Job Description

We are excited to offer an exciting opportunityfor anAdvanced Clinical Pharmacist - Palliative Care to join our expanding team at University Hospitals Liverpool (Aintree Site). This is a particularly exciting time to join us, as our palliative care pharmacy service is growing and leading several innovative projects across both primary and secondary care including virtual wards. This role provides a fantastic opportunity to develop specialist expertise in palliative care while playing a key role in service development and quality improvement.
Our vision is to deliver aTrust-wide palliative care pharmacy service, working collaboratively across directorates to ensure the safe, effective, and evidence-based use of medicines in patients with eye conditions. Based at the Aintree site, the successful candidate will work closely with our consultants, specialist nurses, and multidisciplinary teams, gaining hands-on experience in managing complex palliative patients in both inpatient and virtual ward settings.
You'll be part of aforward-thinking, supportive, and experienced pharmacy team committed to delivering high-quality pharmaceutical care. This is an ideal opportunity for a motivated pharmacist seeking a new challenge in a dynamic specialty.
Main duties of the job

• Assist the Consultant Pharmacist- Palliative Care and Lead Divisional Pharmacist for Medicine (Aintree site) in the development of pharmacy services and medicines management within the Palliative Care service.
• To provide a safe and effective advanced clinical pharmacy service to the Palliative Care service (inpatients and virtual wards)
• Assist the Lead Divisional Pharmacist for Medicine (Aintree site) in providing clinical training and supervision, relevant to the Palliative Care service, for other departmental staff.
• Provide outpatient clinic patient review and support where applicable to your role.
• Provide Advanced Clinical Pharmacist support to palliative care virtual wards
• Provide non-medical prescribing services to the Palliative Care service.
• To work with the current Consultants Pharmacist in the Palliative Care service in delivering the key responsibilities.o With support from the Lead Divisional and Clinical Pharmacists audit, monitor and develop medicines management within your speciality.

About You:
You will becollaborative, forward-thinking, and passionate about delivering high-quality pharmaceutical care . You'll bring innovation and leadership to the role, with a strong commitment tomedicines optimisation and service improvement for patients with complex conditions.
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 Hospitalis 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 Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis 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 theircareers page.
Details
Date posted
22 December 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
55,690 to 62,682 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
287-DTC-115-25
Job locations
Aintree University Hospital
Lower Lane
Liverpool
L9 7AL
Job description
Job responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of the Pharmacy Strategy, contributing to service development and innovation.
• Lead on the development, implementation, management, and audit ofmedicines policies and clinical guidelinesacross the Trust, ensuring safe and effective prescribing for patients with acute and chronic eye conditions.
• Supervise and support the training of pharmacy staff inpharmacotherapy, including prescribing considerations for conditions for patients requiring palliative care
• Liaise with healthcare professionals acrossprimary and secondary careto ensure efficient use of medicines and resources, and where appropriate, develop shared care protocols for managing long-term eye conditions.
• Collaborate with consultants, multidisciplinary teams including specialist nursesto optimise pharmaceutical care and improve patient outcomes.
• Support specialist clinics including virtual wards, ensuring appropriate prescribing, monitoring, and patient education for therapies.

For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. Job description
Job responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of the Pharmacy Strategy, contributing to service development and innovation.
• Lead on the development, implementation, management, and audit ofmedicines policies and clinical guidelinesacross the Trust, ensuring safe and effective prescribing for patients with acute and chronic eye conditions.
• Supervise and support the training of pharmacy staff inpharmacotherapy, including prescribing considerations for conditions for patients requiring palliative care
• Liaise with healthcare professionals acrossprimary and secondary careto ensure efficient use of medicines and resources, and where appropriate, develop shared care protocols for managing long-term eye conditions.
• Collaborate with consultants, multidisciplinary teams including specialist nursesto optimise pharmaceutical care and improve patient outcomes.
• Support specialist clinics including virtual wards, ensuring appropriate prescribing, monitoring, and patient education for therapies.

For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential

• Excellent clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills for the relevant specialist role
• Good all-round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills

Experience
Essential

• Significant experience in a relevant specialist pharmacist role
• Antimicrobial Stewardship experience
• Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development / education

Desirable

• Experience as a NMP

Qualifications
Essential

• Vocational masters 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

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

• Computer literate

Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential

• Excellent clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills for the relevant specialist role
• Good all-round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills

Experience
Essential

• Significant experience in a relevant specialist pharmacist role
• Antimicrobial Stewardship experience
• Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development / education

Desirable

• Experience as a NMP

Qualifications
Essential

• Vocational masters 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

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

• Computer literate

Skills Required