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Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Homecare
Wakefield On-site 2-5 yrs exp Hospitals and Health Care 2,170 employees
Clinical pharmacyMedicines optimisationClinical validationHigh-cost medicines managementAudit planning
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in pharmacy and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. A diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent advanced practice is required, along with a non-medical prescribing qualification or a willingness to complete one.
Job Description
For further information about this role please contact Kate Norton (Lead Pharmacist Medicines Information & Commissioning)
Email: Kate.Norton@nhs.net
Telephone: 01924 546351 (internal ext. 56351)
About The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacists to join our pharmacy team at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust (MYTT).
Post 1: Clinical Homecare and High-Cost Medicines
Post 2: Clinical Homecare and Respiratory
The MYTT Homecare service has seen significant growth over recent years, with rapid growth expected to continue with the introduction of new medicines and services. Currently over 4000 patients are accessing Homecare services at MYTT over a broad range of specialities including rheumatology, gastroenterology, dermatology and respiratory.
You will work closely with the Advanced Clinical Pharmacists and clinical teams across the Trust to support the efficient delivery of a high-quality and cost-effective clinical service to our Homecare patients.
You will also be a key member of our Medicines Optimisation team, delivering a high-quality clinical pharmacy service at ward level and to our Medical Infusion Unit (MIU).
You will be part of our progressive pharmacy team, always looking for innovative and improved ways of working and striving for excellence to provide the highest standards of care for our patients. You will be based at Pinderfields Hospital, but may be required to work across all Trust sites if needed. You will contribute to the weekend, Bank holiday and emergency duty (on-call) rotas.
Please refer to the attached job description and personal specification for further details.
Main duties
Essential person specification requirements
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application Guidance
We understand that more applicants are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
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Email: Kate.Norton@nhs.net
Telephone: 01924 546351 (internal ext. 56351)
About The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacists to join our pharmacy team at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust (MYTT).
Post 1: Clinical Homecare and High-Cost Medicines
Post 2: Clinical Homecare and Respiratory
The MYTT Homecare service has seen significant growth over recent years, with rapid growth expected to continue with the introduction of new medicines and services. Currently over 4000 patients are accessing Homecare services at MYTT over a broad range of specialities including rheumatology, gastroenterology, dermatology and respiratory.
You will work closely with the Advanced Clinical Pharmacists and clinical teams across the Trust to support the efficient delivery of a high-quality and cost-effective clinical service to our Homecare patients.
You will also be a key member of our Medicines Optimisation team, delivering a high-quality clinical pharmacy service at ward level and to our Medical Infusion Unit (MIU).
You will be part of our progressive pharmacy team, always looking for innovative and improved ways of working and striving for excellence to provide the highest standards of care for our patients. You will be based at Pinderfields Hospital, but may be required to work across all Trust sites if needed. You will contribute to the weekend, Bank holiday and emergency duty (on-call) rotas.
Please refer to the attached job description and personal specification for further details.
Main duties
- Clinical validation of Homecare prescriptions across a broad range of specialities (for new and existing patients)
- Work collaboratively with clinical teams and stakeholders to plan and implement biosimilar switches
- Work to optimise the cost-effective use of High-Cost Medicines across the Homecare Service and the Medical Infusion Unit (MIU)
- Plan and carry out regular audits to demonstrate cost-effective use of medicines and adherence to local and national clinical guidance
- Produce and analyse reports on medicines spend within relevant areas
- Provide a high-quality clinical pharmacy service to a defined clinical area, for example respiratory and MIU
Essential person specification requirements
- Masters degree in pharmacy obtained through four years undergraduate training
- Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Completed a diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or working towards completion) or equivalent advanced practice supported by training
- Non-medical prescribing qualification (or working towards completion) or willing to complete
- A broad experience of clinical working in a number of speciality areas at a developed level
- Good clinical knowledge
- Awareness of limitations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application Guidance
We understand that more applicants are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Application Tips
If you need help with your application, take a look at the tips on our .
Our Benefits
- Access to the NHS pension plan
- Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
- Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
- Extensive benefits and support, including:
- Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
- Home electronics scheme
- Cycle to work scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
- Car lease salary sacrifice scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
- Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
- Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
- Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
- Career progression, training and support
You can find out more about skilled worker and health and care visas on our .
Education
Bachelor DegreePostgraduate Degree
Skills
Clinical pharmacyMedicines optimisationClinical validationHigh-cost medicines managementAudit planningReport writingCommunication skillsBiosimilar implementationClinical guidance adherenceMedicines informationCommissioningRespiratory careMedical infusion unit support
About Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust provides acute, community and specialist health care services to around half a million people living in Wakefield and North Kirklees. We have three hospitals at Dewsbury, Pontefract and Wakefield (Pinderfields), and also provide care in community settings such as GP surgeries, health centres and clinics as well as in people’s own homes. Every one of our 9,000 staff play a vital role in providing quality care to the thousands of people we serve and we are proud to have a hard working, talented, and dynamic work force who strive every day to provide quality care and support to those who use our services. Our mission is to recruit, develop and retain skilled and motivated people who embody the Trust’s core values of caring, respect, high standards and improving. We do this by creating a supportive working environment - in first class facilities - where excellence and innovation is valued and celebrated; by providing excellent training and development opportunities, and by offering a comprehensive package of staff benefits to reward our employees for their hard work and commitment.
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