Specialist Rotational Clinical Pharmacist
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Stoke on Trent, ST4 6QG
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
17 September 2026
13 days left
Job description
As one of our many rotational specialist clinical pharmacist, band 7 you will be part of a large, friendly and supportive team dedicated to excellent ...
Our Band 7 programme includes a band 7 development pathway which aligns with the national Core Advanced Pharmacist Curriculum. The rotations include Acute Medicine, Critical Care, Haematology/Oncology, Paediatrics, Antimicrobial stewardship, Neurology, Cardiothoracics, medicines information, formulary and medicines safety. All rotations are 6 months in length and include clinical and dispensary commitments plus speciality project and development work. Our pharmacy department has excellent links with the Keele University Pharmacy and Medical Schools and there are opportunities to gain experience in delivering formal and informal teaching to pharmacy and medical students and to undertake research. We support every one of our pharmacists with opportunities to explore and develop their own individual interests as part of building their own, unique, career portfolio. Training time is allocated for a wide range of courses and opportunities. As a team we encourage everyone to have a voice and through working together we ensure that we can adapt to support the needs of patients and our staff.
The job description and person specification for the post is in the job description section on NHS jobs.
You will enjoy 27 days paid holiday plus 8 Bank Holidays rising to 33 days paid holiday plus 8 Bank Holidays following 10 years service.
There is an on-call requirement (remunerated per session) which requires you to be within 30 minutes of the hospital. We also operate a backup on-call service to provide you with support should you need it, in addition to being able to contact our specialist pharmacists should the need arise.
There is a requirement for weekend and Bank Holiday working.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Has successfully completed a minimum of one year of a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy and studying/prepared to study for Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent qualification or evidence of equivalent experience or training
Desirable
- Completed a Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent advanced practice supported by training
- Completed or working towards an independent prescribing qualification.
- Member of the RPSGB
- Member of the UKCPA
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
- Broad post registration experience in hospital pharmacy.
- Recent broad clinical pharmacy experience and knowledge
- Commitment and evidence of professional updating and formal continuous professional development
- Experience of training and supervising other staff e.g. trainee pharmacists, work experience students
- Ability to supervise the work of other staff and provide constructive feedback on performance
- Interest in expanding knowledge and self development
- Able to present written information clearly, concisely and accurately
- Broad understanding of current hospital pharmacy practice
- Computer literate including ability to use Microsoft Word, email and internet
Desirable
- Extensive hospital pharmacy operational experience e.g. technical services, MI, dispensary and clinical pharmacy
- Knowledge of directorate pharmacy services
- Evidence of involvement in pharmacy practice research and/or audit
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Honest and trustworthy and able to maintain strict confidentiality at all times
- Self motivated with enthusiasm to work as a specialist clinical pharmacist and to contribute to the forward planning of the service
- Ability to work unsupervised and alone
- Ability to work in a busy environment and to remain calm and assertive under pressure
- Ability to work with other colleagues effectively as part of a team
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
3 September 2026
Last checked
4 September 2026
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