Pharmacist

Tripod Partners; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare staffing company is seeking a Band 8a Locum Pharmacist to lead and develop the pharmacy service at Aintree, Liverpool. The ideal candidate will have significant hospital experience, strong clinical knowledge, and excellent communication and leadership skills. Responsibilities include ensuring effective medicine use and providing specialist advice to clinical teams. This full-time role is suitable for a confident pharmacist passionate about service improvement.

Qualifications

• GPhC-registered Pharmacist required.
• Significant hospital pharmacy experience is essential.
• Strong clinical knowledge within a specialist area is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop pharmacy service within a busy clinical directorate.
• Ensure safe, effective, and cost-efficient use of medicines.
• Provide highly specialist pharmaceutical advice to clinical teams.

Skills

Hospital pharmacy experience

Strong clinical knowledge

Excellent communication skills

Leadership skills

Ability to work autonomously

Education

GPhC-registered Pharmacist

Job description

Band 8a Locum Pharmacist

Location: Aintree, Liverpool

Contract: Full-time Locum role

Start: ASAP

Experience Required: Hospital pharmacy experience essential

• We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Band 8a Pharmacist to lead and develop the pharmacy service within a busy clinical directorate at Aintree.
• This is a key senior role, ideal for a confident and forward-thinking pharmacist with proven hospital experience and a passion for service improvement.

About the Role

As the Band 8a Pharmacist, you will be responsible for:

• Leading, managing, and developing the directorate’s pharmacy service
• Ensuring the safe, effective, and cost-efficient use of medicines
• Providing highly specialist pharmaceutical advice to clinical teams
• Supporting multidisciplinary working across the directorate
• Developing and implementing evidence-based protocols, guidelines, policies, and pathways
• Contributing to governance, risk management, and audit activity
• Supporting junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians through training and mentorship
• Working closely with senior clinical and operational leaders to drive high standards of patient care

Requirements

• GPhC-registered Pharmacist
• Significant hospital pharmacy experience (essential)
• Strong clinical knowledge within a specialist area
• Experience contributing to or leading service development
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Understanding of medicines governance, optimisation, and formulary processes