Specialist Clinical Pharmacist
| Posting date: | 27 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £49,387 - £56,515 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 May 2026 |
| Location: | Seaton Delaval, NE25 0QJ |
| Company: | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7935680/319-7935680JA |
Summary
A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Clinical Pharmacist to join our team in a dual role that combines clinical practice with digital innovation. This role sits at the intersection of pharmacy and digital services, providing a unique opportunity to influence the development, deployment, and optimisation of digital prescribing systems, particularly Nervecentre, including utilisation of Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).
The postholder will work collaboratively with pharmacy colleagues, clinicians and digital services teams including Application Management, IT Training and Information Governance to ensure the safe, effective, and user-friendly implementation of digital prescribing solutions. In addition to digital responsibilities, the role includes protected clinical time to maintain direct patient care activities and clinical pharmacy skills.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Please note: for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval from your current manager and have completed documentation required beforehand (see secondment policy) , as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made.
Informatics Responsibilities (0.6 WTE)
• The utilisation and optimisation of the Trusts ePMA system across various clinical areas and specialities.
• Provide expert pharmacy input into the design, testing, and deployment of digital prescribing systems, ensuring alignment with national standards, clinical safety, and best practice.
• Support the rollout and configuration of EPS and prescribing functionality alongside multidisciplinary teams.
• Collaborate in the development and delivery of training materials and user guides for prescribers, pharmacy teams, and wider clinical staff.
• Participate in system upgrades, testing new functionality, identifying hazards, and supporting issue resolution.
• Ensure that clinical safety and medicines governance are at the forefront of all digital developments and implementations.
• Represent pharmacy and clinical informatics in relevant working groups, project boards, and stakeholder meetings.
Clinical Responsibilities (0.4 WTE):
• Work as an active member of the clinical pharmacy team on designated days to provide direct patient-facing pharmaceutical care.
• Deliver high-quality clinical pharmacy services in line with national and local guidelines, including medicines reconciliation, prescription review, and discharge planning.
• Participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds and contribute to clinical decision-making for safe and effective medicines use.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
General Responsibilities:
• Maintain professional registration and undertake CPD in accordance with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Support training and development of staff on the use of digital systems related to medicines management.
• Contribute to the ongoing review and development of medicines-related policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines.
• Actively promote a culture of digital innovation, safety, and continuous improvement in prescribing practice.
• Support audits, research, and evaluation activities related to digital prescribing and medicines optimisation.
• Required to participate in the pharmacy department’s weekend and bank holiday rota, providing clinical and/or dispensary services as part of a scheduled team.
• Required to participate in the pharmacy department’s on-call rota, providing remote or on-site support for urgent medicines-related queries and clinical advice.
This advert closes on Monday 11 May 2026
We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Clinical Pharmacist to join our team in a dual role that combines clinical practice with digital innovation. This role sits at the intersection of pharmacy and digital services, providing a unique opportunity to influence the development, deployment, and optimisation of digital prescribing systems, particularly Nervecentre, including utilisation of Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).
The postholder will work collaboratively with pharmacy colleagues, clinicians and digital services teams including Application Management, IT Training and Information Governance to ensure the safe, effective, and user-friendly implementation of digital prescribing solutions. In addition to digital responsibilities, the role includes protected clinical time to maintain direct patient care activities and clinical pharmacy skills.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Please note: for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval from your current manager and have completed documentation required beforehand (see secondment policy) , as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made.
Informatics Responsibilities (0.6 WTE)
• The utilisation and optimisation of the Trusts ePMA system across various clinical areas and specialities.
• Provide expert pharmacy input into the design, testing, and deployment of digital prescribing systems, ensuring alignment with national standards, clinical safety, and best practice.
• Support the rollout and configuration of EPS and prescribing functionality alongside multidisciplinary teams.
• Collaborate in the development and delivery of training materials and user guides for prescribers, pharmacy teams, and wider clinical staff.
• Participate in system upgrades, testing new functionality, identifying hazards, and supporting issue resolution.
• Ensure that clinical safety and medicines governance are at the forefront of all digital developments and implementations.
• Represent pharmacy and clinical informatics in relevant working groups, project boards, and stakeholder meetings.
Clinical Responsibilities (0.4 WTE):
• Work as an active member of the clinical pharmacy team on designated days to provide direct patient-facing pharmaceutical care.
• Deliver high-quality clinical pharmacy services in line with national and local guidelines, including medicines reconciliation, prescription review, and discharge planning.
• Participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds and contribute to clinical decision-making for safe and effective medicines use.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
General Responsibilities:
• Maintain professional registration and undertake CPD in accordance with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Support training and development of staff on the use of digital systems related to medicines management.
• Contribute to the ongoing review and development of medicines-related policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines.
• Actively promote a culture of digital innovation, safety, and continuous improvement in prescribing practice.
• Support audits, research, and evaluation activities related to digital prescribing and medicines optimisation.
• Required to participate in the pharmacy department’s weekend and bank holiday rota, providing clinical and/or dispensary services as part of a scheduled team.
• Required to participate in the pharmacy department’s on-call rota, providing remote or on-site support for urgent medicines-related queries and clinical advice.
This advert closes on Monday 11 May 2026