# Specialist Pharmacist (Surgery and Education) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-pharmacist-surgery-and-education/ead831fa-12e6-4c20-a64b-b3d37e6dc2d0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-pharmacist-surgery-and-education/ead831fa-12e6-4c20-a64b-b3d37e6dc2d0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bristol - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata for part time roles - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, Compressed hours, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-16T14:52:05.663Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bristol/Bristol/Bristol_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8144931 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8144931?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Do you want to join a friendly, thriving and innovative team committed to providing the best possible pharmaceutical care? Specialist Surgical Pharmacists provide therapeutic expertise in a variety of surgical specialties. We are a tertiary centre for thoracic and hepatobiliary surgery, ophthalmology and provide general surgical care in areas such as colorectal and trauma and orthopaedic surgeries. This role will be upskilled to provide clinical expertise to each surgical area, critical care step-downs and pick up more complex project work in areas such as ophthalmology and trauma. The education commitment will work with our Lead Education and Training pharmacists on the delivery of undergraduate, foundation pharmacist and medicines optimisation technician training. This is an exciting time to be in an educational capacity following the new GPhC standards with the first cohort of post-registration pharmacists joining with a prescribing qualification and the challenges and opportunities that will bring for acute care. We are looking for motivated new team members to join our Bristol Royal Infirmary pharmacy team. Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate post-registration experience in clinical practice with development against the RPS Foundation Pharmacy Framework, 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 Provide a patient-centred clinical pharmacy service to adult surgical patients, ensuring safe, effective and evidence-based medicines use in line with Trust and national guidance. The postholder will optimise complex therapies, support medicines reconciliation, and prescribe independently within competency. The role includes active participation in daily multidisciplinary ward rounds, providing expert medicines advice, and supporting safe prescribing. The postholder will contribute to guideline development, governance, audit, quality improvement and optimisation of practice. The postholder will support education and training of pharmacists and MDT staff,  undergraduates and including mentoring those undertaking postgraduate development. Involvement in service development, research and quality improvement is expected, including medication incident review, KPI development and audit activity, with opportunities to present and publish work. Leadership responsibilities include supporting or line managing staff, prioritising workload, and deputising for senior pharmacy leadership as required. The postholder will participate in weekend, bank holiday and late-working rotas, maintain GPhC revalidation, and support dispensary and stock processes in line with Trust policies and procedures. ### 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 ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - 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 and Experience **Essential** - Evidence of UK clinical hospital pharmacy experience - Experience of audit, quality improvement and/or project work - Knowledge of common conditions encountered in area of practice, and of safe and appropriate drug treatments - Experience of one-to-one and/or small group teaching - Knowledge of the legal framework for the dispensing, prescribing and administering or medicines - Mentoring, support and supervision ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Masters degree in Pharmacy. - Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council. - Postgraduate certificate (or equivalent) in Clinical Pharmacy. - Evidence of continuing professional development. **Desirable** - Membership of a relevant professional Pharmacy group or body - Postgraduate Diploma, Master's degree or equivalent in Clinical Pharmacy - Independent Prescriber ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 792.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10446938) - [dbs charges information (pdf, 71.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3005) - [uhbw staff benefits book (pdf, 12.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2131) - [uhbw behaviours and values (pdf, 299.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2476) - [policy statement - ex offenders (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=667) ## 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.