Clinical Pharmacist - Children and Young Persons Health

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Learning opportunities

Salary sacrifice

Employee discounts

Wellbeing support

Staff networks

Job summary

Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Partnership Trust is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to join the Children and Young People’s Directorate. The role focuses on leading medicines management for CYP, providing expert medicines information, education, and direct support to children and families in inpatient settings, with strong professional development prospects.

The successful candidate will hold a postgraduate qualification in pharmacy, be close to independent prescribing, and bring experience in

Qualifications

• Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Current registration with Royal Pharmaceutical Society and practising status.
• Independent prescribing qualification or active progression towards it.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality clinical pharmacy services within CYP Directorate.
• Lead medicines management and contribute to clinical guidelines.
• Deliver education and training to patients, carers and staff.
• Support cost-effective prescribing and governance within the CYP services.
• Collaborate with consultants and other healthcare professionals.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical pharmacy experience

Mental health knowledge

IT skills

Education

Master's degree in Pharmacy

GPhS registration with Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Job description

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Clinical Pharmacist - Children and Young Persons Health

The closing date is 22 November 2026

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, and committed Clinical Pharmacist to join the Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Partnership Trust's Childrens and Young People's Directorate.

This is an exciting opportunity for a pharmacist looking for an innovative clinical role at the forefront of patient-centred care for Children and Young People, offering excellent opportunities for professional development and a good work-life balance.

The successful candidate should hold (or be working towards) an independent prescribing qualification, have a postgraduate qualification in pharmacy, and possess experience in mental health. Ongoing clinical supervision will be provided by the deputy Chief Pharmacist and Consultant Psychiatrists.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this role is to lead the medication-related aspects of care within CYP Directorate. This includes providing expert medicines information, delivering education and training, and offering both group and one-to-one support for children and young people. You will also contribute to the development of clinical guidelines and protocols, governance, and work closely with Consultant Psychiatrists and Non-Medical Prescribers to promote safe, effective, and cost-efficient prescribing.

In this role, you will work closely with a multidisciplinary team, supporting children and young people with emphasis on inpatient setting in the Trust. This position offers significant scope for professional growth and advanced clinical practice.

Key responsibilities include:

Providing a high-quality clinical pharmacy service within CYP Directorate, optimising patient outcomes, enhancing patient experience, and supporting care pathways across CWPT in partnership with wider healthcare providers. Contributing to improved health outcomes by taking a holistic approach to care and ensuring the safe, cost-effective use of medicines within CYP Services. Engaging directly with children, young people, and their families, ensuring that their views inform decisions about their care

If this sounds like the opportunity you've been waiting for, come and join our diverse and compassionate team, committed to delivering excellent care and support for children, young people, and their families.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job responsibilities

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

To actively contribute to and participate in the provision of Safe, High Quality, Timely, Patient Facing Clinical Pharmacy Services within the Partnership Trust, as part of the Trusts Medicines Management Team

To participate as an active member of specific ward/unit/clinical teams, and support medicines management staff in their roles and other healthcare professionals

To provide expert pharmaceutical and clinical advice on all medicines and pharmaceutical related matters

To develop and participate in the delivery of education and training sessions to patients/carers and other healthcare staff

To support the implementation of the Medicines Optimisation strategy as part of the Medicines Management Team

To participate in local audit work and the collection of clinical activity data to support service developments

Qualifications

• Masters Pharmacy degree, or equivalent
• Current and continued registration and membership with The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (practising member)
• Specialist clinical post-graduate qualification (e.g., Diploma in Psychiatric Pharmacy or Clinical Pharmacy or willingness to work towards a qualification)
• Hold or working towards independent prescribing qualification

Knowledge

• Have experience of working as a member of a multidisciplinary team
• A broad technical and pharmaceutical knowledge relating to the promotion of high quality, effective and cost-effective use of medicines
• Proficient IT skills e.g., ability to use Microsoft Office programs.
• Have had training in medicines information
• Must have a sound knowledge of pharmacy processes
• Must have effective written and verbal communication skills
• Should have good interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills

Experience

• Experience of working with people with mental health / learning disability problems or in Community Services
• Experience of clinical audit
• Experience of service review and design
• Experience of managing staff

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.

Address

Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Partnership Trust

Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Partnership Trust