Specialist Clinical Pharmacist- Surgery
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist in Surgery, based at Royal Derby Hospital. The successful candidate will provide expert clinical pharmacy services across various surgical specialities, actively contributing to multi-disciplinary teams. It involves promoting safe medicine use, updating guidelines, supporting new drug introductions, and delivering education to junior staff. The post includes weekend and bank holiday rota participation, with opportunities for quality improvement projects and prescriber training.
Essential criteria
- GPhC Registered Pharmacist
- Demonstrable experience in hospital clinical pharmacy
Desirable criteria
- Independent prescribing qualification
- Post Graduate Clinical Diploma
- Broad clinical pharmacy experience and expert knowledge and ability to use research findings to develop services and patient care.
- Evidence of involvement in developing policies, procedures or patient information
- Evidence of audit related work and presentation
- Experience of mentoring, tutoring and managing other staff
- Evidence of communication with a broad spectrum of people
- Evidence of influencing skills
- Evidence of ability to work on own and within a team
- Evidence of ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
- Evidence of leadership skills
- GPhC Registered Pharmacist
- Demonstrable experience in hospital clinical pharmacy
- Independent prescribing qualification
- Post Graduate Clinical Diploma
- Broad clinical pharmacy experience and expert knowledge and ability to use research findings to develop services and patient care.
- Evidence of involvement in developing policies, procedures or patient information
- Evidence of audit related work and presentation
- Experience of mentoring, tutoring and managing other staff
- Evidence of communication with a broad spectrum of people
- Evidence of influencing skills
- Evidence of ability to work on own and within a team
- Evidence of ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
- Evidence of leadership skills
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 3d ago · Closes in 12d
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Job summary
Are you looking to take the next step in your career, developing your skills into expert clinical practice with the opportunity to actively contribute to MDT working?
Derbyshire provides the Peak District at your doorstep, good transport links to all major UK cities by being in the heart of the Midlands and is the home of Derby County FC, Derby Arena and our 18th century cathedral.
At UHDB we provide great opportunities for flexible working, a supportive environment focused on staff wellbeing and good career development. Whether you are specialising, changing sector or are returning to the profession after a break, we at looking to welcome a passionate and motivated pharmacistto join our well-established, friendly and dynamic Surgical Team at UHDB.
This post is based at the Royal Derby site, although there is an expectation that the post holder would work closely with colleagues across UHDB, in developing and delivering pharmacy services.
Closing date of applications: 10th September 2026
Interview date: 24th September 2026
Main duties of the job
- Provide specialist pharmacist services, including attending ward rounds, in the following areas: trauma and orthopaedics, colorectal and nutrition, upper GI, surgical admissions, vascular, urology, ENT, ICU and stepdown.
- Be a part of a collaborative multi-disciplinary team working alongside the pain t
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