The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Lead Clinical Pharmacist

The closing date is 25 August 2025

Job summary

An exciting new role has been created for an experienced clinical pharmacist with management experience looking to lead our Cardiothoracic Services pharmacy team to develop and improve our clinical services. The Cardiothoracic Services clinical board is diverse, encompassing adults, paediatrics, wards, outpatients, theatres and both medical and surgical patients (including transplant). As a tertiary referral centre, we are also the specialist unit for a number of conditions.

We are therefore looking for someone with vision who can engage with and influence a range of different leaders and healthcare professionals including medical, nursing and pharmacy staff. Working closely with senior leaders in the Cardiothoracic Services clinical board and the pharmacy leadership team you will be expected to deliver operational and strategic priorities such as delivering cost savings, reducing length of stay and improving patient safety.

We are looking for someone who can ultimately work expertly across the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership, research and education so if you want to work towards becoming a Consultant Cardiology/Cardiothoracic Pharmacist of the future, this could be the role for you.

Interview Date: Monday 8September 2025
37 Hours 30 minutes/week
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Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

Key aspects of this role include:

Deliver and develop clinical pharmacy services to the board
Provide strategic leadership to deliver quality, safety and cost improvements across the board
Work closely with the Cardiothoracic Services board and pharmacy leadership teams
Manage the board clinical pharmacy team
Network regionally and nationally to develop and share best practice
Provide regular teaching to pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
Contribute to clinical research and coordinate regular audits and quality improvement projects
Work as a senior lead clinical pharmacist targeting patients most in need of clinical review
Contribute to pharmacy operational duties, such as evening and weekend working

Job responsibilities

You will be expected to:

Provide highly specialist pharmaceutical advice to clinical healthcare professionals
Lead, deliver, develop, and evaluate clinical pharmacy services
Manage, and coordinate the activities of, other pharmacy staff
Promote the safe, rational, and cost-effective use of medicines by working closely with clinical staff and healthcare managers
Deliver learning to pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
Perform the professional role of a registered pharmacist

As a flexible working friendly organisation, speak to us about how we might accommodate a flexible working arrangement. Pharmacists wishing to work slightly reduced hours (>= 30 hours per week) would be welcomed to apply.

About us

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.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

Freeman Hospital

Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

Newcastle Dental Hospital

Newcastle Fertility Centre

Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

Northern Genetics Service

Cramlington Manor Walks

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 HospitalsandNewcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Date posted

01 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,455 to £74,896 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

317-2025-28-019

Job locations

Freeman Hospital

317 01 Freeman Hospital

NE7 7DN

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide highly specialised pharmaceutical advice relating to use of medicines to senior medical and nursing staff.
To lead, deliver, develop and evaluate clinical pharmacy services.
To manage other pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
To promote the safe, rational and cost-effective use of medicines by working closely with nursing and medical staff and healthcare managers.
To coordinate the activities of clinical pharmacy staff
To perform the professional role of a registered pharmacist.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide highly specialised pharmaceutical advice relating to use of medicines to senior medical and nursing staff.
To lead, deliver, develop and evaluate clinical pharmacy services.
To manage other pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
To promote the safe, rational and cost-effective use of medicines by working closely with nursing and medical staff and healthcare managers.
To coordinate the activities of clinical pharmacy staff
To perform the professional role of a registered pharmacist.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

M Pharm (or equivalent) degree course and pre-registration
Registered Pharmacist
Clinical Diploma

Desirable

Independent Prescriber
Demonstrate they have undertaken a managerial role
Clinical Masters

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
Well-developed clinical pharmacy knowledge across all aspects of drug use.
Knowledge of clinical audit and its role in pharmacy and medicine
One to One Communication
Extensive post registration experience in hospital pharmacy, at Band 8a or above for some of these years
Demonstrate a developing clinical role
Demonstrate they have been involved in the area of clinical audit

Desirable

Specialist knowledge of Perioperative & Critical Care and Cardiothoracic Services
Awareness of the role and responsibilities of the pre-registration pharmacist tutor.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Demonstrate ability to communicate, oral and written, specialist clinical information.
Influencing and negotiating skills
Basic computer skills

Desirable

Lecturing skills
Microsoft office

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

M Pharm (or equivalent) degree course and pre-registration
Registered Pharmacist
Clinical Diploma

Desirable

Independent Prescriber
Demonstrate they have undertaken a managerial role
Clinical Masters

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
Well-developed clinical pharmacy knowledge across all aspects of drug use.
Knowledge of clinical audit and its role in pharmacy and medicine
One to One Communication
Extensive post registration experience in hospital pharmacy, at Band 8a or above for some of these years
Demonstrate a developing clinical role
Demonstrate they have been involved in the area of clinical audit

Desirable

Specialist knowledge of Perioperative & Critical Care and Cardiothoracic Services
Awareness of the role and responsibilities of the pre-registration pharmacist tutor.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Demonstrate ability to communicate, oral and written, specialist clinical information.
Influencing and negotiating skills
Basic computer skills

Desirable

Lecturing skills
Microsoft office

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Freeman Hospital

317 01 Freeman Hospital

NE7 7DN

Employer's website

https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Freeman Hospital

317 01 Freeman Hospital

NE7 7DN

Employer's website

https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)