Job Description

Specialist Pharmacist - Critical Care
Division: Cancer & Core Clinical Services
Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies
Band: 8a
Salary: 55,690 - 62,682 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: To be confirmed
We are recruiting for a Specialist Pharmacistwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be the department lead for all activity relating to Critical Care patients. They will be a role model, working to a high level within the pharmacy department.
Specialist Pharmacists are expected to have a key leadership role, acting as a role model for others. They will communicate and maintain excellent working relationships with all those that use, commission and work within the services delivered.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Details
Date posted
06 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
55,690 to 62,682 a year per annum/pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
275-2510SPCC
Job locations
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Gillingham
ME7 5NY
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for providing and overseeing the pharmacy clinical service provided to the Critical Care wards within the hospital
Carry out education and counselling of new patients at the start of newly started high risk medicines.
Ensures the provision of a proactive, high quality, cost effective, safe and responsive service to Critical Care wards.
To actively develop the Critical Care pharmacy service, exploring opportunities for clinically advanced services.
To provide a clinical ward pharmacy service to the Critical Care wards and lead on the education and training of other members of pharmacy and MDT in the pharmaceutical management of these patients.
Check the clinical accuracy and appropriateness of prescriptions for patients
To ensure the appropriate ordering of medicines for Critical Care to ensure medicines are available for patients and to minimise wastage from unused or expired medicines.
Attend the board rounds and MDTs where applicable within Critical Care, providing expert pharmaceutical advice.
To actively lead on efficiency savings within Critical Care.
To be the pharmacy department liaison with the wider team within Critical Care.
To identify and implement opportunities for the efficient use of medicines in Critical Care.
To support with the late night, weekend and bank holiday rota as part of the departments 7 day services.
To develop a personal audit and research portfolio. Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for providing and overseeing the pharmacy clinical service provided to the Critical Care wards within the hospital
Carry out education and counselling of new patients at the start of newly started high risk medicines.
Ensures the provision of a proactive, high quality, cost effective, safe and responsive service to Critical Care wards.
To actively develop the Critical Care pharmacy service, exploring opportunities for clinically advanced services.
To provide a clinical ward pharmacy service to the Critical Care wards and lead on the education and training of other members of pharmacy and MDT in the pharmaceutical management of these patients.
Check the clinical accuracy and appropriateness of prescriptions for patients
To ensure the appropriate ordering of medicines for Critical Care to ensure medicines are available for patients and to minimise wastage from unused or expired medicines.
Attend the board rounds and MDTs where applicable within Critical Care, providing expert pharmaceutical advice.
To actively lead on efficiency savings within Critical Care.
To be the pharmacy department liaison with the wider team within Critical Care.
To identify and implement opportunities for the efficient use of medicines in Critical Care.
To support with the late night, weekend and bank holiday rota as part of the departments 7 day services.
To develop a personal audit and research portfolio.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Master's degree in pharmacy
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist in the UK (or eligible to be)
• Specialist post graduate qualification such as clinical diploma or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Non-medical Independent Prescribing Qualification

Knowledge
Essential

• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of medicine
• Knowledge of and ability to apply all aspects of regulatory legislation and guidelines
• Demonstrate expert knowledge covering a range of pharmacy services and able to provide highly specialist advice

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working in the area to a high level
• Proven experience of delivering responsibilities and objectives to time in previous posts
• Experience of providing a service to the Specialist area
• Experience in providing and receiving highly complex and contentious information

Values Based Question
Essential

• Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

Skills
Essential

• Demonstrates ability to identify problems, analyse root cause and propose solutions for complex problems
• Able to solve difficult and ambiguous problems by advanced reasoning and sound technical judgment
• Able to manage and support others
• Advanced IT skills - including MS Word, Excel, email and PowerPoint

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Master's degree in pharmacy
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist in the UK (or eligible to be)
• Specialist post graduate qualification such as clinical diploma or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Non-medical Independent Prescribing Qualification

Knowledge
Essential

• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of medicine
• Knowledge of and ability to apply all aspects of regulatory legislation and guidelines
• Demonstrate expert knowledge covering a range of pharmacy services and able to provide highly specialist advice

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working in the area to a high level
• Proven experience of delivering responsibilities and objectives to time in previous posts
• Experience of providing a service to the Specialist area
• Experience in providing and receiving highly complex and contentious information

Values Based Question
Essential

• Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

Skills
Essential

• Demonstrates ability to identify problems, analyse root cause and propose solutions for complex problems
• Able to solve difficult and ambiguous problems by advanced reasoning and sound technical judgment
• Able to manage and support others
• Advanced IT skills - including MS Word, Excel, email and PowerPoint

Skills Required