Senior Pharmacist - 22.5 hours - 18m FTC

Senior Pharmacist - 22.5 hours - 18m FTC

British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS)

Are you an experienced pharmacist with a passion for medicines optimisation and governance?

Do you want to use your expertise to shape and improve medicines management in a national healthcare charity?

BPAS is looking for a Senior Pharmacist to join the Medicines Management team. This role is for 22.5 hours a week over Monday to Wednesday on an 18-month fixed term contract. It's home based, with regular travel to our Head Office and BPAS Units as required (travel is reimbursed).

About the Role

As a Senior Pharmacist, you will play a key role in supporting the implementation of our medicines management strategy. Working closely with the Deputy Chief Pharmacist and Medicines Governance Pharmacist, you will provide expert pharmaceutical advice, ensuring our systems and processes remain robust, compliant, and consistent with best practice.

You will lead on medicines optimisation, policy development, and governance while advising on the cost-effective and appropriate use of medicines.

Additionally, you will engage with external pharmacy networks and regulatory bodies, contribute to training initiatives, and support audits and incident investigations to ensure BPAS maintains the highest standards of patient care.

Main duties of the job

• Providing clinical leadership in medicines optimisation across BPAS services.
• Supporting policy development and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and regulations.
• Advising on the cost-effective and appropriate use of medicines, maintaining the BPAS drug formulary.
• Assisting in the management of medicines-related safety and governance, including audits and incident investigations.
• Engaging with external pharmacy networks, ICBs, and regulatory bodies to ensure BPAS remains at the forefront of best practice.
• Contributing to the education and training of healthcare professionals within the organisation.

About You

We are looking for a knowledgeable and proactive pharmacist who is eager to make a meaningful impact. You will be a registered pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and hold a postgraduate qualification in pharmacy practice or an equivalent field. You will have substantial post-registration experience in a hospital or similar healthcare setting, demonstrating expertise in medicines governance, clinical audit, and policy development.

The successful candidate will:

Have a strong understanding of NHS pharmacy issues, regulatory compliance, and financial frameworks related to medicines.

Possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data and present information clearly.

Demonstrate leadership in change management and service development.

About us

British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) is the UK's largest independent women's reproductive healthcare charity. We work mainly on behalf of the NHS across the country providing abortion, contraception, STI testing & treatment. We specialise in evidence-based, not-for-profit care reproductive healthcare.

Working with us:

Alongside a supportive and friendly working environment, BPAS has generous benefits:

• 34 days annual leave per year
• You will have access to our employee benefits programme through BHSF which includes special health & wellbeing services & lifestyle offers for you & your family. This includes various salary sacrifice schemes, counselling services & free private GP appointments.

BPAS is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children & young people through a safer recruitment framework. This includes a thorough selection process & a number of pre-employment checks.

Job responsibilities

The full job description and terms and conditions of the role can be found on the right hand side of the advert, under supporting documents. These are available for you to download and review.

Further Information:

Location: Home based with travel to BPAS units and Head Office - this will depend on business needs. Travel expenses will be reimbursed.

Salary: £53,602 to £59,999 per annum pro rata - depending on skills and experience.

Hours: 22.5 per week to be worked across Monday to Wednesday - 09:00 to 17:00

Interview date: 12th May at our Head Office in Leamington Spa

For an informal discussion about the role or to arrange a conversation with our Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Kalpesh Thakrar, please contact recruitment@bpas.org

Interested so far? Don't delay, apply today!

This job advert may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

The Small Print: All applicants must be pro-choice.

If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you will not have been shortlisted on this occasion.

References: All offers of employment are conditional based on satisfactory pre-employment checks. We require applicants to provide 3 years of employment references including information on reasons for leaving and any gaps in employment.

Person Specification

Experience

• Substantial post registration experience as a practising hospital pharmacist
• Experience with communicating complex clinical information to all grades of healthcare professionals
• Managing change and leading service developments
• Writing / implementing clinical guidelines, patient materials, and government directives
• Working in the independent/charitable or private sector
• Specialist clinical pharmacist in obstetrics/gynaecology/sexual and reproductive health

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrate an understanding of current pharmacy /NHS issues
• Knowledge of regulations and legislation relevant to area of practice
• Understanding of clinical and risk management guidance as applied to medicines optimisation including legal and coroners context
• Comprehensive knowledge and practical understanding of financial and commissioning frameworks
• High level of report writing and presentation skills
• Provision of abortion and sexual and reproductive health in the UK

Qualifications

• MPharm or equivalent
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) - please provide registration number
• Post graduate diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent
• Advanced qualification in specialist area
• Registered non-medical prescriber

General

• Do you support a woman's right to choose abortion?
• Are you the family or friend of a current BPAS employee? If yes, please state the name and the nature of the relationship
• This role is working 22.5 hours per week over 3 days. Can you commit to this?
• You will be required to travel to BPAS units nationwide - approximately monthly but this will depend on business needs. Can you commit to travelling nationwide?
• Please state any further information in support of your application

Employer name

British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS)

£53,602 to £59,999 a year pro rata - depending on skills and experience