Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity
for a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist to join our pharmacy team. We pride
ourselves in working at the leading edge of clinical pharmacy practice and
medicines optimisation, with our teams winning national recognition for
innovative, high-quality patient care. This rotational post based at either
Darlington Memorial Hospital or the University Hospital of North Durham however
the successful applicant may be required to work across any of the Trust
hospital sites.

As part of one of
Englands largest integrated care providers, you will work alongside
multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver safe, compassionate and joined up care,
supporting our mission of getting it right first time, every time.

Main duties of the jobWe pride ourselves on the
quality of the pharmaceutical care we provide for patients. The successful
candidate will be expected to deliver a high standard of near-patient
specialist pharmaceutical care to our patients. In addition, they will support
the pharmacy team to deliver governance, education, training and service
improvement to their rotational area. They will help shape the strategic
direction of pharmacy by supporting the development of innovative new services.
To achieve this we will support the successful candidate with mentoring and
development opportunities including independent prescribing, RPS portfolio
development and other further education opportunities. Applicants need to be
able to work autonomously, be a team player whilst motivating others. We welcome
applications from forward thinking, motivated pharmacists who share the values
of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. Applicants currently
undertaking a postgraduate Clinical Diploma may be eligible for financial
support to continue this with us.

Pharmacists that do
not have an independent prescriber qualification will be supported to undertake
and complete the course as part of their professional development

About us If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

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Please note that we may close any vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Details Date posted
15 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

BandBand 7

Salary
49,387 to 56,515 a year

per annum, pro rata

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time,

Part-time

Reference numberC-RP-N112

Job locations

Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust Hollyhurst Road Darlington County  DurhamDL3 6HX
United Kingdom University Hospital Of North Durham North RoadDURHAMDH1 5TW
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities
Deputising for the Pharmacist Advanced for
their area and in so doing will be required to supervise a team of clinical
pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support workers, ensuring the
delivery of safe, effective and efficient clinical pharmacy and medicines
management services to an agreed standard and to a designated group of patient
and service users
Providing medicines management, medicines
optimisation and medicines reconciliation services to help achieve department
priorities and targets on a designated ward or group of wards, day case units
or clinics as decided by the Lead Pharmacist
Helping to develop and implement local policies
and guidelines on good prescribing practice.
Influencing local practice to ensure safe
medication use, and to ensure that their own practice and the practice of
others effectively acknowledges good prescribing practice, patient…