This is an exciting opportunity to join the Gastroenterology Pharmacy Team based at the Royal Liverpool Hospital. The post‑holder will play a key role in the joint management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including active involvement in prescribing medicines for this patient group. The role will also support the supervision and development of pharmacists and technicians within gastroenterology, ensuring the provision of a high‑quality, safe and effective clinical pharmacy service.
We are seeking a dynamic, motivated and forward‑thinking clinical pharmacist, ideally with demonstrable experience in gastroenterology, who will act as an integral member of the inflammatory bowel disease multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will undertake specialist IBD review clinics, contribute to and attend IBD MDT meetings, and work closely with consultants, specialist nurses and surgeons to optimise medicines use and support complex clinical decision‑making.
This post is ideally suited to an experienced pharmacist with the ability to provide clinical leadership and take responsibility for the delivery of a proactive, patient‑centred specialist pharmacy service across gastroenterology. The role also offers opportunities to work collaboratively with teams across the organisation as part of the Liverpool Adult Acute and Specialist Providers (LASP) programme, contributing to service development and cross‑site working.
Assist the Lead Divisional Pharmacist for Medicine (Royal site) in the development of pharmacy services and medicines management within the Gastroenterology Directorate.
To provide a safe and effective advanced clinical pharmacy service to the Gastroenterology Directorate.
Assist the Lead Divisional Pharmacist for Medicine (Royal site) in providing clinical training and supervision, relevant to Gastroenterology for other departmental staff.
Provide non-medical prescribing services to the Gastroenterology Directorate.
NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.
We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West.
We operate from five hospital sites: Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
To provide an advanced clinical service to the Gastroenterology directorate within the Division of Medicine in accordance with professional, departmental and Trust policies
Provide non-medical prescribing services to the Gastroenterology Directorate prescribing medication for IBD patients
Assist the Lead Divisional Pharmacist for Medicine (Royal site) in the development of pharmacy services and medicines management within the Gastroenterology Directorate.
To provide a safe and effective advanced clinical pharmacy service to the Gastroenterology Directorate.
Assist the Lead Divisional Pharmacist for Medicine (Royal site) in providing clinical training and supervision, relevant to Gastroenterology for other departmental staff.
