Job summary
- Main area
- Gastroenterology, Endocrine, Acute Medicine
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Secondment: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Required to work weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis within the Pharmacy team.)
- Job ref
- 225-DIV3-7543930
- Employer
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Town
- Wolverhampton
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacist - Clinical Services
Band 8a
Job overview
We have a rare opportunity for 12-month maternity leave cover to lead and oversee clinical pharmacy input to Gastroenterology, Endocrine and Acute Medicine.
Successful candidates will be appointed to ONE specialty.
We are seeking an experienced, motivated and dynamic clinical pharmacist with excellent communication and leadership skills to work with the Directorates and Clinical Pharmacy teams within RWT.
Our department prides itself in cross-sector working breaking down barriers, highlighted by a strong admission avoidance agenda.
The pharmacy department has strong education links with universities and we actively encourage staff development. Many of our pharmacists are working on their Advanced Pharmacist Portfolios or pursuing postgraduate studies.
The successful candidate will have experience of working within clinical services and have a proven record of delivering effective change.
If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require then please apply.
Main duties of the job
To provide a clinical pharmacy ward service and undertake directorate level working for ONE clinical area where the current post-holder is currently on maternity leave, namely:
Gastroenterology OR
Endocrine OR
Acute Medicine
Provide professional pharmaceutical services, including reviewing prescriptions, dispensing aseptic preparation, and clinical pharmacy services in all areas of the department.
Supervise/provide professional support to junior pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, students and support staff.
Managed by principal pharmacist for the area.
To act as an independent prescriber once registered with the GPhC in line with local policy and entered in the trust NMP register.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post will provide the following services to the relevant Directorate (not exhaustive):
To provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to wards and departments within the relevant directorate.
To provide clinical and directorate support to the relevant directorate.
Support safe prescribing and medication governance.
Participate in service improvement projects.
To continuously monitor the drug expenditure against budgets for the relevant directorate.
Review and develop treatment guidelines and PGDs.
Participate in the training of pharmacists, doctors, nurses and undergraduate students.
Applicants must be registered with the GPhC, have a broad range of hospital pharmacy experience and have or be working towards a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent. An independent prescribing qualification is desirable.
Please see the Trust website for the full job description and person specification attached to the vacancy.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent) and registration with GPhC
- Completed Year 1 of postgraduate Clinical Diploma or equivalent qualification
- Ability to demonstrate clinical experience and competence in a broad range of medical and surgical specialties relevant to post
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within gastroenterology and/or endocrine and/or acute medicine
- Independent prescribing qualification
- Completed postgraduate Clinical Diploma or equivalent qualification
- Experience in supervising, training and assessing staff
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to work autonomously and on own initiative and also to co-operate within a team to achieve desired outcomes
- Ability to manage own time effectively and prioritise appropriately
- Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances and work under pressure
- Experience of implementing or delivering the objectives of cost/service improvement programmes
Desirable criteria
- Experience of undertaking audits and participating in clinical research
- Ability to demonstrate undertaking work at a regional or national level within a relevant specialty. This can include having papers publishing
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
- Kiran Salhan
- Job title
- Principal pharmacist for Division 2
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01902 695757
- Additional information
Alternatively, please email the following:
- Shane Kailla: Principal Pharmacist for Acute & Emergency Medicine [email protected]
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