Job summary
Employer heading
Clinical Pharmacist
Band 8a
Job overview
As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will:
- Lead and evaluate comprehensive medicines management services.
- Provide expert clinical pharmacy input across primary care, substance misuse, and mental health.
- Ensure compliance with medicines legislation and governance.
Supervise and support pharmacy technicians and contribute to service development across the East Midlands prison cluster
Professional Development
Don’t have your Independent Prescribing (IP) qualification yet?
- We will fund your IP qualification
- You’ll receive protected time to attend university training days and assessments
We are committed to your growth and will support your journey every step of the way.
Main duties of the job
What We’re Looking For
- GPhC-registered pharmacist with a strong background in clinical pharmacy.
- Experience in secure environments or mental health settings is desirable.
A collaborative, innovative leader who thrives in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment.
Why Join NHFT?
- Work in a supportive, inclusive, and forward-thinking organisation.
- Access to excellent NHS pension,generous annual leave, andoccupational health and wellbeing services.
Be part of a team that truly lives its mission: “Making a difference for you, with you.”
Apply Today
Be part of something extraordinary. Help shape the future of medicines management in secure care.
Learn more about us: www.nhft.nhs.uk
Find out what it’s like to work here: www.bit.ly/24hoursinNHFT
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level with MPharm or equivalent, ideally with post graduate development pathway and GPHC registration.
- Extensive experience in medicines management within secure environments, with a strong track record of implementing clinical pharmacy best practices to enhance patient safety and therapeutic outcomes in secure settings.
- Knowledge of medicines management governance requirements within Health in Justice or Secured Environments.
Desirable criteria
- Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification
Behaviours and Values
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of a team.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dorothy Aladejobi
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Pharmacist
- Email address
- dorothy.aladejobi@nhft.nhs.uk
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