East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Pharmacist Advanced - Obstetrics & Gynaecology

The closing date is 08 October 2025

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Pharmacist Advanced - Obstetrics & Gynaecology who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an advanced clinical pharmacist to join the Pharmacy team at Lister Hospital, East & North Hertfordshire Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual with either a keen interest and passion, or experience in obstetrics and gynaecology.

You will be the directorate lead pharmacist for Obstetrics and Gynaecology for the East and North Herts Teaching NHS Trust. You will provide the clinical and pharmacy services to all areas within the Maternity Unit and Gynaecology wards.

As part of your line management role, you will have the opportunity to select, manage, develop and appraise staff working within the department.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be the directorate lead pharmacist for Obstetrics and Gynaecology for the East and North Herts NHS Trust.

You will provide evaluated pharmaceutical and financial information to general managers and lead consultants.

The post holder will be in a position to provide expert pharmaceutical advice on issues across the organisation, analysing a range of highlycomplex facts.

The successful candidate will also support the education and development of other members of staff.

You will be required to carry out general dispensing and associated clinical and pharmaceutical duties and to assist with the provision of the pharmaceutical service to the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

  • The Lister Hospital, Stevenage

  • New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City

  • Hertford County, Hertford

  • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted

24 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum - pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

361-7458286

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • Masters Degree MPharm or equivalent
  • Registered with the GPhC as a pharmacist
  • Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice

Desirable

  • Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification or working towards completion
  • Leadership course or working towards
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills verbal and written
  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Able to work under pressure

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Relevant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy
  • Experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Supervision of staff
  • Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Training Foundation Trainee Pharmacists and Junior Staff
  • Proven experience of audit
  • Experience in writing policies/guidelines/PGDs

Desirable

  • Project management
  • Managing Staff
  • Clinical tutoring of Foundation Trainee Pharmacists

Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent clinical knowledge
  • Knowledge of drugs used within specialised area
  • Confident user of Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • Masters Degree MPharm or equivalent
  • Registered with the GPhC as a pharmacist
  • Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice

Desirable

  • Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification or working towards completion
  • Leadership course or working towards
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills verbal and written
  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Able to work under pressure

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Relevant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy
  • Experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Supervision of staff
  • Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Training Foundation Trainee Pharmacists and Junior Staff
  • Proven experience of audit
  • Experience in writing policies/guidelines/PGDs

Desirable

  • Project management
  • Managing Staff
  • Clinical tutoring of Foundation Trainee Pharmacists

Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent clinical knowledge
  • Knowledge of drugs used within specialised area
  • Confident user of Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Pharmacy Team Lead - Planned Care

Surinder Bhatia

surinder.bhatia@nhs.net

01438285721

Details

Date posted

24 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum - pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

361-7458286

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


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