Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Cardiology

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist for the Cardiology Directorate. This role focuses on enhancing patient safety and flow through dedicated pharmacy services. The successful candidate will lead a small team and provide high-quality clinical pharmacy services, contributing significantly to patient care in cardiology.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide an advanced clinical service to the Cardiology Directorate.
• Provide highly specialist pharmaceutical information to medical and nursing staff.
• Act as an independent prescriber in accordance with Trust policies.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work on own initiative

Self-motivating

Ability to affect and manage change

Education

Vocational Masters degree in pharmacy

Membership of The General Pharmaceutical Council

Diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience

Full NMP qualification

MRPharmS

UKCPA membership

Job description

Go back Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Cardiology

The closing date is 26 May 2025

This is a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate the benefits of having a dedicated prescribing pharmacist on the cardiology wards. We have been given funding for 12 months for a pharmacist to join the team within the cardiology directorate with the specific aim of showing what impact they can have on patient safety and patient flow.

The post-holder will work with the current advanced clinical pharmacist to manage and support a small team of junior pharmacists and technicians to ensure high quality pharmacy services are provided to the 14-bed Acute Coronary Care Unit, and 39-bed cardiology ward.

We are looking for a dynamic, motivated and forward-thinking clinical pharmacist to work with the cardiology team to enhance the safe and effective use of medicines. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing leadership and delivery of a high quality, proactive and patient focussed clinical pharmacy service to the Cardiology services. They will be capable of analysing the impact of this new service and articulating the benefits to the directorate and the wider Medical Division.

LUHFT employs over 120 pharmacists across 3 sites providing clinical pharmacy services to all major specialties. This post is based on the Aintree site of the Trust, however, will work closely with the cardiology team based at the Royal.

Main duties of the job

Assist the Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Medicine in the development of pharmacy services and medicines management within the Cardiology Directorate.

To provide a safe and effective advanced clinical pharmacy service to the Cardiology Directorate.

Assist the Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Medicine in providing clinical training and supervision, relevant to Cardiology, for other departmental staff.

Provide non-medical prescribing services to the Cardiology Directorate and demonstrate the benefits on patient safety and patient flow.

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 Cardiology Directorate within the division of medicine in accordance with professional, departmental and Trust policies.

Provide highly specialist pharmaceutical information to medical and nursing staff and patients within the Cardiology Directorate 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.

Participate in Consultant ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings relevant to the designated wards and or directorate.

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 clinical experience
• Full NMP qualification
• MRPharmS
• UKCPA membership

Experience

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

Knowledge

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

Other

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