# Highly Specialist Pharmacist – Acute Admissions > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-pharmacist-acute-admissions/e535d5f6-c980-4031-9906-d0cf626c76e3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-pharmacist-acute-admissions/e535d5f6-c980-4031-9906-d0cf626c76e3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bolton - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** 12 months (fixed term/secondment) - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-03T16:10:53.032Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Bolton/Bolton_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Highly_Specialist_Pharmacist_Medical_Admission/Highly_Specialist_Pharmacist_Medical_Admission-v8132097 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8132097?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.boltonft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Highly Specialist Pharmacist- Medical Admissions 30 hours per week / 0.8 wte Fixed term/Secondment for 12 months to cover maternity leave. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced pharmacist to join the Pharmacy Team to provide specialist support to the Medical Admissions areas. This Highly Specialist Pharmacist will work with the Medical Admissions team and act as an expert and advisor to colleagues  in Medical Admissions and the wider trust. ### Main duties of the job - audit, monitor and develop, medicines management and risk management within the Trust - provide training and supervision to other departmental staff - Act as a deputy to the Clinical Services Lead Pharmacist/ Deputy Chief Pharmacist in professional activities associated with the pharmacy service with regard to directorate/specialty activity and provide professional leadership to the Trust on an ad-hoc basis during absence of Chief Pharmacist and Deputy Chief Pharmacist and Clinical Services Lead Pharmacist from hospital site. - Be responsible and accountable for the quality of the service provided to the Acute Medical Admissions wards AMU1, AMU2, AAU1, AAU2 and works closely with ED pharmacist lead. - act as a role model for other clinical pharmacists and provide ‘in-house’ clinical training, supervision and first level management support for all pharmacists relative to their needs in the specialist practice areas - develop, implement and monitor standards for the clinical pharmacy service in conjunction with other Senior Clinical Pharmacists - implement practice research within the pharmacy department ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below. ## Job Details Highly Specialist Pharmacist- Medical Admissions 30 hours per week / 0.8 wte Fixed term/Secondment for 12 months to cover maternity leave. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced pharmacist to join the Pharmacy Team to provide specialist support to the Medical Admissions areas. This Highly Specialist Pharmacist will work with the Medical Admissions team and act as an expert and advisor to colleagues in Medical Admissions and the wider trust. ## Job Description audit, monitor and develop, medicines management and risk management within the Trust provide training and supervision to other departmental staff Act as a deputy to the Clinical Services Lead Pharmacist/ Deputy Chief Pharmacist in professional activities associated with the pharmacy service with regard to directorate/specialty activity and provide professional leadership to the Trust on an ad-hoc basis during absence of Chief Pharmacist and Deputy Chief Pharmacist and Clinical Services Lead Pharmacist from hospital site. Be responsible and accountable for the quality of the service provided to the Acute Medical Admissions wards AMU1, AMU2, AAU1, AAU2 and works closely with ED pharmacist lead. act as a role model for other clinical pharmacists and provide ‘in-house’ clinical training, supervision and first level management support for all pharmacists relative to their needs in the specialist practice areas develop, implement and monitor standards for the clinical pharmacy service in conjunction with other Senior Clinical Pharmacists implement practice research within the pharmacy department ## Responsibilities For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Advanced clinical knowledge of the pharmaceutical care of patients within the clinical speciality. - Good all round clinical knowledge and ability to use research findings to develop clinical services / patient care. - Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development / education **Desirable** - Awareness of influencers published Nationally around clinical pharmacy services ### Experience **Essential** - Post registration hospital experience - Post registration hospital experience within a relevant clinical speciality. or equivalent documented clinical experience - Ability to cope with occasional distressing circumstances eg when dealing with seriously ill patients - Able to think clearly in stressful situations ### Qualifications **Essential** - MPharm or equivalent - GPhC registration - Postgraduate clinical pharmacy diploma or equivalent experience - NMP and DPP qualification – you will be expected to provide education and supervision to trainee pharmacists developing their prescribing and pharmaceutical skills. - Good all round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills. - Pre-registration training and experience **Desirable** - Evidence of further education/training in clinical pharmacy practice - Formal Management qualification (eg diploma or degree) ## Documents - [open letter (pdf, 235.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2681) - [applicants with a disability (pdf, 207.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1983) - [welcome to bolton nhs foundation trust (pdf, 774.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3041) - [ps- highly specialist pharmacist - medical admissions (docx, 49.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10429543) - [jd - highly specialist pharmacist - medical admissions (docx, 71.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10429542) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.