Job Description

Are you a Clinical Pharmacist seeking a new challenge and rewarding opportunity to utilise your clinical expertise in an hospital environment?
We are looking for proactive clinical pharmacists to join our expanding dynamic and friendly pharmacy team.
Working in a large teaching hospital like UHLG will provide you with a range of experiences and challenges that will enable you to be an excellent clinical pharmacist.
The rotations are in many exciting areas including; Respiratory, Ophthalmology, Clinical trials, Medication Safety, Haematology, Medicines Information, Acute and Emergency Medicine and Cardiology.
For any more information don't be afraid to contact us.
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We are looking for motivated clinical pharmacists to join our established clinical team to provide excellent pharmaceutical care to our patients.
The rotational specialist pharmacist role will involve rotating through a range of different areas/ specialties, all supported by a team Advanced Clinical Pharmacists.
The job will help expand on your initial training.
Main duties of the job
We have a fully integrated electronic prescribing system along with unique in-house systems to help you deliver excellent clinical care to your patients. There are dedicated rotations which include a variety of therapeutic areas designed to enhance involvement with directorate working; examples include: Respiratory, Ophthalmology, Clinical trials, Medication Safety, Haematology, Medicines Information, Acute and Emergency Medicine and Cardiology.
You will be supported by a well-established team of Advanced Clinical Pharmacists giving you an ideal opportunity to gain further clinical skills and experience post diploma. Applicants must be pharmacists registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and have a postgraduate clinical diploma or equivalent experiential learning. They should be self-motivated, organised, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
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
04 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
47,810 to 54,710 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
287-DTC-13-25
Job locations
Royal Liverpool Hospital
Mount Vernon Street
Liverpool
L7 8YE
Job description
Job responsibilities

• Along with relevant Advanced Clinical Pharmacists, provide a safe and effective specialist clinical pharmacy service to Royal Liverpool Hospitals within a designated speciality for an agreed duration
• Audit, monitor and develop medicines management within a designated speciality
• Provide training and routine supervision for rotational band 6 pharmacists providing pharmacy services to the designated speciality
• Assist the Assistant Clinical Director of Pharmacy, Clinical Services, in providing clinical training and supervision of other departmental staff

Job description
Job responsibilities

• Along with relevant Advanced Clinical Pharmacists, provide a safe and effective specialist clinical pharmacy service to Royal Liverpool Hospitals within a designated speciality for an agreed duration
• Audit, monitor and develop medicines management within a designated speciality
• Provide training and routine supervision for rotational band 6 pharmacists providing pharmacy services to the designated speciality
• Assist the Assistant Clinical Director of Pharmacy, Clinical Services, in providing clinical training and supervision of other departmental staff

Person Specification
Skills
Essential

• Good communication and negotiation skills with other professionals, patients and carers, including verbal, written and electronic
• Good interpersonal skills, able to work with all grades of staff
• Good organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise own workload
• Ability to work to deadlines and meet set targets
• Ability to perform calculations to a high degree of accuracy
• Computer literacy

Other
Essential

• Enthusiastic with ability to motivate self and others
• Lead by example
• Able to work alone and as a team member
• Able to use initiative
• Able to deal with and resolve conflict and disagreement
• Able to deal with sensitive issues
• Able to deal with constant interruptions, prioritising tasks as required
• Conscientious and reliable
• Methodical with attention to detail
• Ability to work as per departmental weekend, evening and bank holiday rotas

Knowledge
Essential

• Up-to-date knowledge of current NHS policies, processes and structures including Connecting for Health

Desirable

• Teaching/training/mentoring skills
• Commitment to and demonstration of Continuing Professional Development

Experience
Essential

• Experience as a qualified pharmacist within a range of clinical areas / demonstrable evidence of undertaking a role at rotational grade pharmacist leveL
• Evidence of relevant and on-going personal CPD

Desirable

• Experience in delivering pharmacy services to a specialist area
• Published pharmaceutical research in a peer-reviewed journal
• Acute/ tertiary Hospital experience

Qualifications
Essential

• Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Pre-registration training and experience, meeting the GPhC examination requirements
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy and/or equivalent

Desirable

• Non-medical Prescribing Qualification

Person Specification
Skills
Essential

• Good communication and negotiation skills with other professionals, patients and carers, including verbal, written and electronic
• Good interpersonal skills, able to work with all grades of staff
• Good organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise own workload
• Ability to work to deadlines and meet set targets
• Ability to perform calculations to a high degree of accuracy
• Computer literacy

Other
Essential

• Enthusiastic with ability to motivate self and others
• Lead by example
• Able to work alone and as a team member
• Able to use initiative
• Able to deal with and resolve conflict and disagreement
• Able to deal with sensitive issues
• Able to deal with constant interruptions, prioritising tasks as required
• Conscientious and reliable
• Methodical with attention to detail
• Ability to work as per departmental weekend, evening and bank holiday rotas

Knowledge
Essential

• Up-to-date knowledge of current NHS policies, processes and structures including Connecting for Health

Desirable

• Teaching/training/mentoring skills
• Commitment to and demonstration of Continuing Professional Development

Experience
Essential

• Experience as a qualified pharmacist within a range of clinical areas / demonstrable evidence of undertaking a role at rotational grade pharmacist leveL
• Evidence of relevant and on-going personal CPD

Desirable

• Experience in delivering pharmacy services to a specialist area
• Published pharmaceutical research in a peer-reviewed journal
• Acute/ tertiary Hospital experience

Qualifications
Essential

• Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Pre-registration training and experience, meeting the GPhC examination requirements
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy and/or equivalent

Desirable

• Non-medical Prescribing Qualification

Skills Required