Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Palliative Care | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Liverpool is seeking an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist to join their expanding palliative care team. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop specialized skills in palliative care, working closely with consultants and specialist nurses in both inpatient and virtual ward settings. Responsibilities include leading service development, providing clinical training, and optimizing medicines management. Ideal for a collaborative and innovative pharmacist ready for a dynamic specialty challenge.

Qualifications

• Experience in palliative care pharmacy is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of medicines optimization.
• Ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing pharmacy services for Palliative Care.
• Provide advanced clinical pharmacy services in virtual wards.
• Conduct audits and monitor medicines management.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy expertise

Leadership

Collaboration

Innovation

Education

Pharmacist qualifications

Job description

We are excited to offer an excitingopportunity for an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist – Palliative Careto 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 a Trust-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 a forward-thinking, supportive, and experienced pharmacy teamcommitted to delivering high-quality pharmaceutical care. This is an ideal opportunity for a motivated pharmacist seeking a new challenge in a dynamic specialty.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• With support from the Lead Divisional and Clinical Pharmacists audit, monitor and develop medicines management within your speciality.

About You

You will be collaborative, forward-thinking, and passionateabout delivering high-quality pharmaceutical care . You’ll bring innovation and leadership to the role, with a strong commitment to medicines optimisation and service improvementfor patients with complex conditions.

This advert closes on Monday 5 Jan 2026