Job overview

Following successful promotion of our current post holder, there is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated pharmacist to lead and shape technical pharmacy services across our aseptic services (including clinical haematology), clinical trials and quality assurance at Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust. 

The post holder will lead the technical services pharmacy team, engaging with clinicians, Trust, regional and national colleagues to develop and implement a robust technical pharmacy service,

Communication, organisation, and leadership are paramount for this role as the individual will be the driving force in ensuring that regulatory standards are meet to provide safe and effective medicines and services to all patients at Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust.

The role is primarily based at Sandwell Health Campus, where our aseptic processing unit is located, but will also require a presence at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital and City Health Campus, as required.

This post would suit someone with a wide ranging interest of all aspects of technical pharmacy and is fully supported by an experienced team of pharmacists and technical staff in all areas of the role.

Main duties of the job

As the Lead Pharmacist the post holder will have leadership and management responsibility for all technical pharmacy service provision to the Trust, including managing the technical pharmacy team.

The post holder will need to ensure that regulatory and professional standards are met and ensure that safe, efficient and cost effective systems, policies and processes are in place. They will act as the accountable pharmacist for the aseptic processing unit (APU), supported by an experienced senior technician team. 

They will also lead and contribute to development of strategic plans for technical and aseptic services across the Black Country, working with other Trusts within our locality.

The post holder will need to have good working knowledge of regulatory and professional standards across clinical trials, quality assurance, risk management and aseptic services.

They will also need an understanding of the clinical aspects of haematology services to ensure that collaborative working with multidisciplinary staff occurs, for the best outcome of the patient.

As part of the senior Pharmacy Leadership Team, they will be expected to contribute and lead on general issues, projects and tasks within the pharmacy department, as required.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow. 

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.  

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.  

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.  

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.  When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.  

Multi-site working 

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond". 

To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.