# Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Inflammatory Bowel Services

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Stepping Hill Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Pharmacist
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 pro rata per annum
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (on call, and weekend working)
- **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (on-call, weekends, bank holidays)
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-03T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-20T11:50:35.115Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Stockport/Stockport_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8341697
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8341697?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.stockport.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The successful applicant will be responsible as an advanced specialist for leading and providing safe, efficient and cost-effective clinical pharmacy services to patients diagnosed with an inflammatory bowel disease at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.

### Main duties of the job

- To support the provision of high-quality pharmaceutical care to patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease
- To clinically assess and treat IBD patients effectively in scheduled outpatient clinics according to prescribed job plan, utilising skills as a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber as and when required.
- To contribute to the development of prescribing policies for groups of patients treated by the clinical specialists e.g. Shared Care Guidelines for care of patients across primary/secondary care.
- To support the safe and cost-effective use of high-cost drug therapies within the field of inflammatory bowel disease.
- To horizon scan for upcoming novel therapeutics and proactively submit new drug applications to the Trust’s Medicines Optimisation Group to support prompt access to new therapeutics.
- To engage with colleagues in the pharmaceutical industry to identify and gain access to commercial financial agreements and rebate schemes to ensure resources are utilised effectively.
- To participate in the pharmacy departments on call and out of hours pharmacy services rota as and when required.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

‘Before applying for a secondment opportunity please familiarise yourself with the Trust secondment policy (found on the intranet) and ensure that you have discussed and gained approval from your current line manager’

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Advanced level of clinical knowledge
- Evidence of use of clinical IT systems

### Experience

**Essential**

- - Experience in Clinical Pharmacy services in a UK hospital

**Desirable**

- - Experience in delivering training.
- Previous experience of working in a clinic setting

### Skills & Abilities

**Essential**

- - Demonstrate a good level of verbal and written English.
- - Highly developed communication skills

### Education & Qualifications

**Essential**

- Vocational Master’s degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Postgraduate UK Diploma or higher (MSc or Doctorate) in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy Practice or equivalent or relevant experience
- Non medical prescribing qualification
- Completion of Foundation Pharmacist (Pre-Registration) training
- Annotation to the GPhC Pharmacist Register as an independent non-medical prescriber

**Desirable**

- Member of the UKCPA Gastroenterology Clinical Group

## Documents

- [candidate pack (pdf, 310.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2576)
- [applicant guide (pdf, 224.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1756)
- [our behaviours - care (pdf, 218.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1757)
- [pharmacy career pathways (pdf, 559.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2749)
- [band 8a advanced pharmacist ibd (pdf, 493.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10665924)

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