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Band 7 Intermediate Care/Hospital Pharmacist
Band 7. Main area: Pharmacist Grade Band 7. Permanent, full time – 37.5 hours per week (on‑call duties). Job ref 820‑8037449‑COR. Site: Perry Trees Centre, Town Birmingham. Salary £49,387 – £56,515 per year, plus on‑call duty supplement and expenses. Closing 23/06/2026 23:59.
Job overview
Experienced clinical pharmacist required, based mainly at an intermediate care unit in the north of Birmingham with some working required at Moseley Hall and West Heath hospitals, plus on‑call covering the whole trust.
Main duties of the job
You will be based mainly at Perry Trees Intermediate Care Centre and work with a senior pharmacist and pharmacy technician to provide pharmaceutical care to the residents.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The main duties will include medicines reconciliation, medication review, professional checking, clinical advice, patient counselling, self‑administration assessment and coaching, ensuring medication supplies from community pharmacy. You may also be involved in incident reporting and investigation, and training for other healthcare professionals. Attend MDT meetings and quality improvement meetings. The role will also include similar work at our two hospitals and on‑call duties covering enquiries from the whole trust and occasional supply from a trust pharmacy.
Person specification
Qualifications / training
- Master’s Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Higher degree or diploma in clinical pharmacy.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Experience
- Significant experience in a dispensing environment.
- Significant experience working with multidisciplinary teams in patient management.
- Ability to act as an autonomous practitioner and make sound clinical judgments and decisions.
- Experience of involvement and communication with patients and carers.
- Relevant experience as a pharmacist practitioner.
- Experience delivering training.
- Experience working in a hospital pharmacy service.
Skills and knowledge
- Sound knowledge of clinical practice and therapeutics, with a good understanding of therapeutic options.
- Good analytical and problem‑solving skills; ability to analyse drug usage reports.
- Experience producing reports using pharmacy software.
- Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice.
- Good understanding of risk management and ability to manage risks in pharmacy.
- Awareness of and commitment to clinical governance practice.
- Ability to influence junior pharmacy and medical staff, multidisciplinary teams and managers.
- Producing patient information regarding medicines and their therapeutic use.
- Project planning and project management skills.
- Good organisation and time‑management skills; ability to prioritise effectively.
- Demonstrates commitment to the promotion of equal opportunities.
- Confident interpersonal and excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Team player.
- Ability to travel between sites across BCHC.
In accordance with UK Home Office requirements
Band 2 clinical and non‑clinical roles and Band 3 non‑clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.
All non‑clinical roles (Agenda for Change Bands 7–9) that meet the prescribed skill level (RQF 6) and salary threshold will be eligible for sponsorship.
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is disabled, neurodiverse, or has a hidden or long‑term health condition recognised under the Equality Act 2010, provided they meet the essential criteria of the job role as set out in the person specification. We encourage applications and reasonable adjustments where required.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We actively foster an inclusive and equitable workplace culture. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, including those with diverse abilities, experiences, and perspectives.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data showing under‑representation of certain protected characteristics, we are committed to redressing these imbalances. We guarantee an interview to applicants from under‑represented groups for Band 8a and above whose application meets essential criteria.
DBS Costs
All new employees starting work will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if required. The cost will be deducted from salary in 3 payments over 3 months once employment starts. Standard check: £26.40; enhanced check: £54.40. No payment for online training until completion and verification.
Flexible Working
BCHC supports a variety of flexible working practices and will consider requests where practical, including hybrid patterns to enable home/base working.
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust acknowledges Artificial Intelligence
We acknowledge AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, etc. are powerful tools that may help in various stages of your job application.
Benefits of working for us
- Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements.
- Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
- Discounts for local and national retailers.
- Dedicated well‑being services for all employees.
- Flexible working where possible.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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