Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- 9 months (9 months fixed term)
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 292-7008212-CCS
- Employer
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Town
- Harlow
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 Per Annum Pro Rata plus 5% high cost area supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist Neurology
NHS AfC: Band 8a
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.Ìý
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.Ìý
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
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Job overview
If you are looking for an opportunity to experience a more specialist clinical area, this job is the one for you . As part of our developing ClinicalÌý Services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust you will lead and develop a high quality, specialised clinical pharmacy service to patients within the Neurology department to promote safe, clinically effective and economic use of medicines.
You will work directly and regularly with consultants, senior nursing staff and managers within neurology and neurology patients and play an important part of the wider Pharmacy team
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be based in the pharmacy and neurology departments at PAH to cover maternity leave.
To be the Lead Pharmacist for neurology providing highly specialised clinical pharmacy services to this group of patients, also supporting the Lead Pharmacist for Medicine.
To develop and maintain clinical guidelines and formulary within neurology.
To work directly and regularly with consultants, senior nursing staff and managers within neurology and neurology patients.
To hold independent prescribing qualification,Ìý
To set up and run neurology clinics .
To lead and manage high cost/homecare medication within neurology.
Ensures medicines are used appropriately, safely, and cost-effectively in accordance with NICE guidelines, national guidelines, Trust and ICB policy, standard operating procedures and medicine legislation.Ìý circumstances.
To monitor and interpret expenditure on medicines within neurologyÌý
To support the implementation of NICE Technology Appraisals in neurology
To provide professional pharmaceutical advice and training to all prescribers, pharmacy colleagues and other health and social care professionals on drug use within neurology
To work as part of the wider Pharmacy teamÌý
Working for our organisation
Our OrganisationÌýÌý
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.Ìý
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.Ìý
Our ValuesÌý
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:Ìý
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and effortsÌý
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from bothÌý
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to careÌý
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.Ìý
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.Ìý
Person specification
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate clinical qualification (over and above that of the 1st degree, preferably at Masters level) and/or significant relevant clinical experience to demonstrate a similar level of knowledge.
Desirable criteria
- Successful completion of Independent Prescribers Course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working on a busy hospital ward and working as part of an MDT
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Skills for analysing drug and patient information in order to provide medicines optimisation and pharmaceutical advice where information is lacking or medical or other opinion may differ
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Commitment to development of the services
- Good organisational skills
- Able to work independently with the ability to achieve demanding tasks and objectives against deadlines
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Clare Macpherson
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacist for Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01279 273254
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