Specialist Pharmacist - Virtual Wards

Specialist Pharmacist – Virtual Wards

The closing date is 29 June 2026. This is a fixed term post to cover maternity leave until May 2027.

Applications are invited from enthusiastic and well‑motivated Clinical Prescribing Pharmacists (or those working towards or willing to work towards prescribing qualification) with current significant experience in delivering hospital pharmacy services to join our Virtual Ward team based across North Lancashire and South Cumbria.

You will have sufficient skills, knowledge and competence to support the virtual ward teams (Consultants, ANPs and AHPs) to deliver safe and effective medicines management for these patients. This includes Medicines Reconciliation, clinical reviews, supporting safe and secure medicine audits, antimicrobial stewardship and ongoing service design in conjunction with the virtual ward team and the Lead Pharmacist.

You will support and work alongside the medicines management technicians on the virtual ward team and the technological senior leadership team. You must be highly motivated, demonstrate leadership skills and manage conflicting demands on your time. You will demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills and contribute to patient safety improvement and medication optimisation initiatives, including ensuring implementation of best‑value medicines in your area.

Core hours of work will be Monday to Friday 9:00 to 17:30 with some flexibility possible. There is no weekend, bank holiday or on‑call commitment with this post.

The location is flexible, with some home working possible; a minimum requirement to attend one of our acute inpatient sites for 20% of contracted hours, occasional meetings and training may be required at other sites. Please discuss with us at interview.

We operate from three main hospitals – Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI) and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal – as well as community health care premises including Millom Hospital, GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI provide full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and Consultant‑led services. WGH provides an Urgent Treatment Centre for non‑life‑threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three hospitals provide planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. Local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

• Master’s degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent knowledge and experience

• Liaising with other healthcare professionals – consultants, GPs
• Working with complex patient groups
• Experience in hospital or patient‑facing primary care settings
• Conducting medication reviews / medicines reconciliation
• Working on projects
• Attending multidisciplinary groups
• Developing policies and procedures

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good verbal communication and counselling skills with ill patients and relatives
• Clinical knowledge of current therapeutics and practice
• Organisation and prioritisation of clinical work
• Accuracy
• Analytical skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Experience using Microsoft Office
• Problem solving and risk assessment
• Interpersonal skills for dealing with challenging situations involving patients, e.g. resistance to medication change
• Experience using Electronic Prescribing

• Team player with ability to work on own initiative
• Good interpersonal skills
• Self‑motivation for career and professional development
• Commitment to personal development planning
• Flexible, adaptable approach
• Reliable
• Ability to comply with Trust Policies
• Ability to meet physical and mental requirements of the post

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A submission for Disclosure and Barring Service will be required to check for any previous convictions.