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Woman's and Children's Rotational Specialist PharmacistBristol NHS Foundation Trust • Bristol, United Kingdom
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Woman's and Children's Rotational Specialist Pharmacist

Woman's and Children's Rotational Specialist Pharmacist

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust • Bristol, United Kingdom
23 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • Permanent
Job description
The closing date is 17 August 2026

Job summary
Are you a Pharmacist with a keen interest in Woman's Health, paediatrics or Neonatology? Are you looking for greater speciality or to further develop your career? Are you looking to be part of a clinical Pharmacy team committed to providing the highest quality of care to its patients?

We are looking for a driven and dynamic rotational band 7 specialist Pharmacist to join our team.

The role will provide cover to a range of specialities within the division of Woman's and Children's on a rotational basis and will be fully supported by a large team of experienced pharmacists and technical staff. Previous experience in complex specialist areas is desirable but not essential and we encourage all interested candidates to apply or get in touch to discuss the opportunity.

Main duties of the job
  • To provide a daily clinical pharmacy service to designated area(s) in order to provide pharmaceutical care to patients and ensure the safe, appropriate & cost-effective use of medicines at all stages of the drug use process, monitor patients for adverse drug events and minimise medication-associated risk.
  • Regularly visit wards, working closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team involved in providing seamless patient care.
  • Using knowledge and expertise contribute to the cost effective, safe and efficient prescribing and utilisation of medicines and improve patient experience.
  • Advise all health care professionals on the safe, appropriate and cost-effective use of medicines.
  • Promote the safe, efficient and rational prescribing of medicines in line with current trust policies. Record pharmaceutical interventions and attend clinical meetings as required.
  • Provide a comprehensive and thorough enquiry answering service and answer pharmaceutical enquiries related to the hospital's specialist services. Liaise with directorate and regional drug information services as required.
  • Ensure that agreed local and national guidelines, policies and procedures are affected at ward level.
  • To report medication errors, incidents and complaints using the appropriate trust systems

About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Details
Date posted: 03 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
per annum, pro rata for part time roles
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 387-D&T3539-LH
Job locations: Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Upper Maudlin Street
Bristol
BS2 8BJ
United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training
Essential
  • Master's Degree in Pharmacy
  • Current Pharmacist Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable
  • Post Graduate Clinical Diploma or working towards attaining
  • Independent Prescribing qualification or desire to work towards

Aptitudes
Essential
  • Respects everyone
  • Works well with a wide range of people and in varying circumstances
  • Open and flexible to change
  • Positive attitude
  • Flexible and adaptive approach, willing to adapt to change and learn new systems or processes
  • Innovative
  • Organised and methodical approach

Knowledge and Experience
Essential
  • Post registration UK (including clinical pharmacy) experience
  • Working knowledge of UK hospital pharmacy
  • Evidence of experience of clinically managing complex specialist patients

Desirable
  • Staff management / supervision
  • Demonstrates experience working with Digital clinical systems

Skills and Abilities
Essential
  • Evidence of commitment to continued improvement to patient experience
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills & negotiation skills
  • Excellent prioritisation and time management skills
  • Ability to mentor other members of staff
  • Ability to use judgement to challenge and influence prescribing
  • Ability to use and adapt to the use of IT systems within the healthcare setting
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to critically analyse different approaches to problem solving in a project environment
  • Ability to manage own workload to maximise productivity when working remotely/home-based working

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Lead Pharmacist Paediatric Medical Specialties
Emily Dustan
BRHCpharmacyleadershipteam@uhbw.nhs.uk
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