About this role
Job summary
An opportunity to join the North CNTW Pharmacy Team as an Advanced pharmacist practitioner delivering pharmacy services with Community Treatment Teams in Ashington and Blyth.
This is a rewarding role where pharmacy expertise is highly valued within supportive multidisciplinary teams. Alongside community-based clinical responsibilities, the post holder will be work as part of the wider pharmacy team to contribute to wider services, including duty pharmacist sessions at St George's and St Nicholas hospital, clinical supervision, education and service development activities.
The successful applicant will lead and deliver high-quality, patient-centred clinical pharmacy services, supporting service users with complex mental health needs and working collaboratively with carers, primary care colleagues and multidisciplinary teams. Playing a key role in optimising medicines use, developing services, and ensuring care is delivered in line with professional standards, legislation and best practice.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include
- Leading specialist clinical pharmacy services within designated community mental health teams.
- Prescribing, reviewing and monitoring medicines to optimise treatment outcomes.
- Designing and implementing individualised pharmacological treatment plans.
- Providing expert medicines advice to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
- Supporting safe prescribing practices and medicines optimisation.
- Ensuring robust medicines management and governance systems are maintained
- Facilitating effective communication and transfer of care between secondary and primary care services.
- Supporting the implementation of Shared Care Guidelines.
- Contributing to clinical supervision, education and training.
- Participating in dispensary and duty pharmacist services as required.
- On call duties on a rota basis
- Working flexibly across pharmacy services to meet the needs of service users and the Trust.
You will be a visible role model within the department, demonstrating professional leadership, sound clinical judgement and a commitment professional development and delivering outstanding patient-centred care.
Our pharmacy team is passionate about innovation, professional development and delivering exceptional care. Find out more by watching our team video or viewing our Pharmacy Department brochure.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.
The North East of England and Cumbria boasts some of Britain's most beautiful scenery, coastline and national parks. It offers affordable house prices, good connectivity and train links with some major cities. It can offer a fantastic quality of life and working for our Trust promotes a great work life balance. We have bases in many beautiful places which can give our staff the opportunity to explore some of these surrounding areas.
The Trust may also offer financial support for successful candidates who need to relocate.
As a department, we are committed to developing and supporting our staff to achieve the maximum they can from their career, whilst delivering outstanding patient centred care.
To find out more about our department and see what our team has to say you can watch our YouTube video https://youtu.be/JgVFF1jMsuY or view our departments brochure Pharmacy_Brochure_2026_updated.pdf
Job description
Job responsibilities
Applicants must be registered with GPHC
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 20th October 2026
Closing date : 10thNovember 2026
We welcome your application
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent first degree in Pharmacy
- Registration as a Pharmacist with GPhC
- Postgraduate clinical qualification Or Evidence of portfolio working towards RPS core advanced pharmacist curriculum
- Qualified Pharmacist prescriber registered with the GPhC or working towards this qualification
Desirable
- Experienced Prescriber
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Evidence of commitment to CPD as a minimum to meet mandatory requirements of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Up-to-date knowledge/ experience of relevant legislation
- Experience within NHS pharmacy practice
- Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, GPhC standards and other local and national initiatives
Desirable
- Human resources management
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills
- Evidence of a high level of professional organisation
- Ability to adapt within a changing environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills including negotiation and conflict management
- Good conflict resolution skills
- Excellent planning, prioritisation and time management skills
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.
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
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Georges Park Hospital
Morpeth
NE61 2NU
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)