Job overview

Permanent | 37.5hrs per week

We are looking for a someone to join our specialist paediatric pharmacy team. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your clinical skills and gain valuable experience in paediatric pharmacy.

You will deliver specialist clinical pharmacy services within the Medical & Surgical Care Groups, including critical care and oncology. You will also participate in clinical pharmacy, aseptic services and inpatient pharmacy services. You will also contribute to weekend, bank holiday, and out-of-hours emergency duties.

You will have completed Year 1 of your postgraduate clinical diploma or have completed the CPPE Primary Care pharmacy education pathway, and you'll have experience in hospital pharmacy. Paediatric experience is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided.

If you're passionate about paediatrics and ready for the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

Reporting into the Lead Pharmacist for Medicine, your responsibilities will include:

• Provide specialist clinical pharmacy services to paediatric medical and surgical patients, under the lead pharmacist’s direction.

• Verify prescriptions and advise on appropriate therapy, and provide medicines information to patients and the multidisciplinary team.

• Work as a non-medical prescriber if qualified and attend multidisciplinary ward rounds.

• Contribute to service development, including guideline, protocol, and standard operating procedures implementation.

• Participate in audit, research, and clinical trials.

Working for our organisation

At Sheffield Children’s, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:

1. Outstanding Patient Care
2. Brilliant Place to work
3. Leaders in Children’s Health

We work successfully with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.

As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.

As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children’s health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health.