Job reference: 001565
Band & Salary (will be pro rated for roles less than 37.5 hours) : Band 7 - £49,387 - £56,515 (2026/2027 payscales)
Closing date: 30/09/2026
Department: 160523 - Pharmacy Patient Services
Location: Pinderfields Hospital
Employment type: Fixed Term / Temporary
Staff Group: Additional Professional Scientific & Technical
Hours Per Week:30
Interview date: 13/10/2026
Contract length: 18 months

Contact information
If you would like to discuss this post further please contact Alexandra Horler - Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Digital Medicine
alexandra.horler@nhs.net

About the role
We have an opportunity for a pharmacist with experience of working in a clinical setting to join our team of pharmacists. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about providing best patient care and will provide clinical support to a range of specialist areas for a fixed period to support implementation of a new EPMA system.

Main duties
Working as a part of the pharmacy team, you will provide a clinical service in the relevant area. This will include Medicines Reconciliation on admission, prescription review and optimisation, planning and processing prescriptions for discharge.

You will contribute to the pharmacy on-call, late night and weekend rotas.

You will be able to further develop your leadership skills in supporting foundation level and trainee pharmacists in their training. You will also have opportunity to work with Advanced Clinical Pharmacists in service development and review. There may also be opportunities to work alongside the Digital Medicine team during development of the new EPMA system.

Essential person specification requirements

• Master’s degree in pharmacy.
• Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Completed a Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or working towards completion) or equivalent advanced practice supported by training
• You will need to have a broad experience of clinical working in a number of specialty areas at a developed level

Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

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Our benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Cycle to work scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support

Skilled worker sponsorship
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