# Advanced Pharmacist - Women's & Children's > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-pharmacist-womens-and-childrens/9a0a14b3-7d5b-4d26-8041-5f6d48d41b6b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-pharmacist-womens-and-childrens/9a0a14b3-7d5b-4d26-8041-5f6d48d41b6b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Derby Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57528.00 to £64750.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Job share, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-15T10:04:01.232Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8358082 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8358082?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for an experienced and motivated Advanced Pharmacist to lead and develop clinical pharmacy services within our Women’s and Children’s Service at the Royal Derby Hospital. This is an opportunity for a dynamic pharmacist to play a key role in ensuring the safe, effective and cost-efficient use of medicines, while working as part of a highly valued multidisciplinary team. You will provide advanced clinical input, support service development, and contribute to education, training, and governance across the division, working as an integral part of the UHDB Women's & Children's Pharmacy Team. The post also offers opportunities to contribute to strategic planning, service innovation and workforce development, supporting the delivery of high-quality patient care aligned with national priorities and Trust objectives. Applications are welcomed from experienced pharmacists with an interest in Women's and Children's, regardless of current specialism. If the preferred candidate requires further development to meet the role requirements, a Specialist to Advanced progression post may be considered. ### Main duties of the job - Deliver an advanced clinical pharmacy service to Women’s and Children’s services at the Royal Derby Hospital - Provide specialist advice on medicines optimisation to multidisciplinary teams - Lead and support service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives - Contribute to medicines governance and safety, including incident review and risk reduction - Support and develop junior pharmacists, technicians, and trainees - Contribute to financial stewardship and medicines optimisation strategies - Deputise for the Divisional Lead Pharmacist when required - Work closely with the Women's & Children's pharmacists at Queen's Hospital Burton (occasional cross-site working may be required) Closing date of applications: 29 October 2026 Interview date: 12 November 2026 ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account. UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words. Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Skilled worker: Health and Care Visa | NHS Employers Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below). Skilled worker: Health and Care Visa Read about the Health and Care Visa for employing overseas nationals (excluding Irish citizens) under the points-based immigration system. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Clinical & Analytical Skills **Essential** - Advanced clinical reasoning and ability to manage complex medicines-related problems - Applies evidence-based practice and analyses clinical data to improve care ### Clinical Experience & Knowledge **Essential** - Significant post-registration hospital pharmacy experience - Broad clinical pharmacy knowledge applied to patient care **Desirable** - Specialist experience in Women’s & Children’s / paediatrics / neonates ### Service Development & Management **Essential** - Ability to support safe, effective and cost-efficient use of medicines **Desirable** - Experience in project management, service redesign, or managing change - Experience with medicines budgets or financial management - Experience contributing to audit, quality improvement, or service development ### Professional Practice & Development **Essential** - Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD) **Desirable** - Independent pharmacist prescriber qualification ### Qualifications & Professional Registration **Essential** - GPhC registration - Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience **Desirable** - Membership of relevant professional bodies (e.g. NPPG) ## Documents - [positive action statement (pdf, 3.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1946) - [advanced pharmacist w&c jd&ps (pdf, 430.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10684320) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.