Job summary
This is an exciting new job, created to support a new Neurology Speciality ward at the Queens Medical Centre.
We are looking for an experienced clinical pharmacist with a passion for neurology to work with the doctors, nurses and wider MDT on the neurology ward to deliver excellent care to our patients.
The post holder will have a key role in supporting the change in speciality for the ward area, ensuring safe prescribing, administration and medicines management on the ward.
The post holder will be supported by the Specialist Pharmacist for Neurology and the Specialist Pharmacist for Neurosciences, along with the wider Neurology and Pharmacy teams.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will primarily provide a clinical pharmacy ward service to the Neurology ward at Queens Medical Centre.
- In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
- To provide a clinical pharmacy service to the Neurology ward.
- To work alongside the multidisciplinary team delivering excellent patient care through medicines optimisation. If a qualified prescriber, the post holder will also utilise their prescribing skills to do this.
- To facilitate with timely discharges by clinically screening discharge prescriptions/TTOs.
- To assist the Specialist Clinical Pharmacists with specialty level support roles such as governance, teaching and guidelines.
- To support, mentor & line manage junior pharmacists, medicines management technicians and students.
- To be actively involved in quality improvement projects.
About us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH
Details
Date posted: 16 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 164-8090333
Job locations: QMC Campus, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, United Kingdom
Job description
- Please refer to the job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake .
- To provide a clinical Pharmacy Service to the Neurology ward at Queens Medical Centre.
- To ensure safe, rational and effective prescribing by undertaking medication reconciliation, assessing suitability of prescribed medication, enabling use of patients own medicines and patient self-administration, counselling (to optimise medicines use), and ensuring continuity of patient care on leaving hospital.
- To ensure patients receive the best pharmaceutical care throughout their stay.
- To partake in clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken in the relevant clinical specialties. This includes a prescribing role when qualified.
- To make recommendations about medicines to improve patient outcomes and to encourage adherence to hospital formulary and national guidelines.
- To line manage and support more junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the medical team specialties.
- To facilitate or conduct clinical audits and quality improvement projects.
- To support the Specialist Pharmacists for Neurology and Neurosciences with ensuring good medicines management and governance within the Neurology speciality.
- Screening of Neurology Homecare Prescriptions.
- To take full part in the 7 day shifted rota and bank holidays duties.
- We operate a 7day working model; the post-holder will contribute to the senior on-call rota providing back-up support to the on-call pharmacist. All of our dispensaries are pharmacist-free and technician led, so there are no operational commitments.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- B.Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm.
- GPhC registered
- Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or other appropriate post graduate qualification
Desirable
- Independent Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification
- Related post graduate qualification
- Member of the RPS
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Ability to interact with multidisciplinary teams
- Wide previous experience (post registration) in hospital/Clinical pharmacy
- Broad knowledge base of clinical areas.
- Experience of delivering clinical pharmacy services in a hospital setting
- Experience of day to day supervision and assisting in training of pre registration pharmacists and/or technicians
Desirable
- Experience of working within Neurology specialiaty
- Experience in undertaking, and reporting/presenting audit / research work at local (Trust) level.
- Evidence of project work completed
- Evidence with supporting the introduction of new medicines into a speciality
- Experience of using High Cost Drugs and the associated paperwork
Planning and organisational
Essential
- Organised, able to prioritise own work and assist others to prioritise
- Good Time management skills
Desirable
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Good communication skills with multidisciplinary team members and own profession.
- Good interpersonal, negotiating and presentation skills, both written and verbal skills.
- Empathy with patients, relatives and pharmacy customers.
- Ability to interact with multidisciplinary teams
- Able to defend opinions when challenged
Desirable
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Able to assess and minimise the risk in medication process
- Able to analyse patient specific data to advise on therapy management
- Critical evaluation of literature and literature searching skills for analysing, interpreting medicines information, production issues, drug therapy decisions and patient information
Desirable
- Experience of analysing expenditure
- Medicines Information skills
Other
Essential
- Self-motivated, conscientious, confident, assertive
- Ability to work alone and make decision including when participating in on call rota
- Weekend and shift working
- Commitment to support the Trust Values
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).
