Job Description

Closing Date: 08/10/2025
Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date: commencing13/10/2025
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 20/10/2025
The Clinical Pharmacist role will provide a fantastic opportunity for a driven and passionate individual to drive innovation and support the ongoing excellent care of patients in the Bradford area. The Role is supported by a consultant led MDT. Experience with working with Frail older adults is an advantage. Patients are in their own homes, discharged early from hospital, or their admission to hospital has been avoided and they require support worth ongoing medical, and therapy needs
Main duties of the job
The post is an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, responsible for supporting patients in their own home in medication management and level 3 medication reviews. The post holder will direct the MDT in medication review/decision making will provide technical support to patients in their own home and work in liaising between the acute base interfaces with primary care. The post holder will work in a blurred boundary was, delivering some set skills core to nursing and therapy.
About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Details
Date posted
25 September 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
Reference number
389-25-7463697
Job locations
St Lukes Hospital
50 Little Horton Lane
Bradford
BD5 0NA
Job description
Job responsibilities

• To advise the Lead Pharmacist or Assistant Director of Pharmacy Clinical Services as necessary on any local or national issues or legislation relevant to medical services, to ensure that any implications can be recognised and actioned at an appropriate senior level in the Trust.

• To lead, facilitate and participate in the development, implementation, monitoring, review and analysis of departmental audit/research projects to ensure that cost improvement and quality targets are met.

• To liaise with and provide leadership to the MDT team

Job description
Job responsibilities

• To advise the Lead Pharmacist or Assistant Director of Pharmacy Clinical Services as necessary on any local or national issues or legislation relevant to medical services, to ensure that any implications can be recognised and actioned at an appropriate senior level in the Trust.

• To lead, facilitate and participate in the development, implementation, monitoring, review and analysis of departmental audit/research projects to ensure that cost improvement and quality targets are met.

• To liaise with and provide leadership to the MDT team

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Significant experience in all aspects of hospital pharmacy
• Training and/or significant experience in clinical teaching/tutoring, audit, practice research, risk management.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a similar role in community

Skills
Essential

• Accurate and concise written and oral communication skills
• Able to receive, summarise, communicate and present information to wide range of professionals across the Trust.
• Proven persuasion and negotiation skills (to influence prescribing), tact and diplomacy skills
• Effective independent and team working skills
• Ability to analyse and interpret a wide range of clinical information
• Proven problem solving approach on a wide range of clinical issues, and able to think laterally to develop new ideas.
• Able to assess staff performance against agreed standards and criteria, and to provide feedback and development
• Able to, with consultation, prioritise, plan and adjust current pharmacy services within the specialised area
• Able to work effectively to short, medium, long term and changing deadlines
• Able to work effectively in front of an audience
• Able to review and provide specialised advice on medicine use in specific clinical areas
• Able to obtain, interpret, analyse and report on drug expenditure within the specialised area
• Able to work independently and under guidance, within departmental, Trust and statutory and professional codes of practice/ethics
• Computer literate

Knowledge
Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Broad knowledge of therapeutics
• Specialised knowledge of therapeutics and medicine use within Acute Medicine Services
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the formulation, preparation, and therapeutic action of medicines.

Qualifications
Essential

• MPharm or equivalent
• Registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
• Independent Prescribing qualification

Desirable

• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Significant experience in all aspects of hospital pharmacy
• Training and/or significant experience in clinical teaching/tutoring, audit, practice research, risk management.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a similar role in community

Skills
Essential

• Accurate and concise written and oral communication skills
• Able to receive, summarise, communicate and present information to wide range of professionals across the Trust.
• Proven persuasion and negotiation skills (to influence prescribing), tact and diplomacy skills
• Effective independent and team working skills
• Ability to analyse and interpret a wide range of clinical information
• Proven problem solving approach on a wide range of clinical issues, and able to think laterally to develop new ideas.
• Able to assess staff performance against agreed standards and criteria, and to provide feedback and development
• Able to, with consultation, prioritise, plan and adjust current pharmacy services within the specialised area
• Able to work effectively to short, medium, long term and changing deadlines
• Able to work effectively in front of an audience
• Able to review and provide specialised advice on medicine use in specific clinical areas
• Able to obtain, interpret, analyse and report on drug expenditure within the specialised area
• Able to work independently and under guidance, within departmental, Trust and statutory and professional codes of practice/ethics
• Computer literate

Knowledge
Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Broad knowledge of therapeutics
• Specialised knowledge of therapeutics and medicine use within Acute Medicine Services
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the formulation, preparation, and therapeutic action of medicines.

Qualifications
Essential

• MPharm or equivalent
• Registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
• Independent Prescribing qualification

Desirable

• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

Skills Required