• Job Description

  Req#: C9275-25-0350?language=en&page=1175&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Specialist Pharmacist - Critical Care

  Division: Cancer & Core Clinical Services

  Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies

  Band: 8a

  Salary: £55,690 - £62,682 per annum/pro rata

  Interview Date: 10th September 2025

  We are recruiting for a Specialist Pharmacistwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

  Main duties of the job

  The post holder will be the department lead for all activity relating to Critical Care patients. They will be a role model, working to a high level within the pharmacy department.

  Specialist Pharmacists are expected to have a key leadership role, acting as a role model for others. They will communicate and maintain excellent working relationships with all those that use, commission and work within the services delivered.

  Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

  We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

  To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

  About us

  Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time ?

  Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

  As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

  Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

  Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

  B - Bold

  E - Every person counts

  S - Sharing and open

  T - Together

  Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

  Details

  Date posted

  24 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 8a

  Salary

  £55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum/pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  275-2507SPCC-1

  Job locations

  Medway NHS Foundation Trust

  Gillingham

  ME7 5NY

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To be responsible for providing and overseeing the pharmacy clinical service provided to the Critical Care wards within the hospital

  Carry out education and counselling of new patients at the start of newly started high risk medicines.

  Ensures the provision of a proactive, high quality, cost effective, safe and responsive service to Critical Care wards.

  To actively develop the Critical Care pharmacy service, exploring opportunities for clinically advanced services.

  To provide a clinical ward pharmacy service to the Critical Care wards and lead on the education and training of other members of pharmacy and MDT in the pharmaceutical management of these patients.

  Check the clinical accuracy and appropriateness of prescriptions for patients

  To ensure the appropriate ordering of medicines for Critical Care to ensure medicines are available for patients and to minimise wastage from unused or expired medicines.

  Attend the board rounds and MDTs where applicable within Critical Care, providing expert pharmaceutical advice.

  To actively lead on efficiency savings within Critical Care.

  To be the pharmacy department liaison with the wider team within Critical Care.

  To identify and implement opportunities for the efficient use of medicines in Critical Care.

  To support with the late night, weekend and bank holiday rota as part of the departments 7 day services.

  To develop a personal audit and research portfolio.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To be responsible for providing and overseeing the pharmacy clinical service provided to the Critical Care wards within the hospital

  Carry out education and counselling of new patients at the start of newly started high risk medicines.

  Ensures the provision of a proactive, high quality, cost effective, safe and responsive service to Critical Care wards.

  To actively develop the Critical Care pharmacy service, exploring opportunities for clinically advanced services.

  To provide a clinical ward pharmacy service to the Critical Care wards and lead on the education and training of other members of pharmacy and MDT in the pharmaceutical management of these patients.

  Check the clinical accuracy and appropriateness of prescriptions for patients

  To ensure the appropriate ordering of medicines for Critical Care to ensure medicines are available for patients and to minimise wastage from unused or expired medicines.

  Attend the board rounds and MDTs where applicable within Critical Care, providing expert pharmaceutical advice.

  To actively lead on efficiency savings within Critical Care.

  To be the pharmacy department liaison with the wider team within Critical Care.

  To identify and implement opportunities for the efficient use of medicines in Critical Care.

  To support with the late night, weekend and bank holiday rota as part of the departments 7 day services.

  To develop a personal audit and research portfolio.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Master's degree in pharmacy
  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist in the UK (or eligible to be)
  • Specialist post graduate qualification such as clinical diploma or equivalent experience

  Desirable

  • Non-medical Independent Prescribing Qualification

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Demonstrates advanced knowledge of medicine
  • Knowledge of and ability to apply all aspects of regulatory legislation and guidelines
  • Demonstrate expert knowledge covering a range of pharmacy services and able to provide highly specialist advice

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working in the area to a high level
  • Proven experience of delivering responsibilities and objectives to time in previous posts
  • Experience of providing a service to the Specialist area
  • Experience in providing and receiving highly complex and contentious information

  Values Based Question

  Essential

  • Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

  Skills

  Essential

  • Demonstrates ability to identify problems, analyse root cause and propose solutions for complex problems
  • Able to solve difficult and ambiguous problems by advanced reasoning and sound technical judgment
  • Able to manage and support others
  • Advanced IT skills - including MS Word, Excel, email and PowerPoint

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Master's degree in pharmacy
  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist in the UK (or eligible to be)
  • Specialist post graduate qualification such as clinical diploma or equivalent experience

  Desirable

  • Non-medical Independent Prescribing Qualification

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Demonstrates advanced knowledge of medicine
  • Knowledge of and ability to apply all aspects of regulatory legislation and guidelines
  • Demonstrate expert knowledge covering a range of pharmacy services and able to provide highly specialist advice

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working in the area to a high level
  • Proven experience of delivering responsibilities and objectives to time in previous posts
  • Experience of providing a service to the Specialist area
  • Experience in providing and receiving highly complex and contentious information

  Values Based Question

  Essential

  • Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

  Skills

  Essential

  • Demonstrates ability to identify problems, analyse root cause and propose solutions for complex problems
  • Able to solve difficult and ambiguous problems by advanced reasoning and sound technical judgment
  • Able to manage and support others
  • Advanced IT skills - including MS Word, Excel, email and PowerPoint

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Medway NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Medway NHS Foundation Trust

  Gillingham

  ME7 5NY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.medway.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Medway NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Medway NHS Foundation Trust

  Gillingham

  ME7 5NY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.medway.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

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