Highly Specialist Pharmacist (SCD & WLCH)
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Main area Pharmacist Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent: plus oncall and weekend working allowance Hours
* Part time
* Job share
* Flexible working
22.5 hours per week (Working Days: Monday, Thursday and Friday) Job ref 289-CS-142-D
Site West Middlesex Hospital Town Isleworth Salary £63,665 - £70,887 per annum incl. HCAS (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 02/06/2026 23:59 Interview date 23/06/2026
Job overview
This is an opportunity to join a vibrant, forward‑thinking Specialist Care Division & West London Children’s Healthcare Directorate at a time of growth and innovation. If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional clinical pharmacy services and want to make a real impact across women’s, neonatal and paediatric care, this role offers the perfect platform.
With the recent re‑designation of our neonatal service from a Level 1 Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) to a Level 2 Local Neonatal Unit (LNU) — a significant milestone that reflects both the growth in activity at our site and our commitment to delivering high‑quality care closer to home for local families — this is a truly exciting time to join our team. This transformation has opened up new opportunities to shape this brand‑new role and influence how our pharmacy service develops across Women & Children’s care.
You’ll be at the heart of a specialist service that plays a key role in women’s health and paediatrics. Your clinical insight will directly influence the safe, effective and evidence‑based use of medicines across the Directorate.
As part of Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust commitment to offering development, we are happy to consider this role as a Band 7 opportunity where applicants don't meet the criteria to be appointed as a Band 8a. This process involves the successful applicant being appointed as a Band 7, and meeting key competencies within 24 months in order to be uplifted to Band 8a.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide and manage pharmaceutical services in the Specialist Care Division & West London Children’s Healthcare Directorate in accordance with the needs of the Division.
Along with working with senior clinicians on determining medicines related cost pressures for the Division.
The post holder will also monitor and review prescribing practice within the Division and work with clinicians to ensure effective, safe, evidence based and cost effective prescribing.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will provide and manage pharmaceutical services to the Specialist Care Division & West London Children’s Healthcare Directorate in accordance with the needs of the Division. The post holder will also monitor and review prescribing practice within the Division and work with clinicians to ensure effective, safe, evidence based and cost effective prescribing.
Person specification
Essential and desirable
* Vocational master’s degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent) + completion of pre‑registration training
* Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
* Significant specialist experience in delivering Paediatric (or neonatal) services at an advanced level of practice
* Significant specialist experience in delivering maternity services at an advanced level of practice
* Experience of delivering education and training at a post‑graduate level
* Supervision of others
* Registered independent Pharmacist prescriber
* Clinical Audit to improve practice
* Staff management
* TPN
* Education and Training in a multidisciplinary environment
Important
* The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
* Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
* If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
* In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
* During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine‑readable zone security features of the documents provided.
* Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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