Job summary
Are you a Pharmacist with a keen interest in Woman's Health and looking for greater speciality or to further develop your career? Are you looking to be part of a clinical Pharmacy team committed to providing the highest quality of care to its patients? Do you want to work within a multidisciplinary team providing great care for Maternity and Gynaecology patients?

We are looking for a Band 7 specialist Pharmacist to join our team on a fixed term basis to cover Maternity Leave for 6 months. The role will provide cover to a specialist Gynaecology service within St. Michaels Hospital. You will be fully supported by a team of experienced pharmacists and technical staff. Previous experience in Woman's Health is desirable but not essential and we encourage all interested candidates to apply or get in touch to discuss the opportunity.

Please see the attached documentation for more information

Main duties of the job
St. Michaels Hospital is part of Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. The Pharmacy service is provided by the Woman's and Children's pharmacy team, with an onsite dispensary in St. Michaels hospital dedicated to providing services to Woman's and Neonatal Clinical areas. This role will be responsible for providing the clinical service to Gynaecology and will require you to work closely with the MDT in addition to colleagues across the pharmacy team and department, hospital site and wider organisation. We are committed to supporting professional development and will consider candidates who have not yet completed their Clinical Pharmacy Diploma and Independent Prescribing.

About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Details
Date posted: 15 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year pa, pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 6 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 387-D&T6270-LH
Job locations: St Michaels Hospital, Southwell Street, Bristol, BS2 8HW, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Post registration UK (including clinical pharmacy) experience
• Working Knowledge of UK Hospital Pharmacy
• Evidence of experience of clinically managing complex specialist Patients

Desirable

• Staff management/supervision
• Experience working with digital clinical systems

Skills and abilities
Essential

• Evidence of commitment to continued improvement to patient experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication and negotiation skills
• Excellent prioritisation and time management skills
• Ability to mentor other members of staff
• Ability to use judgement to challenge and influence prescribing
• Ability to use and adapt to the use of IT systems within the healthcare setting
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to critically analyse different approaches to problem solving in a project environment
• Ability to manage own workload to maximise productivity when working remotely/home-based working

Qualifications and training
Essential

• Master's degree (or equivalent) in pharmacy
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Desirable

• Post graduate clinical diploma or working towards attaining
• Independent Prescribing qualification or desire to work towards

Aptitudes
Essential

• Respects Everyone
• Works well with a wide range of people and in varying circumstances
• Open and flexible to change
• Positive attitude
• Flexible and adaptive approach, willing to adapt to change and learn new systems and processes
• Innovative
• Organised and methodical approach

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address: St Michaels Hospital, Southwell Street, Bristol, BS2 8HW, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Associate Director of Pharmacy, Hussam Elsapagh, hussam.elsapagh@uhbw.nhs.uk

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