Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Clinical Pharmacist

The closing date is 14 November 2025

Job summary

Are you a passionate and experienced pharmacist ready to make a real difference in a unique and rewarding environment? Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT), rated Outstanding by the CQC, is looking for a Clinical Pharmacist (Band 8A) to lead and deliver advanced medicines management services at HMP Ranby.

As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will:

Lead and evaluate comprehensive medicines management services.
Provide expert clinical pharmacy input across primary care, substance misuse, and mental health.
Ensure compliance with medicines legislation and governance.

Supervise and support pharmacy technicians and contribute to service development across the East Midlands prison cluster

Professional Development

Don't have your Independent Prescribing (IP) qualification yet?

We will fund your IP qualification
You'll receive protected time to attend university training days and assessments

We are committed to your growth and will support your journey every step of the way.

Main duties of the job

What We're Looking For

GPhC-registered pharmacist with a strong background in clinical pharmacy.
Experience in secure environments or mental health settings is desirable.

A collaborative, innovative leader who thrives in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment.

Why Join NHFT?

Work in a supportive, inclusive, and forward-thinking organisation.
Access to excellent NHS pension, generous annual leave, and occupational health and wellbeing services.

Be part of a team that truly lives its mission: "Making a difference for you, with you."

Apply Today

Be part of something extraordinary. Help shape the future of medicines management in secure care.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Date posted

31 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TG470-HMPRAN

Job locations

HMP Ranby

Retford

DN22 8EU

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Educated to degree level with MPharm or equivalent, ideally with post graduate development pathway and GPHC registration.
Extensive experience in medicines management within secure environments, with a strong track record of implementing clinical pharmacy best practices to enhance patient safety and therapeutic outcomes in secure settings.
Knowledge of medicines management governance requirements within Health in Justice or Secured Environments.

Desirable

Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification

Behaviours and Values

Essential

Ability to work as part of a team.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Educated to degree level with MPharm or equivalent, ideally with post graduate development pathway and GPHC registration.
Extensive experience in medicines management within secure environments, with a strong track record of implementing clinical pharmacy best practices to enhance patient safety and therapeutic outcomes in secure settings.
Knowledge of medicines management governance requirements within Health in Justice or Secured Environments.

Desirable

Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification

Behaviours and Values

Essential

Ability to work as part of a 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.