# Advanced Specialist Pharmacist - Gastroenterology

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
- **Town:** Shrewsbury
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Pharmacist
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum/pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours, Term time hours, Annualised hours, Other, 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working, bank holidays and emergency duty service on a rotational basis. Part time hours will also be considered.)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-23T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-09T11:03:22.556Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Shropshire/Shrewsbury/The_Shrewsbury_Telford_Hospital_NHS_Trust/Gastroenterology/Gastroenterology-v7951509
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7951509?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sath.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Do you like the variety of clinical conditions encountered in Gastroenterology?  Do you hold, or are you eligible to undertake the Independent Prescribing qualification?  Do you enjoy team working?

We have an exciting opportunity available within our Pharmacy Department at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for a specialist clinical Pharmacist working within our Gastroenterology Service.  We are looking to strengthen the medical service through the formation of a strong clinical pharmacy team at the pivotal point in the patient’s outpatient journey. We are seeking to complete this team by recruiting a motivated, innovative, clinically driven Pharmacist who wants to make a difference.

The successful applicants must be committed to delivering an excellent clinical pharmacy service built around the highest standards for our patients and will look to further educate and train our team through the development of a training programme. They will also be responsible in supporting the medicines value programme being undertaken specifically within gastroenterology.

*We are happy to consider compressed working hours or part time hours for this role. The role offers excellent opportunities for development and will also involve opportunities for prescribing. Those candidates who are not currently an independent prescriber will be supported and funded to undertake the qualification. We will also support other relevant courses where possible.*

### Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

- Be part of a team of highly specialised clinical Pharmacists delivering a high level of clinical Pharmacy input to the Gastroenterology wards.
- Work as an independent prescriber to optimise medicine regimes for the patients
- Support the medicines value programme within gastroenterology and across the ICS.
- Be part of a team of Pharmacists that deliver a consistently high clinical Pharmacy service for the patients.
- Act as a role model for, and be responsible for developing core competencies of any Pharmacist working in the Gastroenterology setting by organising their training and assessing their competency
- Work with the Team Leader – Clinical Services & Governance regarding the operational management and strategic development of pharmaceutical services and to reduce the risk of medication misadventure within the Surgical Division.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Relevant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy
- Experience of supervision of staff
- Experience of working as part of a multi disciplinary team
- Experience of training of pre-reg pharmacists and junior staff
- Audit experience

**Desirable**

- Experience in writing policies/guidelines

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Honours Degree in Pharmacy / MPharm
- Registration with the GPhC as a Pharmacist
- Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent (completed both year 1 and year 2)

**Desirable**

- Non Medical Prescriber
- Member of the Pharmaceutical Society

## Documents

- [job pack (pdf, 671.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10442676)

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