Specialist Renal Pharmacist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated pharmacist to join the Renal and Transplant pharmacy team at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. The role involves providing highly specialist pharmaceutical care across inpatient and outpatient services, supporting medicines optimisation in primary and secondary care. The successful candidate will work within a multi-professional renal team and will be supported to attain non-medical prescribing qualification if needed. The trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, offering a collaborative and engaged work environment.
Key responsibilities
- Support the Renal and Transplant pharmacy team in maintaining and developing pharmaceutical services.
- Provide a high-level clinical service to Renal and Transplant patients.
- Work in close collaboration with the ward team to ensure patient flow and timely discharge.
- Assist highly specialist pharmacists in delivering agreed standards of pharmaceutical care to outpatients.
- Actively participate in audit, research, and development within the specialty and pharmacy department.
- Provide education and training to other healthcare staff as appropriate.
Essential criteria
- Professional knowledge acquired though vocational Masters degree in Pharmacy (4 years) or equivalent.
- Successful completion of 1 year as a trainee pharmacist
- Current Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or other recognised postgraduate qualification to a similar standard or due to complete imminently
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Qualification as an independent prescriber or willingness to undertake this on appointment
- Suitable hospital pharmacy experience
- Previous experience at Band 6 hospital pharmacist
- Experience of audit and quality systems
- Can demonstrate the relevant level of knowledge, skills and abilities required of a Band 6 Pharmacist.
- Proactive approach to the application of specialist pharmaceutical knowledge in order to enhance patient care
- Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with pharmacy staff, hospital staff and patients/carers.
- Able to manage time and prioritise effectively
- Knowledge of specialist area
- Knowledge of medicines optimisation issues affecting primary care, including NICE, local Formularies, local guidance development, patient group directions and legal frameworks relating to medicines.
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of finance systems and management of this effectively
- Ability to review, process and present complex information in a clear and concise manner in a variety of formats
- Computer literate
- Adaptable and flexible approach to work
- Methodical and tidy worker
- Able to work under own initiative and as part of a team
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or other recognised postgraduate qualification to a similar standard
- Hospital pharmacy experience relevant to the specialist area
- Evidence of leadership
- Teaching / tutorial and clinical supervisory skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Renal Pharmacist
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
The pharmacy department at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and passionate pharmacist join the Renal and Transplant pharmacy team. The adult renal unit at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is the largest renal transplant centre in the South West and provides renal replacement therapies across seven satellite haemodialysis units.
This post will give the successful candidate an excellent opportunity to work within the highly integrated multi-professional renal team. The successful candidate will assist in the provision of highly specialist pharmaceutical care across both inpatient and outpatient services, and work to support the medicines optimisation agenda in both primary and secondary care.
The post holder will be supported to attain their non-medical prescribing qualification if not yet undertaken.
The successful postholder will work closely with a collaborative and engaged multi-professional team to deliver outstanding services. They will have a close and supportive network around them.
Main duties of the job
- To support theRenalandTransplantpharmacyteam inmaintaininganddevelopingthe pharmaceutical service tothe specialty.
- Provide ahigh-levelclinical service toRenaland Transplantpatients
- Work in close colla
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