Role: Locum Pharmacist Banding: Band 6/7 Location: Birmingham Start Date: Week commencing 14th October (open to other dates) onwards with a review date of 1st January 2025 Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 09:00AM – 17:30PM Rate: £23 - £34 per hour About the role: The Pharmacy team at Pulse is seeking a dedicated and experienced Band 6/7 Pharmacist in Sandwell and West Birmingham. Additionally, you will be expected to collaborate with other healthcare professionals to enhance patient care and contribute to the development of pharmacy services within the hospital. Key Responsibilities: You will provide a cost-effective clinical pharmacy service which is patient and drug-oriented through effective supply, prescription monitoring, and prescribing to ensure patients receive safe, effective, and timely drug therapy. You will offer advice and support on all pharmaceutical care issues to specialist areas. You will, as part of the STEP-UP programme, become a specialist pharmacist in a clinical area, having overall responsibility for medicines management and optimisation issues and processes in that clinical area. Requirements Experience/Knowledge: Up to date GPhC registration. Master’s degree in pharmacy (MPharm). Experience in a hospital or clinical setting is preferred. Proven experience as a ward pharmacist in an NHS hospital. Skills/Abilities: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Time management and problem-solving skills. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Strong clinical pharmacy knowledge. Why work with Pulse? From the moment you register with us, our focus is entirely on you. During our first conversation, you’ll quickly see that we understand your specialty inside and out. Our expert recruitment consultants are dedicated to finding you the best opportunities and supporting you every step of the way to secure the perfect placement. With our preferred or sole supplier status with many clients, you’ll have access to exclusive opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else. We always prioritize your best interests, engaging in meaningful conversations and truly listening to you. You are an individual, a professional—not just a resource. Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement. We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.