Job summary
Band 7 / 8a (depending on experience): £49,387- £64,750
per annum (effective from 01/04/2026)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37.5 full time
This is an exciting opportunity for a Specialised (Band 7 to
8a progression) or a Highly Specialised Renal pharmacist (8a) to join a dynamic
renal pharmacy service for the Wessex Kidney Centre (WKC). You will be
appointed to the grade according to your knowledge, skills and experience.
Where you are recruited to a Band 7 position we will support your progress to
an 8a role based on the Advanced Level Framework. The successful candidate will
work within a well-established team with an excellent culture of multidisciplinary
working, providing opportunities to develop and embed a career in renal
pharmacy whilst delivering a positive impact on patient experience.
PHUT has a large tertiary Renal and Transplant Unit with a
catchment population of 2.2 million patients. The successful applicant will
join the specialist renal pharmacy team, who provide the Renal Transplant
Homecare service and pharmacist cover for the renal wards along with provision
of pharmaceutical services to satellite dialysis units.
There is an excellent culture of multidisciplinary team
working and there are opportunities within the role to run clinics and become
involved in research. You will have the opportunity to make a significant
difference to clinical outcomes and patient safety, providing medicines
optimisation to a complex cohort of patients.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
- The successful overall performance of the Trust.
- Act as an advocate for the Trust & its contribution to
the Health Service arena through creating and maintaining effective
partnerships and relationships with staff, patients and the general public.
- Develop and support the Trust culture of collaborative,
flexible cross-team working and commitment to delivering quality services and
outcomes, which maintain the Government's policies on public health.
- Work with sensitivity and an understanding of the issues
facing those working to deliver health services to the UK population.
- Comply with corporate governance structure in keeping with
the principles and standards set out by the Trust.
- Provide highly specialised clinical pharmacy expertise in
use of medicines for patients within Renal Services during an inpatient
hospital stay or on an outpatient or day case basis.
- Monitor the performance, efficiency and quality of the renal
pharmacy service.
- Provide clinical support to the renal anaemia and
immunosuppression homecare service including generation and clinical screening
of homecare prescriptions.
- Undertake the role of non-medical prescriber, with the
appropriate qualifications according to the needs of the service.
- Monitor patients on anaemia treatment to ensure individual
optimisation within the appropriate target range.
About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans' status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary for Band 7 & Band 8A:
- To be a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist for Wessex Kidney
Centre (WKC) utilising specialist clinical knowledge to provide a high-quality
pharmaceutical service to patients.
- To practice as a non-medical prescriber within the renal
pharmacy service with specific expertise of renal medicines.
- To provide highly specialised clinical pharmacy services to
WKC to optimise patient benefit from treatment and ensure safe, efficacious,
cost-effective use of medicines.
- Play an integral role in supporting the MDT in the
development and day to day running of the renal service.
- Respond and action clinical queries regarding renal patient
management.
- Development of comprehensive renal guidelines and generation
of patient supportive materials.
- Work with key stakeholders across the WKC region to ensure
the effective and safe delivery of the renal pharmacy service.
- Provide expert advice on pharmaceutical matters when
carrying out clinical pharmacy services.
- Clinical screening and generation of renal homecare
prescriptions.
- To be an integral member of the highly specialised pharmacy
renal team that provide a clinical service to the Wessex Kidney Centre (WKC).
- To provide pharmaceutical advice and develop services to
optimise patient benefit from treatment with medicines and ensure the safe,
efficacious and cost-effective use of medicines.
- To undertake Risk Management and ensure compliance with
medicines legislation.
- To support the development and expansion of the Renal
Pharmacy service.
Please read full Band 7 & Band 8A Job descriptions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary for Band 7 & Band 8A:
- To be a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist for Wessex Kidney
Centre (WKC) utilising specialist clinical knowledge to provide a high-quality
pharmaceutical service to patients.
- To practice as a non-medical prescriber within the renal
pharmacy service with specific expertise of renal medicines.
- To provide highly specialised clinical pharmacy services to
WKC to optimise patient benefit from treatment and ensure safe, efficacious,
cost-effective use of medicines.
- Play an integral role in supporting the MDT in the
development and day to day running of the renal service.
- Respond and action clinical queries regarding renal patient
management.
- Development of comprehensive renal guidelines and generation
of patient supportive materials.
- Work with key stakeholders across the WKC region to ensure
the effective and safe delivery of the renal pharmacy service.
- Provide expert advice on pharmaceutical matters when
carrying out clinical pharmacy services.
- Clinical screening and generation of renal homecare
prescriptions.
- To be an integral member of the highly specialised pharmacy
renal team that provide a clinical service to the Wessex Kidney Centre (WKC).
- To provide pharmaceutical advice and develop services to
optimise patient benefit from treatment with medicines and ensure the safe,
efficacious and cost-effective use of medicines.
- To undertake Risk Management and ensure compliance with
medicines legislation.
- To support the development and expansion of the Renal
Pharmacy service.
Please read full Band 7 & Band 8A Job descriptions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters or Bachelors degree in pharmacy.
- Registered Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Completed or studying for Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy.
Desirable
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- NMP qualification or working towards and eligible for training.
- Member of specialist pharmacist practice group e.g. UKCPA.
- Completed or studying for diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.
- Independent Prescriber qualification or working towards or eligible for training.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years pharmacy experience in clinical pharmacy services.
- Previous experience as a pharmacist in a leading role (team, service or directorate responsibilities).
- Experience in working in a multidisciplinary team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters or Bachelors degree in pharmacy.
- Registered Pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Completed or studying for Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy.
Desirable
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- NMP qualification or working towards and eligible for training.
- Member of specialist pharmacist practice group e.g. UKCPA.
- Completed or studying for diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.
- Independent Prescriber qualification or working towards or eligible for training.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years pharmacy experience in clinical pharmacy services.
- Previous experience as a pharmacist in a leading role (team, service or directorate responsibilities).
- Experience in working in a multidisciplinary team.
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).
