Advanced Specialist Pharmacist Neurology and Stroke

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

The closing date is 29 January 2026

Average of 37.5 hours/week across a 7-day working rota (with a maximum weekend commitment of 1 in
4) plus On-Call Duty only if required by department.

An exciting secondment opportunity has become available to join the Pharmacy Team at the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) to lead the service to UHNM's Neurology and Stroke Directorate. To be considered you will be an experienced, clinical pharmacist, able to demonstrate an ability to deliver high-quality care for patients.

Working closely with clinicians, nursing staff, and the directorate management team, you will lead the clinical pharmacy service to the Neurology and Stroke Directorate. You will work closely with the Advanced Specialist and Lead Pharmacists in Trauma, Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery, Elective Orthopaedics, Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery whilst working within the Clinical Pharmacy team. You will be expected to provide a high-quality clinical service and provide clinical, financial, and risk management support to the Neurology and Stroke Directorate.

In addition, the post-holder will be expected to provide occasional clinical support to the other specialties within the Clinical Pharmacy team to ensure continuity of service.

This role, as with all our Advanced Pharmacist posts, has the responsibility of supervising diploma students and managing junior staff.

Furthermore, you will contribute to the strategic development of the clinical pharmacy service and support the Advanced Clinical Lead Pharmacist for the Network Services Division and the Deputy Chief Pharmacist Clinical Services.

It is a friendly, enthusiastic, and committed team at UHNM and you would be joining us at an exciting time.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co‑created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent qualification
• Independent Prescriber with appropriate annotation on GPhC register or willing to undertake
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
• MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
• Formal management and/or leadership qualification

• Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner including a solid grounding in a broad range of clinical specialties
• Experience working as a clinical pharmacist in a hospital setting
• Commitment and evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
• Computer literate and able to use Windows applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams and internet
• High standard of oral and written (including report writing) communication skills with attention to detail
• Good and broad understanding of current hospital pharmacy practice and future direction of travel
• IT skills and knowledge of the…