Specialist Pharmacist - General Medicine/Teacher Practitioner
| Posting date: | 02 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £55,690.00 to £62,682.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 October 2025 |
| Location: | Gillingham, ME7 5NY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9275-25-0448 |
Summary
Specialist Pharmacist To be a specialist clinical pharmacist in their area of speciality working at, or near to, the Advanced Pharmacy Framework Advanced Stage 1 and aspiring to progress to Advanced Stage 2 and beyond in the role. To provide a high quality, safe, cost-effective and responsive clinical pharmacy service to wards and clinical areas in their speciality. To deputise for the lead clinical pharmacist in the care group, where appropriate. Work as part of a collaborative pharmacy clinical pharmacy team, utilising collective expertise to proactively develop clinical pharmacy services. Be an integrated member of the specialist area, attending relevant meetings and advising on medicines governance, formulary, finance, safety and pathways. To aspire to work as an advanced practitioner to provide enhanced prescribing and assessment support to the care group in an area of specialist practice on wards and in clinic, as appropriate. Training and guidance to achieve this will be given, if required. Line manage and contribute the education and training of pharmacy staff and the multi-disciplinary team working in their speciality. Review medicines use and expenditure data, in liaison with relevant members of the specialist area to explain, interpret and horizon scan changes in medicines use and expenditure. To develop a research and audit portfolio. To help deliver the medicines management, clinical pharmacy and the medicines optimisation strategy for the department. Teacher PractitionerThe Teacher Practitioner will work (2 days a week) within Medway School of Pharmacy to provide the following general Teacher Practitioner duties: Teach on the schools undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, as appropriate. Design, evaluate and deliver innovative teaching materials Design, develop and prepare student assessments in conjunction with colleagues from the Clinical and Professional Practice team Mark student work and provide constructive feedback in a timely manner Act as assessor for undergraduate and postgraduate OSCE examinations, as required. Undertake personal tutor duties and provide general pastoral care for students