Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- 8b
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (secondment considered)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (1 weekend day in 6 weekends)
- Job ref
- 339-CCS7649-DAC
- Employer
- North Bristol NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North Bristol NHS Trust
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £64,455 - £74,896 per annum, pro rata for part time roles
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Pharmacist - Respiratory Medicine
8b
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Job overview
We are seeking an experienced and motivated pharmacist to lead our Respiratory Pharmacy service for 12 months. You will lead a team of respiratory pharmacists and technicians to deliver specialist pharmaceutical care to respiratory patients at North Bristol Trust.
This is a highly clinical role, involving prescribing and reviewing patients in outpatient clinics for interstitial lung disease and/or severe asthma, as well as inpatient review of complex patients.
This is an exciting opportunity for a forward-thinking pharmacist who is passionate about respiratory care, education, and service innovation.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will work in partnership with respiratory consultants and specialist teams to promote and implement novel treatments and care pathways, ensuring delivery of high-quality patient care.
The role includes responsibility for providing expert advice on national and international respiratory guidance across the Trust and BNSSG, overseeing the safe, sustainable and cost-effective use of respiratory medicines, and leading the Respiratory Pharmacy team.
The postholder will also identify and deliver specialist training to medical, nursing and pharmacy staff at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Clinical duties will include oversight of respiratory pharmacy clinics and prescribing and reviewing patients in outpatient clinics for interstitial lung disease or severe asthma, and providing input to complex inpatients on the respiratory bed base.
The postholder will also contribute to medicines-related governance and financial management, including identifying and implementing cost-saving initiatives.
The postholder will have:
- clinical expertise in respiratory medicine
- leadership and management skills and experience
- strong communication and influencing skills
- strategic thinking
Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· • Through effective leadership and management, and in conjunction with the Respiratory consultants and specialist teams be responsible for the promotion and implementation of novel treatments and care pathways in respiratory medicine.
• To support and advise on respiratory related national and international guidance within the trust and BNSSG (Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire).
• To monitor and ensure rational, safe, sustainable and cost-effective use of medicines within respiratory medicine.
• To lead, support and line manage the Respiratory pharmacy team.
• Identify needs, plan and deliver specialist training on respiratory medicines optimisation to a wide range of healthcare staff, including medical, nursing and pharmacy, at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• To provide expert advice on respiratory medicines to all staff groups, patients and carers.
• To prescribe and provide outpatient clinic review for respiratory patients to include severe asthma and/or interstitial lung disease and maintain oversight of severe asthma and interstitial lung disease.
• To review complex inpatients on the respiratory bed base as required.
• Identify and action respiratory related cost savings and ensure that financial intelligence is provided on a regular basis.
• To ensure that medicine related governance issues are raised and addressed within respiratory
Person specification
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- UK registered pharmacist
- clinical diploma or equivalent recognised postgraduate qualification
- Leadership qualification or equivalent experience
- Qualified IP
Desirable criteria
- member of RPS
Work experience
Essential criteria
- UK hospital pharmacy experience at AfC band 8A or above
- Relevant clinical pharmacy experience involving interstitial lung disease and/or severe asthma in a secondary care setting
- Strong leadership experience and values
- Experience of managing a team, including undertaking appraisals and following HR policies
- Leading and implementation of audit and quality systems
Desirable criteria
- UK hospital respiratory pharmacy experience at AfC band 8A or above
- Evidence of publications
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Standard IT competencies in Word, PowerPoint and Excel or equivalent programs.
- Ability to interpret highly complex data and present highly complex information in a verbal and written format
- Ability to manage time and prioritise effectively for self and others
- Ability to manage and motivate staff
- Strong clinical knowledge in respiratory
- Proactive approach to the application of specialist pharmaceutical knowledge in order to enhance patient care
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Evidence of service development
- Ability to manage projects and change effectively
- Development and implementation of guidelines concerning medicine use for speciality, trust or locality application
- Experience of budgetary management and understanding of health economics
- Experience of leading on or contributing to business planning/ business cases
- Negotiation skills to influence internal and external stakeholders
Desirable criteria
- Contributing to the research agenda
Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Adaptable and flexible approach to work and ability to multitask
- Able to work under own initiative and as part of a team
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Teaching/tutorial and clinical supervisory skills involving a multidisciplinary team to undergraduate and/or postgraduate level
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Mulholland
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacist - Respiratory Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
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