Advanced Clinical Pharmacist-Gastroenterology

Enherts Tr; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Stevenage is seeking an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist in Gastroenterology to deliver high-quality pharmaceutical services. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, manage biologics therapies, and optimise drug therapies for patients. Ideal candidates will possess a Master's in Pharmacy, non-medical prescribing qualification, and relevant hospital experience. The position offers competitive salary and full-time hours with a focus on patient care and service improvement.

Qualifications

• A non-medical prescribing qualification to optimise drug therapies.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy and clinical practice.
• Experience in documenting in medical notes.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in pharmaceutical services to the gastroenterology department.
• Develop and maintain a role as a non-medical prescriber.
• Manage services delivering medicines via homecare to patients.

Skills

Leadership

Pharmaceutical Services

Non-Medical Prescribing

Motivation of Others

Management of Own Time

Education

Masters Degree MPharm

Registered with the GPhC as a pharmacist

Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Word

Powerpoint

Job description

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist-Gastroenterology

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Fixed term: 12 months (maternity leave cover) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 361-7684622

Site Lister Hospital Town Stevenage Salary £55,690 - £62,682 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 13/01/2026 23:59

Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Our mission is: Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is: To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Our values - We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Our values are:

Include We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Job overview

We are recruiting for an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist in Gastroenterology who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

We are looking for a dynamic, motivated, and forward-thinking clinical pharmacist to work with the Gastroenterology consultants, specialist nurses, Homecare teams and clinical pharmacy team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing leadership and delivery of a high quality, proactive and patient focused service to gastroenterology patients.

This is an excellent opportunity to work with Lead Clinicians and nurses in a truly MDT setting.

The ideal candidate will use their non-medical prescribing qualification to optimise individual patient's drug therapies as appropriate.

You will also be supported to develop their leadership and management skills.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide a high-profile lead role in the provision and development of pharmaceutical services to the gastroenterology department, including biologics, biosimilars and other medications

You will also develop and maintain a role as a non-medical prescriber (NMP) to support the management of gastroenterology patients receiving biologics and other therapies.

They will be expected to manage and develop services which allow the delivery of medicines via homecare to patients

The post holder will also “horizon-scan” for the planned licensing of biosimilars and to lead on their controlled introduction and use, according to policy.

Additionally, you will work closely within the Multi-Disciplinary Team delivering services in rheumatology in order to deliver clinical and cost benefits of medicines optimisation.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

• Masters Degree MPharm
• Registered with the GPhC as a pharmacist
• Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
• Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent (completed both year 1 and year 2)
• Qualified and registered as a non-medical prescriber (or working towards completion of NMP qualification)
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Previous Experience

• Relevant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy and Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice
• Supervision of staff
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience in documenting in medical notes
• Training of pre-reg pharmacists and junior staff
• Proven experience of audit
• Project management and report writing
• Experience in writing policies/guidelines/PGDs
• Management of staff
• Tutoring of post graduate trainee pharmacists or pre-reg pharmacists
• Ability to take initiative and lead on projects including change management

Skills

• Ability to motivate others
• Able to negotiate with staff at all levels
• Able to use initiative
• Good organisational skills
• Able to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to manage own time
• Ability to remain calm and work effectively under pressure and to deadlines
• Proven ability to teach a range of staff groups

Knowledge

• Excellent general medicine clinical knowledge
• Able to use clinical knowledge at senior level
• Specialised knowledge of drugs used and therapeutic trends within specialised area
• Knowledge of healthcare systems, guidance and NHS change
• Able to critically appraise research data
• Knowledge of post graduate education for pharmacists
• Confident user of Excel, Microsoft Word and Powerpoint
• Good knowledge on Homecare

When you apply...

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Secondments/Fixed term

Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re‑apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate.

If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under‑represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing [e-mail]

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer‑friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

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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.

Name Hussein Ladha
Job title Pharmacist Manager Clinical Services
Email address [e-mail]
Telephone number 01438 284032
Additional information

Deepika Shah, Deputy Chief Pharmacist, [e-mail]