Job summary
Band 8a: £33,414 - £37,609
Part time hours: 22.5 per week
Permanent contract
Reports to: Senior Pharmacist Team Lead for Medicine and OPM
Main duties of the job
Leads the provision and development of clinical pharmacy services to the respiratory directorate in accordance with the pharmacy care group:
1. Provides pharmaceutical advice and develops Clinical Pharmacy Services to Respiratory in order to optimise patient benefit from treatment with medicines and ensure the safe, efficacious and cost-effective use of medicines.
2. Undertakes risk management and ensures compliance with medicines legislation.
3. Be the named pharmacist for the COPD service
4. To be responsible for financial savings within respiratory medicine
5. To deliver an education and training programme relevant to role
Key Dimensions
1. Capital and Revenue Budgets Contributory impact on the medicines budgets for Respiratory
2. Staff Numbers Supervises and manages rotational pharmacists and tutor trainee pharmacists
About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Details
Date posted
13 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£33,414 to £37,609 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
REF1939L
Job locations
Queen Alexandra Hosp, Southwick Hill Road
Cosham
Portsmouth
PO6 3LY
Job description
Job responsibilities
Providing clinical pharmacy expertise in use of medicines for patients within the Respiratory Directorate during an inpatient hospital stay or on an outpatient, Homecare or day case basis.
Participating in multidisciplinary meetings as required for the service.
Providing support to the regional TB service
To undertake the role of pharmacy Independent prescriber, with the appropriate qualifications where appropriate and according to the needs of the service.
Identifying potential and clinical development to the Respiratory directorate and planning the implementation to ensure that services continue to meet customers requirements and income is sufficient to fund development.
Interpreting budgetary information for Respiratory directorate staff at agreed intervals to ensure that significant variances are highlighted together with proposals for appropriate action.
Assisting the Pharmacist Team Leader for Medicine in evaluating the costs and benefits of new drug developments and presenting evaluated information to division and directorate lead clinicians and managers to aid them in deciding if new products or approaches to treatment should be used in the division.
Assisting the clinicians in the preparation of business case applications to the Formulary and Medicines Group and/or Area Prescribing Committee, and where necessary taking cases of need to purchasers to ensure that funding for new products or approaches to treatment is secured in contracts.
Contributing to the production of prescribing guidelines and PGDs/PSDs to ensure that antimicrobials and respiratory medicines are used safely and in such a way as to maximize benefits to patients within available resources.
Participating in monthly respiratory governance meetings as the lead for clinical governance of medicines management issues, ensuring issues are communicated with the respiratory service.
Tutor a trainee pharmacist or postgraduate pharmacist student.
Providing training, teaching and support to underpin CPD and postgraduate qualifications in the Pharmacy department and deliver general and specialist pharmaceutical education to other healthcare professionals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Providing clinical pharmacy expertise in use of medicines for patients within the Respiratory Directorate during an inpatient hospital stay or on an outpatient, Homecare or day case basis.
Participating in multidisciplinary meetings as required for the service.
Providing support to the regional TB service
To undertake the role of pharmacy Independent prescriber, with the appropriate qualifications where appropriate and according to the needs of the service.
Identifying potential and clinical development to the Respiratory directorate and planning the implementation to ensure that services continue to meet customers requirements and income is sufficient to fund development.
Interpreting budgetary information for Respiratory directorate staff at agreed intervals to ensure that significant variances are highlighted together with proposals for appropriate action.
Assisting the Pharmacist Team Leader for Medicine in evaluating the costs and benefits of new drug developments and presenting evaluated information to division and directorate lead clinicians and managers to aid them in deciding if new products or approaches to treatment should be used in the division.
Assisting the clinicians in the preparation of business case applications to the Formulary and Medicines Group and/or Area Prescribing Committee, and where necessary taking cases of need to purchasers to ensure that funding for new products or approaches to treatment is secured in contracts.
Contributing to the production of prescribing guidelines and PGDs/PSDs to ensure that antimicrobials and respiratory medicines are used safely and in such a way as to maximize benefits to patients within available resources.
Participating in monthly respiratory governance meetings as the lead for clinical governance of medicines management issues, ensuring issues are communicated with the respiratory service.
Tutor a trainee pharmacist or postgraduate pharmacist student.
Providing training, teaching and support to underpin CPD and postgraduate qualifications in the Pharmacy department and deliver general and specialist pharmaceutical education to other healthcare professionals.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Completed or studying for Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
* Hospital pharmacy experience involving clinical pharmacy services
* Participation in weekly dispensary cover, Bank Holiday and weekend working (to demonstrate maintenance of basic pharmacy services and personal competency)
Desirable
* Previous experience of respiratory medicine including COPD, asthma and biological therapy.
* Previous experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team in a clinic setting.
* Previous experience of homecare services
* Previous management experience
* Previous leadership experience
* Previous education and training experience
* Identifying and implementing change to processes and team culture
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
* Good interpersonal skills
* Excellent communication skills
* Demonstrable ability to prioritise, organise and manage workload in an environment that has frequent disruptions
* Demonstrable ability to motivate self and others
* Demonstrable ability to work in a team
* Demonstrable confidence as a clinical pharmacist
* Demonstrable ability to use initiative
* Demonstrable ability to maintain quality standards
* Sound knowledge of acute medical therapeutics
* Experience of writing clinical guidelines
* Experience of leading a team
Desirable
* Word and data processing
* Clinical appraisal skills
* Experience of writing shared care protocols and Patient Group Directions
* Experience of providing education to multi-disciplinary teams
* Experience of leading service development
Qualifications
Essential
* Masters or Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy
* Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
* Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy
* Completed or studying for Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
* NMP qualification or working towards and eligible for training
Desirable
* Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
* Member of specialist pharmacist practice group e.g. UKCPA
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Completed or studying for Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
* Hospital pharmacy experience involving clinical pharmacy services
* Participation in weekly dispensary cover, Bank Holiday and weekend working (to demonstrate maintenance of basic pharmacy services and personal competency)
Desirable
* Previous experience of respiratory medicine including COPD, asthma and biological therapy.
* Previous experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team in a clinic setting.
* Previous experience of homecare services
* Previous management experience
* Previous leadership experience
* Previous education and training experience
* Identifying and implementing change to processes and team culture
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
* Good interpersonal skills
* Excellent communication skills
* Demonstrable ability to prioritise, organise and manage workload in an environment that has frequent disruptions
* Demonstrable ability to motivate self and others
* Demonstrable ability to work in a team
* Demonstrable confidence as a clinical pharmacist
* Demonstrable ability to use initiative
* Demonstrable ability to maintain quality standards
* Sound knowledge of acute medical therapeutics
* Experience of writing clinical guidelines
* Experience of leading a team
Desirable
* Word and data processing
* Clinical appraisal skills
* Experience of writing shared care protocols and Patient Group Directions
* Experience of providing education to multi-disciplinary teams
* Experience of leading service development
Qualifications
Essential
* Masters or Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy
* Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
* Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy
* Completed or studying for Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
* NMP qualification or working towards and eligible for training
Desirable
* Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
* Member of specialist pharmacist practice group e.g. UKCPA
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address
Queen Alexandra Hosp, Southwick Hill Road
Cosham
Portsmouth
PO6 3LY
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Employer details
Employer name
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address
Queen Alexandra Hosp, Southwick Hill Road
Cosham
Portsmouth
PO6 3LY
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