Clinical services and Homecare Pharmacist (with EDC)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 02/10/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Band 7 clinical pharmacist to specialize in the Trust's Pharmacy Homecare Service and contribute to service developments within designated disease groups. The role is split equally between the Pharmacy Homecare Service and Clinical Services team, focusing on medicines optimisation and shifting care from hospital to community. The postholder will manage and develop homecare services, provide clinical pharmacy support to inpatient wards, and screen Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy prescriptions. The role involves working closely with multidisciplinary teams and offers support for professional development, including independent prescribing.
Essential criteria
- Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy
- Pre-registration training and successful completion of relevant exam
- Membership of General Pharmaceutical Council
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Diploma in clinical pharmacy or relevant post graduate qualification
- Independent prescribing qualification
- BOPA SACT Verification Passport
- Royal Pharmaceutical Credentialing
- Providing specialist medicines information and advice
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience of working within a hospital environment including ward pharmacy and clinical services
- Experience within the oncology setting
- Experience of homecare medicines services
- Experience in medicines optimisation/medicines value
- Experience in supervision of other staff.
- Experience of working within a project team
- Experience of contributing to an audit or quality improvement project
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Self motivating
- Good organisation and time management skills
- Ability to work under pressure, highly organised, work to deadlines
- Ability to manage and implement change
- Ability to influence and negotiate with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff
- IT literate
- Ability to recognise own limitations
- Training healthcare professionals
- Excellent IT skills, including excel Data Analysis skills
- NICE
- Excellent knowledge of clinical use of medicines
- Cost effective use of medicines and medicines optimisation
- Hackett compliance
- RPS standards for homecare
- Experience of drug use in oncology setting
- Financial awareness in the management of drug budgets
- Values
- Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours
- Other
- Commitment to improving services for staff and patients
- Able to research, interpret and present complex information in a clear and logical manner
- On call duties
- Bank holiday working
- Flexible working hours as required
- Driver's license
- Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy
- Pre-registration training and successful completion of relevant exam
- Membership of General Pharmaceutical Council
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Diploma in clinical pharmacy or relevant post graduate qualification
- Independent prescribing qualification
- BOPA SACT Verification Passport
- Royal Pharmaceutical Credentialing
- Providing specialist medicines information and advice
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience of working within a hospital environment including ward pharmacy and clinical services
- Experience within the oncology setting
- Experience of homecare medicines services
- Experience in medicines optimisation/medicines value
- Experience in supervision of other staff.
- Experience of working within a project team
- Experience of contributing to an audit or quality improvement project
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Self motivating
- Good organisation and time management skills
- Ability to work under pressure, highly organised, work to deadlines
- Ability to manage and implement change
- Ability to influence and negotiate with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff
- IT literate
- Ability to recognise own limitations
- Training healthcare professionals
- Excellent IT skills, including excel Data Analysis skills
- NICE
- Excellent knowledge of clinical use of medicines
- Cost effective use of medicines and medicines optimisation
- Hackett compliance
- RPS standards for homecare
- Experience of drug use in oncology setting
- Financial awareness in the management of drug budgets
- Values
- Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours
- Other
- Commitment to improving services for staff and patients
- Able to research, interpret and present complex information in a clear and logical manner
- On call duties
- Bank holiday working
- Flexible working hours as required
- Driver's license
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
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The Christie NHS FT
Clinical services and Homecare Pharmacist (with EDC)
The closing date is 02 October 2026
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated enthusiastic band 7 clinical pharmacist to specialise in the Trust's Pharmacy Homecare Service and contribute to service developments within designated disease groups. The post is split equally between the Pharmacy Homecare Service and Clinical Services team. Working with our Principal Pharmacist Medicines Optimisation, you will help shape and deliver the NHS 10-year plan of shifting care from hospital to community.The post requires good prioritisation and organisational skills to manage both aspects of the role effectively. Initially, the postholder will work on the inpatient wards while completing clinical competencies. They will then provide 0.5 WTE support for the management and development of Homecare Services and 0.5 WTE clinical pharmacy support, including inpatient ward cover and screening Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy prescriptions.Our pharmacists work closely with multidisciplinary teams, with many practising as non-medical prescribers in outpatient clinics. We are committed to expanding these opportunities and support professional development through postgraduate study, research, secondments and collaborative projects with research partners and the University of Manchester.You will
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