Band 8a Specialist Pharmacist - Surgery and Theatres
The closing date is 09 June 2025
Job summary
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we acknowledge that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to investing in the health and wellbeing of our team. We offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities to support personal and career development.
We are seeking a clinically driven and passionate pharmacist to join as the Specialist Clinical Pharmacist for Surgery and Theatres. This role will facilitate the delivery of care on the Heartlands Hospital Site where you will work to develop a specialist pharmacy service with a focus on vascular surgery. This post will also support the development of junior pharmacists in this area.
You will work closely with the other Specialist Pharmacists and the pharmacy operational team to ensure day-to-day provision of the clinical pharmacy service to surgical wards and will deliver a high-quality service to the vascular directorate.
Some of the benefits of joining our team:
Dedicated protected learning during work hours to help facilitate your development
Support to undertake non-medical prescribing and other post graduate learning.
Access to trust health and wellbeing initiatives and a variety of staff networks.
Access to exclusive benefits for you and your family including NHS discounts at various retailers, restaurants and leisure facilities.
Main duties of the job
Ensure safe and effective provision of clinical pharmacy services to surgical wards, with a focus on vascular wards
Lead and develop clinical pharmacy services in vascular surgery
Manage and supervise junior pharmacists, overseeing performance, education and training and their professional development
Provide medicines financial oversight to a directorate with an opportunity to understand and develop Cost Improvement Programmes (CIP)
Contribute to clinical audits, research trials, and service evaluations and Quality Improvement Programmes (QIP)
Support education and training of pharmacy staff and healthcare professionals
You will join a specialist pharmacy team covering multiple areas to support pharmacists working closely at your base site and with the team across all sites. You will be supported by a team of more experienced pharmacists to develop.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Details
Date posted
27 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
304-9000724
Job locations
Heartlands Hospital
Bordesley Green E
Birmingham
West Midlands
B9 5SS
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Heartlands Hospital
Bordesley Green E
Birmingham
West Midlands
B9 5SS
Employer's website
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