy practice and medicines optimisation, with our teams winning
national recognition for innovative, high-quality patient care. The posts will
be based at either Darlington Memorial Hospital or University Hospital of North
Durham however the successful applicant may be required to work on any of the
Trust hospital sites.
You will belong to a team that is committed to supporting
staff health and well-being as well as professional development in order to
help you to achieve your full potential.
Main duties of the job
We pride ourselves on the quality of the pharmaceutical care
we provide for patients. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver a
high standard of near-patient specialist pharmaceutical care to our patients.
In addition, they will support the pharmacy team to deliver governance,
education, training and service improvement to their specialist area. They will
help shape the strategic direction of pharmacy by supporting the development of
innovative new services. To achieve this we will support the successful
candidate with mentoring and development opportunities including independent
prescribing, RPS portfolio development and other further education
opportunities. Applicants need to be able to work autonomously, be a team
player whilst motivating others. We look forward to receiving applications from
forward thinking, motivated pharmacists who share the values of County Durham
and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.
Applicants currently undertaking a postgraduate
Clinical Diploma may be eligible for financial support to continue this with
us. Pharmacists that have already completed a diploma will be supported to
undertake an Independent Prescribing qualification.
About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.
Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents.
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From April 9th 2025 - Healthcare assistants - You must have been employed for a minimum of two years
of as a HCA within the NHS for the Trust to consider
sponsorship (we will only consider sponsorship if you meet this criteria and
have a current visa expiring within 3 months).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Deputising for the Pharmacist Advanced for their area and
in so doing will be required to
supervise a team of clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and
pharmacy support workers, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and
efficient clinical pharmacy and medicines management services to an agreed
standard and to a designated group of patient and service users
Providing medicines management, medicines optimisation and
medicines reconciliation services to help achieve department priorities and
targets on a designated ward or group of wards, day case units or clinics as
decided by the Lead Pharmacist
Helping to develop and implement local policies and
guidelines on good prescribing practice.
Influencing local practice to ensure safe medication use,
and to ensure that their own practice and the practice of others effectively
acknowledges good prescribing practice, patient safety and risk minimisation.
Being a point of contact for nursing and clinical staff
regarding medicine management issues.
Providing medicines information to healthcare
professionals and new drug reviews as appropriate utilising the range of
information resources available, including the library and the internet, and to
make an informed decision on the appropriate response required.
Being involved in providing clinical pharmacy service to
designated multidisciplinary team structures e.g. out patient clinics, pre
assessment.
Providing high quality
patient education on
medicines use in
both in-patient and outpatient settings.
Engaging in activities relating to clinical effectiveness
including: drug use review, clinical audit and clinical self-audit and to
contribute to ongoing measures of service evaluation.
Supporting the planning and implementation of service
changes and new treatments, as agreed within the pharmacy service.
Acting as a professional checker in the
dispensary and/or chemotherapy service
Job description
Job responsibilities
Deputising for the Pharmacist Advanced for their area and
in so doing will be required to
supervise a team of clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and
pharmacy support workers, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and
efficient clinical pharmacy and medicines management services to an agreed
standard and to a designated group of patient and service users
Providing medicines management, medicines optimisation and
medicines reconciliation services to help achieve department priorities and
targets on a designated ward or group of wards, day case units or clinics as
decided by the Lead Pharmacist
Helping to develop and implement local policies and
guidelines on good prescribing practice.
Influencing local practice to ensure safe medication use,
and to ensure that their own practice and the practice of others effectively
acknowledges good prescribing practice, patient safety and risk minimisation.
Being a point of contact for nursing and clinical staff
regarding medicine management issues.
Providing medicines information to healthcare
professionals and new drug reviews as appropriate utilising the range of
information resources available, including the library and the internet, and to
make an informed decision on the appropriate response required.
Being involved in providing clinical pharmacy service to
designated multidisciplinary team structures e.g. out patient clinics, pre
assessment.
Providing high quality
patient education on
medicines use in
both in-patient and outpatient settings.
Engaging in activities relating to clinical effectiveness
including: drug use review, clinical audit and clinical self-audit and to
contribute to ongoing measures of service evaluation.
Supporting the planning and implementation of service
changes and new treatments, as agreed within the pharmacy service.
Acting as a professional checker in the
dispensary and/or chemotherapy service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Post graduate clinical qualification or working towards (to at least diploma level) or portfolio evidence of attainment to the same standard.
- Evidence of CPD.
- Pharmacist prescriber or able to undertake the training within 12 months of commencing employment.
Desirable
- Evidence of an up to date portfolio of personal professional activity
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Good understanding of medicines reconciliation and how it fits into the larger function of clinical pharmacy practice.
- Able to apply evidence-based clinical knowledge to make suitable recommendations or take appropriate actions.
- Aware of where to seek appropriate information to solve problems and make decisions.
- Able to assimilate and communicate complex medicines information to patients and healthcare professionals across the multidisciplinary team using appropriate language and different mediums.
- Aware of and able to inform others about, the clinical, legal and governance aspects of medicines.
- Able to work as an autonomous practitioner in all areas of pharmacy practice.
- An understanding of current pharmacy and NHS issues.
Desirable
- Awareness and understanding of the pharmacy teams role in governance processes
Statutory Registration
Essential
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
Desirable
- Membership of a pharmacy professional body e.g. RPS, UKCPA, BOPA, NPPG.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified pharmacist in a clinical setting.
- Experience of day-to-day registered pharmacy staff supervision
Desirable
- Experience of delivering education and training sessions.
- Hospital pharmacy trainee or qualified pharmacist experience.
- Experience of providing clinical supervision to trainee pharmacists
Special Requirements
Essential
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Able to build strong relationships across the multidisciplinary team; working in partnership to promote positive outcomes.
- Motivated to develop personally and professionally through self-audit, reflection and learning.
- Able to prioritise own workload in a busy and changing environment.
- Able to travel independently across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Post graduate clinical qualification or working towards (to at least diploma level) or portfolio evidence of attainment to the same standard.
- Evidence of CPD.
- Pharmacist prescriber or able to undertake the training within 12 months of commencing employment.
Desirable
- Evidence of an up to date portfolio of personal professional activity
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Good understanding of medicines reconciliation and how it fits into the larger function of clinical pharmacy practice.
- Able to apply evidence-based clinical knowledge to make suitable recommendations or take appropriate actions.
- Aware of where to seek appropriate information to solve problems and make decisions.
- Able to assimilate and communicate complex medicines information to patients and healthcare professionals across the multidisciplinary team using appropriate language and different mediums.
- Aware of and able to inform others about, the clinical, legal and governance aspects of medicines.
- Able to work as an autonomous practitioner in all areas of pharmacy practice.
- An understanding of current pharmacy and NHS issues.
Desirable
- Awareness and understanding of the pharmacy teams role in governance processes
Statutory Registration
Essential
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
Desirable
- Membership of a pharmacy professional body e.g. RPS, UKCPA, BOPA, NPPG.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified pharmacist in a clinical setting.
- Experience of day-to-day registered pharmacy staff supervision
Desirable
- Experience of delivering education and training sessions.
- Hospital pharmacy trainee or qualified pharmacist experience.
- Experience of providing clinical supervision to trainee pharmacists
Special Requirements
Essential
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Able to build strong relationships across the multidisciplinary team; working in partnership to promote positive outcomes.
- Motivated to develop personally and professionally through self-audit, reflection and learning.
- Able to prioritise own workload in a busy and changing environment.
- Able to travel independently across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
Employer's website
https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
