Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Surgery | 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 healthcare provider in Liverpool is seeking a Senior Clinical Pharmacist to join its surgical pharmacy team. You will lead a high-quality clinical pharmacy service, mentor junior staff, and work closely with multidisciplinary teams. This position offers significant opportunities for professional growth in a supportive environment focused on improving patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with experience in clinical pharmacy.
• Effective communicator within multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in training and mentoring junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead a proactive clinical pharmacy service in surgical wards.
• Collaborate with teams for optimal medicines use.
• Contribute to service development and patient safety.

Skills

Surgical care knowledge

Leadership

Patient-focused care

Clinical pharmacy service delivery

Independent prescribing

Education

Pharmacy degree

Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

Tools

Electronic health records

Clinical guidelines

Job description

Overview

Are you passionate about surgical care and ready to take the next step in your pharmacy career? Do you want to work alongside a team of specialist healthcare professionals in a dynamic and supportive environment?

LUHFT employs over 120 pharmacists across three sites, delivering clinical pharmacy services to all major specialties. This exciting post is based at the Royal site, supporting the Surgical Division, which includes a wide range of complex surgical specialties.

We are seeking a motivated and forward-thinking Senior Clinical Pharmacist to join our expanding surgical pharmacy team. The Surgical Division is highly supportive of pharmacy input and recognises the critical role pharmacists play in optimising patient outcomes. With the increasing complexity of surgical procedures at the Royal site, there are excellent opportunities for professional growth and development within this area.

You will be responsible for the leadership and delivery of a high-quality, proactive, and patient-focused clinical pharmacy service to surgical wards. You’ll work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe and effective medicines use, contribute to service development, and support junior pharmacists and trainees.

We have fully integrated electronic systems to support the delivery of excellent clinical care and are committed to innovation and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Lead Divisional Pharmacist for Surgery in the development, implementation, and evaluation of pharmacy services and medicines management across the surgical specialties.
• Provide a safe, effective, and advanced clinical pharmacy service to surgical wards, ensuring optimal use of medicines in line with best practice and national guidance.
• Support the Lead Divisional Pharmacist in delivering clinical training, supervision, and mentorship to junior pharmacists, pre-registration trainees, and other pharmacy staff within the surgical division.
• Contribute to the development of clinical guidelines, protocols, and audits to improve patient safety and outcomes in surgical care.
• Provide non-medical prescribing services within the surgical division, working as an independent prescriber to manage and optimise patients’ medication regimens.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless pharmaceutical care throughout the surgical patient pathway, including pre-operative and post-operative care.
• Participate in service development initiatives and quality improvement projects to enhance the role of pharmacy within surgery.

About LUHFT and the Group

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 Hospital is 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 Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is 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 their careers page.

Additional responsibilities within the Surgical Division

• Provide an advanced clinical pharmacy service to the Surgical Division, in line with professional standards, departmental procedures, and Trust policies.
• Deliver highly specialist pharmaceutical advice to medical, nursing, and allied health professionals within surgical specialties, and where appropriate, to General Practitioners and other healthcare staff across the Trust.
• Act as an independent prescriber, in accordance with the Trust’s Non-Medical Prescribing policies and guidelines, to support the optimisation of medicines use in surgical patients.
• Support the safe and effective use of high-risk medicines and participate in therapeutic drug monitoring services relevant to surgical care, including antimicrobials such as gentamicin, in line with departmental protocols.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of clinical guidelines, protocols, and audits to improve medicines optimisation and patient safety within surgery.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless pharmaceutical care across the surgical patient pathway, including pre-operative assessment, intra-operative support, and post-operative recovery.
• Support the training and development of junior pharmacists, pre-registration trainees, and other pharmacy staff working within the surgical division.

This advert closes on Thursday 18 Sep 2025