Advanced Specialist Pharmacist – Women & Children’s Services
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Plymouth, PL6 8DH
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
10 September 2026
10 days left
Job description
Are you ready to specialise, lead and make a real impact in Women and Children's care? We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Pharm...
This post holder will be responsible for the provision of a high-quality patient focused clinical pharmacy service for patients within Women and Children's Directorates.
Work closely with the Lead Pharmacist for Women and Children's, as part of the Women's and Children's pharmacy team providing specialist pharmacy input across all care areas.
Provide specialist clinical pharmacy services and advice to the clinical specialities within the Women and Children's Directorates including Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU), Paediatric Oncology, Acute Paediatrics, Maternity and Obstetric Services, Community Paediatrics and Gynaecology, demonstrating a high level of clinical effectiveness.
Work closely with Lead Pharmacists & Associate Chief Pharmacist for Clinical Services on the strategic development of clinical pharmacy services and establish clearly defined roles for pharmacist non-medical prescribers within the Directorates.
Candidates who meet the qualifications for this post but may not yet demonstrate the full knowledge or experience required at Band 8a will still be considered for this role as a Band 7 to Band 8a progression opportunity. The successful candidate will receive the necessary support to achieve the required progression milestones and demonstrate the expected level of practice before progressing to an advanced specialist Band 8a role.
We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care.
The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.
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We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case.
We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date.
If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's Degree (or equivalent) in Pharmacy
- Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Certificate
- Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma
- Non-medical prescriber (or must be willing to undertake this when requested)
Desirable
- Current registration with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Member of the United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association (UKCPA)
- Active member of NPPG, UKCPA or equivalent pharmacist specialist interest group
- Postgraduate leadership qualification
- Postgraduate qualification in speciality
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Excellent proven knowledge of clinical pharmacy and drug use with the area of Neonatal and Women's or Paediatric Services
- Demonstrable experience in a range of clinical specialties
- Excellent proven knowledge of general clinical pharmacy and drug use
- Senior pharmacy management demonstrable experience within a recognised area of pharmacy practice
- Proven skills in effective leadership, successful communication, negotiating, persuasion and influencing
- Proven knowledge of strategic care agendas
- Proven understanding of NHS priorities and how to apply these locally
- Excellent oral and written communication skills to address highly complex issues
- Report writing skills
- Proven evidence of CPD
- Demonstrable experience of teaching, training and people development
- Demonstrable experience of providing diploma mentorship and/or pre-registration tutorship
- Demonstrable Multidisciplinary working / ward round experience
Desirable
- Proven knowledge of treatment pathways and commissioning of therapies for the treatment of Neonatal and Women's or Paediatric Services
- Previous demonstrable experience of providing support to the management of a hospital directorate or division
- Demonstrable experience of designing and developing pharmacy services
- Demonstrable experience in presenting research
- Demonstrable experience in budget management and staff management
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
28 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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