Job summary
NHS Band 8a Salary: £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
Hours per Week: full time 37.5
Contract Type: Permanent

Main duties of the job
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.

About us
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

Details
Date posted: 03 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year pro rata, per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 470-7967363-ER-B
Job locations: St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated clinical pharmacist to provide leadership within the pharmacy team and across the Trust in clinical areas as required. Working with internal and external stakeholders whilst accountable to the Trust Chief Pharmacist.

Key responsibilities will be:

• Leading, co-ordinating, delivering and developing clinical services within admissions across the emergency floor.
• Development of policies, procedures, guidelines, risk assessments and audits.
• Promoting a culture of medicines safety to minimise harm, optimising learning from incidents and responding to safety alerts.
• Supervising, training, and supporting the development of pharmacy staff and other health care professionals

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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential:

• MasterofPharmacy (MPharm) degree or equivalent
• Current listing on the Pharmacist Register with the GPhC.
• Diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent experience.
• Completed general level framework competency training or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience of working in a pharmaceutical environment.
• Significant clinical pharmacy knowledge and experience. Significant experience of working in hospital pharmacy.
• Knowledge of national guidelines relating to medicines and pharmaceutical practice.
• Specialist knowledge and experience in clinical speciality.

Physical Skills
Essential:

• Able to work at a continuous level of high concentration.
• Excellent time management.

Aptitudes
Essential:

• Articulate and numerate.
• Accurate and precise.
• Honest, trustworthy, reliable and discrete.
• Clean and presentable in appearance.
• Enthusiastic and willing to learn.
• Adaptable and innovative in approach to work and projects.
• Uses initiative and open to change/use of technology and extended roles.
• Willing to participate in personal development and prepared to work outside "normal" working hours.

Abilities
Essential:

• Able to record information accurately.
• Able to work as part of a team or as an individual with a flexible approach to duties. Customer care.
• Able to share learning with others.
• Able to interpret complex clinical data.
• Ability to relate well at all levels within the NHS.
• Able to negotiate with other healthcare professionals in relation to pharmaceutical care of patients
• Ability to work effectively with senior clinical personnel.

Communication Skills
Essential:

• Fluent in oral and written English
• Approachable and diplomatic.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

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: Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Address: St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.iow.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:
Hiring Manager, Michael Hislop, michael.hislop@nhs.net