Band 8a Specialist Pharmacist - Surgery and Theatres

Job summary

Are you ready to shape and lead a high-quality pharmacy service for surgery and theatres?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Specialist Pharmacist to join our team at University Hospitals Birmingham. This is an exciting opportunity to combine advanced clinical practice, leadership and service development in a fast-paced surgical environment.

You will be the pharmacy lead for surgery and theatres at our Birmingham Heartlands Hospital site working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues and specialist pharmacy teams across UHB. You will have the scope to influence medicines optimisation, develop evidence-based practice and help design services that improve safety, outcomes and experience for surgical patients.

* A visible specialist role with real influence across surgery and theatres

* Opportunities to lead quality improvement, audit, research and service redesign

* Support to develop as an independent prescriber, where required

* The chance to teach, mentor and inspire pharmacy colleagues and the wider MDT

* A collaborative cross-site team committed to innovation and excellent patient care

Main duties of the job

Make a difference across the surgical pathway.

As Specialist Pharmacist for Surgery and Theatres, you will lead the day-to-day clinical pharmacy service for the Birmingham Heartlands Hospital site and work collaboratively with specialist colleagues across UHB. You will provide expert, patient-focused advice, use advanced clinical reasoning and support safe, effective and cost-conscious use of medicines throughout the surgical pathway.

Deliver and develop the specialist clinical pharmacy service to surgical wards and theatres and provide regular cross cover to critical care.

Work as an active member of the multidisciplinary team, influencing medicines-related decisions and specialty plans

Lead service improvement, clinical audit, research, guideline development and medicines safety initiatives

Monitor medicines expenditure and contribute to cost improvement plans

Support seamless care across hospital, primary care and community pharmacy interfaces

Line manage, supervise, teach and mentor pharmacists, technicians, assistants, trainees and students

Role-model UHB's values by being Kind, Connected and Bold

we are looking for a motivated pharmacist with strong clinical judgement, excellent communication and a passion for improving surgical care. You will be confident working across professional boundaries, managing competing priorities and turning ideas into practical improvements.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details

• Date posted: 15 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 8a
• Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: 304-9019555
• Job locations: Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green E, Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 5SS, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

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