Job summaryNHS Band 8a Salary: £57,528 - £64,750 per annumHours Per Week: Full time 37.5 hrsContract Type: PermanentMain duties of the jobThe post-holder is an advanced-level clinical pharmacist providing expert pharmaceutical care within a busy acute general medicine service in a high-pressure, high-throughput NHS Trust. The role combines advanced clinical practice, operational service management, team leadership, and service development.
About usHere at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job responsibilitiesThe post-holder will:
- Lead and develop a highquality, safe, effective and patientcentred clinical pharmacy service to General Medicine.
- Act as the named senior pharmacist for the speciality.
- Provide day-to-day leadership and line management for a small clinical pharmacy team, ensuring delivery against service priorities despite fluctuating workload and operational pressures.
- Work closely with the Pharmacist Team Lead and Clinical Services Lead to implement strategic objectives, workforce plans, service redesign and quality improvement.
Responsible for- Day-to-day operational and clinical leadership of the General Medicine pharmacy team (rotational pharmacists and trainees)
- Delivery, quality, performance and ongoing development of the General Medicine clinical pharmacy service
Key Outcomes and Impact- Safe, timely and effective medicines optimisation for complex acute medical patients.
- Resilient and well-led clinical pharmacy team capable of working under pressure while maintaining quality and staff wellbeing.
- Continuous service development aligned to Trust priorities, CQC standards and national guidance.
- Measurable improvement in medicines safety, clinical outcomes and financial stewardship.
Person SpecificationLeadership & Management ExperienceEssential- Experience of leading or supervising pharmacists in a clinical environment.
- Experience of daytoday operational management, including workload prioritisation, rota planning or service coordination.
- Evidence of managing performance, supporting staff development and addressing challenges constructively.
- Ability to lead effectively in a highpressure, highworkload environment.
Desirable- Formal linemanagement responsibility for clinical staff.
- Experience contributing to workforce planning, recruitment or service resilience planning.
Skills and KnowledgeEssential- Advanced knowledge of acute medical therapeutics.
- Excellent clinical reasoning and decisionmaking skills.
- Strong organisational skills with ability to manage competing priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including influencing senior clinicians.
- Ability to analyse risk, make judgements under pressure and escalate appropriately.
- High level of professional credibility and autonomy in practice.
Desirable- Experience using clinical information systems and data to inform service improvement.
- Experience supporting research or evaluation activity.
Service Development, Quality & GovernanceEssential- Evidence of leading or contributing to service development or quality improvement projects.
- Experience of audit, service evaluation or QI with demonstrable impact on patient care or safety.
- Experience developing or reviewing clinical guidelines, SOPs or pathways.
- Strong understanding of medicines governance, risk management and patient safety frameworks.
- Ability to analyse and interpret data to influence service decisions.
Desirable- Experience contributing to business cases or Trustwide strategic initiatives.
- Experience delivering medicines optimisation or costeffectiveness initiatives.
Education, Training & Professional DevelopmentEssential- Experience supporting the training and development of junior pharmacists.
- Ability to provide effective clinical supervision, feedback and coaching.
- Willingness to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate education programmes.
Desirable- Experience as an educational supervisor, practice supervisor or assessor.
- Experience delivering education to multidisciplinary teams.
QualificationsEssential- MPharm, BPharm or equivalent accredited pharmacy degree.
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent demonstrable experience at advanced practice level.
- Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Desirable- Independent Prescriber.
- RPS Faculty membership or portfolio submission in progress.
- Relevant postgraduate qualification in leadership, education or service improvement.
ExperienceEssential- Significant postregistration experience delivering clinical pharmacy services in an acute hospital setting.
- Substantial experience within General Medicine or acute medical specialties.
- Experience managing complex patients with polypharmacy, highrisk medicines and comorbidities.
- Demonstrated ability to practise at an advanced clinical decisionmaking level with minimal supervision.
Desirable- Experience across multiple medical subspecialties.
- Experience contributing to medicines optimisation across care transitions (admission, transfer, discharge).
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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 
