Overview
Advanced Specialist Pharmacist- Paediatrics, Band 8a. Contract; Permanent. Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9-5pm Monday-Friday plus late night, weekend and bank holiday working commitment). Job ref 205-8016548. Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust. Site: UHNM, Stoke on Trent. Salary: £57,528 - £64,750 per annum. Closing date: 18/06/2026 23:59.
Job overview
We’re seeking an experienced clinical pharmacist to join our Paediatric Team, to support the delivery of clinical pharmacy services across our paediatric wards and departments.
You’ll work closely with our multidisciplinary teams and with pharmacy colleagues, benefiting from extensive training, development, research, and networking opportunities. You’ll also train and support the development of band 6 and band 7 pharmacists completing rotations in paediatrics.
This is an exciting time for our Paediatric Team. Our new organisation structure is working effectively to deliver high quality care, and we have recently appointed a new, very experienced, Advanced Clinical Lead (8b) Pharmacist to lead our services to Women & Children.
We’re looking for someone who:
* Has proven experience in delivering high quality care
* Can support team development
* Is enthusiastic about improving the care of paediatric patients
Main duties of the job
* Utilise expert pharmaceutical knowledge to manage paediatric patients
* Use independent prescriber skills within scope of practice (or work towards obtaining)
* Provide prescriber support for complex medicine regimes
* Support flow with efficient discharge medication supply routes in and out of hours
* Review adverse incident reports and educate medical and nursing teams on pharmaceutical issues to lessen risk
* Review and develop guidelines and PGDs; develop cost improvement initiatives
* Train, develop and line manage band 6, band 7 and trainee pharmacists
Working for our organisation
UHNM is one of the largest and most modern NHS trusts, based across two sites: Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. We serve around three million people and are recognised for facilities, teaching and research. We are a specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. We are an inclusive employer and value the contribution of all staff.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Master’s degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
* Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
* Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent
* Independent Prescriber with appropriate annotation on GPhC Register (or willing to undertake)
* Formal management and/or leadership qualification
Experience
* Extensive hospital pharmacy experience
* Recent clinical pharmacy experience in paediatrics
* Evidence of involvement in pharmacy practice research
* Publication of research in a peer-reviewed journal or presentation at a national conference
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