Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Highly Specialist Pharmacist W&C Directorate

The closing date is 15 September 2025

Job summary

This is a brand new post created due to service expansion. This is an opportunity to join an already exciting and dynamic women and children's team.

This role will be to provide a highly specialist clinical pharmacy service within the Women & Children's Directorate ensuring high quality, safe, effective, legal and accurate use of medicines within the speciality. The Senior Pharmacist will maintain a regular clinical commitment to both women and paediatric wards (prescribing and neonatal experience would be desirable) and will provide information support for division and specialist pharmacists and will deputise for the Lead Directorate Pharmacist when required.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide and manage pharmaceutical services to the Women & Children Directorate in accordance with the needs of the Division. Along with working with senior clinicians on determining medicines related cost pressures for the Women & Children Directorate. The post holder will also monitor and review prescribing practice within the Women & Children Directorate and to work with clinicians to ensure effective, safe, evidence based and cost effective prescribing.

About us

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven't heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

Details

Date posted

01 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£61,631 to £68,623 a year per annum incl. HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

289-CS-142

Job locations

West Middlesex Hospital

Twickenham Road

Isleworth

TW7 6AF


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will provide and manage pharmaceutical services to the Women & Children Directorate in accordance with the needs of the Division. Along with working with senior clinicians on determining medicines related cost pressures for the Women & Children Directorate. The post holder will also monitor and review prescribing practice within the Women & Children Directorate and to work with clinicians to ensure effective, safe, evidence based and cost effective prescribing.

See attached document for further details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will provide and manage pharmaceutical services to the Women & Children Directorate in accordance with the needs of the Division. Along with working with senior clinicians on determining medicines related cost pressures for the Women & Children Directorate. The post holder will also monitor and review prescribing practice within the Women & Children Directorate and to work with clinicians to ensure effective, safe, evidence based and cost effective prescribing.

See attached document for further details.

Person Specification

Essential and desirable

Essential

  • Vocational master's degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent) + completion of pre-registration training
  • Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
  • Postgraduate diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent general experience)
  • Significant specialist experience in delivering Paediatric (or neonatal) services at an advanced level of practice
  • Significant specialist experience in delivering maternity services at an advanced level of practice
  • Experience of delivering education and training at a post-graduate level
  • Supervision of others

Desirable

  • Registered independent Pharmacist prescriber
  • Clinical Audit to improve practice
  • Staff management
  • TPN
  • Education and Training in a multidisciplinary environment
Person Specification

Essential and desirable

Essential

  • Vocational master's degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent) + completion of pre-registration training
  • Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
  • Postgraduate diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent general experience)
  • Significant specialist experience in delivering Paediatric (or neonatal) services at an advanced level of practice
  • Significant specialist experience in delivering maternity services at an advanced level of practice
  • Experience of delivering education and training at a post-graduate level
  • Supervision of others

Desirable

  • Registered independent Pharmacist prescriber
  • Clinical Audit to improve practice
  • Staff management
  • TPN
  • Education and Training in a multidisciplinary environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Middlesex Hospital

Twickenham Road

Isleworth

TW7 6AF


Employer's website

https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Middlesex Hospital

Twickenham Road

Isleworth

TW7 6AF


Employer's website

https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Divisional Pharmacist W&C

Maiko Usui

m.usui@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

01 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£61,631 to £68,623 a year per annum incl. HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

289-CS-142

Job locations

West Middlesex Hospital

Twickenham Road

Isleworth

TW7 6AF


Supporting documents

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