Highly Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Womens Health

NHS; Wigan; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

An established NHS foundation trust is seeking a Highly Specialist Pharmacist for Women's Health. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead pharmacy services, ensuring high-quality care across maternity and gynaecology units. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, enhancing your leadership and clinical skills while contributing to service improvements and patient education. Join a supportive environment that values staff engagement and patient care, where your expertise will make a significant impact on women's health services.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist with experience in women's health.
• Ability to lead and manage pharmacy services effectively.

Responsibilities

• Participate in consultant-led ward rounds ensuring safe pharmaceutical care.
• Contribute to education and training of healthcare professionals.

Skills

Pharmaceutical Care

Leadership Skills

Clinical Expertise

Medication Adherence Support

Education

Pharmacy Degree

Postgraduate Qualification in Clinical Pharmacy

Job description

Job summary

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Are you prepared to lead a service that promotes high-quality, cost-effective, safe, and comprehensive pharmacy services?

Join Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Teaching Hospitals as our Highly Specialist Pharmacist for Women's Health.

This role is ideal for pharmacists seeking to develop their leadership, operational, and clinical expertise within their specialty.

You will be part of the well-established Women's Health multidisciplinary team, responsible for services across maternity and gynaecology units, general women's health admissions, outpatient services, and the assisted conception unit at Wrightington.

The Women's Health Pharmacist will collaborate closely with the Lead Pharmacist for Children's Health and be supported by the Principal Pharmacist for Surgery to ensure safe medicines management, service improvements, cost projects, and medicines governance within Women's Health.

Note: You will need to present original certificates for qualifications at the interview stage.

Main duties of the job

1. Participate in consultant-led ward rounds, ensuring safe pharmaceutical care from admission to discharge, and work directly with patients and carers to support medication adherence.
2. Develop your skills to become a manager, a clinical expert, or a hybrid of both.
3. Gain managerial experience through guideline development, audits, and cost management.
4. Contribute to education and training of healthcare professionals from student level upwards.
5. Maintain skills across clinical areas with occasional cover sessions and on-call duties, working closely with the Children's Health team for seamless service.

This position involves participation in late duty, weekend, bank holiday, and on-call rotas.

About us

Choose Well - Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides acute hospital and community services to Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. We value our staff, believing that 'happy staff makes happy patients'. We are committed to staff engagement and living our 'WWL Way' values.

Our focus is on safe, effective, and dignified patient care. We seek applicants who share our values and beliefs.

Date posted: 23 April 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: 8a

Salary: £53,755 to £60,504 per annum, pro-rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, flexible working

Reference number: 302-25-7058498M

Location: Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan Lane, Wigan, WN1 2NN