Specialist Pharmacist - Admissions | University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Specialist Admissions Clinical Pharmacist to enhance hospital pharmacy services. Candidates should possess significant clinical pharmacy experience and leadership skills. This role involves supporting emergency and admission departments, leading junior pharmacists, and contributing to patient safety and medicines optimisation. Core working hours are Monday to Friday with on-call responsibilities. The position is based at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in delivering hospital pharmacy services.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal/communication skills.
• Ability to contribute to policy development and audits.

Responsibilities

• Support development of pharmacy services in the Emergency Department and Admissions.
• Lead junior pharmacists on wards for medicines reconciliation.
• Contribute to patient safety improvement and medicines optimisation.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacy Expertise

Leadership Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Clinical Prescribing Qualification

Job description

Overview

Applications are invited from enthusiastic, well-motivated Clinical Prescribing Pharmacists (or working towards prescribing qualification) with current significant experience in delivering hospital pharmacy services, to join our Royal Lancaster Infirmary team as a Specialist Admissions Clinical Pharmacist. This position will involve providing high level clinical services to patients within the Emergency department and Admission wards.

Responsibilities

• Support the lead pharmacist for Emergency Department (ED) and Admissions in developing pharmacy services within the specialties, including review and development of policies and guidelines and clinical audit.
• Lead a team of junior pharmacists and medicines management technicians on the wards to ensure medicines reconciliation at the point of admission is to the highest standard and pharmaceutical care throughout the patient stay is optimised, supporting timely discharge.
• Demonstrate leadership, manage conflicting demands on time, and contribute to patient safety improvement and medicines optimisation initiatives including ensuring the implementation of best value medicines in the area.

Qualifications and skills

• Clinical Prescribing Pharmacist (or working towards prescribing qualification) with current significant experience in hospital pharmacy services.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal/communication skills.
• Ability to contribute to policy development, audits, and medicines safety initiatives.

Working pattern and site

• Core hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:30 with rotational weekend and bank holiday work.
• On-call weekday nights are currently approximately once per month; potential requirement to join weekend on-call or weekend working rota.
• Post based at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary site, with potential cross Bay working when required.
• Hospitals covered include Furness General Hospital (FGH), Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) and related community premises; services span ED, admissions, outpatient, diagnostics, therapy, day case and inpatient surgery.

Additional information

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities, please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay on their website: https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

This advert closes on Monday 29 Sep 2025