Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Pharmacist - Community Division
The closing date is 22 November 2026

Job summary
The post holder is responsible for providing a specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients in their own homes or care homes in the Calderdale and Huddersfield area this may be as part of the Hospital at Home (H@H), Urgent Community response Team (UCR) or the wider Community Division.

The post holder will be an integral part of the Community Division Pharmacy team and work seamlessly between primary and secondary care and link with a range of healthcare professionals to optimise concordance and compliance with prescribed medication.

For the purpose of this post all patients who are accepted to the Community caseload and are registered with a GP in Calderdale or Huddersfield may be reviewed, they may also be referred directly from CHFT staff or Gateway to Care when concerns about medication that might increase chances of admission or readmission are identified. Patients may be on high-risk medication or complex regimes.

Main duties of the job

• Review medication and work closely with Community Teams
• Ensure patients are able to derive the maximum benefit from prescribed medication.
• Participates in MDT meetings.
• Liaise with GPs and community pharmacists to ensure that medicines are reconciled following transfer to primary care. Identify and follow up any discrepancies.
• To communicate with GPs, community pharmacies and hospital consultants any recommendations in respect to individual patient medication changes,
• To provide pharmaceutical counselling to patients in the domiciliary care setting in order to improve concordance and compliance with medicines and to reduce risks from medication related events.
• To work in an independent manner to explore all ways of supporting patients with complex medication issues.
• To work in partnership with the patient, carers and relatives to reflect patient choice, to support self-care.
• Work closely with Hospital at Home and UCR teams within CHFT and key personnel in the community in Calderdale and Huddersfield.
• To develop and maintain excellent working relationships with the appropriate healthcare professionals and other agencies in primary and secondary care.
• Work with the Community team to develop the service and provide training to staff
• Visits patients as a lone worker in their own homes or care homes.
• Participates in weekend, public holiday, out of hours and extended hours provision of pharmacy services

About us
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS - yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff and the local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

Details
Date posted: 06 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata, per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number: 372-COM2809-A
Job locations: Bowling Mill, 4th Floor, Dean Clough Mills, Halifax, HX3 5WA, United Kingdom

Job description
Please see the job description and person specification below for full details about the role.
If youre interested in applying or would like to learn more about working in our team, wed be happy to hear from you.
Please contact the vacancy lead listed in the Further details / informal visits section.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MPharm or equivalent Degree in Pharmacy approved by RPSGB.
• Independent Pharmacist Prescriber

Desirable

• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent qualification)
• Registered Pharmacist with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

Knowledge

• Evidence of practical experience of medication review in a hospital or community setting.
• Recent relevant pre-registration training and experience in hospital.
• Good knowledge of Clinical Pharmacy, Medicines Management and Pharmacy Practice acquired through training and experience.
• Evidence of Pharmacy Practice Research and Clinical Audit
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Problem solving and analytical skills.
• Demonstrate commitment to CPD

Education & Training skills

• Able to fulfil all physical requirements of the post with Occupational Health clearance

Desirable

• Knowledge of drug budgets

Communication and relationships

• Computer literate
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Self-motivating and the ability to influence others
• Must be eligible to work in the UK.
• Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust
• Ability to use dispensing systems such as EMIS Web or similar

Desirable

• Has recent experience using: Systmone, EMIS, Cerner and Pharmoutcomes
• Experience of managing staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Bowling Mill, 4th Floor, Dean Clough Mills, Halifax, HX3 5WA, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.cht.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Lead Pharmacist - Hospital at Home, Adam Cooper, adam.cooper3@cht.nhs.uk, 07810831924

Supporting documents
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