Job overview

The Bank Advanced Pharmacist plays a key leadership and specialist role within the clinical pharmacy service, delivering high-level pharmaceutical care to patients. This role includes managing and mentoring other pharmacy staff, supporting safe and cost-effective use of medicines, contributing to service development, and providing expert advice to clinical teams. The postholder is expected to work flexibly and support the delivery of clinical pharmacy services aligned with local and national guidance, risk management practices, and medicines governance.

Main duties of the job

• Provide clinical leadership and mentorship to pharmacy staff.

• Deliver specialist pharmaceutical care and non-medical prescribing (within scope).

• Support medicines optimisation and ensure safe, cost-effective use of medicines.

• Participate in ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings.

• Develop and implement guidelines and policies on medicines use.

• Contribute to clinical audits, research, and service development.

• Supervise and train junior pharmacists, technicians, and students.

• Support clinical governance, risk management, and medicines safety initiatives.

• Promote compliance with local and national prescribing guidance.

• Maintain CPD and support staff development.

• Participate in dispensary duties and other assigned tasks as required.

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton.  Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

 

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.