Advanced Clinical Pharmacist – Cost and Homecare

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (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 as required by departmentced) Job  

Employer University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site UHNM Town Stoke on Trent Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/11/2026 23:59

Are you a pharmacist looking for a new challenge as a Medicines Value and Homecare Pharmacist?

This is a fantastic opportunity to combine existing clinical pharmacy skills with improving value-based use of medicines and patient access to novel therapies. The post will be supported in the role through existing regional networks and the established UHNM medicines optimisation and procurement team. The Trust provides a range of specialised services which will present a broad range of exposure and learning.

The Pharmacy department has established clinical, aseptic, clinical trials, cancer and digital medicine services to support the post-holder.

You will be required to balance quality and safe care provision whilst achieving financial efficiencies. The post-holder will need to be able to interpret clinical data and evidence to produce reports, implementation plans and engage stakeholders. There will be a requirement to represent UHNM medicines value agenda within local and regional forums.

- Main duties of the role:

• Supporting the delivery of medicines value and cost improvement agendas within the organisation.
• Governance and assurances relating to high-cost medicines within UHNM.
• Developing key relationships with relevant commissioners, including NHS E and ICB representatives.
• High quality and safe medicines homecare services - ensuring adequate processes, capacity planning and governance.
• Supporting the governance processes relating to the provision of immunoglobulin, including attendance at the North Midlands Sub-Regional Immunoglobulin Panel

There will be ward-based commitments associated with this role. These will be agreed upon appointment upon consideration of the applicant’s experience, prescribing qualifications and alignment with the requirement of the post.

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.

For further details about the role please contact Daniel as detailed below…