Job Description

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, focused, and forward thinking individual to lead the pharmacy service provided to the Surgical wards and departments within South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The team consists of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and medicines management support. The team is currently made up of rotational band 6 and band 7 pharmacists alongside regular medicine management support.
As a clinical leader in your speciality, you will be responsible for clinical audit, implementation of medicines optimisation strategies, and service improvements aimed at enhancing the benefits that the pharmacy team bring to our surgical patients.
Main duties of the job
You will lead the clinical pharmacy team to deliver safe, effective and optimum clinical pharmacy services to surgical patients at South Tees Hospitals in addition to providing expert advice, guidance and information on treatment choices, medicines use, clinical pharmacy and financial issues to senior staff and managers within the services.
This post will involve development of clinical pharmacy services in Surgical Services to ensure medicines optimisation. The post holder will actively consult patients in a variety of clinical settings and make clinical interventions to improve patient care and patient safety. The post holder will also continuously complete service evaluation and monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs) to continuously make improvements to the pharmacy service.
The trust has over 1000 beds across two acute hospital sites, plus beds in the community. We provide a comprehensive range of local, and specialist regional services including, neurosciences, renal medicine, spinal injuries, major trauma, cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, hyper acute stroke services, paediatrics/neonates and cancer services including radiotherapy. The pharmacy department provides a stimulating, friendly, and professionally rewarding environment for staff to develop their clinical expertise. This post provides a varied experience as well as flexible and challenging opportunities for personal and professional development.
About us
Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Details
Date posted
31 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
Reference number
328-CD-7517565-LJ
Job locations
The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Ability to apply theoretical knowledge to clinical practice
• Involvement in development of evidence-based clinical guidelines, polices and protocols
• Strong knowledge of medicines information resources

Desirable

• Membership of regional/national/international specialist interest groups relevant to field of practice

Qualifications and Training
Essential

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent relevant postgraduate clinical qualification
• Pharmacist independent prescribing accreditation or actively working towards qualification
• Evidence of CPD and ongoing education

Desirable

• Relevant postgraduate clinical qualification or management qualification
• Membership with Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
• Working towards RPS advanced clinical practice or consultancy frameworks

Experience
Essential

• Wealth of experience in clinical pharmacy within a hospital setting
• Experience of providing directorate level pharmacist services e.g. budgetary reports, drug usage reviews
• Developments of protocols and policies
• Experience of developing strong professional relationships with other healthcare professionals
• Experience of leading and contributing to relevant research, audit and service improvement projects
• Experience of involvement in multidisciplinary service development

Desirable

• Staff leadership and management experience
• Experience in mentorship and training for other staff
• Teaching experience in clinical and classroom setting

Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Ability to apply theoretical knowledge to clinical practice
• Involvement in development of evidence-based clinical guidelines, polices and protocols
• Strong knowledge of medicines information resources

Desirable

• Membership of regional/national/international specialist interest groups relevant to field of practice

Qualifications and Training
Essential

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent relevant postgraduate clinical qualification
• Pharmacist independent prescribing accreditation or actively working towards qualification
• Evidence of CPD and ongoing education

Desirable

• Relevant postgraduate clinical qualification or management qualification
• Membership with Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
• Working towards RPS advanced clinical practice or consultancy frameworks

Experience
Essential

• Wealth of experience in clinical pharmacy within a hospital setting
• Experience of providing directorate level pharmacist services e.g. budgetary reports, drug usage reviews
• Developments of protocols and policies
• Experience of developing strong professional relationships with other healthcare professionals
• Experience of leading and contributing to relevant research, audit and service improvement projects
• Experience of involvement in multidisciplinary service development

Desirable

• Staff leadership and management experience
• Experience in mentorship and training for other staff
• Teaching experience in clinical and classroom setting

Skills Required