Band 7 Senior Support Pharmacist - Solihull

NHS; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Senior Support Pharmacist for Solihull. The role includes providing high-quality pharmaceutical care to patients, mentoring junior staff, and engaging in continuous professional development. This position values teamwork and a commitment to improving patient care through effective use of medications.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

NHS discounts at retailers, restaurants, and leisure facilities

Access to health and wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Completion of first year of clinical diploma or NHSE/RPS Newly Qualified Pharmacist Pathway.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy covering a range of specialties.
• Ability to work towards non-medical prescribing qualification.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a specialist clinical pharmacy service.
• Manage less experienced team members, including training and support.
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams to provide high quality pharmaceutical care.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Empathy

Education

Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification or equivalent

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 Senior Support Pharmacist - Solihull

The closing date is 09 July 2025

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 at Solihull hospital as a Senior Support Pharmacist.

You will be providing high quality pharmaceutical care to medical ward patients at Solihull. You will support the education and training of more junior pharmacists and students.

Main duties of the job

You will deliver a specialist clinical pharmacy service, and there will be a strong emphasis on supporting you in developing leadership and mentoring skills.

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.

You will be introduced to core directorate activities. You will have responsibility for the supervision of less experienced members of the team including junior pharmacists and trainee pharmacists.

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.

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• *Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• *Completion of first year of clinical diploma or NHSE/RPS Newly Qualified Pharmacist Pathway or equivalent, as evidenced by dated communication from HEI or signed-off NQPP documentation.
• *To be willing to work towards a non-medical prescribing qualification
• *Has completed or is near completion (within the next 6 months) a postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification or NHSE/RPS Newly Qualified Pharmacist Pathway or equivalent (applicable for Annex 21 roles)

Experience

• *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

• *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
• *Ability to manage budgets and deliver on cost improvement programmes
• *Able to use initiative and work without supervision when necessary
• *Demonstrates teaching/mentoring skills & ability to motivate other staff
• *Able to interact with clinical and managerial staff
• *Demonstrates good critical appraisal skills
• *Professional manner
• *Well-motivated and reliable
• *Capacity to work calmly under pressure
• *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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust