Band 7 Intermediate Care​/Hospital Pharmacist

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Band
7. Main area:
Pharmacist Grade Band
7. Permanent, full time – 37.5 hours per week (on‑call duties). Job ‑8037449‑COR. Site:
Perry Trees Centre, Town Birmingham. Salary £49,387 – £56,515 per year, plus on‑call duty supplement and expenses. Closing 23/06/2026 23:59.

Experienced clinical pharmacist required, based mainly at an intermediate care unit in the north of Birmingham with some working required at Moseley Hall and West Heath hospitals, plus on‑call covering the whole trust.

You will be based mainly at Perry Trees Intermediate Care Centre and work with a senior pharmacist and pharmacy technician to provide pharmaceutical care to the residents.

The main duties will include medicines reconciliation, medication review, professional checking, clinical advice, patient counselling, self‑administration assessment and coaching, ensuring medication supplies from community pharmacy. You may also be involved in incident reporting and investigation, and training for other healthcare professionals. Attend MDT meetings and quality improvement meetings. The role will also include similar work at our two hospitals and on‑call duties covering enquiries from the whole trust and occasional supply from a trust pharmacy.

• Master’s Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Higher degree or diploma in clinical pharmacy.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

• Significant experience in a dispensing environment.
• Significant experience working with multidisciplinary teams in patient management.
• Ability to act as an autonomous practitioner and make sound clinical judgments and decisions.
• Experience of involvement and communication with patients and carers.
• Relevant experience as a pharmacist practitioner.
• Experience delivering training.
• Experience working in a hospital pharmacy service.

• Sound knowledge of clinical practice and therapeutics, with a good understanding of therapeutic options.
• Good analytical and problem‑solving skills; ability to analyse drug usage reports.
• Experience producing reports using pharmacy software.
• Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice.
• Good understanding of risk management and ability to manage risks in pharmacy.
• Awareness of and commitment to clinical governance practice.
• Ability to influence junior pharmacy and medical staff, multidisciplinary teams and managers.
• Producing patient information regarding medicines and their therapeutic use.
• Project planning and project management skills.
• Good organisation and time‑management skills; ability to prioritise effectively.
• Demonstrates commitment to the promotion of equal opportunities.
• Confident interpersonal and excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Team player.
• Ability to travel between sites across BCHC.

Band 2 clinical and non‑clinical roles and Band 3 non‑clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

All non‑clinical roles (Agenda for Change Bands 7–9) that meet the prescribed skill level (RQF
6) and salary threshold will be eligible for sponsorship.

BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is disabled, neurodiverse, or has a hidden or long‑term health condition recognised under the Equality Act 2010, provided they meet the essential criteria of the job role as set out in the person specification. We encourage applications and reasonable adjustments where required.

We actively foster an inclusive and equitable workplace culture. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, including those with diverse abilities, experiences, and perspectives.

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