Specialist Pharmacist

Employer heading Specialist Pharmacist Band 7 Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion. With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country. As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team. Job Overview The Pharmacy Department within The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has undergone significant expansion and transformation over the past 18 months and this development continues with the creation of two new posts designed to lead and deliver the student placements at the Royal Victoria Infirmary for the year 3 undergraduate students from Newcastle University School of Pharmacy. We are looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious pharmacist with experience of working in a hospital pharmacy to join our clinical education and training team. The posts will be managed by our new lead Pharmacist for Education and Training. The Trust has hosted undergraduate placements of pharmacy students since the School of Pharmacy opened at Newcastle University. The placements have been set up and run by our fantastic clinical technician team, who will continue to run the year 1 placements. Interview Date Wednesday 23 September 202637 Hours 30 Minutes/WeekYou 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 With the integration of independent prescribing into the pharmacy degree; it is necessary to redesign the year 3 placements so that the undergraduate students are exposed to active pharmacist decision making and prescribing in a patient setting and be taught good consultation and counselling skills. The pharmacy department has a close working relationship with the School of Pharmacy; and the post holder will be encouraged to work closely with the team at the university; assisting with tasks such as OSCE assessments. This would be an ideal role for an individual who is enthusiastic about education and training, with a keen interest in research. The design and implementation of our current placements have been written up and published in educational journals; and we are keen that this legacy is continued. The postholder will be given the opportunity to assist with input into dissertation and MSc projects. We recognize that ongoing development of the post holders’ clinical skills is important and so the post holders will be aligned to a clinical specialty for their ward based work when not supervising the students. Working for our organisation 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. With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from: Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)Freeman HospitalNewcastle Dental HospitalCramlington Manor WalksUrgent treatment centresNewcastle Fertility CentreNorthern Centre for Cancer Care, North CumbriaNorthern Genetics Service 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 Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities The post holders will be responsible for Work closely with existing education and training team and clinical pharmacy teamsOrganization of placement timetablesWriting of placement guidance and teaching materialsSupervision of the students while they are on the wardsSmall group teaching of the studentsTo demonstrate to the undergraduates how to translate their undergraduate learning into active prescribing in a clinical setting using their IP qualificationActively seeking out teaching opportunities for the studentsDesigning and implementation of novel entrustable activities to develop the students’ skill setsWorking closely with ward staff to ensure that patient experience is enhanced through interactions with the students. To lead on clinical audit and QI projects To continue to develop their clinical knowledge by working closely embedded within clinical teams Overall contribution to the operational workload within the department e.g. dispensary when the placements are not running. As the purpose of these posts is to develop the undergraduate prescribing skills and decision making; it is desirable for the pharmacists to already have their IP qualification. Post holders will be given opportunity and encouraged to undertake appropriate qualifications in medical education such as PGCert. Post holders will not be required to contribute to the on call rota; but, in order to maintain clinical pharmacy skills, will need to contribute to the extended hours service through weekend and late night rotas. The undergraduate placements take place all day on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and post holders will be required to work these days. Post holders will need to manage annual leave around term dates and avoid taking annual leave during term time. The placements start in October 2026. Term Dates (2026–2027) Autumn Term: Monday 21 September 2026 – Friday 11 December 2026Spring Term: Monday 4 January 2027 – Thursday 25 March 2027Summer Term: Monday 19 April 2027 – Friday 4 June 2027 As a department we are supportive of flexible working and would welcome a discussion about this with any potential applicants. We have an embedded culture of 9 day fortnights in many of our clinical roles. The days and term dates of the placements are fixed and any decisions around flexible working would be based around these. Person specification KNOWLEDGE Essential criteria Demonstrable evidence of competence in general clinical practiceDemonstrable evidence of competence in speciality Skills Essential criteria Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic optionsAbility to communicate in a verbal or written manner with patients, junior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary staffAbility to influence junior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary staffDemonstrated commitment to enhancing the quality of patient care Desirable criteria Teaching skillsAbility to utilise presentation, spreadsheet and database software packages to support the work of the clinical pharmacy team Experience Essential criteria Significant post registration experience in hospital pharmacyExperience of working in a hospital environmentDemonstrable post-graduate experience in pharmacyExperience of working with specialist patient cohort Desirable criteria Experience of working within specialist areaEvidence of involvement in clinical audit Qualifications Essential criteria UK-registered pharmacist (GPhC)Completion of MPharm degree (or an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy with relevant experience) plus pre-registration training and experienceRegistration with the General Pharmaceutical CouncilPostgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy, or satisfactory evidence of equivalent competence as demonstrated in a practice portfolio of evidence Desirable criteria Clinical Diploma / Clinical MastersRegistered with the GPhc as an independent prescriber Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed. Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay. Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful. Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Documents to download JD & PS (PDF, 157.7KB)Newcastle Staff Benefits (PDF, 274.4KB)Behaviour and Civility Charter (PDF, 93.8KB) Apply online now Further details / informal visits contact Name Nicola Vasey Job title Assistant Director of Pharmacy Email address n.vasey@nhs.net Telephone number 0191 2825025