Specialist Pharmacist - Women's And Children's | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Are you looking for a new challenge that will develop your skills, knowledge and gain experience of working in one of England’s leading NHS Trusts?

If so, we have opportunities for you to join our friendly, innovative and well respected team at University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL).

This is a really exciting time to join University Hospitals of Leicester and the pharmacy department in particular.

You can expect benefits including

• Full training and support, including for those moving from other sectors, returning to practice and international candidates.
• Equivalent of 1 day per month protected development time (pro rata for part time staff).
• We look to offer our team members relevant training and development opportunities, such as Independent Prescribing and leaderships qualifications.
• Working with, and learning from, a diverse and forward thinking pharmacy team; we currently have a number of Consultant Pharmacists and Advanced Pharmacist Practitioners, and are seeking to grow this further in the future.
• Flexible working options and a strong focus on work-life balance
• Access to UHL staff benefit schemes including Vivup and Wagestream with a large range of offers and discounts of products and services, plus salary sacrifice schemes for cars and bikes.
• Relocation expenses available where relevant.

Our Pharmacy Department is progressive, supportive and nurturing and aim to provide the best patient care possible. Join us and be a part of a workplace that looks to develop you as you progress on your professional and personal journey.

You will utilise your clinical skills and experience by providing clinical pharmacy services to wards and other areas, assisting with the training and development of others and supporting the improvement of the services. You will work closely with the MDT and will help maintain a high standard of service. Independent Prescribing is integral to our pharmacist’s roles.

In these posts you will have the opportunity to develop your clinical knowledge and specialist skills within the W&C Clinical Management Groups.

Post holder will be expected to contribute towards evening, on-call, bank holiday and weekend rotas.

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University

Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

You will utilise your clinical skills and experience by providing clinical pharmacy services to wards and other areas, assisting with the training and development of others and supporting the improvement of the services. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team and will help maintain the high standard of services that are already provided. Independent Prescribing is integral to our pharmacist’s roles.

We have a position available in the Women's &

Children's clinical management group

Women & Children's

In this you will have the opportunity to develop your clinical knowledge and specialist skills within Women's and Children's CMG. This team is based at the LRI and LGH and provides care to many area's including:

• Neonatology (Based at the LRI and LGH)
• Obstetric and gynaecology services across the LRI and the LGH
• General and specialist paediatric services at the LRI including Medicine, Surgery, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, parenteral nutrition and neurology
• Paediatric Oncology and Haematology
• Cardiology, intensive care and ECMO & Paediatric oncology

This advert closes on Wednesday 22 Jul 2026