Specialist Clinical Pharmacist
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation TrustDarlington, North East
Overview
This is a NHS role (fixed-term) with Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust based in Darlington. The advertised salary is £49,387 to £56,515. Applications close on 11 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Are you looking for a challenge in a new clinical area across Tees Valley and Darlington? This split post will be based across Middlesbrough and Darli...
We are looking for an experienced pharmacist, fixed term (12 months) wishing to specialise in mental health having already developed through their newly qualified pharmacist pathway. You should have enthusiasm, confidence and drive to make a real difference to the lives of patients with mental illness. Previous mental health experience is desirable, but training will be provided; however, you should be able to demonstrate a sound understanding of other areas of pharmacy and of mental health conditions and the medication used for them.
You should have experience of patient counselling, prescription screening/checking and have underpinning clinical pharmacy skills and knowledge. Excellent communication skills are essential.
In addition to this, the postholder should have experience of providing clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation services in a hospital setting. You should have experience of patient counselling, prescription screening/checking and have underpinning clinical pharmacy skills and knowledge, ideally demonstrated through current study of, or attainment of a clinical diploma.
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Essential: - Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent; - Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC); - Evidence of Continuous Professional Development; - Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy or currently studying.; - Postgraduate qualification in psychiatric pharmacy; or currently studying for or willing to work towards.
Essential: - Recent significant and relevant experience in community or hospital pharmacy, delivering medicines management activities to patients
Desirable: - Experience of mental health pharmacy
Essential: - IT skills; - Ability to work independently and as a member of a team; - Confident and articulate communicator both written and verbal
Desirable: - Critical appraisal skills; - To use the internet to provide useful information and search bibliographic databases; - Understanding of health service issues in primary and secondary care; - Medicines Information skills
Essential: - Able to work in accordance with the Staff Compact and Trust Values and Behaviours.; - Professional in approach and manner; - Motivation to develop clinical pharmacy skills and specialist mental health knowledge; - Good interpersonal and social skills; - Committed to continual quality and service improvement.; - Self-aware and committed to continual professional and personal development. Able to accept and respond positively to feedback from supervision.; - Committed to promoting a positive image of people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities; - Committed to promoting a positive image of Pharmacy department and the wider Trust
Desirable: - Assertive and innovative; - Ability to plan and organise workload
How this role compares
We hold 349 NHS vacancies in North East that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role pays more than about 77% of them.
There are 12,785 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 618 of them in North East.
You have 8 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 59 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust has 68 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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