Band 7 Senior Support Pharmacist - Rotational
The closing date is 10 November 2025
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we acknowledge that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff. We offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
This role involves working across Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull hospitals as a Senior Support Pharmacist participating in 9-month rotations across specialties including acute and general medicine, respiratory, infectious diseases, general surgery and nutrition, specialist surgery and critical care which offer an opportunity to broaden your experience.
Applicants who don't meet the criteria in the person specification relating to diploma status but who can demonstrate at least 12 months post-registration hospital experience are invited to apply and will be appointed in a progressional post under Agenda for Change Annex 21 (payment at 75% of the maximum band 7 pay, uplifted to the starting pay of a band 7 as per Agenda for Change on completion of the first year of clinical diploma or NHSE/RPS Newly Qualified Pharmacist Pathway and 12 months experience at band 7). Applicants will then progress on to the independent prescribing course.
Main duties of the job
You will deliver a high quality specialist clinical pharmacy service, and there will be a strong emphasis on supporting you in developing leadership and mentoring skills to the next level.
You will be a highly motivated individual and a team player with well-developed communication skills and a desire to use your knowledge, skills and experience to improve patient care and influence healthcare professionals in the best use of medicines.
Benefits
Some of the benefits of joining our team at UHB:
* Work with a fantastic team that contributes to regional initiatives that report to the Medicines Management Advisory Group to improve quality of care across the interface
* Excellent learning/development opportunities to ensure the post-holder can undertake clinical duties independently working alongside a specialist team.
* Post‑graduate training in pharmacy and support to utilise non‑medical prescribing (NMP) or support to undertake if not completed.
* Protected learning during work hours to facilitate your development.
* Access to trust health and wellbeing initiatives and a variety of staff networks.
* Access to exclusive benefits for you and your family including NHS discounts at various retailers, restaurants and leisure facilities.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job responsibilities
• Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
* Completion of first year of clinical diploma or NHSE/RPS Newly Qualified Pharmacist Pathway or equivalent, as evidenced by dated communication from HEI or signed‑off NQPP documentation.
* To be willing to work towards a non‑medical prescribing qualification
* Has completed or is near completion (within the next 6 months) a postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification or NHSE/RPS Newly Qualified Pharmacist Pathway or equivalent (applicable for Annex 21 roles)
Experience
* Post‑registration work experience as a pharmacist in hospital pharmacy, covering a range of specialties, or the ability to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge
* Previous participation in multi‑disciplinary team
* Demonstrates commitment and enthusiasm for providing high quality pharmaceutical care
* Experience of teaching/presenting to other healthcare professionals/patients
* Commitment to own Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
* Possesses relevant clinical knowledge in hospital pharmacy
* Knowledge of national initiatives and guidelines, e.g. NICE, NSF
* Possesses knowledge of available resources to answer Medicines Information queries
* Able to work with drug budget information
* Demonstrates good knowledge of hospital clinical pharmacy and current issues
Additional Criteria
* Ability to travel across all Trust sites as required by job role
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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