Lead Advanced Pharmacist – Women’s Services
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Advanced Pharmacist – Women’s Services to join the Pharmacy team at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.
Responsibilities
* Lead the planning, delivery, development and governance of Women’s Services pharmacy provision.
* Provide advanced clinical pharmacy input across maternity, gynaecology, maternal medicine and neonatal interfaces, ensuring consistent pharmacy provision and cross‑site working.
* Act as an independent prescriber: initiate, review and optimise medicines within scope of practice, including high‑risk, unlicensed and specialist therapies during pregnancy, postnatal, breastfeeding and neonatal care.
* Lead medicines governance for Women’s Services: prescribing verification, medicines reconciliation, incident management, audit and risk management.
* Develop and implement clinical guidelines, protocols and pathways for medicines use aligned with national guidance.
* Provide expert advice and leadership to multidisciplinary teams (obstetric, gynaecology, maternal medicine, anaesthetic, midwifery and neonatal teams).
* Lead service development and quality improvement using prescribing data and incident learning.
* Support and develop pharmacy staff through supervision, education and workforce development.
* Work with internal and external partners including primary care, community pharmacy, LMNS and commissioners.
* Provide medicines optimisation and financial oversight, including high‑cost medicines and budget monitoring.
* Deputise for senior pharmacy colleagues to support service resilience.
Visa and Sponsorship
This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. Sponsorship may be provided only if applicants meet UKVI requirements, including skill and salary thresholds.
Flexible Working
Flexible working arrangements are available on discussion with the recruiting line manager.
Equal Opportunities
We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, ethnicity, disability, or other protected characteristics.
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