About this role
Job summary
Are you a motivated and patient-centred pharmacist looking to develop your specialist clinical practice within Older Peoples Medicine?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist to join the Older Peoples Medicine Pharmacy Team at St Jamess University Hospital. This rewarding role offers the chance to work within a well-established multidisciplinary team, providing expert pharmaceutical care to older adults with complex health needs.
Main duties of the job
As part of a supportive and forward-thinking pharmacy department, you will work closely with the MDT to play a key role in optimising medicines for frail older patients, supporting management of polypharmacy, reducing medicines-related harm and improving patient outcomes throughout their journey.
The successful candidate will gain valuable experience working with patients presenting with a wide range of conditions including frailty, dementia, delirium, Parkinsons disease, falls, stroke and complex multimorbidity. You will collaborate with specialist teams across the Trust, helping to deliver high-quality care for some of our most vulnerable patients.
This post offers excellent opportunities for professional development, including leadership experience, service improvement, audit and research activities. You will also contribute to the education and training of trainee pharmacists, foundation pharmacists and members of the wider multidisciplinary team.
About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.
Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.
We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.
Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For questions about this job, contact
Elizabeth Grosvenor Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader [email protected] 0113 206 6981 Shortlisting Date: 10th November 2026 Interview Date: 26th November 2026
Please Note: All salaries listed reflect the pay for full time roles. Any part time roles will be pro rata.
Why you should join our Team
The pharmacy department at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is nationally recognised as an exemplar service. The team is a highly skilled and dedicated group of professionals committed to delivering exceptional pharmaceutical care to patients with acute and chronic conditions. The team fosters a collaborative, inclusive and supportive atmosphere, where pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support workers work closely and collaboratively with each other and the wider MDT to optimise medication usage and improve clinical outcomes.
Our vision is making it easy for people to get the most from their medicines and our work ethic is one of excellence, innovation and compassion in delivering the highest quality care. Leeds Teaching Hospitals offers fantastic opportunities for professional development, research involvement and career progression, with a culture that encourages continuous learning and innovation. Being part of this team means joining a forward thinking, dynamic and highly respected pharmacy service.
What you will bring to the role
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and an MPharm degree (or equivalent).
- A Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent), with a commitment to ongoing professional development.
- Experience delivering clinical pharmacy services within a hospital setting and optimising medicines use for patients.
- Broad clinical knowledge and a sound understanding of medicines legislation, governance and hospital pharmacy practice.
- Strong communication skills, enabling you to provide clear advice to patients, carers and multidisciplinary teams.
- The ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively as part of a busy healthcare team.
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the confidence to make evidence-based clinical decisions.
- A flexible, adaptable and proactive approach, with the ability to quickly develop expertise in new clinical specialities.
- Enthusiasm, resilience and a commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while supporting service improvement and innovation.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
We are….
Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind
Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time
Our priorities
People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes
Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
Person Specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
St James’s University Hospital
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS9 7TF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)