Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Acute and Emergency Medicine

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist for the Acute and Emergency Medicine area. This role involves leadership in clinical pharmacy services, working within a collaborative team to deliver high-quality patient care. Successful candidates will have a Vocational Master's in Pharmacy and significant relevant experience, along with a commitment to professional development in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Full NMP qualification or qualified in the next 3 months.
• Significant experience in a relevant specialist pharmacist role.
• Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide an advanced clinical service to the Emergency Floor.
• Act as an independent prescriber once registered.
• Provide highly specialist pharmaceutical information to medical staff.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work on own initiative

Ability to affect and manage change

Education

Vocational Masters degree in pharmacy

Membership of The General Pharmaceutical Council

Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent

Job description

Go back Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Acute and Emergency Medicine

The closing date is 29 May 2025

Are you passionate about acute medical care? Looking to work with a team of specialist healthcare professionals?

LUHFT employs over 120 pharmacists across 3 sites providing clinical pharmacy services to all major specialties. This post is based on the Royal site of the Trust Emergency Floor (Acute and Emergency Medicine)

We are looking for motivated and forward-thinking clinical pharmacists to work with our team on the Emergency Floor .

We already have a well-established clinical pharmacy team on the Emergency Floor but we are keen to extend this service. We have fully integrated electronic systems to help you deliver excellent clinical care to your patients.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the leadership and delivery of a high quality, proactive and patient focused clinical pharmacy service to the Acute and Emergency Medicine areas.

Main duties of the job

Assist the Lead Pharmacist for the Emergency Floor in the development of pharmacy services and medicines management within the Acute and Emergency Medicine area

To provide a safe and effective advanced clinical pharmacy service to the Acute and Emergency Medicine areas

Assist the Lead Pharmacist for the Emergency Floor in providing clinical training and supervision, relevant to Emergency and Acute Medicine, for other departmental staff.

Provide non-medical prescribing services to the Emergency Floor

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.

Job responsibilities

To provide an advanced clinical service to the Emergency Floor in accordance with professional, departmental and Trust policies

Provide highly specialist pharmaceutical information to medical and nursing staff and patients within the Care Group and to General Practitioners and other staff within the Trust where appropriate.

To act as an independent prescriber in accordance with the Trust's Non-Medical Prescribers policies and guidelines (once registered as a non-medical prescriber).

Participate in the therapeutic drug monitoring service provided in accordance with departmental procedure; in particular gentamicin prescribing and monitoring.

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

Person Specification

Skills

• 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
• Ability to affect and manage change

Qualifications

• Vocational Masters degree in pharmacy.
• Membership of The General Pharmaceutical Council
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent documented experience
• Full NMP qualification (or qualified in the next 3 months and registered with the GPhC as an independent prescriber))
• MRPharmS
• UKCPA membership

Experience

• Significant experience in a relevant specialist pharmacist role
• Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development / education
• Experience as a NMP

Other

Knowledge

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

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.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust