University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 8a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Renal Immunosuppression
The closing date is 24 November 2026

Job summary
Do you get a little thrill from a perfectly timed tacrolimus level? Does "therapeutic range" make your heart skip a beat (but stay within range)? Then we need to talk. University Hospitals Birmingham is home to one of the UK's busiest renal transplant services, and we're about to make a big switch. Literally. For 12 months, you'll lead pharmacist-led clinics delivering the tacrolimus best value switch across Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Real patients, real impact, real savings for the NHS, and a project you'll be proudly talking about at interviews for years to come.

You'll be the go-to pharmacist for Renal Immunosuppression: running patient-facing clinics, untangling complex regimens, interpreting drug levels and giving expert advice to doctors, nurses, patients and carers. You'll bridge hospital and community care so no patient leaves without their meds sorted, represent pharmacy in the specialty and its networks, help shape guidelines and protocols, and support a team of pharmacists, technicians and trainees. You'll also step up as a senior clinical pharmacist across other specialties, so no two days will ever look quite the same, which keeps things interesting. Independent prescriber? Even better. In return: brilliant colleagues, strong senior support, great training and development opportunities and one of the most rewarding years of your career. Kidneys not included.

Main duties of the job
What you'll be doing

• Leading pharmacist-led, patient-facing clinics to deliver the tacrolimus best value switch, from counselling and prescribing to follow-up
• Running the day-to-day clinical pharmacy service to Renal Immunosuppression at QEH and Heartlands, screening prescriptions and optimising complex regimens
• Interpreting drug levels through our TDM service and advising prescribers on dose changes
• Linking with GPs and community pharmacies so every discharge is seamless
• Developing guidelines, protocols and audits that keep medicines use safe, effective and good value
• Teaching nurses, doctors, patients and our rotational pharmacists, and supervising pharmacists, technicians and trainees
• Representing pharmacy in the specialty and its networks, and joining our clinical and bank holiday rotas

What you'll bring

• GPhC registration, a postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification (or equivalent experience) and a non-medical prescribing qualification
• Significant hospital pharmacy experience in renal, with solid knowledge of immunosuppression
• Confident communication with everyone from consultants to anxious patients and carers
• A problem-solving mindset, the ability to work calmly under pressure and to use your initiative
• A passion for teaching, mentoring and motivating others
• Commitment to your own development, including working towards RPS Faculty membership

Sound like you? For an informal chat, contact Jas Sall at jas.sall@uhb.nhs.uk

About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details
Date posted: 11 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 304-1104559
Job locations: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• 4 year vocational Masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
• Post-graduate clinical pharmacy qualification or equivalent experience
• Working towards Level I Faculty Membership with the RPS
• Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Non-medical prescriber

Experience
Essential

• Significant post-registration hospital pharmacy experience in Renal
• Previous participation in multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrates commitment and enthusiasm for providing high quality pharmaceutical care
• Experience of teaching/presenting to other healthcare professionals/patients
• Commitment to own Continuing Professional Development
• Possesses relevant clinical knowledge in Renal Immunosuppression
• Knowledge of national initiatives and guidelines, e.g. NICE, NSF
• Possesses knowledge of available resources to answer Medicines Information queries
• Able to work with drug budget information
• Demonstrates good knowledge of Renal Immunosuppression and current issues
• Previous involvement in clinical trials

Additional Criteria
Essential

• Team worker
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good oral, written communication & presentation skills
• Good computer skills
• Demonstrates problem solving skills
• Demonstrates empathy towards patients and carers
• Able to work under pressure, prioritise work and meet deadlines
• Ability to manage budgets and deliver on cost improvement programmes
• Able to use initiative and work without supervision when necessary
• Demonstrates teaching/mentoring skills & ability to motivate other staff
• Able to interact with clinical and managerial staff
• Demonstrates good critical appraisal skills
• Professional manner
• Well-motivated and reliable
• Able to work with all grades of staff
• Capacity to work calmly under pressure

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: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Employer's website: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Hiring Manager, Jas Sall, Jas.Sall@uhb.nhs.uk, 01213715835

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