Job summary
We are very excited to be able to offer a rotational programme at a senior level at NGH. This will enable you to continue your development and increase your skills and knowledge across a wider portfolio before deciding to specialise. This would suit a band 7 already at this grade wishing to move sideways or a band 6 on their progression to a band 7 waiting additional responsibility at a senior level

You will be working within the friendly and supportive Pharmacy Clinical Team to provide a comprehensive medicines optimisation and management service within a designated clinical area for a 6-month rotation. The specialities will include:

Medicine - Admissions, ED, Renal, Cardiology, Respiratory, Gastroenterology, amongst others

Surgery - General (inc. Vascular), Gynae, H&N, T&O, Critical Care, POAC

ePMA/Digital with a clinical speciality

Medicines Information / Safety / Training / High Cost Medicines

Other clinical areas where service opportunities allow.

Main duties of the job
To work within a clinical specialty for 6 months at a time, building relations with other staff to ensure safe and effective medicines optimisation for patients.

To actively participate in ward rounds and fully integrate within the speciality multidisciplinary team

If available within the speciality, to work in pharmacy led clinics

To undertake projects or developments within the speciality eg Quality Improvements, Audits, Research.

To contribute to guideline, PGD developments within the speciality.

To carry out root cause analysis of medicine related incidents which have occurred within the speciality and attend or present at governance meetings.

To undertake training of pharmacy and other healthcare professionals within the speciality.

About us
Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Job responsibilities
To work with the Pharmacy Clinical Team to provide a comprehensive Pharmacy Service within a designated clinical area, specialities including:

Medicine Admissions, ED, Renal, Cardiology, Respiratory, Gastroenterology, amongst others

Surgery General (inc. Vascular), Gynae, H&N, T&O, Critical Care, POAC

ePMA/Digital with a clinical speciality

Medicines Information / Safety / Training / High Cost Medicines

Other clinical areas where service opportunities allow

Additional responsibilities within the clinical area as specified below:

• Providing a Clinical and Specialist Pharmacist role
• Managing (planning, organising, monitoring, controlling, developing staff etc)
• Training of pharmacy staff and the wider multidisciplinary team
• Service development including Quality Improvement projects, preparation of guidelines

Speciality Pharmacy Role
To work within a clinical specialty for 6months at a time, building relations with other staff to ensure safe and effective medicines optimisation for patients.

To actively participate in ward rounds and fully integrate within the speciality multidisciplinary team

If available within the speciality, to work in pharmacy led clinics

To undertake projects or developments within the speciality eg Quality Improvements, Audits, Research.

To contribute to guideline, PGD developments within the speciality.

To carry out root cause analysis of medicine related incidents which have occurred within the speciality and attend or present at governance meetings.

Clinical Services
To provide information, advice and guidance on the safe, effective and economical use of medicines and to challenge poor practice.

To optimise medicines management by reconciling drug histories, performing structured medication reviews and using patients own medicines.

To detect, record and report adverse drug reactions to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and via Datix as per Trust Policy or via practice policy, as appropriate.

To record your clinical activity and to monitor the outcome of your advice.

To monitor interventions in treatment to identify training and information needs.

To fulfil the requirements of the Code of Ethics and Professional Standards for Hospital Service Optimising Patient outcomes from medicine.

To participate in CQUINs and QIPPs at NGH.

To implement countywide and local prescribing strategies within the Trust and your practices.

Support the expansion of EPMA within the speciality.

To undertake validation duties in the dispensary within NGH.

To supervise, check and, if necessary undertake the supply of medicines in NGH. Technical checking is in place; pharmacists make initial validations and have a professional responsibility to decide on the need for their further involvement in the supply process.

To optimise medicines through prescribing role operating within areas of competence (where appropriately qualified and authorised via the Trust NMP register).

Person Specification
Skills
Essential

• Excellent communication
• Ability to work under pressure
• Computer skills, eg databases
• Ability to work alone and as a team member
• Time management

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Post-registration clinical pharmacy experience within acute hospital
• Good clinical knowledge
• Teaching, supervising and training staff
• Undertaken service improvement / quality improvement projects / audits / research projects

Desirable

• Staff supervision
• Attendance on Consultant-led ward rounds
• Experience of prescribing within a speciality to optimise medicines for specific patient groups.
• Experience of electronic prescribing and administration systems and electronic patient records.

Educations, Training and Qualifications
Essential

• BPharm or MPharm degree
• Member of General Pharmaceutical Council
• Achieved (or working towards) postgraduate clinical qualification (or equivalent knowledge/experience)
• CPD portfolio

Desirable

• Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing
• Member of UKCPA, PCPA, BOPA or other relevant specialist body

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.

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).

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

Employer details
Employer name: Northampton General Hospital
Address: University Hospitals of Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, Northampton, NN1 5BD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Principal Pharmacist, Medicine and Urgent Care, Jessica Darby, jessica.darby@nhs.net, 01604545692

Details
Date posted: 25 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum / pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 265-8122392-CSS-A
Job locations: University Hospitals of Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, Northampton, NN1 5BD, United Kingdom