Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Pharmacy Admin - RVI
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2025-07-032-B
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Town
- 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/03/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 11/04/2025
Employer heading
Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Immunology and Allergy
Band 8a
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a driven and enthusiastic Advanced Clinical Pharmacist to join the Medicine and Emergency Care Team at Newcastle upon Tyne hospitals.
We are looking for an innovative individual to help develop and lead the new Pharmacy Service into Immunology and Allergy. The clinical board has provided significant investment into pharmacy and views us as integral for the future. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills into your specialist area and become a key part of both the clinical and pharmacy teams, all to help provide the best possible care for our patients.
The role will be based at one of our large teaching hospitals, the Freeman Hospital or the Royal Victoria Infirmary.
This is an exciting time to become part of the Pharmacy Team at Newcastle, where under the leadership of our new Director of Pharmacy, the team is set to grow and take on a number of new roles. For more information we would strongly encourage interested individuals to get in contact for an informal chat or visit to understand more about this role.
- Interview Date Friday 11 April 2025
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work to establish themselves in both the Immunology and Allergy team and the existing Clinical Pharmacy Team. You will need excellent communication and decision-making skills and be an experienced independent prescriber. Experience of working in a specialist area or prescribing specialist medication would be an advantage but is not essential.
There will be an expectation that the pharmacist in this role will help to identify cost savings (i.e through biosimilar switching) and other innovation projects for their area of expertise now, and ongoing in the future.
There will be plenty of scope to develop the service into Immunology based on the needs of the service and interest and you will be crucial in driving the direction of travel. The role will offer the opportunity to provide your expertise to patients in a variety of settings. The longer-term aim is for the post holder to contribute to the outpatient clinic delivery.
There will be opportunities for personal and professional development within the role. Links with the school of pharmacy and Newcastle University will present opportunities to be involved in research and education. There is ample opportunity to develop your supervision and management skills in the department. There will be some operational commitments, including weekend working and line management. As a department we are supportive of flexible working and would welcome a discussion about this with any potential applicants.
Working for our organisation
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 Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To organise and develop clinical pharmacy services within agreed clinical area.
- To undertake an agreed prescribing role within agreed clinical area.
- To participate in the provision of clinical and patient services functions.
- To promote the safe, rational and cost effective use of medicines by working closely with nursing and medical staff and health care managers.
- To perform the professional role of a registered pharmacist, including advice, supervision and co-operation with colleagues, particularly in relation to support/cover for absent colleagues.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- • M Pharm (or equivalent) degree course and pre-registration experience
- • Registered Pharmacist (GPhC)
- • Clinical Diploma
- • Independent Prescriber
Desirable criteria
- • Clinical Masters
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- • 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
- • Extensive post registration experience in hospital pharmacy, some at a senior level
- • Demonstrate a developing clinical role
- • Demonstrate they have been involved in the area of clinical audit
Desirable criteria
- • Specialist knowledge of the clinical area(s) or directorates involved
- • Awareness of the role and responsibilities of the pre-registration pharmacist tutor
- • Demonstrate they have undertaken a managerial role
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Demonstrate ability to communicate, oral and written, specialist clinical information
- • One to One Communication
- • Influencing and negotiating skills
- • Basic computer skills
Desirable criteria
- • Lecturing skills
- • Microsoft office
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alex West
- Job title
- Senior Lead Clinical Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2139752
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