Job Description

Are you an enthusiastic, motivated, and dynamic Clinical Pharmacist with a passion for Critical Care?We have an exciting opportunity for one of two Advanced Specialist Pharmacists to provide expert clinical pharmacy input to our Critical Care Services.
This role is perfect if you are:

• Looking to develop your clinical skills within a well-respected, proactive multidisciplinary team
• Eager to manage and deliver a specialist clinical pharmacy service to Critical Care
• Interested in working towards credentialing for a consultant post while using your expertise as a non-medical prescriber across the Critical Care service line

If you're looking for a position where you will be supported, challenged, and valued - with opportunities to contribute to research, service development, and patient outcomes at the highest level - we would love to hear from you.
Candidates who meet the qualifications for this post but may not yet demonstrate the full proven knowledge or demonstrable experience required at Band 8a will still be considered for this role as a Band 7 to Band 8a progression opportunity. The successful candidate will receive the necessary support to achieve the required progression milestones and demonstrate the expected level of practice before progressing to an advanced specialist Band 8a role.
Main duties of the job
This post holder will be responsible for the provision of a high-quality patient focused clinical pharmacy service for patients within the Critical Care Pharmacy Team.
Undertake teaching and clinical supervision of pharmacy staff and other healthcare employees.
Provide specialist clinical pharmacy services and advice to the clinical specialities, demonstrating a high level of clinical effectiveness.
Develop a clinical interest within a chosen area of clinical practice to support clinical service to specific group of patients within the service line
Work closely with the Lead Pharmacist for Critical Care & Surgery and Associate Chief Pharmacist for Clinical Services on the strategic development of clinical pharmacy services and establish clearly defined roles for pharmacist non-medical prescribers within critical care areas.
Develop and manage the delivery of pharmacy services to ensure efficient use of resources and systems including monitoring drug expenditure, delivery of financial savings within the critical care areas primarily.
Develop and build increased pharmacist presence into outpatients clinical areas as part of the rehab team.
***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
About us
University Hospitals Plymouth (UHP) NHS is the largest hospital on the Southwest Peninsula providing comprehensive secondary & tertiary care to a population of around 2,000,000 people who can access our specialist services including cardiothoracic surgery, kidney transplantation, neurosurgery, & the regional trauma Centre. Our specialist cancer treatments include bone marrow transplant, sarcoma surgery and hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancer surgery (not exhaustive). We work closely with our community partners delivering health & social care.
Our purpose-built 28-bed combined general and neuro intensive care unit admits over 1,600 patients each year. As an integral member of our multidisciplinary team, our Critical Care Pharmacists regularly use their non-medical prescribing (NMP) skills to make a real difference in patient care.
Over half of our ICU admissions are non-surgical, covering a broad range of specialities - from acute medicine, neurology, hepatology, and endocrinology to cardiology, haematology, renal, and respiratory medicine. Our ICNARC standardised mortality ratio is consistently below 1, and our last CQC inspection rated us 'Good'.
We're not just about clinical excellence - we're innovators. As active members of the South West Critical Care Network Pharmacy Group, we lead research and quality improvement projects, including our recent work on post-ICU discharge follow-up, showcased at the EAHP Conference in Copenhagen (March 2025).
Details
Date posted
01 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
55,690 to 62,682 a year Per Annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
216-AH-C7442834
Job locations
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Derriford Road
Plymouth
PL6 8DH
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsible to the Associate Chief Pharmacist Clinical Services for strategic planning and delivery of clinical pharmacy services to patients within Critical Care.
Support the Chief Pharmacist / Deputy Chief Pharmacist / Associate Chief Pharmacist and Care Group Lead Pharmacist in developing, monitoring and reporting on drug expenditure and medicines budget and the delivery of financial savings as part of the pharmacy cost improvement programme
Development, implementation and update of clinical pharmacy policy in conjunction with senior pharmacists within the clinical pharmacy team and Critical Care.
Work as a member of the Clinical Pharmacy Team, Critical Care Service Lines and wider UHP pharmacy team.
Monitor, review and report on medicines related incidents within Critical Care
Provide highly specialist clinical pharmacy care to patients in the Critical Care areas and related units. Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsible to the Associate Chief Pharmacist Clinical Services for strategic planning and delivery of clinical pharmacy services to patients within Critical Care.
Support the Chief Pharmacist / Deputy Chief Pharmacist / Associate Chief Pharmacist and Care Group Lead Pharmacist in developing, monitoring and reporting on drug expenditure and medicines budget and the delivery of financial savings as part of the pharmacy cost improvement programme
Development, implementation and update of clinical pharmacy policy in conjunction with senior pharmacists within the clinical pharmacy team and Critical Care.
Work as a member of the Clinical Pharmacy Team, Critical Care Service Lines and wider UHP pharmacy team.
Monitor, review and report on medicines related incidents within Critical Care
Provide highly specialist clinical pharmacy care to patients in the Critical Care areas and related units.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Master's Degree (or equivalent) in Pharmacy.
• Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Certificate.
• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma
• Non-medical prescriber (or must be willing to undertake this when requested)

