Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff
We are looking for enthusiastic clinical pharmacists to join our large and friendly team delivering the diverse pharmacy service within one of the country's largest teaching trusts.
As part of the senior rotational programme, you will provide complex pharmaceutical care for patients, optimising their medicines and ensuring the safe & effective transfer of care. You will have mentoring support from specialist pharmacists and operational ward-based support from medicines management technicians.
In addition, you will build up your knowledge and skills to give you a wealth of experience for your CV.
If you don’t know what area to specialise in but want a post that will give you the skills and opportunities to develop into a first-class, well-rounded pharmacist, then this senior rotational post is for you!
Main duties of the job
This post is part of our rotational programme involving 12-month long rotations aimed at building your clinical knowledge and skills, as well as maximising your integration with the multi-disciplinary teams. The current rotational gaps are within the city surgery, cancer specialists, and thoracics/critical care rotations. You would work within one of the above rotations until September 2026.
From September 2026, you will rotate around a wide range of specialist areas, such as admissions, oncology, paediatrics, trials, antimicrobials & ePMA.
You will also get the opportunity to line manage and mentor the junior pharmacists within the department and MPharm students from the University of Nottingham, building your portfolio further.
Working for our organisation
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 at NUH. We believe 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 at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To partake in clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken in the relevant clinical specialties. This includes a prescribing role when qualified.
* Leadership, management, and directorate/service support roles
* To line manage and support more junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the medical team specialties
* To take full part in the 7-day shifted rota and bank holiday duties
* Contribute to the senior on-call rota providing back-up support to the on-call pharmacist
* All of our dispensaries are pharmacist-free and technician led, so there aren't any operational commitments; ePMA is also being rolled out within the Trust.
* Whilst this post is commissioned to be full-time (equivalent of 37.5 hours per week), the service would welcome applications from those wanting a better work-life balance. If you would like to consider this post but on less than full-time hours, please still apply and outline this on your application form or contact us for further discussion.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered with GPhC
* Has equivalent clinical experience compared to diploma
* Holds a post-graduate clinical diploma
* Non-medical prescribing
Skills & Experience
* Ability to interact with multidisciplinary teams
* Experience in undertaking, and reporting/presenting audit/research or project work at local (Trust) level.
* Experience of day-to-day supervision and assisting in training of pre-registration pharmacists and/or technicians.
* Experience of training and education of both pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
* Experience of delivering clinical pharmacy services in a hospital setting
* Experience of developing and implementing medicines and service-related policies for a specialty
* Able to prioritise own work
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Additional Information
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We believe 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 the 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 at NUH.
Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available.
* Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
* Start an Apprenticeship
* Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro-rata basis for part-time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID.
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.
Name: Samuel Chatten Job title: Specialist Pharmacist-Education and Training Email address: Samuel.Chatten1@nhs.net Additional information: Lou Beaumont-Lead Pharmacist Education and Training Tel: 07812278076 ext: 76677
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