# Highly Specialist Pharmacist - Surgery > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-pharmacist-surgery/15ed55c2-cc5e-4556-8ddb-2f5e96954f81 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-pharmacist-surgery/15ed55c2-cc5e-4556-8ddb-2f5e96954f81.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Manchester - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (on-call, weekend, bank holiday and late night service provision as per departmental rota) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-12T09:12:31.051Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Manchester/Manchester_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8068392 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8068392?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.mft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An opportunity has arisen to join our team at North Manchester General Hospital as a Highly Specialist Pharmacist in Surgery. This is a great chance for a highly motivated pharmacist to lead on the delivery of a high-quality, patient focused, clinical pharmacy service to our  surgical  patients on the North Manchester site.  We have elective and non-elective pathways across a number of specialties including emergency surgical admissions, trauma & orthopaedics, max fax, breast and upper & lower GI surgery. We encourage you to apply if you have a passion for surgery and have previous experience working in a specialist clinical area. ### Main duties of the job To deliver a high quality patient focused clinical pharmacy service for surgical services and to establish effective relationships with clinical staff and other stakeholders delivering inpatient and outpatient care to our service users. To promote the responsible, safe , clinically-effective and cost-effective use of medicines within the service. To support education and development of medical, nursing and pharmacy staff in your role as Highly Specialist Pharmacist for surgery. In addition to having a passion for surgical services you must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work as part of a team whilst also managing your own workload. You must be able to manage and motivate others and have the ability to influence the multidisciplinary team and engage with key stakeholders. You will develop your leadership and management skills within Pharmacy, with line management and clinical supervision key elements of your role. You will be part of the departmental weekend, late and oncall rotas. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.   So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.  This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’.  Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, we’re proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU—for our patients, our communities, and each other. As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application—especially personal statements and responses to role-specific questions—is written by you.  This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone. Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive.  We look forward to receiving your application. Diversity Matters MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.  As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.  If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below. ## Job Details An opportunity has arisen to join our team at North Manchester General Hospital as a Highly Specialist Pharmacist in Surgery. This is a great chance for a highly motivated pharmacist to lead on the delivery of a high-quality, patient focused, clinical pharmacy service to our surgical patients on the North Manchester site. We have elective and non-elective pathways across a number of specialties including emergency surgical admissions, trauma & orthopaedics, max fax, breast and upper & lower GI surgery. We encourage you to apply if you have a passion for surgery and have previous experience working in a specialist clinical area. ## Job Description To deliver a high quality patient focused clinical pharmacy service for surgical services and to establish effective relationships with clinical staff and other stakeholders delivering inpatient and outpatient care to our service users. To promote the responsible, safe , clinically-effective and cost-effective use of medicines within the service. To support education and development of medical, nursing and pharmacy staff in your role as Highly Specialist Pharmacist for surgery. In addition to having a passion for surgical services you must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work as part of a team whilst also managing your own workload. You must be able to manage and motivate others and have the ability to influence the multidisciplinary team and engage with key stakeholders. You will develop your leadership and management skills within Pharmacy, with line management and clinical supervision key elements of your role. You will be part of the departmental weekend, late and oncall rotas. ## Responsibilities To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, we’re proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU—for our patients, our communities, and each other. As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application—especially personal statements and responses to role-specific questions—is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone. Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application. Diversity Matters MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Excellent analytical/ problem solving skills particularly with respect to use of medicines in complex situations - Able to lead and act on own initiative (assertive) - Able to organise, prioritise and meet deadlines - Able to work as part of a team - Good oral and written communication skills - An advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement. - Organised and methodical approach to work - Enthusiastic and self-motivated and ability to motivate others - Able to manage difficult and ambiguous problems - Able to recognise limitations **Desirable** - Experience of evaluating financial information related to use of medicines - Demonstration of innovation - Able to delegate authority Appropriately - Innovative use of new technologies ### Qualifications **Essential** - Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist - Vocational Masters degree (or equivalent) in Pharmacy Post-graduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent) - One year pre-registration training - Successful completion of pre-registration examination (or equivalent) **Desirable** - Member of National/ International Specialist Organisation in area of responsibility - Attendance at relevant conferences and training courses. - Non-medical prescribing qualification ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Extensive experience in hospital pharmacy in a clinical role - Experience of specialist hospital pharmacy services or experience in the area of responsibility - Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and skills - Sound clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of antimicrobial stewardship - Evidence of continuing professional development - Experience in delivering training and education - Evidence of conducting clinical audit - Enthusiasm for the role - Understanding of the current national and international AMS/AMR agenda and how this influences the work at MFT - Experience in antimicrobial stewardship **Desirable** - Research experience - Awareness of current Government, Trust and local policies - Previous experience in delivering training and education - Guideline development ## Documents - [highly specialist pharmacist fr (pdf, 920.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10359556) - [inside mft – your candidate place (pdf, 306.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2890) - [band 8a highly specialist pharmacist ps (pdf, 32.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10359553) - [mft 8a jd - highly specialist pharmacist (pdf, 159.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10359552) ## 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.