Band 7 Senior Support Pharmacist - Rotational

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

As a Senior Support Pharmacist at a leading NHS Foundation Trust, you will rotate through specialties while developing your leadership skills. The position is designed for motivated individuals with hospital pharmacy experience, committed to high-quality care. Join a supportive team with excellent training opportunities and various staff benefits.

Benefits

Excellent learning/development opportunities

Protected learning during work hours

NHS discounts at retailers and leisure facilities

Qualifications

• At least 12 months post-registration hospital experience.
• Participation in multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

Responsibilities

• Deliver a high quality specialist clinical pharmacy service.
• Support development of leadership and mentoring skills.
• Maintain communication with healthcare professionals for best use of medicines.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Enthusiasm for pharmaceutical care

Education

Vocational Master's degree in pharmacy

Postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification

Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Job description

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 staff. We offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives

This role involves working across Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull hospitals as a Senior Support Pharmacist participating in 9-month rotations across specialties including acute and general medicine, respiratory, infectious diseases, general surgery and nutrition, specialist surgery and critical care which offer an opportunity to broaden your experience.

Applicants who don't meet the criteria in the person specification relating to diploma status but who can demonstrate at least 12 months post-registration hospital experience are invited to apply and will be appointed in a progressional post under Agenda for Change Annex 21 (payment at 75% of the maximum band 7 pay, uplifted to the starting pay of a band 7 as per Agenda for Change on completion of the first year of clinical diploma or NHSE/RPS Newly Qualified Pharmacist Pathway and 12 months experience at band 7). Applicants will then progress on to the independent prescribing course.

Main duties of the job

You will deliver a high quality specialist clinical pharmacy service, and there will be a strong emphasis on supporting you in developing leadership and mentoring skills to the next level.

You will be a highly motivated individual and a team player with well-developed communication skills and a desire to use your knowledge, skills and experience to improve patient care and influence healthcare professionals in the best use of medicines.

Some of the benefits of joining our team at UHB:

*Work with a fantastic team that contributes to regional initiatives that report to the Medicines Management Advisory Group to improve quality of care across the interface

*Excellent learning/development opportunities to ensure the post-holder can undertake clinical duties independently working alongside a specialist team.

*Post-graduate training in pharmacy and support to utilise non-medical prescribing (NMP) or support to undertake if not completed.

*Protected learning during work hours to facilitate your development.

*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

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

09 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-9001618-1

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description Job responsibilities

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

Job description Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• *Vocational Master's degree in pharmacy (or equivalent relevant qualification)
• *Has completed or is near completion (within the next 6 months) a postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification.
• *To be willing to work towards a non-medical prescribing qualification
• *Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Desirable

• *Has commenced a postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification (applicable for Annex 21 roles)

Experience Essential

• *Post-registration work experience as a pharmacist in hospital pharmacy, covering a range of specialties, or the ability to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge
• *Previous participation in multi- disciplinary team
• *Demonstrates commitment and enthusiasm for providing high quality pharmaceutical care
• *Experience of teaching/presenting to other healthcare professionals/patients
• *Commitment to own Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• *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
• *Able to work with drug budget information
• *Demonstrates good knowledge of hospital clinical pharmacy and current issues

Additional Criteria Essential

• *Ability to travel across all Trust sites as required by job role

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• *Vocational Master's degree in pharmacy (or equivalent relevant qualification)
• *Has completed or is near completion (within the next 6 months) a postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification.
• *To be willing to work towards a non-medical prescribing qualification
• *Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Desirable

• *Has commenced a postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification (applicable for Annex 21 roles)

Experience Essential

• *Post-registration work experience as a pharmacist in hospital pharmacy, covering a range of specialties, or the ability to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge
• *Previous participation in multi- disciplinary team
• *Demonstrates commitment and enthusiasm for providing high quality pharmaceutical care
• *Experience of teaching/presenting to other healthcare professionals/patients
• *Commitment to own Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• *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
• *Able to work with drug budget information
• *Demonstrates good knowledge of hospital clinical pharmacy and current issues

Additional Criteria Essential

• *Ability to travel across all Trust sites as required by job role

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

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)