Specialist Pharmacist Women & Children

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious healthcare institution in London is seeking an enthusiastic pharmacist for a permanent position in their Specialist Care Division. The role involves providing clinical pharmacy services, supervising junior staff, and participating in guideline production. Ideal candidates will have hospital pharmacy experience and qualifications in clinical pharmacy practice. This position offers competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with the GPhC.
• Experience working in hospital pharmacy.
• Experience in training staff and policy writing.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy service to patients.
• Review prescriptions for accuracy.
• Monitor patients for medication effects.
• Liaise with the Lead Directorate Pharmacist.

Skills

Hospital pharmacy experience

Clinical pharmacy service provision

Staff education and training

Multidisciplinary team collaboration

Education

Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy Practice

Registered as a pharmacist

Tools

Cerner prescribing system

Job description

Job summary

This is a fantastic opportunity for a pharmacist to work within our Specialist Care Division (SCD) & West London Children's Healthcare (WLCH) Directorate at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital covering a wide range of different specialties (including NICU, Paediatric HDU, Paediatric Gastroenterology, NICU and paediatric TPN, as well as complex maternity and gynaecology patients).

We are looking for an enthusiastic and suitably experienced pharmacist to join our team on a permanent basis as 1.0 WTE band 7 pharmacist.

There will be training given for the provision of tailored parenteral nutrition and training/supervision for involvement in guideline production, financial reporting and other core directorate work.

This is an ideal opportunity for a pharmacist who is keen to build on their women's and children's experience, as well as their management skills to help the ongoing development of a patient-focused clinical pharmacy service to help meet the changing needs of the organisation.

Main duties of the job

To provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients within the Specialist Care Division (SCD) & West London Children's Healthcare (WLCH) Directorate to ensure the safe, effective, legal and accurate use of medicines within the specialty and to support and supervise less experienced pharmacists on rotation.

The post holder must be organised, efficient and be able to provide operational and professional support to the Specialist Care Division (SCD) & West London Children's Healthcare (WLCH) Directorate lead clinical pharmacist in order to provide a high quality, efficient pharmacy service to patients and staff within Chelsea & Westminster Hospital.

To provide training and supervision to trainee and rotational pharmacists rotating through Specialist Care Division (SCD) & West London Children's Healthcare (WLCH) Directorate.

To provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients within the Specialist Care Division (SCD) & West London Children's Healthcare (WLCH) Directorate ensuring the safe, effective, legal and accurate use of medicines within the specialty.

About us

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven't heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

Details

Date posted: 02 October 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £56,276 to £63,176 a year per annum incl. HCAS

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 289-CS-181

Job locations: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 369 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NH

Job responsibilities

• To act as a clinical role model for junior pharmacists and demonstrate the ability to provide safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of medicines in all patients within Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
• Be responsible and accountable for the clinical pharmacy service provided to a sub-specialty within the Women & Children's Directorate on a rotational basis.
• Review prescriptions for accuracy and legality and identify actual or potential problems.
• Ensure the effective supply of medicines suitable for use as an inpatient and appropriately labelled for discharge if applicable.
• Ensure the effective outcomes of treatment with medicines.
• Monitor patients for potential and actual adverse effects of their medicines.
• Take steps to ensure patients understand the purpose of their medicines and deal with any practical issues that may prevent the optimal use of their medicines.
• Support the planning of patient discharge with respect to medication, including the transcription of requests for dispensing.
• Demonstrate professional accountability to patients.
• Liaise with the Lead Directorate Pharmacist to provide and develop clinical pharmacy services to the Directorate including ward pharmacy and medicines management.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential:

• Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or equivalent relevant general experience
• Registered as a practising pharmacist with the GPhC

Desirable:

• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice / equivalent experience or FS2 (Minimum 18 months experience)

Experience

Essential:

• Experience working in hospital pharmacy, including providing clinical pharmacy services
• Education and training of staff
• Writing policies, procedures and guidelines
• Working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Supervision of staff
• Women and Children experience as a registered pharmacist
• Experience in carrying out audit and/ or service evaluation /improvement

Desirable:

• Experience designing and delivering training in a multidisciplinary (MDT) environment
• Experience using Cerner prescribing system
• Meets the necessary GPhC requirements in order to undertake role of GPhC Trainee Pharmacist Educational Supervisor (Tutor)

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.