Job Description

This is a brand new post created due to service expansion. This is an opportunity to join an already exciting and dynamic women and children's team.
This role will be to provide a highly specialist clinical pharmacy service within the Women & Children's Directorate ensuring high quality, safe, effective, legal and accurate use of medicines within the speciality. The Senior Pharmacist will maintain a regular clinical commitment to both women and paediatric wards (prescribing and neonatal experience would be desirable) and will provide information support for division and specialist pharmacists and will deputise for the Lead Directorate Pharmacist when required.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide and manage pharmaceutical services to the Women & Children Directorate in accordance with the needs of the Division. Along with working with senior clinicians on determining medicines related cost pressures for the Women & Children Directorate. The post holder will also monitor and review prescribing practice within the Women & Children Directorate and to work with clinicians to ensure effective, safe, evidence based and cost effective prescribing.
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
17 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
61,631 to 68,623 a year per annum incl. HCAS (pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
Reference number
289-CS-142-A
Job locations
West Middlesex Hospital
Twickenham Road
Isleworth
TW7 6AF
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide and manage pharmaceutical services to the Women & Children Directorate in accordance with the needs of the Division. Along with working with senior clinicians on determining medicines related cost pressures for the Women & Children Directorate. The post holder will also monitor and review prescribing practice within the Women & Children Directorate and to work with clinicians to ensure effective, safe, evidence based and cost effective prescribing.
See attached document for further details. Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide and manage pharmaceutical services to the Women & Children Directorate in accordance with the needs of the Division. Along with working with senior clinicians on determining medicines related cost pressures for the Women & Children Directorate. The post holder will also monitor and review prescribing practice within the Women & Children Directorate and to work with clinicians to ensure effective, safe, evidence based and cost effective prescribing.
See attached document for further details.
Person Specification
Essential and desirable
Essential

• Vocational master's degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent) + completion of pre-registration training
• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
• Postgraduate diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent general experience)
• Significant specialist experience in delivering Paediatric (or neonatal) services at an advanced level of practice
• Significant specialist experience in delivering maternity services at an advanced level of practice
• Experience of delivering education and training at a post-graduate level
• Supervision of others

Desirable

• Registered independent Pharmacist prescriber
• Clinical Audit to improve practice
• Staff management
• TPN
• Education and Training in a multidisciplinary environment

Person Specification
Essential and desirable
Essential

• Vocational master's degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent) + completion of pre-registration training
• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
• Postgraduate diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent general experience)
• Significant specialist experience in delivering Paediatric (or neonatal) services at an advanced level of practice
• Significant specialist experience in delivering maternity services at an advanced level of practice
• Experience of delivering education and training at a post-graduate level
• Supervision of others

Desirable

• Registered independent Pharmacist prescriber
• Clinical Audit to improve practice
• Staff management
• TPN
• Education and Training in a multidisciplinary environment

Skills Required