Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 188-SCL040526
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southampton General Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Closing
- 15/06/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 20/06/2026
Employer heading
Care Group Pharmacist (Women and Newborn)
Band 8a
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
Join Us as the Care Group Pharmacist for Women & Newborn at University Hospital Southampton
A rare and exciting opportunity has opened within our Women & Newborn Care Group due to the retirement of our much valued post holder. We’re looking for a passionate, forward thinking Care Group Pharmacist to become a key part of our dynamic clinical pharmacy team at University Hospital Southampton.
As part of Division C (Family Health & Support Services), you’ll work closely with the Lead Neonatal Pharmacist and Divisional Lead Pharmacist, supported by a dedicated Band 7 Women’s Health Pharmacist and rotational colleagues. This is your chance to shape and elevate the clinical pharmacy service across Women’s Health, Maternity, Foetal Medicine and Neonatal care.
Working for our organisation
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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At UHS, we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognising that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What You’ll Lead & Deliver
In this influential role, you’ll be at the heart of improving medicines use, patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Developing evidence based treatment guidelines alongside specialist consultants
• Strengthening interface working with primary care and community partners
• Reviewing and enhancing maternity PGDs
• Overseeing high cost and specialist medicines, including homecare and outpatient pathways
• Expanding the pharmacist prescriber role within Women’s Health
• Providing expert patient and carer education to support safe, confident medicines use
• Teaching and mentoring pharmacists, students, midwives and wider MDT colleagues
• Playing an active role within the Division C pharmacy team and the wider pharmacy department
• Engaging in audit, research and conference presentations
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Who We’re Looking For
You’ll be an enthusiastic, collaborative pharmacist with:
• A strong commitment to teamwork and excellent communication
• Experience in Women’s Health
• A passion for service development, innovation and high quality patient care
In return, we offer comprehensive training, professional development opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact across a diverse and rewarding clinical area.
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Ready to take the next step in your pharmacy career?
This is your moment to lead, influence and help shape the future of Women & Newborn Care Group services at one of the UK’s leading teaching hospitals.
Person specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience.
- Can demonstrate Advanced Stage 1 competencies in the RPS Advanced Pharmacy Framework in relation to medical or surgical patients
- Sound knowledge of clinical pharmacy services acquired while working within a suitable specialty.
- Experience of audit and evaluative work
- Teaching and tutoring experience
- Experience of supervising others
- Experience of implementing change and change management
- Development and implementation of guidelines and procedures.
- Commitment to CPD, Lifelong learning and Practice Research
- Experience of implementing change and change management
Desirable criteria
- MSc in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience.
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
- Independent Prescribing qualification.
- Project Management training or qualification
- Leadership qualification or experience
- Sound understanding of healthcare priorities and political agendas.
- Training in medicines information.
- Can demonstrate Advanced Stage 2 or Mastery competencies in the RPS Advanced Pharmacy Framework in relation to medical or surgical patients
- Experience of managing others
- Use of JAC or Metavision prescribing systems
- Understanding of Health Economics
Skills
Essential criteria
- Teamwork
- Literacy skills
- Numeracy skills
- Communication
- Organisational skills
- Problem solving
- Report writing
- Presentation skills
- General IT skills
- Microsoft Office skills
- Prioritisation
- Working under pressure
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Christina Nurmahi
- Job title
- Care Group Pharmacist (W&N)
- Email address
- [email protected]
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