Job summary
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Specialist Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy team at Westmorland General Hospital (WGH). This Band 8a role focuses on Surgery and Family Services, including specialist surgical, gynaecology, and ophthalmology care. You will play a key role in optimising medicines use, supporting clinical teams, and ensuring safe, effective, and cost-efficient pharmaceutical care across the WGH site.
You must be highly motivated and able to demonstrate leadership skills and manage conflicting demands on your time. You will demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You will contribute to patient safety improvement and medicines optimisation initiatives including ensuring the implementation of best value medicines in your area.
Main duties of the job
- Act as the specialist pharmacist for Surgery and Family Services, providing expert clinical input for surgical, gynaecology, and ophthalmology patients.
- Deliver Responsible Pharmacist duties within the WGH dispensary.
- Provide clinical pharmacy services across wards, theatres, and outpatient areas, including medicines reconciliation and prescription review.
- Support ophthalmology services, including biosimilar management for Wet AMD pathways.
- Contribute to medicines governance, antimicrobial stewardship, and policy development.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external partners to ensure best practice and continuity of care.
- Oversee stock management and medicines procurement to minimise waste and support cost-effective prescribing.
Core hours of work will be Monday to Friday 8:30 to 17:00 with rotational Sunday working.
On-call weekday nights are currently approximately once per month.
This post will be based at the Westmorland General Hospital site.
About us
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life-threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent knowledge and experience
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of liaising with other healthcare professionals e.g. consultants, GPs
- Hospital experience post registration
- Experience working with complex patient groups
- Experience conducting medication reviews/medicines reconcilliation
Desirable
- Experience of working on projects
- Experience of attending Multidisciplinary groups
- Experience in critical care / acute care settings
- Experience with developing policies and procedures
Skills, ability and knowledge
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Good verbal communication and counselling skills with ill patients and relatives
- Clinical knowledge of current therapeutics and practice
- Organisation and prioritisation of clinical work
- Accuracy
- Analytical skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Experience of using Microsoft Office
- Problem solving and risk assessment
- Time management skills
Desirable
- Presentation skills
- Interpersonal skills for dealing with challenging situations involving patients, e.g. resistance to medication change
- Experience of using Electronic Prescribing
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Team player and ability to work on own initiative
- Good interpersonal skills
- Self-motivation for career and professional development
- Commitment to Personal Development planning
- Ability to comply with Trust Policies
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent knowledge and experience
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of liaising with other healthcare professionals e.g. consultants, GPs
- Hospital experience post registration
- Experience working with complex patient groups
- Experience conducting medication reviews/medicines reconcilliation
Desirable
- Experience of working on projects
- Experience of attending Multidisciplinary groups
- Experience in critical care / acute care settings
- Experience with developing policies and procedures
Skills, ability and knowledge
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Good verbal communication and counselling skills with ill patients and relatives
- Clinical knowledge of current therapeutics and practice
- Organisation and prioritisation of clinical work
- Accuracy
- Analytical skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Experience of using Microsoft Office
- Problem solving and risk assessment
- Time management skills
Desirable
- Presentation skills
- Interpersonal skills for dealing with challenging situations involving patients, e.g. resistance to medication change
- Experience of using Electronic Prescribing
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Team player and ability to work on own initiative
- Good interpersonal skills
- Self-motivation for career and professional development
- Commitment to Personal Development planning
- Ability to comply with Trust Policies
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).
