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Salary for this role£57,528 – £64,750 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

This occupation falls under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.

Closest occupation match: SOC 2251, Pharmacists. Pay for this occupation is set by national pay scales (NHS bands), so no single Home Office going rate applies.

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Role description

Job summary

Specialist Pharmacist - Women, Children & Young People

Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services

Care Group: Pharmacy

Band: NHS AfC Band 8a

Salary: £57,528 - £64,750 per annum/ pro rata

Best of Care by the Best People

Main duties of the job

The specialist pharmacist will provide advanced clinical and professional pharmaceutical services to WCYP under the care of Medway NHS Foundation Trust. The aim is to promote optimal, safe and cost-effective use of medicines.

B E S T

About us

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Careby the Best of People providing excellent care, every time? Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared visionis achieved for our patients. As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First.Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient Firstdeployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey. Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach: B - Bold E - Every person counts S - Sharing and open T - Together Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Date posted

05 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum/ pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

275-1026-SP-WCYP

Job locations

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description for full details

To provide a high quality, safe, cost-effective and responsive clinical pharmacy service to wards and clinical areas in their speciality.
To deputise for the lead clinical pharmacist in the care group, where appropriate.
Work as part of a collaborative clinical pharmacy team, utilising collective expertise to proactively develop clinical pharmacy services.
Be an integrated member of the specialist area, attending relevant meetings and advising on medicines governance, formulary, finance, safety and pathways.
To aspire to work as an advanced practitioner to provide enhanced prescribing and assessment support to the care group in an area of specialist practice on wards and in clinic, as appropriate. Training and guidance to achieve this will be given, if required.
Line manage and contribute to the training of pharmacy staff and the multi- disciplinary team working in their speciality.
Review medicines use and expenditure data, in liaison with relevant members of the specialist area to explain, interpret and horizon scan changes in medicines use and expenditure.
To develop a research and audit portfolio.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent
Higher degree/Diploma in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent experience)
Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice

Desirable

Independent prescribing qualification

Knowledge

Essential

demonstration of an ability to develop a highly specialist knowledge in a therapeutic area
Expert clinical knowledge and skills relevant to area of practice, or demonstrated ability to do so

Experience

Essential

Previous relevant clinical experience
Experience of working with healthcare professions outside of pharmacy
Experience in providing and receiving highly complex and contentious information

Skills

Essential

Demonstrates ability to identify problems, analyse root cause and propose solutions for complex problems
Able to plan, organise and manage services

Values based questions

Essential

Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.