Job summary Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Dermatology Full time 37.5 hours per week. Permanent post Are you a passionate and experienced pharmacist looking to specialise in dermatology? We have an exciting opportunity for a Highly Specialist Pharmacist Band 8a to join our dynamic pharmacy team at Royal Bolton Hospital Foundation Trust Main duties of the job To work with the Senior leadership team and lead the development of the dermatology pharmacy service at Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Be responsible for the planning and implementation of strategic goals as directed by the Chief Pharmacist and national and local commissioners. To work as part of the dermatology MDT and advocate and promote the safe and cost effective prescribing within the Dermatology directorate in line with local and national guidelines. To develop and contribute to the departments and trust cost improvement agenda.To help identify and deliver on schemes relating to dermatology prescribing including high cost drug use, biosimilar switches and homecare. To provide appropriate training and support for all staff involved with dermatology, ensuring all staff within the pharmacy team are delivering a high quality service alongside the education and training lead pharmacist. To act as a role model and line manager for other pharmacy professionals Alongside homecare team, be involved with implementation of new homecare services and policies including the setting up of service level agreements (SLAs) and ensuring compliance with legal and professional standards related to the dermatology directorate. Ensure that all medicines related policies within dermatology are up to date and in line with best practice. Where required develop new policies and SOPs to improve service quality and reduce risk. About us We are looking for people who share our core Trust values, which are: 'Vision, Openness, Integrity, Compassion, Excellence ' The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment. We aim to be consciously inclusive and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed. We would particularly encourage candidates from a black and minority ethnic (BAME) background and candidates with health conditions or impairments. Date posted 20 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year Per Annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 241-184DS-25 Job locations Pharmacy Department- Royal Bolton Hospital Minerva Road Bolton BL4 0JR Job description Job responsibilities For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below. Job description Job responsibilities For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent Pre-registration training and experience Membership of The General Pharmaceutical Council. Diploma in clinical pharmacy Good all round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills Desirable Non-Medical Prescriber, registered with the GPhC Membership of The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain Designated prescribing practitioner Experience Essential Post registration hospital experience Experience of pharmacist led prescribing/review clinics Experience with medicines optimisation/high cost drugs Able to think clearly in stressful situations Desirable Line management experience Experience of managing a team Evidence of successful multi-disciplinary working Experience of working within dermatology Person Specification Qualifications Essential Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent Pre-registration training and experience Membership of The General Pharmaceutical Council. Diploma in clinical pharmacy Good all round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills Desirable Non-Medical Prescriber, registered with the GPhC Membership of The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain Designated prescribing practitioner Experience Essential Post registration hospital experience Experience of pharmacist led prescribing/review clinics Experience with medicines optimisation/high cost drugs Able to think clearly in stressful situations Desirable Line management experience Experience of managing a team Evidence of successful multi-disciplinary working Experience of working within dermatology Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Address Pharmacy Department- Royal Bolton Hospital Minerva Road Bolton BL4 0JR Employer's website http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)