Lead Advanced Pharmacist – Women’s Services
Band 8a | Permanent | 37.5 hours per week | Job ref 279-7956963-APRIL26
Location: RSCH/PRH – Brighton, Sussex
Salary: £57,528 – £64,750 per annum (pro rata)
Job overview
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. This is a new role, developed to strengthen specialist pharmacy leadership and governance across Women’s Services. The senior clinical leadership post provides expert pharmacy input across maternity, gynaecology, maternal medicine and neonatal interfaces, working across designated hospital sites within the Trust. The post holder will lead the planning, delivery, development and governance of Women’s Services pharmacy provision, ensuring safe, effective and equitable use of medicines for women, pregnant people and neonates.
Women’s Services use a wide range of specialist medicines during pregnancy, the postnatal period, breastfeeding and neonatal care. This role provides advanced clinical leadership and independent prescribing expertise to support medicines optimisation, patient safety, regulatory compliance and service resilience, in line with national guidance and Trust priorities.
The post holder will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, regional and national networks, commissioners and external partners, and will play a key role in medicines governance, quality improvement, workforce development and cross‑site standardisation.
Main duties of the job
* Establish and lead a specialist pharmacy role for Women’s Services, providing senior clinical leadership and acting as expert for medicines optimisation in maternity, gynaecology, maternal medicine and neonatal interfaces.
* Provide advanced clinical pharmacy input across hospital sites, ensuring consistent pharmacy provision and cross‑site working.
* Act as an independent prescriber, initiating, reviewing and optimising medicines within scope of practice, including high‑risk, unlicensed and specialist therapies in pregnancy, postnatal, breastfeeding and neonatal care.
* Lead medicines governance for Women’s Services including prescribing verification, medicines reconciliation, incidents, audit and risk management.
* Develop and implement clinical guidelines, protocols and pathways for medicines use across Women’s Services, aligned with national guidance.
* Provide expert advice and leadership to MDTs including 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 can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds, and any role‑specific criteria. Applicants must have the required UK professional registration and evidence of adequate UK visa status.
Person specification
* Registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
* Further specialist knowledge through post‑Diploma level training.
* Member of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMP).
* Acute hospital pharmacy experience.
* Experience managing the use of medicines in pregnancy and breastfeeding inquiries.
* Experience in guideline development, formulary submissions, or protocol reviews.
* Member of the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacist Group (NPPG) and/or UKCPA Women’s Health.
* Experience working within women’s services.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
* Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.
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