Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Haematology
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Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Haematology
The closing date is 13 September 2026
Job summary
Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week
Are you looking for an exciting role with the opportunity to progress your clinical skills alongside extensive transferable expertise that will enhance your career development?
A role in the pharmacy haematology team could be for you.
Haematology is one of the most rapidly evolving areas of healthcare. We are seeing unprecedented advances in new treatments giving you the chance to work at the forefront of patient care and make a real difference to patient's lives every day. In addition to developing your clinical knowledge and skills within the haematology specialism, in this role you will also have the opportunity to develop broad, highly valued skills across:
- Medicines optimisation
- Medicines governance and safety
- Medicines value
- Management of high-cost drugs
- Aseptic services
- Leadership
You will be joining a dynamic, high-performing pharmacy team. We are friendly, welcoming and fully committed to living the values of our Trust in everything we do. We support each other, celebrate success and work together to deliver the very best care for our patients.
Main duties of the job
- Provision of expert, high-quality, patient-centred clinical pharmacy services to haematology patients across inpatient and outpatient settings. Note this service is predominantly the Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) within haematology.
- Undertaking the role of an independent prescriber.
- Support the introduction of new and emerging treatments.
- Support trust medicines optimisation and medicines governance priorities.
- Support effective management of high cost drugs.
- Provide specialist advice to medical, nursing and pharmacy teams on all aspects of haematology medicines as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Undertake the duties of an 'Authorised Pharmacist,' taking responsibility for the final release of aseptically prepared injectable medicines, ensuring full compliance with legal, safety and quality standards.
- Support the education, training and development of pharmacy trainees and other healthcare professionals.
- Lead on service improvements and contribute to audit and research activities as part of our drive to continuously improve care for our patients.
- You will also be required to support the pharmacy dispensary weekend and pharmacist emergency duty service as part of a rota.
About us
The Trust's services are provided from three locations: o The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds. o Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility. o Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population. The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust employs 5,964 staff (headcount) to provide care and treatment to a population of over 400,000 people living in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System. Due to its location on the border with North Wales, the Trust also works closely with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust treats patients from England and some parts of Wales. During 2024/2025, there were approximately 643,000 patient attendances (inpatient, A&E, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery
Details
Date posted
25 August 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
210-2026-633
Job locations
Countess of Chester Hospital
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.
If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service.Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.
The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.
If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service.Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.
The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Master's Degree in Pharmacy
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Evidence of clinical pharmacy skills
- Evidence of ongoing continued professional development
- Completed first year of post graduate clinical pharmacy diploma or demonstrable equivalent NHS hospital experience
Desirable
- Experience as an authorised pharmacist releasing aseptically prepared Systemic AntiCancer Treatment (SACT
- Experience with verification of Systemic Anti Cancer Therapy (SACT) prescriptions.
- Post graduate clinical pharmacy diploma
- Independent prescribing qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Relevant post-registration hospital pharmacy experience.
- Delivery of clinical pharmacy services to a range of specialities
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Master's Degree in Pharmacy
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Evidence of clinical pharmacy skills
- Evidence of ongoing continued professional development
- Completed first year of post graduate clinical pharmacy diploma or demonstrable equivalent NHS hospital experience
Desirable
- Experience as an authorised pharmacist releasing aseptically prepared Systemic AntiCancer Treatment (SACT
- Experience with verification of Systemic Anti Cancer Therapy (SACT) prescriptions.
- Post graduate clinical pharmacy diploma
- Independent prescribing qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Relevant post-registration hospital pharmacy experience.
- Delivery of clinical pharmacy services to a range of specialities
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
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Countess of Chester Hospital
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Countess of Chester Hospital
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Associate Director of Pharmacy
Jackie Wilkinson
01244365678
Details
Date posted
25 August 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
210-2026-633
Job locations
Countess of Chester Hospital
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
United Kingdom
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