Job Description

Main area

Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Grade

Band 8a

Contract

Secondment: 12 months (Maternity Cover)

Hours

Full time Part time
37.5 hours per week

Job ref

373-CSS1182

Site

Bowmere Hospital

Town

Chester

Salary

55,690 - 62,682 per annum pro rata

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

12/08/2025 23:59

Job overview

To provide, develop and promote a responsive, patient focused, highly specialised clinical pharmacy service to patients and staff within Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. To deliver specialist information and expert advice to all members of the multidisciplinary team to maximise patient pharmaceutical care and ensure that medicines are prescribed, administered and supplied in a safe, effective and economic manner and to reduce harm caused by medication errors.

To provide direct supervision and training to clinical pharmacy staff, develop and provide training regarding the use of medicines and medicines management principles to clinical staff, non-clinical staff, service users and carers. To support the Head of Clinical Pharmacy for Bed Based and Place Based Services in the delivery of all aspects of the Pharmacy Service.


This role is Secondment: 12 months (Maternity Cover)

Main duties of the job

To provide, develop and promote a responsive, patient focused, highly specialised clinical pharmacy service to patients and staff within Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. To deliver specialist information and expert advice to all members of the multidisciplinary team to maximise patient pharmaceutical care and ensure that medicines are prescribed, administered and supplied in a safe, effective and economic manner and to reduce harm caused by medication errors. To provide direct supervision and training to clinical pharmacy staff, develop and provide training regarding the use of medicines and medicines management principles to clinical staff, non-clinical staff, service users and carers. To support the Head of Clinical Pharmacy Services- Bed Based in the delivery of all aspects of the Pharmacy Service.

Working for our organisation

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.



We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool.



Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.



As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.



All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.



Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see 'documents to download' section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.



At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.



CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the

Trust's Values

in their everyday life and we use a

values-based

approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.



An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further

help and support for completing your application

can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at:

cwp.recruitment@nhs.net

or by calling 01244 393100.




If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the 'essential' criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer 'YES' to the question: 'Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?'




Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.



The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.


Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of 16 per year applies.


New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.



Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.



Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

Person specification

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Qualifications

Essential criteria

Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy (4 Years Course) or Equivalent Completed and passed Pre-Registration training and professional exam General Pharmaceutical Council Registered Practising Pharmacist Member Post-graduate Certificate or Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experiential learning. Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable criteria

Independent and/or Supplementary Prescriber Member of the College of Mental Health Pharmacy #

Knowledge and Expertise

Essential criteria

4 year experience as a Qualified Pharmacist. Expert knowledge and practical clinical skills, within area of own expertise Mental Health Knowledge

Desirable criteria

Mental Health experience and good knowledge of Mental Health services #

Experience

Essential criteria

Good leadership and supervisory skills Able to effect and manage change Understanding of and ability to implement trust priorities High level of computer literacy Hospital Pharmacy experience or experience of working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary setting Research or Audit experience

Desirable criteria

Experience in management of others Project Management experience
Applicant requirements


You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.



Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Roanna Austin

Job title

Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Email address

roanna.austin@nhs.net

Additional information

If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact

cwp.recruitment@nhs.net

or telephone 01244 393100