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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Secondment: 12 months (Full Time or Part Time/ Flexible working hours may be considered.)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (1 in 6 weekends and 2 late duties per month)
Job ref
180-B-254245
Employer
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Addenbrookes Hospital - Division B
Town
Cambridge
Salary
£55,690 - £62,682 p.a. pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/01/2026 23:59
Interview date
13/01/2026
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Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Neonates and Paediatrics

Band 8a

Job overview

The Pharmacy Department at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ambitious and forward thinking, striving to ensure that the patient is always at the heart of everything we do.
 
We have an exciting new opportunity for an experienced clinical pharmacist to join our dynamic pharmacy team and provide advanced clinical services to our general paediatric wards, paediatric intensive care unit and neonatal intensive care unit. The post holder will also be responsible for assisting with development of rotational team members.

Main duties of the job

As we look to promote the organisation and governance of neonatal and paediatric patients within the hospital we are looking for an experienced pharmacist who is an adaptable and well rounded. You need to be able to  work flexibly with our pharmacy team and the wider healthcare multidisciplinary team.
 
 Main duties of the role include: -
 
1) Liaising with the relevant senior pharmacy, medical and nursing staff, other allied health professionals (AHPs) and managers to promote safe, evidence based and cost-effective use of medication in the designated clinical area 
 
2) Promoting medication safety and medicines optimization in neonates and paediatrics in liaison with the multi-disciplinary team
 
3) Assisting the Consultant Pharmacist (Neonates & Paediatrics) and the Lead Pharmacist (Women’s and Children’s) to provide Divisional support as required.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

· Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment or fixed term contract. For secondments, you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract, you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 4th January 2026

Interviews are due to be held week  13th January 2026

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
-    applied for a Graduate visa
-    or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
-    or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. 

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification

Additional Requirements

Essential criteria
  • The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent. This behaviour is outlined on the final page of this person specification.

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Masters level degree in pharmacy.
  • Registered as a pharmacist with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
  • Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy/General Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent).
  • Registered as an independent prescriber with the GPhC, or commitment to completing this.
Desirable criteria
  • MSc in Clinical Pharmacy.
  • Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
  • Member of the faculty of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (or working towards) at Advanced Stage II.
  • Member of the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacist Group (NPPG).
  • Management qualification.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Recent significant post-registration experience.
  • Recent significant experience of patient consultation.
  • Experienced clinical pharmacist at band 7 or band 8a who has covered a range of specialities.
  • Experience of documenting in medical notes.
  • Experience of writing professional reports.
  • Experience of writing drug policies and treatment guidelines.
  • Experience of developing and reviewing patient group directions and shared care guidelines.
  • Evidence of having conducted clinical audit.
  • Experience of the practical application of antimicrobial stewardship initiatives.
  • Experience of the management of high-cost and high-risk medicines.
  • Experience as a personal tutor to a range of staff groups.
  • Experience of developing and leading on projects including change management and service development.
Desirable criteria
  • Recent significant post-registration hospital experience, ideally including previous experience in a teaching hospital and experience of more than one hospital.
  • Recent practical experience of independent prescribing.
  • Evidence of having written pharmaceutical and/or educational publications.
  • Experience of drug expenditure analysis and reporting.
  • Experience of horizon scanning.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of NICE, Health Education England (HEE), NPSA guidance and their local implementation.
  • Knowledge of UK healthcare systems and NHS changes.
  • Computer literate with experience of Word, Powerpoint and Excel.
  • Familiar with the use of a range of visual aids for teaching.
  • Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems.
  • Knowledge of electronic prescribing IT systems.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Show evidence of good organisation skills, prioritisation and time management.
  • Be self-motivated and enthusiastic.
  • Have excellent written and verbal communication and consultation skills.
  • Be able to give oral presentations appropriate to the level of the audience including students.
  • Be able to produce written reports.
  • Have a proven ability to influence and negotiate with all grades of staff.
  • Be able to manage and work well in a team.
  • Be able to listen to and act on the direction of senior staff.
  • Show the ability to empathise with patients / carers.
  • Have a proven ability to teach and train a range of different staff groups including producing supporting training materials.
  • .Be able to remain calm and work effectively under pressure to deadlines to achieve results.
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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nigel Gooding
Job title
Consultant Pharmacist - Neonates and Paediatrics
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01223 274175

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