Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Children’s Nutrition, Pain and Surgery
The closing date is 08 June 2026
Main duties of the job
* Help lead the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service to the Paediatric Nutrition Service at NUH
* Partake in specialised clinical pharmacy duties, including multi-disciplinary working
* Provide leadership, management and speciality/service support roles
* Line manage and support more junior pharmacists in the Family Health and wider Pharmacy team
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more details about this role.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
* B.Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm GPhC registered
* GPhC registered
* Diploma/MSc in clinical pharmacy or other appropriate post graduate qualification or experience
* Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (MRPharmS)
* Play an active role in a relevant national network / specialist pharmacist group
* Leadership and management qualifications
Experience
* Broad previous experience (post registration) of clinical pharmacy, particularly in acute settings
* Broad knowledge base of a range of clinical areas
* Experience of provision of specialist clinical pharmacy review and advice relating to the safe use of medicines.
* Experience of developing and implementing medicines and service related policies for a specialty
* Some experience of line management, including effective performance management, recruitment and allocation of staff
* Some experience of excellent leadership and management skills
* Experience of training and education of both pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
* Experience of multidisciplinary and team working at Pharmacy, Trust and regional level
* Understanding of issues affecting the NHS
* Publication of audit/research/clinical work at national level
* Experience of working actively on national groups
* Experience in project management (including department-wide roles) and evidence of completed outcomes
* Experience in undertaking, supervising and reporting/presenting audit / research work at local (Trust) level
* Effective liaison with relevant Trust level committees / groups or equivalent
* Experience of working in urgent or emergency settings
* Experience of working with electronic prescribing and administration systems.
Communication and Relationship Skills
* Excellent interpersonal, negotiating and presentation skills, both written and verbal -must be able to communicate highly complex drug or medicine related information to prescribers, clinicians, patients, relatives, relevant Trust committees and other stakeholders.
* Good communication skills with multidisciplinary team members and own profession.
* Able to defend opinions in a confident and constructive manner when challenged.
* Proven ability to influence and negotiate with relevant senior clinicians, managers and stakeholders.
* Empathy with patients, relatives and pharmacy customers.
* Teaching skills
* Experience of writing compelling business cases or case of need for service development
Analytical and Judgement Skills
* Critical evaluation of literature and literature searching skills for analysing, interpreting medicines information, production issues, drug therapy decisions and patient information.
* Experience of assessing and minimising risk associated with service provision and within medication processes
* Able to critically analyse information and evidence and to communicate the findings clearly in simple terms.
* Ability to work alone and make decisions within agreed parameters ; and referring / escalating as necessary
* Experience in making judgements involving highly complex facts, which require analysis, interpretation and options appraisal e.g. drug expenditure; medicines optimisation
* Ability to maintain and monitor database of medicines and activity related information e.g. medicines expenditure and usage; rotas etc.
* Think creatively to support departmental strategy and overall Trust objectives, with evidence of incorporating innovative and 'best practice' into current practice
* Experience of analysing expenditure
Planning and Organisation Skills
* Ability to plan and organise existing and new clinical pharmacy services to a specialty. This may include creation and adjustment of plans.
* Ability to be flexible and manage change in a complex and changing healthcare environment.
* Self-motivated with excellent organisational skills, able to motivate others, to manage time effectively and work to deadlines, even when under pressure.
* Positive thinker, problem solver, ability to think laterally to develop new ideas.
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.
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
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