Job summary
Are you looking for a opportunity to grow and thrive in a specialist area of pharmacy?
We're excited to offer a part time position for an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - in Elderly Care at the Royal Liverpool Hospital. This is a fantastic chance to become part of a well-established and Elderly Care Pharmacy Team with ongoing opportunities to contribute to innovative work across Frailty wards and a new Frailty Hub and working as part of a MDT
You'll work alongside a highly supportive Consultant Elderly care team who are keen to see pharmacy play an even greater role in Elderly care. Our service is evolving, and we're looking for someone who's ready to help shape its future.
What we offer:
- A collaborative, experienced, and forward-thinking Elderly care pharmacy team
- Opportunities to manage elderly care patients and develop specialist expertise
- Close integration with Elderly Care team
- A Trust-wide remit to improve medicines use in elderly care
- A supportive environment for continuous learning and career development
Whether you're seeking to build on existing experience or step into a new specialist challenge, this role offers a rewarding career path with real impact.
Ready to make a difference?Join us and help deliver outstanding pharmaceutical care to elderly care patients across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
- Assist the Lead Divisional Pharmacist for Medicine (Royal site) in the development of pharmacy services and medicines management within the Elderly Care Directorate along with other members of the Elderly care Pharmacy team.
- To provide a safe and effective advanced clinical pharmacy service to the Elderly Care Directorate
- Provide outpatient clinic patient review and support where applicable to your role.
- Provide non-medical prescribing services to the Elderly Care Directorate
- With support from the Lead Divisional and Clinical Pharmacists audit, monitor and develop medicines management within your speciality.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assist the Lead Divisional Pharmacist for Medicine (Royal site) in the development of pharmacy services and medicines management within the Elderly Care Directorate along with other members of the Elderly care Pharmacy team.
- To provide a safe and effective advanced clinical pharmacy service to the Elderly Care Directorate
- Provide outpatient clinic patient review and support where applicable to your role.
- Provide non-medical prescribing services to the Elderly Care Directorate
- With support from the Lead Divisional and Clinical Pharmacists audit, monitor and develop medicines management within your speciality.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assist the Lead Divisional Pharmacist for Medicine (Royal site) in the development of pharmacy services and medicines management within the Elderly Care Directorate along with other members of the Elderly care Pharmacy team.
- To provide a safe and effective advanced clinical pharmacy service to the Elderly Care Directorate
- Provide outpatient clinic patient review and support where applicable to your role.
- Provide non-medical prescribing services to the Elderly Care Directorate
- With support from the Lead Divisional and Clinical Pharmacists audit, monitor and develop medicines management within your speciality.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational master's degree in pharmacy
- Membership of The General Pharmaceutical Council
- Diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience
- Full NMP qualification
Desirable
- MRPharmS
- UKCPA membership
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in a relevant specialist pharmacist role
- Antimicrobial Stewardship experience
- Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development / education
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills for the relevant specialist role
- Good all round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Self-motivating and able to motivate/inspire others
Desirable
- Ability to affect and manage change
Other
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational master's degree in pharmacy
- Membership of The General Pharmaceutical Council
- Diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience
- Full NMP qualification
Desirable
- MRPharmS
- UKCPA membership
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in a relevant specialist pharmacist role
- Antimicrobial Stewardship experience
- Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development / education
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills for the relevant specialist role
- Good all round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Self-motivating and able to motivate/inspire others
Desirable
- Ability to affect and manage change
Other
Essential
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
