Band 7 Specialist Pharmacist Palliative Care
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 06 Chwefror 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £44,835.00 i £51,307.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £44835.00 - £51307.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 28 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Birmingham, B24 0DF |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | B0060-26-0003 |
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Happy to talk about Flexible Working Job Title: Specialist Clinical Pharmacist Palliative Care Department: AHP Hospice Band: Band 7 Reports to: Senior specialist clinical pharmacist Responsible for: N/A DBS Required Enhanced/ Standard/ Basic/ None Job Purpose The post holder will provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients cared for by Birmingham Hospice across inpatient units, day services and community settings. They will work as part of the wider pharmacy and multidisciplinary team, delivering expert pharmaceutical advice, supporting the safe, effective and personcentred use of medicines, and contributing to the development of highquality palliative and end of life care services. The post holder will be required to work across both the Selly Park and Erdington hospice sites. This role is well suited to pharmacists from hospital or primary care backgrounds with strong clinical skills who are motivated to develop specialist expertise in palliative and end of life care. Main Duties and Responsibilities Clinical Patient Services To provide specialist palliative care clinical pharmacy services to patients under the care of Birmingham Hospice in line with priorities agreed with the Senior Specialist Clinical Pharmacist and Director of Clinical Services. To manage a clinical caseload of patients with palliative care needs, working collaboratively across hospice inpatient units, community palliative care services, Hospice at Home, medical teams, therapy services and other relevant teams. To provide specialist pharmaceutical advice on a daytoday basis to healthcare professionals including GPs, consultants, clinical nurse specialists, district nurses and allied health professionals, as well as to patients and carers, as appropriate. To provide wardbased clinical pharmacy services to hospice inpatient units, including: Medicines reconciliation and confirmation of medication histories Prescription review and optimisation of therapy Advice on dosing, interactions, contraindications, monitoring and routes of administration Monitoring efficacy, appropriateness and tolerability of medicines Patient and carer education Proactive discharge planning Attendance at and active participation in ward rounds To provide communitybased clinical pharmacy services to patients under the care of Birmingham Hospice, including: Holistic medication review and optimisation Management of complex symptoms Advice on safe administration of medicines in the community Liaison with GPs, district nurses and community pharmacies to ensure continuity of care Assessment and arrangement of anticipatory medicines, with sensitive communication to patients and families Prescribing medicines where appropriate, in line with professional competence and organisational policy To support patients and healthcare professionals to access specialist palliative care medicines in the community and provide advice on appropriate alternatives where required. To attend and contribute to hospice and wider multidisciplinary team meetings as required. Medicines Management, Governance and Quality To support the delivery of a safe, effective and costeffective medicines management service across Birmingham Hospice sites. To work closely with Medicines Management Technicians to ensure compliance with medicines legislation, Controlled Drugs requirements and CQC standards. To contribute to the development, implementation and review of medicinesrelated policies, procedures, guidelines and clinical care pathways. To participate in audit, service evaluation and quality improvement activities and make recommendations based on findings. Education, Training and Mentorship To provide medicinesrelated education and training to hospice staff in response to service and learning needs. To mentor pharmacy students during placements within Birmingham Hospice. To support prescribers within the organisation to promote safe, effective and evidencebased prescribing practice. Development and Support Birmingham Hospice is committed to supporting pharmacists to develop specialist expertise in palliative and end of life care. The successful post holder will receive support to develop confidently in post, tailored to their previous experience and individual learning needs. This will include mentorship and clinical supervision from experienced palliative care pharmacists, supported clinical exposure across inpatient and community settings, and opportunities to develop prescribing practice, service development and leadership skills. Where required, support will be provided to undertake relevant postgraduate learning and to develop competence in specialist areas of palliative care practice. Communication To communicate complex and sensitive medicinesrelated information effectively to patients, carers and healthcare professionals, often in emotionally challenging and distressing situations. To use advanced verbal, nonverbal and written communication skills to discuss prescribing decisions, challenge practice constructively where appropriate, and support shared decisionmaking. To maintain effective communication across primary, secondary and specialist care interfaces to ensure seamless patient care. Freedom to Act and Professional Autonomy To work with a high level of autonomy, managing own workload and priorities within agreed service frameworks. To practice in accordance with the General Pharmaceutical Council Standards and be professionally accountable for own practice. To delegate appropriate tasks to other members of the pharmacy team to support efficient and effective service delivery. To undertake any other reasonable duties as agreed with the Senior Specialist Clinical Pharmacist or Director of Clinical Services. General Duties All employees are required to adhere to hospice policies relating to: Confidentiality and information governance Equality, diversity and inclusion Health and safety Infection prevention and control Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults Mandatory training, appraisal and professional development This job description is not exhaustive and may be amended following appropriate consultation to meet service needs.