Specialist Critical Care Pharmacist

This post is only open to internal applicants.

Specialist Critical Care Pharmacist Band 8a

Main area Critical Care Pharmacy Grade Band 8a Contract Fixed term: 6 months (End date 5th April 2026) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working (approx. 1 in 6 with compensatory rest days) and late shift (approx. 1 in 15 days as overtime Job ref 387-DT7484-DA

Site Bristol Royal Infirmary Town Bristol Salary £55,690 - £62,682 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 07/07/:59 Interview date 15/07/2025

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

Are you looking to further your critical care pharmacy career?

Do you thrive in a specialist team where your ongoing development is considered a marker of our success?

Do you want to develop as a clinical leader alongside expert clinical practice?

Critical care specialist pharmacists are the therapeutic experts in a fast paced and truly multidisciplinary environment. With a professional credentialing route there is a clear pathway for development. Our specialist critical care pharmacists are embedded in ward rounds and lead many aspects of governance, quality improvement and education across the 3 adult critical care units. Members of our current critical care pharmacy team are involved in national committees and professional interest groups, part of national research studies, leading aspects of post-graduate higher education courses and have spoken at national critical care symposia. All have benefited from extensive development opportunities facilitated by UHBW.

The Adult Critical Care service currently has 60 beds, hosting the regional critical care transfer service, and serves as one of the seven centres commissioned to provide adult respiratory ECMO support in England.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will participate in daily multidisciplinary ward rounds to provide expert advice to a leading critical care department with a commissioned ECMO service.

The post holder will proactively lead learning and development initiatives for adult critical care therapeutics and develop our fast growing critical care pharmacy service in line with local and national agenda.

The post holder will continue to develop their existing professional, technical and clinical skills through CPD to provide excellent service with innovation to our patients and staff.

The critical care pharmacy team has expanded rapidly to match the increasing number and complexity of critical patients seen in a tertiary referral centre including CAR-Therapy, bone marrow transplant, cardiothoracic surgery and maxillofacial surgery amongst others.

For further details, please see Job Description and contact us for a chat!

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.

UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.

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

• Proven ability to operate multiple clinical digital systems
• Evidence of excellent oral and written communication skills
• Evidence of problem identification and solving with lateral thinking
• Evidence of prioritisation and task management
• Proficient at interdisciplinary collaboration and influencing
• Able to critically analyse prescriptions for clinical appropriateness
• Can organise own and others work to meet agreed deadlines
• Ability to make safe and clinically relevant decisions in high pressure environments
• Ability to manage a small team of junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians on a daily basis

Qualifications and Training

• Master's degree (or equivalent) in pharmacy
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
• Postgraduate certificate (or equivalent) in Clinical Pharmacy
• Post graduate diploma or Master's degree in Clinical Pharmacy
• Membership of the United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association (UKCPA) or the Intensive Care Society

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

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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.

Name Ya-Hui Liang Job title Critical Care Lead Pharmacist Email address Additional information

Dominic Naylor

Specialist Critical Care Pharmacist (current post holder)

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Bristol Royal Infirmary
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