Specialist Clinical Pharmacist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a 2-year fixed-term position for an enthusiastic patient-focused clinical pharmacist. The role involves developing clinical knowledge and skills by working in inpatient areas and providing clinical pharmacist support to community treatment teams across various mental health specialities. The successful applicant will be based at locality sites in Morpeth and will contribute to the development and delivery of pharmacy services.
Essential criteria
- Registration with General
- MPharm or equivalent first degree in Pharmacy
- Evidence of commitment to CPD as a minimum to meet the mandatory requirements of the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable criteria
- Working towards postgraduate clinical qualification Or Evidence of portfolio working towards RPS post registration foundation pharmacist curriculum
- Knowledge and Experience
- Experience in providing clinical pharmacy services
- 12 months post registration experience
- Experience of hospital pharmacy
- Experience of working within a mental healthcare setting
- Skills and Competencies
- Excellent verbal & written communication skills.
- Excellent communication skills with demonstrable ability to present complex or sensitive information to clinicians and senior pharmacists.
- Good planning, prioritisation and time management skills.
- Good analytical and judgemental skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to deliver high quality work to deadline.
- Education and Qualification
- Registration with General
- MPharm or equivalent first degree in Pharmacy
- Evidence of commitment to CPD as a minimum to meet the mandatory requirements of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Working towards postgraduate clinical qualification Or Evidence of portfolio working towards RPS post registration foundation pharmacist curriculum
- Knowledge and Experience
- Experience in providing clinical pharmacy services
- 12 months post registration experience
- Experience of hospital pharmacy
- Experience of working within a mental healthcare setting
- Skills and Competencies
- Excellent verbal & written communication skills.
- Excellent communication skills with demonstrable ability to present complex or sensitive information to clinicians and senior pharmacists.
- Good planning, prioritisation and time management skills.
- Good analytical and judgemental skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to deliver high quality work to deadline.
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.
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Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic patient-focussed clinical pharmacist looking to develop their clinical knowledge and skills working into our inpatient areas and providing clinical pharmacist support to our community treatment teams across a range of mental health specialities. This post is a 2 year fixed term position.
Based at locality sites in Morpeth.
Main duties of the job
Applicants should have excellent communication and team working skills and self-motivation to contribute to the development and delivery of the pharmacy service. We welcome applications from pharmacist colleagues working in all sectors of the profession. Prior working experience in mental health is not essential, as a comprehensive programme of education, training and clinical supervision will be provided. We will support you to provide high quality services to patients and healthcare professionals.
Across our Trust, pharmacy staff are fully integrated into and regarded as valued members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Our clinical pharmacy services include:
Medicines reconciliation and review on admission and discharge
Supporting patients and carers with the management of their medicines
Optimising medicines, taking a holistic view of both mental and physical healthcare needs
Physical health and wellbeing advice
Discharge planning and liaison with primary care
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