Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and forward-thinking pharmacist to join The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust as the Senior Pharmacist for Gastroenterology.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead pharmacy services within a large and expanding Gastroenterology Directorate, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care.

You will provide expert clinical leadership across:

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
• Endoscopy Services
• Bowel Cancer Screening
• High-cost medicines and biologic therapies
• Inpatient services and medicines optimisation

The post offers the opportunity to influence service development, support innovative models of care, and promote the safe, effective and cost-efficient use of medicines.

Reporting to the Principal Pharmacist for Medicine, you will join an experienced and supportive pharmacy team. RWT Pharmacy were proud winners of the Trust's Clinical Team of the Year Award 2024.

We are looking for a pharmacist who:

• Is passionate about delivering excellent patient care
• Maintains high professional and clinical standards
• Is adaptable and resilient in a busy environment
• Is committed to service improvement and innovation
• Builds effective multidisciplinary relationships
• Has the ambition to lead and develop services

Applications are welcomed from experienced Band 7 pharmacists looking to progress, as well as those already working at Band 8a level with the appropriate skills and experience.

Main duties of the job
To provide clinical and directorate support to the Care of Older Adults Directorate and wards. The directorate is located across all 3 sites at RWT.

Support the Principal pharmacists for Division 2 with developing relevant clinical services and the Principal pharmacist for Division 3 in the provision of clinical input to virtual wards.

To provide specialist clinical pharmacy advice to patients and liaise with the consultants and nursing teams to support safe and appropriate prescribing in this patient group.

To ensure that developments in the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service to patients who are treated in line with the strategic direction for the development of clinical pharmacy services within the Trust.

To continuously monitor the drug expenditure against budgets for the Care of Older Adults Directorate. To analyse expenditure information, seeking and investigating changing trends and making recommendations for savings, without compromising patient care, to appropriate consultants and departments. To assist consultants and departments in implementing the agreed changes required to make cost savings.

To manage any medicine-related switch schemes or CIPs that may arise, in conjunction with the wider pharmacy and Care of Older Adults teams ensuring as far as possible a safe, efficient and comprehensive service.

To work under the supervision of the Principal Pharmacist for Division 2 (medicine).

About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.

We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Details
Date posted: 13 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 225-DIV3JD-8368408

Person Specification
Qualification

• Essential: Pharmacist registered with the GPhC; Post Graduate Clinical Diploma or equivalent
• Desirable: Independent Prescriber qualification or working towards this qualification (score 2 if course ongoing); Additional postgraduate qualifications

Experience and skills

• Essential: Significant post registrational experience; Able to work in multidisciplinary teams and independently; Experience in supervising, training and assessing staff
• Desirable: Experience working in an outpatient clinic; Ability to demonstrate specialist knowledge of pharmacy in the context of Gastroenterology and IBD medicine.

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.

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

Employer details
Employer name: The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Address: Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Ophthalmology Theatre Newcross Hospital, Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Principal Pharmacist Kiran Salhan, k.salhan@nhs.net, 01902695757

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