Desirable

• Current registration with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Member of the United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association (UKCPA)
• Active member of Critical Care Group within UKCPA or equivalent pharmacist specialist interest group e.g. Pharmacist Member of Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine
• Postgraduate leadership qualification
• Postgraduate qualification in speciality

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Excellent proven knowledge of clinical pharmacy and drug use with the area of Critical Care
• Demonstrable experience in a range of clinical specialties
• Excellent proven knowledge of general clinical pharmacy and drug use
• Proven skills in effective leadership, successful communication, negotiating, persuasion and influencing
• Proven knowledge of strategic care agendas
• Proven understanding of NHS priorities and how to apply these locally
• Excellent oral and written communication skills to address highly complex issues
• Report writing skills.
• Proven evidence of CPD
• Demonstrable experience of teaching, training and people development
• Demonstrable multidisciplinary working / ward round experience

Desirable

• Proven knowledge of treatment pathways and commissioning of therapies for drug used with the area of Critical Care
• Previous demonstrable experience of providing support to the management of a hospital directorate or division
• Demonstrable senior pharmacy management experience within a recognised area of pharmacy practice
• Demonstrable experience of designing and developing pharmacy services
• Demonstrable experience in presenting research
• Demonstrable experience of providing diploma mentorship and/or pre-registration tutorship
• Demonstrable experience in budget management and staff management

Aptitude and Abilities
Essential

• Good communication skills, written and verbal, with ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity and effectiveness at all levels.
• Time Management Skills

Desirable

• Demonstrate potential management ability
• Proven knowledge and understanding of financial issues

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Master's Degree (or equivalent) in Pharmacy.
• Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Certificate.
• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma
• Non-medical prescriber (or must be willing to undertake this when requested)

Desirable

• Current registration with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Member of the United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association (UKCPA)
• Active member of Critical Care Group within UKCPA or equivalent pharmacist specialist interest group e.g. Pharmacist Member of Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine
• Postgraduate leadership qualification
• Postgraduate qualification in speciality

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Excellent proven knowledge of clinical pharmacy and drug use with the area of Critical Care
• Demonstrable experience in a range of clinical specialties
• Excellent proven knowledge of general clinical pharmacy and drug use
• Proven skills in effective leadership, successful communication, negotiating, persuasion and influencing
• Proven knowledge of strategic care agendas
• Proven understanding of NHS priorities and how to apply these locally
• Excellent oral and written communication skills to address highly complex issues
• Report writing skills.
• Proven evidence of CPD
• Demonstrable experience of teaching, training and people development
• Demonstrable multidisciplinary working / ward round experience

Desirable

• Proven knowledge of treatment pathways and commissioning of therapies for drug used with the area of Critical Care
• Previous demonstrable experience of providing support to the management of a hospital directorate or division
• Demonstrable senior pharmacy management experience within a recognised area of pharmacy practice
• Demonstrable experience of designing and developing pharmacy services
• Demonstrable experience in presenting research
• Demonstrable experience of providing diploma mentorship and/or pre-registration tutorship
• Demonstrable experience in budget management and staff management

Aptitude and Abilities
Essential

• Good communication skills, written and verbal, with ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity and effectiveness at all levels.
• Time Management Skills

Desirable

• Demonstrate potential management ability
• Proven knowledge and understanding of financial issues

Skills Required