Band 6 Support Pharmacist - Rotational

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS Trust in Birmingham is seeking a Band 6 Support Pharmacist to support high-quality care in various specialties. The ideal candidate will have a Masters in Pharmacy and be GPhC registered. Responsibilities include medicines reconciliation and working closely with clinical teams. The role offers extensive training opportunities and the chance to rotate through specialties, ensuring a well-rounded career development. Flexibility to work weekends and bank holidays is required.

Benefits

Attractive benefits

Education and development opportunities

Support for clinical qualifications

Qualifications

• Qualified pharmacists with a Masters degree in pharmacy.
• Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council required.
• Experience in an NHS/Healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Review medicines reconciliations using advanced electronic patient record systems.
• Support medicines reconciliation at the point of admission.
• Work as the Responsible Pharmacist and support clinical workflows.

Skills

Good interpersonal skills

Good oral, written communication & presentation skills

Ability to work under pressure

Problem solving skills

Education

4 year vocational Masters degree in pharmacy

Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Willingness to commence a postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification

Job description

Band 6 Support Pharmacist – Rotational

The closing date is 26 December 2025

We are looking for hard working individuals ready for a new challenge to help support the delivery of high quality care in one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country.

Our size and resources enable us to offer a range of attractive benefits as well as unparalleled education and development opportunities for staff at all levels. This includes an extensive portfolio of academic and clinical courses and programmes ranging from ongoing personal development through to clinical excellence and leadership skills.

You will have the opportunity to rotate through a number of specialties at the respective site. Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) will offer emergency medicine, trauma and orthopaedics, oncology, cardiology, renal, neurology, general medicine and liver.

You will be encouraged to undertake a clinical diploma or equivalent RPS Foundation pathway and subsequently non‑medical prescribing qualification. You will also be supported by formal induction training and dedicated time for education and training.

We welcome applications from qualified pharmacists in all sectors wanting to begin a career in hospital pharmacy as well as current Foundation Trainees looking to begin their career in the NHS.

UHB prides itself on its investment in staff both in terms of developing career skills and its commitment to staff health and wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

Using our advanced electronic patient record and prescription tool PICs, you will work alongside our technical team to review medicines reconciliations, optimise patient medications and verify discharge prescriptions.

You will provide an extended service to the Acute Medical Unit as part of a larger clinical team to support medicines reconciliation at the point of admission ensuring excellent care to patients admitted to UHB.

You will work as the Responsible Pharmacist in our main dispensaries supporting the workflow as well as clinically screening clinic charts from a wide variety of specialties.

This post holder will work weekends and bank holidays as per rotas, as well as a late‑night service in our dispensaries and providing on‑call services with support from a more experienced pharmacist.

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 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.

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Qualifications

• 4 year vocational Masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
• Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Has commenced or is willing to commence a postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification
• Evidence of continued Professional Development in Pharmacy related matters
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Member of UKCPA
• In‑house training and accreditation for formulation of PN and final check of aseptic products
• Willing to work towards a non‑medical prescribing qualification

Experience

• Experience working within an NHS / Healthcare environment with clinicians and other health care professionals at all levels of the organisation.
• Post‑registration work experience as a pharmacist in hospital pharmacy, or the ability to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge.
• Evidence of risk management and service improvements.
• Demonstrates commitment for providing high quality pharmaceutical care.
• Possesses relevant clinical knowledge in hospital pharmacy.
• Knowledge of national initiatives and guidelines, e.g. NICE, NSF.
• Possesses knowledge of available resources to answer Medicines Information queries.
• Demonstrates good knowledge of hospital clinical pharmacy and current issues.
• Demonstrates good knowledge of hospital pharmacy and current issues

Additional Criteria

• Good interpersonal skills
• Good oral, written communication & presentation skills
• Demonstrates problem solving skills
• Demonstrates empathy towards patients and carers
• Able to work under pressure, prioritise work and meet deadlines
• Able to use initiative and work without supervision when necessary
• Able to interact with clinical and managerial staff
• Demonstrates good critical appraisal skills
• Able to work with drug budget information
• Ability to delegate work effectively to others
• Ability to persuade, influence, negotiate and motivate. Material may sometimes be contentious
• Ability to propose changes to practice and lead on service development for specialist area, developing and implementing policy for that area.
• To work proactively and on own initiative within broad occupational policies
• Able to work with all grades of staff
• Capacity to work calmly under pressure
• Demonstrates commitment for providing high quality pharmaceutical care
• Flexible to the demands of the post, the needs of the pharmacy service and other staff
• Participation in 7 day week rota including bank holidays and weekends
• Ability to travel across all service sites as required by the job role
• Demonstrates teaching/mentoring skills & ability to motivate other staff
• Demonstrates good critical appraisal skills
• Propose changes in conjunction with service groups which have wider implications / development of service wide performance policies

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust