B7​/Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Respiratory​/ILD; Development

Overview

Do you have the vision, drive and enthusiasm to help us deliver an exciting modern pharmacy service? Would you like the opportunity to develop in a specialist clinical role? We are seeking talented and motivated pharmacists to join the Heartlands site in Respiratory Medicine and Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD).

This post will enable the delivery of a clinically focused and innovative pharmacy service working within a strong specialist team. If you are a hospital pharmacist and you want to utilise your clinical skills and work in a forward thinking department, then this is the job for you! UHB Pharmacy is a great place to work where everyone can thrive and grow.

Some of the benefits of joining our team:

• Excellent learning and development opportunities completing a structured development program to develop from a Senior Support Pharmacist (band
  7) into a Specialist Clinical role (band 8a) embedded within the clinical area.
• Dedicated protected learning during work hours to help facilitate your development
• Post-graduate training in pharmacy and support to undertake non-medical prescribing (NMP) course and other post graduate learning.
• Access to trust health and wellbeing initiatives and a variety of staff networks.
• Access to exclusive benefits for you and your family including NHS discounts at various retailers, restaurants and leisure facilities.

We are looking for enthusiastic clinical pharmacists who are capable of working in the Respiratory medicine and ILD team, who are motivated with good communication skills and a desire to use their knowledge, skills and experience to improve patient care and influence healthcare professionals in the best use of medicines. Depending on previous experience there is an opportunity to develop from a Senior Support Pharmacist (band
7) into a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist role (band 8a) or start at this level. Through a structured and supported development program a set of criteria is used to ensure you are supported and achieve key skills and knowledge before moving into the specialist role.

You will have a patient-facing role supporting the specialty whilst working with the MDT and running ILD clinics. You will be supported to undertake your NMP or, if already achieved in another area, develop your knowledge into this field.

There is also the opportunity to understand and deliver Cost Improvement Programs (CIP) to support the specialty and department. In addition, completion of audits and Quality Improvement Projects (QIP) to present to the specialty meetings will be supported.

You will join a large specialist pharmacy team covering multiple areas to support pharmacists working closely at your base site and with the team across all sites. You will be supported by a team of more experienced pharmacists to develop.

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.

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.

Date posted: 30 January 2026

Pay scheme:
Agenda for change

Band:
Band 8a

Salary: £47,810 to £62,682 a year

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number:

Job locations:
Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green E, Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 5SS

* Please Note :
For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Qualifications Essential

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Experience Essential

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Additional Criteria Essential

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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.

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 must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.

Adult dependants (over 18) are also subject to this…