Clinical Pharmacist - Women's and Neonatal Services

Employer information

Flexible working

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview

**Are you ready to make a difference? **

If you want to be a part of a team that continually strives to deliver outstanding clinical care to women, babies and their families then we need you!

We are seeking a highly motivated, collaborative and enthusiastic pharmacist to join our pharmacy team based at our Birmingham Women's Hospital pharmacy site. You will be responsible for the delivery of high quality, proactive and patient focused clinical pharmacy services in a range of specialties across the maternity, gynaecology and neonatal directorates to include neonatal intensive care so you really can make a difference to our patients every day you come to work.

We are proud to say we have a dynamic and supportive pharmacy team that aspires to provide safe, effective, and efficient care to every individual who comes through our doors. We strive to promote a happy, collaborative, and empowering work environment so each and every member of our team can thrive and make a meaningful impact.

Main duties of the job

To ensure medicines are prescribed safely, economically and are appropriate to the needs of the patient across various specialties.

Provide advice on pharmaceutical care to healthcare professionals and patients.

To record clinical interventions and medication incidents to highlight areas of concern.

To provide medication advice to patients and their families to ensure they are aware of their medicines and potential side effects.

To analyse directorate finance reports and identify cost saving opportunities.

To partake in clinical audit and service improvement projects.

To support antimicrobial stewardship.

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MPharm or equivalent degree
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Pharmacist Independent Prescriber

Knowledge & Nature of Experience

Essential criteria

• Minimum 2 Suitable years post-qualification experience
• Able to understand the complex clinical and social needs of patients and families and meet those needs whenever possible.
• Able to understand complex clinical situations and to discuss and make recommendations to resolve issues arising from them with medical, nursing/midwifery and other staff.
• Previous hospital pharmacy experience.

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential criteria

• Able to work independently, prioritise, set goals and meet deadlines.
• Able to identify issues and use own initiative to address them.
• Able to maintain standards and accuracy whilst working under pressure.
• Aware of personal limitations and asks for help as required.

Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Able to use a variety of computer software to organise and present information
• Previous experience and knowledge of audit.
• Awareness of requirements towards CQC.
• Demonstrates continuing professional development.
• An understanding of medication safety.

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of delivering clinical pharmacy services to neonatal patients and staff.
• Previous experience of delivering clinical pharmacy services to a Women's directorate.
• Familiarity with drugs expenditure and prescribing trends.

Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes

Essential criteria

• Good team player
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Trustworthy and respectful of confidential information about both patients and colleagues
• Adaptable to change in working practices and flexible in terms of working hours on an occasional basis
• Able to remain professional in challenging circumstances
• Negotiating skills and powers of persuasion
• Well organised
• High standards of work presentation
• Self-motivated with a 'can do' attitude
• Professional appearance and manner

Additional employer information

Sponsorship

Please note, visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles in line with current UKVI regulations. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for sponsorship before submitting your application. If you would like more information, please visit: UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to interview.

Reasonable Adjustments

BWC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive environment for those with a disability, long term health or mental health condition. The Disability Confident scheme means we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, long term health or mental health conditions, and we want to ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and accessible to all. Our aim is to get the best out of every individual and if successful for interview, you will be asked if you require any reasonable adjustments (special requirements). We will strive to support and accommodate these requests where possible.

Safeguarding

As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.

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.

Application numbers

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

• Clinical Pharmacist JD & PS (PDF, 816.5KB)
• Advert (PDF, 520.5KB)