Job Description

Please note this post is open to B7 applicants if the qualifications/competencies described in the Person Specification have not yet been achieved
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Pharmacist with an interest in the Womens' and Childrens' Directorate. The post involves leading the provision of medicines optimization to our Womens' and Childrens' teams in a varied and dynamic division.
The successful candidate will work closely with the ward based teams implementing the principles of the modern day ward round, using skills, knowledge and experience to directly impact on patient care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:

• Lead and support the pharmacy Service provided to the Women & Children's Directorate, which includes children's ward, children's outpatients, Special Care Baby Unit, Community Children's Nursing, School Nursing & Health Visitors, and Obstetrics & Gynaecology inpatients and outpatients.
• Work closely with the consultants in the Directorate, the lead and specialist nurses and midwives, and other staff members associated with the pharmacy service to the Women & Children's Directorate.
• To be a proactive member of the Network Neonatal and Women's Health Pharmacists Group contributing to developments to improve healthcare outcomes.
• Be responsible for coordinating specialist pharmacy clinical services to the Directorate, oversee and investigate medicines related safety incidents in the Directorate, monitor financial and clinical governance in the Directorate.
• Lead on evidence-based prescribing advice to ensure effective, appropriate, sustainable, cost-effective and safe use of medicines and promote patient-centred care for all patients.
• Lead and support the review or development of guidelines for the prescribing, administration and storage of medicines to facilitate good practice in the Directorate, working closely with regional trusts.

About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Details
Date posted
29 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
47,810 to 62,682 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
229-CS-7417186
Job locations
Hereford County Hospital
Stonebow Road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
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Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential

• MPharm & registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist
• Post graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent hospital pharmacy experience
• Independent Prescribing Qualification or prepared to be working towards this
• Evidence of CPD and study beyond registration in line with requirements for revalidation and demonstrating commitment to lifelong learning.

Desirable

• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
• Post Graduate qualifications relating to Paediatric or Obs & Gynae specialist care or be willing to work towards this

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential

• Able to demonstrate a clear understanding of clinical pharmacy practice relating to Women & Children's Services
• Able to process complex clinical information in an accurate and timely manner
• Able to communicate effectively using a variety of methods (written, verbal, presentation) with a wide range of people across the organisation.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of best practice and legal requirements relating to medicines storage, prescribing and administration

Experience
Essential

• Significant post registration experience in a hospital / primary care pharmacy setting with a proportion of time in a clinical role
• Significant post registration experience in a hospital/primary care pharmacy setting with a proportion of time in a clinical role
• Experience in motivating teams

Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential

• MPharm & registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist
• Post graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent hospital pharmacy experience
• Independent Prescribing Qualification or prepared to be working towards this
• Evidence of CPD and study beyond registration in line with requirements for revalidation and demonstrating commitment to lifelong learning.

Desirable

• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
• Post Graduate qualifications relating to Paediatric or Obs & Gynae specialist care or be willing to work towards this

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential

• Able to demonstrate a clear understanding of clinical pharmacy practice relating to Women & Children's Services
• Able to process complex clinical information in an accurate and timely manner
• Able to communicate effectively using a variety of methods (written, verbal, presentation) with a wide range of people across the organisation.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of best practice and legal requirements relating to medicines storage, prescribing and administration

Experience
Essential

• Significant post registration experience in a hospital / primary care pharmacy setting with a proportion of time in a clinical role
• Significant post registration experience in a hospital/primary care pharmacy setting with a proportion of time in a clinical role
• Experience in motivating teams

Skills Required