Main area pharmacy Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Plus EDC) Job ref 287-DTC-7-25
Employer Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Liverpool Hospital Town Liverpool Salary £55,690 - £62,682 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 18/09/2025 23:59
Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Ophthalmology
Band 8a
Job overview
We are excited to offer a permanent opportunity for a Advanced Clinical Pharmacist – Ophthalmology to join our expanding team at the Royal Liverpool Hospital. This is a particularly exciting time to join us, as our ophthalmology pharmacy service is growing and leading several innovative projects across both primary and secondary care. This role provides a fantastic opportunity to develop specialist expertise in ophthalmology while playing a key role in service development and quality improvement.
Our vision is to deliver a Trust-wide ophthalmology pharmacy service, working collaboratively across directorates to ensure the safe, effective, and evidence-based use of medicines in patients with eye conditions. Based at the Royal site, the successful candidate will work closely with our ophthalmology consultants, specialist nurses, and multidisciplinary teams, gaining hands-on experience in managing complex ophthalmic patients in both outpatient and surgical settings.
You’ll be part of a forward-thinking, supportive, and experienced pharmacy team committed to delivering high-quality pharmaceutical care. This is an ideal opportunity for a motivated pharmacist seeking a new challenge in a dynamic specialty.
Main duties of the job
* Support the Divisional Lead Pharmacist for Ophthalmology in the development and delivery of pharmacy services and medicines optimisation within the Trust’s ophthalmology programme.
* Provide a safe, effective, and advanced clinical pharmacy service to ophthalmology outpatient clinics and surgical wards at the Royal site.
* Assist the Lead Pharmacist in clinical education, training, and supervision, with a focus on ophthalmic pharmacotherapy and medicines optimisation for all relevant healthcare professionals across the Trust.
* Work in close collaboration with ophthalmology consultants, specialist nurses, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless, patient-centred care.
* Contribute to the intravitreal injection service and high-cost drug pathways, ensuring the safe and effective use of anti-VEGF agents and other ophthalmic therapies.
* Review patients with chronic eye conditions (e.g. glaucoma, uveitis, macular degeneration) to optimise medication regimens, ensuring appropriate prescribing, monitoring, and adherence support.
About You:
You will be collaborative, forward-thinking, and passionate about delivering high-quality pharmaceutical care in ophthalmology. You’ll bring innovation and leadership to the role, with a strong commitment to medicines optimisation and service improvement for patients with complex eye conditions.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Assist in the delivery of the Ophthalmology Pharmacy Strategy at the Royal Liverpool site, contributing to service development and innovation.
* Lead on the development, implementation, management, and audit of ophthalmic medicines policies and clinical guidelines across the Trust, ensuring safe and effective prescribing for patients with acute and chronic eye conditions.
* Supervise and support the training of pharmacy staff in ophthalmic pharmacotherapy, including prescribing considerations for conditions such as glaucoma, uveitis, macular degeneration, and post-operative care.
* Liaise with healthcare professionals across primary and secondary care to ensure efficient use of ophthalmic medicines and resources, and where appropriate, develop shared care protocols for managing long-term eye conditions.
* Collaborate with ophthalmology consultants, surgical teams, and specialist nurses to optimise pharmaceutical care and improve patient outcomes.
* Support specialist clinics such as intravitreal injection services and high-cost drug pathways, ensuring appropriate prescribing, monitoring, and patient education for therapies including anti-VEGF agents and immunomodulators.
For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Knowledge
* Excellent clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills for the relevant specialist role
* Good all-round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills
Experience
* Significant experience in a relevant specialist pharmacist role
* Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development / education
* Experience as a NMP
* Delivering training and education
Qualifications
* Vocational masters degree in pharmacy
* Membership of The General Pharmaceutical Council
* Diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience
* Full NMP qualification
* MRPharmS
Skills
* Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
* Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
* Self-motivating and able to motivate/inspire others
* Ability to affect and manage change
Other
* Ability to travel cross site
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Name Ophelia Hazlehurst Job title Divisional Lead Pharmacist for Ophthalmology Email address ophelia.hazlehurst@liverpoolft.nhs.uk Telephone number 0151 706 5788 Additional information Siu Man Tin
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