Specialist Pharmacist - Homecare

Job summary
The Pharmacy Homecare Service have a exciting opportunity to welcome a Band 7 Pharmacist into the team. The UK Pharmacy Homecare sector is growing rapidly and the CUH pharmacy homecare team currently manages the supply of medicines directly to the homes of over 11,000 patients. We are looking for a organised, forward thinking and motivated Pharmacist to join our dynamic team. This is a exciting opportunity to work with a highly specialised patient cohort and various clinical teams including to name a few, Rheumatology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology and Vasculitis. You will play a key role in the provision of specialist services: high cost drugs, medicines optimisation and the management of clinical queries to help us to deliver and improve the quality of patient treatment and care. Maintaining the safe supply of medicines and treatment to patients homes. Homecare Pharmacy experience is not essential as full training will be given.

Main duties of the job

• To work as a Specialist Pharmacist in the Homecare team which provides a service to a variety of specialist clinical areas as part of the overall pharmacy service
• To pharmaceutically verify/clinically screen homecare prescriptions
• To deputise for the Lead Pharmacy Homecare Specialist
• To liaise with the relevant senior pharmacy, medical and nursing staff, other allied health professionals (AHP's) and managers to promote safe, evidence based and cost-effective use of homecare medicines

About us
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population. CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment. All roles in the Trust include a mandatory 12-week training period. Therefore successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver. This vacancy will close at midnight on 17th September 2026 Interview date - TBC

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
Our values and reputation for outstanding care Opportunities to experience a range of specialities Career and development opportunities Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team Research experience and opportunities Lovely location and quality of life Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Masters level degree in pharmacy.
• Post-graduate foundation training (preregistration year).
• Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Completed Certificate (Year 1) of Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy/General Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience or willing to commit to postgraduate training.

Desirable

• Completed years 1 and year 2 of Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy/General Pharmacy Practice)
• Diploma / MSc in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)
• Qualified and registered as an Independent prescriber.
• Risk management training.
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (or working towards)

Experience
Essential

• Moderate post-registration experience of working in a hospital or community pharmacy including prescription screening.
• Experience of managing a team or a pharmacy

Desirable

• Recent post-registration hospital experience, ideally including previous experience in a teaching hospital and experience of more than one hospital.
• Experienced clinical pharmacist who has covered a range of specialties.
• Evidence of having written pharmaceutical and/or educational publications.
• Experience as a personal tutor in a range of staff groups.
• Drug expenditure analysis and reporting.
• Horizon scanning.
• Ability to take initiative and lead on projects including change management.
• Experience of using pharmacy systems e.g. Epic
• Experience of writing reports/ business cases
• Evidence of having conducted a clinical audit

Knowledge
Essential

• Good clinical knowledge of drugs and therapeutic trends
• Knowledge of homecare services & The Hackett report
• Knowledge of NICE and NHS guidance and subsequent examples of local implementation
• Knowledge of Health care systems and NHS change.
• Familiar with the use of a range of visual aids for teaching.

Desirable

• Knowledge of pharmacy procurement in the NHS
• Knowledge of formulary or NICE Technology Appraisals

Skills
Essential

• Good organisational skills/time management.
• Able to prioritise workload and target efforts appropriately
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to give oral presentations appropriate to the level of the audience including students
• Able to produce written reports.
• Good consultation skills.
• Proven ability to influence and negotiate with all grades of staff.
• Able to work well in a team
• Ability to listen and act on direction from senior pharmacists
• Ability to review the pharmaceutical care of patients in a reasonable time frame
• Computer literate with experience of Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Desirable

• Ability to remain calm and work effectively under pressure and to deadlines.
• Able to produce written support materials for training.
• Proven ability to teach and train a range of staff groups.

Additional Requirements
Essential

• The ability to understand and always behave, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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: Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Pharmacy Services Manager Outpatients, Frances Smith, View email address on meeveem.com, View phone number on meeveem.com

Supporting documents
Privacy notice: Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)

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.