Job Description

Would you like to play a part in the Hospital at home service in the beautiful location of Hambleton and Richmondshire.
We have a rare opportunity for a 9-month maternity leave cover to lead and oversee clinical pharmacy input to the Urgent Community Response (UCR) and virtual ward team to deliver care to the virtual ward, community beds and Urgent Care Response teams.
You will contribute to patient care both within the unit base setting, and via patient home visits where appropriate.
Lead on medication provision and delivery across organisational boundaries.
Complete Medication reviews, medicines reconciliation and pharmaceutical care plans for patients admitted to the virtual ward.
Successful candidate must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role.
Main duties of the job
You will work as an independent prescriber, optimising medicines and promoting appropriate, evidence-based, and cost-effective prescribing and deprescribing as part of the wider hospital at home team.
You will be using your clinical skills and knowledge in investigations, analysing, and implementing actions for medication related incidents within the virtual ward.
The provision of specialist clinical pharmacy knowledge to a range of health and social care professionals on the safe prescribing, handling, and administration of medicines.
About us
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. 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 following training sessions:
o Your Leadership Impacto Leading your Team to Successo Leading Into the Futureo Service Improvement for Beginnerso Developing your Service Improvement Skillso Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
o Explore leadership within the NHSo Promote Trust values and behaviourso Develop your leadership effectiveness and skillso Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Details
Date posted
10 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
55,690 to 62,682 a year per annum (pro rata)
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
328-FCS-7418912-A
Job locations
Friarage Hospital
Bullamoor Road
Northallerton
DL6 1JG
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
Qualifications & training
Essential

• oQualified to a degree level (MPharm or equivalent)
• oRegistration with the General Pharmaceutical council or Great Britain as a practising pharmacist.
• oPost graduate Diploma in clinical pharmacy, or equivalent.
• oNon-medical prescriber qualification

Desirable

• oRPS Faculty membership.

Knowledge and skills
Essential

• oProfessional knowledge acquired through vocational degree in pharmacy
• oSignficant pre-registration training and experience
• oSignificant post-qualification experience in a relevant role, practising as a pharmacist in hospital or primary care
• oGood all-round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills
• oExperience of supervising staff and leading a team
• oAble to work autonomously and within a team

Desirable

• oExperienceof community services.

Experience
Essential

• oWorked as a clinical pharmacist at a high level
• oCreating, developing, and reviewing protocol and/or guidelines
• oSupervising and undertaking audit andreportingresults appropriately
• oExperience and involvement of service development, teaching, tutoring, or mentoring of pre-registration pharmacists.
• oAbility to travel independently throughout the area.

Desirable

• oExperience prescribing in a specialist area

Person Specification
Qualifications & training
Essential

• oQualified to a degree level (MPharm or equivalent)
• oRegistration with the General Pharmaceutical council or Great Britain as a practising pharmacist.
• oPost graduate Diploma in clinical pharmacy, or equivalent.
• oNon-medical prescriber qualification

Desirable

• oRPS Faculty membership.

Knowledge and skills
Essential

• oProfessional knowledge acquired through vocational degree in pharmacy
• oSignficant pre-registration training and experience
• oSignificant post-qualification experience in a relevant role, practising as a pharmacist in hospital or primary care
• oGood all-round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills
• oExperience of supervising staff and leading a team
• oAble to work autonomously and within a team

Desirable

• oExperienceof community services.

Experience
Essential

• oWorked as a clinical pharmacist at a high level
• oCreating, developing, and reviewing protocol and/or guidelines
• oSupervising and undertaking audit andreportingresults appropriately
• oExperience and involvement of service development, teaching, tutoring, or mentoring of pre-registration pharmacists.
• oAbility to travel independently throughout the area.

Desirable

• oExperience prescribing in a specialist area

Skills Required