Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 245-HS8APHA-10-26
- Employer
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Tameside Hospital
- Town
- Ashton-Under-Lyne
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Pharmacist- Women's and Children's Services and IV Medicines
Band 8a
Job overview
Lead Pharmacist- Women's/Children's and IV Therapy -Band 8A - 37.5 hours- Permanent
Job Shares / Part Time or Flexible working will be considered
We are looking for an enthusiastic pharmacist to join our friendly team as our new Lead Pharmacist for Women's/Children's and IV Therapy. With a new Chief Pharmacist, an ambitious 2 year departmental strategy and our Pharmacy robot newly replaced; we are in a prime position to support you to become an outstanding Lead Pharmacist for Women's/Children's and IV Therapy.
We would fully support you to undertake relevant post graduate training and also leadership training.
Participation in the extended hours, weekend, Bank Holiday and on-call service will be required.
Main duties of the job
The Lead Pharmacist for Women & Children's Services and IV Medicines is responsible for the strategic leadership, development and delivery of clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation services across Paediatrics, Neonatal and Maternity services.
The post holder will provide highly specialised pharmaceutical care, advanced clinical pharmacy practice and independent prescribing to ensure patients receive safe, effective and evidence-based treatment.
The post holder will act as the Trust Lead for IV Medicines, providing professional leadership, governance oversight and strategic development of injectable medicines practices across the organisation.
The post holder will lead medicines optimisation, medication safety, quality improvement and service development initiatives within Women & Children's services whilst working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes and experience.
The post holder will provide professional leadership and support to pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and trainee staff, contributing to workforce development and succession planning across the pharmacy service.
The role will represent Pharmacy at specialty, divisional and Trust-wide governance groups and contribute to regional and national pharmacy networks where appropriate.
Working for our organisation
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Vocational Masters degree in Pharmacy (or recognised equivalent)
- Pre-registration training and experience
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Completed or undertaking a post-graduate diploma / MSc in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent experience)
Desirable criteria
- Independent Non-medical Prescribing Qualification (or commitment towards training for same)
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantive number of years of post registration experience
- Working in a busy hospital (or equivalent documented clinical experience)
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within specialist field
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Specialist and extensive knowledge of therapeutics of common disease states and frequently used therapeutic regimes
- Good all round practical clinical pharmacy and medicines management skills
- Skills for analysing prescribing documentation , clinical systems , and complex patient , medicines or financial information in order to provide advice on medicines and expenditure
- Excellent and effective communication and interpersonal skills both verbal and in writing with patients and service users
- Self-motivated , Able to work on own initiative and as part of a large team
- Able to meet the demands of a busy department and specifically to work quickly and accurately under pressure
- Able to understand and solve complex clinical medicines related problems
- Understands the issues affecting the NHS and the pharmaceutical service
Desirable criteria
- Has a good understanding of GP and Trust Information systems
Other
Essential criteria
- Respect for working colleagues, other disciplines and the public.
- Approachable, respectful and supportive to subordinates and managers.
- Decisive and possesses initiative
- Able to accept guidance, direction and constructive criticism.
- Practical, enthusiastic and self-motivated.
- Tactful and discrete
- Adopt Flexible working patterns, willing to accept change readily
- Trustworthy with a strong sense of responsibility
- Good timekeeper. Reliable and dependable
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Michelle Beecroft
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01619224814
- Additional information
Dearbhaile (pronounced Dervla) Kelly, Clinical Services Manager, [email protected], 0161 922 6277
Katherine Cullen, Chief Pharmacist, [email protected], 0161 922 6290.
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