# (**) Senior Clinical Pharmacist – Women's and Children's

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Southend University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Pharmacist
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £57,528 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- **Contract type:** 9 months (Fixed term ends 23/08/2027)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-02T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-19T12:15:45.045Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Basildon/Mid_South_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8238407
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8238407?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.southend.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a pharmacist to join the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust pharmacy team. The position will be based at Basildon site, where you will be part of an innovative team, and be involved in many exciting projects to promote and deliver high quality clinical service to our patients.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious pharmacist with excellent clinical knowledge and organisational skills. You will be working closely with the multidisciplinary teams located at the three sites in Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. This will be a great opportunity to develop your clinical leadership role and play an active part in change management projects.

If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require, then apply today!

### Main duties of the job

- Providing specialist clinical pharmacy services to Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Paediatric wards
- Working closely with the multidisciplinary team and taking a proactive and leading role in implementing evidence based practice
- Training of the pharmacy and multidisciplinary teams including Trainee, Foundation and Specialist pharmacists
- Management of medicine shortages, ensuring that risk assessments are completed where required.
- Deputise for the clinical lead pharmacist where necessary including governance and clinical meetings.
- Develop and implement new protocols and procedures, and assist in development of pharmaceutical aspects of policies.
- Proactive in taking part in research opportunities.
- Develop your existing role as an independent prescriber, or working towards this goal.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to Job description for outline of responsibilities.

For further information, please contact Corrinne Duty, Clinical Lead Pharmacist on 0800 44 38460 or email corrinne.duty@nhs.net

### 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

### Experience

**Essential**

- Extensive relevant pharmacy experience including providing a clinical pharmacy service to a variety of specialities
- Line management experience
- Significant relevant post registration experience

**Desirable**

- Experience in teaching and training of Pharmacy and MDT staff
- Experience Women's and Children's clinical pharmacy service
- Financial awareness regarding the management of drug budgets

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Master's Degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent)
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent Post-graduate qualification

**Desirable**

- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Independent Prescriber

## Documents

- [privacy policy (pdf, 441.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2077)
- [afc pay poster 26/27 (pdf, 44.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2504)
- [trust 10 year strategy (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2947)
- [applicant ms teams checklist (pdf, 560.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2943)
- [leadership and management framework (pdf, 120.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2880)
- [band 8a women's and children's pharmacist jd (pdf, 240.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10705473)

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