Job Description

Expected Shortlisting Date
23/12/2025
Planned Interview Date
13/01/2026
Are you a clinical pharmacist looking to move into a new and challenging area? Do you enjoy working in a dedicated multidisciplinary team environment?
The St James Adult Medicine Team are looking to recruit a motivated rotational specialist clinical pharmacist. We have a host of different rotations for you to learn from including Older peoples Care, Respiratory and CF, General medicine, Acute medicine, ED, SDEC.
If you want to work in a dynamic, forward-thinking team to make a difference to patient care, we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
To provide pharmaceutical care to a group of patients within a clinical area. To provide cover for other pharmacists within the relevant Clinical Pharmacy Team as appropriate. To support the work of the Lead Pharmacist for the area by assisting in the production of drug-related policies, procedures and financial reports, and by performing horizon scanning activities.
We have an exciting opportunity for an motivated pharmacist to join our pharmacy team. This is a great opportunity to work with our hard working innovative team.
About us
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the country, offering a range of both general and specialist hospital services. The Trust has an international reputation for excellence in specialist care, research and academic training.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Details
Date posted
02 December 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
47,810 to 54,710 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
C9298-MMP-449
Job locations
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients and the multidisciplinary team within each rotation, as part of a team of pharmacists working in that speciality being professionally accountable for their actions.
Provide drug-related advice and information to patients, consultants and other health-care professionals within a Clinical Management Team.
Monitor the clinical use of drugs in patients. Advising medical and nursing staff how to optimize drug therapy. Reporting prescribing and administration near misses, and risk management issues
Provide education to healthcare professionals within the speciality
Participate in the training of junior pharmacy staff within the speciality
Support the Lead Pharmacist for the area with the production and implementation of drug related policies and procedures, with the production of financial reports and with horizon scanning activities.
Participate in operational service commitments to dispensaries, Medicines Information and aseptic services
The post holder will be required to work evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays on a rotational basis and participate in the on-call from home pharmacists rota.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients and the multidisciplinary team within each rotation, as part of a team of pharmacists working in that speciality being professionally accountable for their actions.
Provide drug-related advice and information to patients, consultants and other health-care professionals within a Clinical Management Team.
Monitor the clinical use of drugs in patients. Advising medical and nursing staff how to optimize drug therapy. Reporting prescribing and administration near misses, and risk management issues
Provide education to healthcare professionals within the speciality
Participate in the training of junior pharmacy staff within the speciality
Support the Lead Pharmacist for the area with the production and implementation of drug related policies and procedures, with the production of financial reports and with horizon scanning activities.
Participate in operational service commitments to dispensaries, Medicines Information and aseptic services
The post holder will be required to work evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays on a rotational basis and participate in the on-call from home pharmacists rota.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Masters qualification in Pharmacy, or equivalent qualification, plus completion of pre-registration training
• Pharmacist Registrant of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience or qualification

Desirable

• Independent prescribing qualification

Experience
Essential

• The ability to interpret information and provide advice
• Moderate or significant post registration experience as a practising pharmacist in hospital
• Broad clinical pharmacy knowledge

Skills & behaviours
Essential

• Team player
• Ability to work alone and under pressure
• Flexible
• Enthusiastic
• Communication, written, listening and verbal
• Ability to prioritise

Desirable

• Good problem solver
• Ability to work under pressure

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Masters qualification in Pharmacy, or equivalent qualification, plus completion of pre-registration training
• Pharmacist Registrant of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience or qualification

Desirable

• Independent prescribing qualification

Experience
Essential

• The ability to interpret information and provide advice
• Moderate or significant post registration experience as a practising pharmacist in hospital
• Broad clinical pharmacy knowledge

Skills & behaviours
Essential

• Team player
• Ability to work alone and under pressure
• Flexible
• Enthusiastic
• Communication, written, listening and verbal
• Ability to prioritise

Desirable

• Good problem solver
• Ability to work under pressure

Skills Required