Overview
As a member of this busy but friendly team you will experience many core aspects of pharmacy practice, including clinical work, commitments to the dispensary and aseptics, and you will contribute to our 7-day working and on-call service. Pharmacists are part of an engaged and progressive Pharmacy team supporting hospital areas with staff coping with rising population needs and complex cases. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, key aspects include attending multidisciplinary team meetings, patient education and counselling, clinical audit, medicines safety and medicines information. Our pharmacists are provided with opportunities for personal growth and development, including support for post-graduate qualifications in pharmacy, independent prescribing, and the opportunity to practice as a non-medical prescriber.
Key responsibilities
* As part of a Clinical Pharmacy Team, to be responsible for the provision of Specialist Clinical Pharmacy Services to patients.
* To have a commitment to dispensaries and to deliver the highest possible professional standards therein.
* In absence of a more senior Pharmacist to take professional responsibility for the dispensary including supervision of band 6 pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Assistants and pre-registration pharmacists.
* To complete a rotational training plan experiencing all major clinical areas within the Trust.
* To ensure compliance with Medicines Law, CQC requirements and internal audit.
* To ensure compliance with medicines management guidance issued by the Trust, GMMMG or national bodies.
* To complete Clinical Pharmacy Diploma.
Planning and Organisational Duties
* To prioritise patients according to their clinical and pharmaceutical need.
* To obtain and validate patient medication histories.
* To use clinical tests and patient notes to advise clinicians about required changes to patient medication and alternatives that may be suggested if the normal route of administration is unavailable.
* To analyse medicine charts taking into account the clinical presentation of the patient, any relevant history and plans made by clinicians.
* To make appropriate endorsements in line with relevant Pharmacy standards.
* To ensure VTE compliance has been undertaken.
* To ensure antimicrobials are prescribed in line with current trust guidance.
* In conjunction with the Medicines Management Technicians to ensure patient specific medicines are ordered.
* To ensure the effective re-use of patients own drugs.
* If deemed unfit for re-use to destroy medicines ensuring relevant procedures are followed.
* To receive, interpret, clinically check, dispense, accuracy check and hand out prescriptions in line with departmental standard operating procedures.
* Using professional judgement to communicate to patients and healthcare staff any appropriate information about medicines which make their use safer or more effective.
* To assist delivery of cost efficiencies by advising how medicines should be used in line with agreed formularies or guidance.
* To ensure pharmacy stock is controlled effectively and assist in the ordering, issuing and receiving of medication when necessary.
* To provide active risk management as an integral part of pharmacy service, intervening to prevent harm to patients.
* To participate in clinical trials ensuring relevant details are maintained in trials documentation.
* To ensure ward Controlled Drugs audits are completed to the prescribed schedule.
* To assist with developments, project work, audit and surveys as directed by line manager.
* To provide services to Oncology when suitably trained.
Communications and Key Working Relationships
* To assist other health professionals on ward to deliver the highest standards of care.
* Assist advanced Pharmacists to deliver Specialist Clinical Pharmacy Services.
* To liaise with other members of the pharmacy team to ensure clinically effective services are provided.
* To refer to more senior pharmacists in team when appropriate.
* To provide ward cover for other clinical teams or for more senior colleagues within the team.
Responsibility for Finance
* To handle cash, prescription charges and issue relevant receipts.
* To sign orders for pharmaceutical products including controlled drugs in the absence of a more senior pharmacist.
Responsibility for Human Resources
* To organise own work patterns within framework provided by line manager.
* To supervise and support Band 6 pharmacists.
* To supervise pre-registration pharmacists, student pharmacy technicians, Medicines Management Technicians and pharmacy assistants.
* To ensure staff have an understanding of and implement relevant procedures.
* To suggest improvements to procedures through line management.
Responsibility for Health & Safety
* Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions, including risk assessment, appropriate actions and incident reporting.
* To ensure patients and staff are advised of risks with medicines and to minimise those risks through effective medicines management support and counselling.
* To ensure known risks are brought to the attention of line managers.
* To ensure Datix is used to record and review medicines related incidents and to implement systems to prevent recurrence where possible.
Responsibility for Teaching
* To provide teaching sessions to other healthcare professionals in line with knowledge and experience. To teach band 6 and pre-registration pharmacists bearing in mind the expectations of the GPC and tutors.
Person Specification
Knowledge
* Clinical pharmacy knowledge
* Understanding of clinical governance
* Understanding of NHS plans with reference to Pharmacy
* Good knowledge of disease states and treatments
Skills
* Ability to demonstrate professional judgement
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Able to communicate with a wide range of staff from a range of disciplines from both inside and outside the NHS
* Able to make decisions, including the decision to seek further advice/support
* Ability to delegate appropriately
* Able to work independently or as a member of a team and able to build effective working relationships with team and colleagues
* High levels of accuracy
* Able to prioritise and organise own work with the ability to work on own initiative and use time effectively
* Methodical
* Ability to teach
Experience
* Demonstrate relevant clinical pharmacy experience in a hospital environment
* Experience of working in hospital pharmacy at, or above AfC band 6 level or equivalent and ability to demonstrate a wider understanding of pharmacy practice and the workings of the NHS
* Experience of working with patients
* Computer literate, particularly MS Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
Qualifications
* Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent qualification
* Member of General Pharmaceutical Council
Additional
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship: 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.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Details
Date posted: 04 September 2025
Band: 7
Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year pa pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
Location: Across WWL Trust Sites, Wigan Lane, Wigan, WN1 2NN
Employer: Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Website: ww1.nhs.uk
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