Overview
This is a brand new post created due to service expansion. This is an opportunity to join an already exciting and dynamic women and children’s team.
The role will provide a highly specialist clinical pharmacy service within the Women & Children’s Directorate, ensuring high quality, safe, effective, legal and accurate use of medicines within the specialty. The Senior Pharmacist will maintain a regular clinical commitment to both women and paediatric wards (prescribing and neonatal experience would be desirable) and will provide information support for division and specialist pharmacists, deputising for the Lead Directorate Pharmacist when required.
The post holder will provide and manage pharmaceutical services to the Women & Children Directorate in accordance with the needs of the Division. They will work with senior clinicians to determine medicines-related cost pressures for the Women & Children Directorate and will monitor and review prescribing practice to ensure effective, safe, evidence-based and cost-effective prescribing.
About the Trust
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England\'s top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London. Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us \'Good\' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and \'Outstanding\' in leadership and resource use. We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.
Working arrangements
We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs. The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
Employment details
Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.
Responsibilities
* Provide and manage pharmaceutical services to the Women & Children Directorate in accordance with the needs of the Division.
* Work with senior clinicians on determining medicines-related cost pressures for the Women & Children Directorate.
* Monitor and review prescribing practice within the Women & Children Directorate and work with clinicians to ensure effective, safe, evidence-based and cost-effective prescribing.
* Maintain a regular clinical commitment to women and paediatric wards; neonatal prescribing experience would be desirable and is considered advantageous.
* Provide information support for division and specialist pharmacists and deputise for the Lead Directorate Pharmacist when required.
Additional information
See attached document for further details. This advert closes on Monday 15 Sep 2025.
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