Job summary
Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust's innovative Pharmacy Team based at Glenfield Hospital. This full-time role (37.5 hours, Mon to Fri with on-call commitment) is ideal for pharmacists from hospital or community settings seeking to develop specialist mental health expertise. Work within a forward-thinking service using EPMA, robotics and digital medicines management systems. For an informal discussion, contact Andrew Moonesinghe: andrew.moonesinghe1@nhs.net.

Main duties of the job
As a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist, you will provide a high-quality, patient-centred clinical pharmacy service across the Trust. Responsibilities include delivering ward-based clinical pharmacy services, optimising medicines use, supporting safe and timely discharge through patient counselling and education, promoting adherence, and ensuring effective communication with community healthcare providers. You will also contribute to wider clinical pharmacy and departmental activities to support the Trust's pharmacy service objectives.

About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Details
Date posted: 06 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 007092
Job locations: LPT Pharmacy Services, Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9EJ, United Kingdom

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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.

Employer details
Employer name: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address: LPT Pharmacy Services, Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9EJ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Pharmacy Operational Lead, Andrew Moonesinghe, andrew.moonesinghe1@nhs.net

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