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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months (Start date 1st November 2026)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
  • Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
387-DT5099-NG
Employer
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Town
Bristol
Salary
£49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata for part time roles
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/08/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialist Pharmacist - Acute and Respiratory Medicine

Band 7

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) have merged as of 1st July 2026 to become Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. This will create an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

Our job adverts may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Considering this, if you are interested in this role, please do apply as soon as you can.

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Job overview

Are you a current post-registration hospital pharmacist or clinical pharmacist working in another area of practice? Are you looking for experience in a specialist clinical area to develop your skills? If so University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Pharmacy Department has a 6 month secondment available working in Acute Medicine and Respiratory as a specialist pharmacist (start date 1st November 2026)

Do you want to join a friendly, thriving and innovative team committed to providing the best possible pharmaceutical care? Our UHBW Bristol site is comprised of 7 hospitals in Bristol city centre, providing local and regional acute services for South Bristol, South West England and parts of South Wales.

We are looking for motivated new team members to join our specialist clinical rotational pharmacists. Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate post-registration experience in clinical practice with development against the RPS Foundation Pharmacy Framework or to certificate level of postgraduate clinical diploma, will be GPhC registered and be able to demonstrate their experience in clinical practice through application and interview showcasing their readiness to move into a more specialist role.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide pharmaceutical advice to acute and respiratory medicine areas and will look to develop the clinical service and further their own development in these areas. This role will provide leadership to the pharmacy medicine team at various points in the week co-ordinating the workflow and junior pharmacist assignments to optimise patient experience and hospital workflow. You will contribute to clinical projects, quality improvement programmes and teaching through developing management, leadership and educational skills in conjunction with lead pharmacists in medicine.

 

As a member of the pharmacy team, you will be required to provide general pharmaceutical duties to the various sections of the pharmacy department providing leadership and supervision for supporting staff.  The post holder will be required to participate in the pharmacy department late, weekend, on-call and bank-holiday rotas.

For a more detailed job description, an overview of our offering to you and the main responsibilities; please refer to the job description, supporting document and development pathway attached to this vacancy.

Working for our organisation

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.  

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. 

 Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge. 

Please take the time to watch this video of pharmacy at BFT (please note this was made prior to our recent merger) here

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • Masters degree in Pharmacy.
  • Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council.
  • Postgraduate certificate (or equivalent) in Clinical Pharmacy.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable criteria
  • Membership of a relevant professional Pharmacy group or body
  • Postgraduate Diploma, Master's degree or equivalent in Clinical Pharmacy
  • Independent Prescriber

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to operate multiple clinical digital systems
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Problem identification and solving.
  • Prioritisation and task management
  • Able to critically analyse prescriptions for clinical appropriateness, and to use clinical judgement to challenge and influence prescribing
  • Can organise own and others work to meet agreed deadlines and targets
  • Ability to make safe and clinically relevant decisions in high pressure environments
  • Ability to manage a small team of foundation pharmacists and pharmacy technicians on a daily basis
  • Ability to critically analyse different approaches to problem solving to inform project work (including audit and research)
  • Knowledge of common conditions encountered in area of practice and of safe and appropriate drug treatment
  • Knowledge of the legal framework for the dispensing, prescribing and administering or medicines

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of UK clinical hospital pharmacy experience
  • Experience of audit, quality improvement and/or project work
  • Experience of one-to-one and/or small group teaching

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Maria Arana
Job title
Senior Pharmacist Respiratory and Cystic Fibrosis
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

You may also contact the current post holder Natasha Patel ([email protected])

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