Job summary
Highly Specialist Pharmacist- Medical Admissions

30 hours per week / 0.8 wte

Fixed term/Secondment for 12 months to cover maternity leave.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced pharmacist to join the Pharmacy Team to provide specialist support to the Medical Admissions areas.

This Highly Specialist Pharmacist will work with the Medical Admissions team and act as an expert and advisor to colleagues in Medical Admissions and the wider trust.

Main duties of the job

• audit, monitor and develop, medicines management and risk management within the Trust
• provide training and supervision to other departmental staff
• Act as a deputy to the Clinical Services Lead Pharmacist/ Deputy Chief Pharmacist in professional activities associated with the pharmacy service with regard to directorate/specialty activity and provide professional leadership to the Trust on an ad-hoc basis during absence of Chief Pharmacist and Deputy Chief Pharmacist and Clinical Services Lead Pharmacist from hospital site.
• Be responsible and accountable for the quality of the service provided to the Acute Medical Admissions wards AMU1, AMU2, AAU1, AAU2 and works closely with ED pharmacist lead.
• act as a role model for other clinical pharmacists and provide 'in-house' clinical training, supervision and first level management support for all pharmacists relative to their needs in the specialist practice areas
• develop, implement and monitor standards for the clinical pharmacy service in conjunction with other Senior Clinical Pharmacists
• implement practice research within the pharmacy department

About us
'Vision, Openness, Integrity, Compassion, Excellence'

The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment. We aim to be consciously inclusive and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed. We would particularly encourage candidates from a black and minority ethnic (BAME) background and candidates with health conditions or impairments.

Details
Date posted: 03 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 241-358FD-26-A
Job locations: Bolton Royal Foundation Hospital - Pharmacy, Minerva road, Bolton, BL4 0JR

Job description
For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.

Person Specification

Qualifications
Essential

• MPharm or equivalent
• GPhC registration
• Postgraduate clinical pharmacy diploma or equivalent experience
• NMP and DPP qualification - you will be expected to provide education and supervision to trainee pharmacists developing their prescribing and pharmaceutical skills.
• Good all round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills.
• Pre-registration training and experience

Desirable

• Evidence of further education/training in clinical pharmacy practice
• Formal Management qualification (eg diploma or degree)

Experience
Essential

• Post registration hospital experience
• Post registration hospital experience within a relevant clinical speciality. or equivalent documented clinical experience
• Ability to cope with occasional distressing circumstances eg when dealing with seriously ill patients
• Able to think clearly in stressful situations

Knowledge
Essential

• Advanced clinical knowledge of the pharmaceutical care of patients within the clinical speciality.
• Good all round clinical knowledge and ability to use research findings to develop clinical services / patient care.
• Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development / education

Desirable

• Awareness of influencers published Nationally around clinical pharmacy services

Additional information
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Service lead Pharmacist
Suzanne Blenkinship
suzanne.blenkinship@boltonft.nhs.uk
01204390555

Employer details
Employer name: Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Bolton Royal Foundation Hospital - Pharmacy, Minerva road, Bolton, BL4 0JR
Website: Apply through our website.