Specialist Pharmacist - Cardiology

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a pharmacist with an interest in Cardiology to join the Clinical Pharmacy team. The role focuses on delivering expert pharmaceutical care across cardiology and cardiothoracic services and contributing to medicines optimisation and patient outcomes.

You will work with leads, consultants and nurses to implement guidelines, support education and lead quality improvement projects, fostering professional development and future leadership in

Qualifications

• Pharmacist with Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy and full registration with the GPhC.
• Postgraduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience is required.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy and NHS practice is essential.

Responsibilities

• Optimize patient care for cardiovascular conditions across cardiology and cardiothoracic services.
• Develop and implement clinical guidelines, protocols and service improvement initiatives.
• Deliver specialist clinical pharmacy services and medicine reconciliation, prescribing support and patient counselling.
• Contribute to education and training for pharmacy, medical and nursing staff.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Time management

Teamwork

Analytical skills

Leadership

Teaching/training

Problem solving

Education

Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy

GPhC registration

Postgraduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy

Membership of The Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Pre-registration training and experience

2 years post-registration hospital experience

Tools

None

Job description

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Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours per week) Job ref 382-NBC192-26

Site Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Town Blackpool Salary £49,387 - £56,515 + EDC (£2400) Salary period Yearly Closing 20/11/2026 23:59

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

Job overview

Due to career progression, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist with an interest in Cardiology to join our Clinical Pharmacy team.

This role offers the opportunity to develop and consolidate specialist clinical knowledge within cardiology services, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to optimise medicines use and improve patient outcomes. You will provide expert pharmaceutical care to patients across a range of cardiology and cardiothoracic specialties, supporting the safe, effective and evidence-based use of medicines.

As part of a supportive and experienced pharmacy team, you will work alongside Lead Pharmacists, consultants, nurses and other healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality clinical pharmacy services. You will contribute to service development, clinical governance, medicines optimisation initiatives, education and training, and departmental quality improvement projects.

This post is ideally suited to a pharmacist looking to gain or further develop specialist cardiology experience and build the skills required for future senior clinical and leadership roles. We are looking for an individual with drive, enthusiasm and a commitment to delivering excellent patient-centred care.

Main duties of the job

You will apply your clinical knowledge, skills and experience to optimise patient care with cardiovascular conditions, ensuring safe, effective and evidence-based use of medicines across cardiology and cardiothoracic services.

You will work closely with consultant cardiologists, cardiothoracic teams, specialist nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team to promote high-quality prescribing and medicines optimisation through the development and implementation of clinical guidelines, protocols and service improvement initiatives.

The post holder will support the Lead Cardiology Pharmacist in the delivery and development of specialist pharmacy services, contributing to clinical audit, quality improvement projects, governance activities and implementation of national and local priorities for cardiovascular care.

There will be opportunities to work collaboratively with other specialist services, including critical care, cardiac rehabilitation, heart failure, anticoagulation and cardiac surgery teams, supporting multidisciplinary approaches to improve patient outcomes and service delivery.

You will provide specialist clinical pharmacy services to cardiology and cardiothoracic areas, undertaking medicines reconciliation, prescribing support, medication review, patient counselling and discharge planning. In addition, you will contribute to education and training programmes for pharmacy, medical and nursing staff and undertake other pharmacist duties as required by the department.

Working for our organisation

The Trust is a Teaching Hospital and a provider of specialist tertiary care for Cardiac, Haematology and adult Cystic Fibrosis services across this region. The Pharmacy Department provides specialist pharmacy services to these areas and more.

Our core values provide us with the framework to create the right culture that supports our staff to be the best they can be and achieve better care together for the benefit of our patients.

Our values "Caring, Safe and Respectful" help to represent the culture of the Trust and to communicate who we are and how we do things.

They also play an important part in encouraging people to come and work here and be part of the Trust themselves.

The Trust is a forward-thinking organisation and is constantly striving to improve services and medicines related outcomes for patients under our care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please ensure that you have read the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy
• 12 months pre-registration training and experience
• Registered with the GPhC
• Postgraduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
• Membership of The Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Experience and Knowledge

• Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience within hospital pharmacy.
• Experience in clinical pharmacy with knowledge of the therapeutics of common disease states.
• Understanding of issues affecting the NHS and hospital pharmacy.

Skills and Ability

• Good interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with ability to influence all members of the healthcare team.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Analytical and judgment skills.
• Ability to organise and prioritise tasks despite competing demands.
• Flexible, adaptable, and able to meet deadlines.
• Pro‑active and innovative
• Sensitive and supportive.
• Demonstrable commitment to professional development
• Enthusiastic and self‑motivated.
• Leadership
• Teaching/training experience

Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.

If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre‑employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one‑off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £24, Standard DBS check £24 and Enhanced DBS check £45.

You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £15. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.

Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.

DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.

By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.

The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here .

Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.

Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.

Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Minhaaz Chavan Job title Lead Divisional Pharmacist - MEC Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01253 953780 Additional information

Or Alternatively:

Nick Howcroft

Deputy Director of Pharmacy Clinical Services

01253 956535