Specialist Pharmacist- Paediatrics & Neonates

Job summary

Are you a pharmacist looking for a new challenge working in our Women & Children's team? We're seeking a dynamic clinical pharmacist, with experience working in an acute hospital, to help deliver a high-quality clinical pharmacy service to our Paediatric and Neonatal patients, at Royal Stoke University Hospital.

You will be joining our team of specialist 8b, 8a and rotational pharmacists dedicated to working in Women's and Children's services and will receive full and comprehensive training in this speciality.

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.

Date posted: 24 July 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

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Job locations: UHNM, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 6QG
, United Kingdom

• Master's degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
• Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Has successfully completed a minimum of one year of a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or similar level training e.g. CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway or postgraduate independent prescribing qualification or has evidence of equivalent experience

• Be registered as an independent prescriber

• Experience working as a pharmacist in an acute hospital

• Have clinical pharmacy experience working in paediatrics or neonates

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.

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Employer name: University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address: UHNM, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 6QG
, United Kingdom

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Advanced Lead Pharmacist - Women & Children's

Mrs Nicola Staton