Advanced Pharmacist
NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
10 September 2026
10 days left
Job description
We are seeking experienced, innovative and highly motivated pharmacists to join the Medicines Optimisation Team within NHS Leicester, Leicestershire a...
Advanced Pharmacist Population Health and Long-Term ConditionsLead medicines optimisation programmes that improve outcomes for people with long-term conditions, frailty and health inequalities. Working with system partners, you will use population health approaches and data-driven insights to support pathway improvement and consistent, high-quality care.
Advanced Pharmacist Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)Lead antimicrobial stewardship and antimicrobial resistance programmes across the Integrated Care System. You will support improvements in antimicrobial prescribing, medicines governance, policy implementation and collaborative working to promote safe and effective antimicrobial use.
Advanced Pharmacist Formulary and InterfaceLead the development and implementation of formulary and interface medicines pathways across the system. You will support evidence-based decision-making, NICE implementation, shared care arrangements and the safe transfer of care between healthcare settings.
Advanced Pharmacist Community Pharmacy and IntegrationLead initiatives that strengthen the role of community pharmacy within integrated and neighbourhood-based care. You will support service development, improve access to medicines and urgent care services, and enhance collaboration across healthcare settings.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the duties, responsibilities and person requirements for each role.
Working for our Integrated Care Boards will require you contributing to a shared purpose of improving outcomes for the communities we serve as part of a wider health and social care system. The organisation's ethos is rooted in integrity, collaboration and accountability, with a strong focus on putting its patient population at the centre of everything it does and delivering services to improve patient outcomes, patient experience and added years of optimised health. As part of the newly formed cluster bringing together NHS Northamptonshire ICB and NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB, staff are expected to work flexibly and collaboratively across organisational boundaries to support a joined-up approach to strategic commissioning and service improvement. There is an expectation of 40% on patch working, with office bases at County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester and Haylock House, Kettering. Staff can choose which office is their primary base for contractual purposes and travel claims.
This role will require a minimum of 2 days 'on patch' working in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland in our 2 main offices or partner sites
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of and expertise in specialisms relevant to function and role
- Proven and significant leadership experience.
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations
Communication Skills
Essential
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
- Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
Analytical
Essential
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
Planning Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium, and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
Autonomy
Essential
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies
- Ability to make decisions autonomously on difficult issues, when required, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy
Management Skills
Essential
- Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals
- Skills for managing relationships with a range of different stakeholders
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
27 August 2026
Last checked
28 August 2026
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