Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Job summary
Are you a motivated pharmacist looking to advance your career in secure services?

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist to join our forensic services team at Wathwood Hospital. This is an Band 7 Senior Clinical pharmacist post, offering a stimulating and supportive environment in which to develop specialist clinical pharmacy practice within secure services.

You will deliver high quality clinical pharmacy services, lead on medicines optimisation, and apply or develop your independent prescribing skills as part of a skilled and collaborative multidisciplinary team.

Core hours: Monday - Friday, 37.5 hours
Location: Wathwood Hospital
Development Opportunities: Structured support, mentorship, internal career progression, and support for prescribing practice

We welcome applications from pharmacists who are ready to take on the full responsibilities of a Band 7 role, including those who hold or are working towards and independent prescribing qualification.

Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for delivering expert pharmaceutical care to individuals with mental and physical health conditions, ensuring safe and effective use of medications.

This will include

• Working closely with multidisciplinary teams (MDT), providing medication reviews, offering therapeutic advice, and supporting treatment optimisation.
• Participating in MDT meetings and ward rounds, providing pharmaceutical input and patient-specific care plans.
• Providing training, mentorship, and assessments for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other healthcare professionals.
• Offering specialist medicines information and counselling to patients, carers, and healthcare staff.
• Clinically validating prescriptions, oversee dispensing activities, and ensure compliance with legal and professional standards.
• Collaborating with the wider pharmacy team and MDT colleagues to develop and implement clinical audits, research projects, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Collaborating with medical and nursing teams to optimise prescribing practices and medication management.
• Supporting the development and implementation of treatment guidelines and Trust-wide medicines optimisation strategies.
• Acting as a role model and providing leadership support, including cover for senior pharmacy roles when necessary.
• Providing out-of-hours pharmacy duties through participation in the pharmacy on call service to maintain continuous pharmacy service.

About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Details
Date posted: 07 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
per annum (pro rata for part time)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 186-534-26-CS-A
Job locations: Wathwood Hospital, Rotherham, S63 7TQ, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will be mostly clinically focused with a small dispensary commitment and on-call/emergency duty commitment.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more detailed information or arrange to speak to a member of the team.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• oMSc in Pharmacy
• oMember of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• o Diploma (or MSc) in a Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Topic, or currently studying the second year of this

Desirable

• Current membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Current membership of College of Mental Health Pharmacy
• Certificate or Diploma in Psychiatric Pharmacy

Experience and Knowledge
Essential

• o Clinical knowledge from aspects of career to date
• Post-qualification and registration experience
• Clinical Pharmacy knowledge associated with a Pharmacy degree course and vocational experience
• Awareness of NHS changes and understanding of pharmacy issues within the NHS
• Hospital Pharmacy Experience

Desirable

• Experience of working within the Mental Health field
• Audit experience
• Teaching experience
• Evidence based medicine practice
• Experience of teaching pharmaceutical knowledge to other pharmacy staff
• Project work

Skills
Essential

• Organisational / time management skill
• Excellent communication skills
• Tested problem solving, and decision making skills
• IT literate
• Ability work as a team player
• Adaptable and flexible
• Work well under pressure and prioritise effectively
• Self-motivated and conscientious
• Strong professional demeanour
• Accuracy and attention to detail

Desirable

• Membership of Multi-diciplinary Committees

Contractual requirements
Essential

• Flexibility in working hours
• Able to work extended hours, if necessary
• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
• Able to work weekends and On -Call (Trust-Wide)

Values and Behaviours
Essential

• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to the Trust values

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).

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.
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).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).