Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Surgical Cancer and Specialities lead

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a talented individual to join the surgical pharmacy team as a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist for cancer surgery and surgical  this post you will lead the pharmacy service provision to patients undergoing specialist surgery at NUH, including our tertiary referral centres for thoracics, burns, urology, breast & sarcoma surgery. You will work as part of the pharmacy team delivering clinical care to these patients, many of whom are undergoing surgery as part of their cancer treatment.

The job will be based at the City Hospital campus where you will work as part of the MDT providing high quality medicines reconciliation and pharmaceutical knowledge. The post holder will work with the other members of the MDT to perform medicines optimisation, including deprescribing and prevention of harm from inappropriate polypharmacy. You would also be involved in improving prescribing and reducing risks within the wider healthcare team , attending governance meetings and MDT meetings in your given  addition the post holder will also work within the wider pharmacy surgical team, receiving and giving support to the other team members and trainees.

Main duties of the jobFor full duties please refer to the attached job description. Key duties are:1)
To partake in specialist clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken specifically2) Leadership, management and directorate/service support roles
3) To line manage and support more junior pharmacists in the listed directorates
4) To take full part in the 7-day shifted rota and bank holidays duties

About us With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team  are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented ails

Date posted
11 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

BandBand 8aSalary
57,528 to 64,750 a year

per annum (pro rata)

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time

Reference number

Job locations

City Hospital Campus Hucknall RoadNottinghamNG5 1PB
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification.
1) To partake in specialist clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken specifically a. To lead, deliver and develop clinical pharmacy services to the Cancer surgical wards and specialities within NUH. To implement medicines management policies and ensure the safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of medicines in this service/speciality in accordance with national priorities and local objectives.

b. To provide patients and members of the multidisciplinary team with information about new drugs and developments to facilitate their safe and effective use. c. To provide a clinical pharmacy service to inpatient ward areas
2) Leadership, management and directorate/service support roles
3) To line manage and support more junior pharmacists in the listed directorates
4) To take full part in the 7-day shifted rota and bank holidays duties
Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification.
1) To partake in specialist clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core…