# Senior Clinical Pharmacist – Maternity and Gynaecology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-pharmacist-maternity-and-gynaecology/0d12d60f-d7b7-4473-a5f2-b132ab99dd5b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-pharmacist-maternity-and-gynaecology/0d12d60f-d7b7-4473-a5f2-b132ab99dd5b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Salford - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-29T12:13:09.299Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Oldham/Northern_Care_Alliance_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8117630 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8117630?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an opportunity for a Pharmacist to join our forward thinking, patient focused Clinical Pharmacy Service at The Royal Oldham Hospital. We welcome applications from motivated and driven Pharmacists with excellent clinical and communication skills. You must be efficient, organised, able to work as a team and autonomously and also be innovative and resourceful. It is an exciting role that will require interaction with a variety of people, including patients, advanced practitioners and consultants on a one-to-one basis. This position is ideal for a Pharmacist who is looking to consolidate and develop clinical skills in a dynamic working environment, where knowledge obtained from a post- graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy or equivalent will be essential. Applications are invited from experienced Pharmacists who have a suitable post-graduate clinical pharmacy qualification or equivalent and who have experience in the delivery of hospital pharmacy services. ### Main duties of the job You will provide effective, high quality pharmacy support to the Maternity and Gynaecology areas at The Royal Oldham Hospital working as part of a team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and medicines management assistants.   The role will involve working with other senior pharmacists and clinicians to establish systems for seamless pharmaceutical care improving patient flow and patient safety. You will complete medicines reconciliations to reduce risks of drug errors and interactions that ensure harm free care for patients. You will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team and provide expert advice for medication management, support medical staff to ensure safe and cost-effective prescribing and provide accurate information to primary care and community care providers on discharge.  You will have a role in supporting rotational pharmacists and foundation trainee pharmacists within your clinical area. You will be working in a supportive environment that encourages growth and career enhancement, both clinically and managerially. We are committed to providing support for education and training to enhance your career.  Independent prescribing is desirable to this role. There will be a commitment to working as part of a pharmacy team to provide 7 day services on site.  This will involve weekend working  and oncalls on a rotational basis. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.  You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Vocational Masters degree in Pharmacy (4 years) or recognised equivalent - Postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification or equivalent clinical experience **Desirable** - Non-medical Prescribing qualification ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Excellent communication (verbal & written) - Decisive - Ability to work under pressure - Good organisational skills - Ability to work on own initiative and as part of team - Clinical problem-solving skills - Negotiating skills - Ability to evaluate and reflect on quality of own work and that of others - Good timekeeper - Flexible working to undertake out of hours work including sessional on call **Desirable** - Keyboard & computer application skills ### Professional Registration **Essential** - Registered with the GPhC ### Knowledge, Training & Experience **Essential** - Considerable clinical experience within a hospital pharmacy - Experience of clinical teaching - Knowledge of the therapeutics of common disease states and developments in medicine - Advanced clinical knowledge over a broad range of conditions - Current developments in relevant area of clinical practice - Laws relating to Pharmacy Practice - Commitment to continuing professional development **Desirable** - Provision of clinical pharmacy service to maternity and/or gynaecology wards - Audit design and service improvement - Policy writing/strategy development - Conducting drug utilisation and expenditure reviews ## Documents - [jd and ps for mat and gynae 8a (pdf, 320.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10413460) - [sponsorship & evisa information (pdf, 141.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2708) - [functional requirements mats and gynae 8a (pdf, 168.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10413462) ## 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.