NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group
Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Critical care
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About the Role
You will provide clinical expertise to your respective unit, supporting some of the most complex and high-acuity critically ill patients in the region, while offering clear direction, organisation, and strategic oversight to the wider team.
The RLH site hosts a wide range of highly specialised surgical services, while AUH is a designated Major Trauma Centre for the region, together offering exposure to clinical scenarios and units rarely seen elsewhere.
You will work with a dedicated group of pharmacists and technical staff on your site, ensuring the delivery of a consistent, high-quality, evidence-based pharmacy service, while working collaboratively across both sites.
Working closely with intensivists, anaesthetists, and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to safe, innovative, and forward-thinking medicines optimisation for critically ill patients.
These roles require substantial hospital pharmacy experience, with essential experience in Critical Care. You will bring advanced clinical knowledge, strong team work ability, and a commitment to driving excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver specialist pharmaceutical input during consultant-led ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings.
- Ensure safe, effective medicines optimisation for critically ill patients, including advanced clinical reviews and prescribing.
- Work as part of the Critical Care pharmacy team to ensure a responsive, high-quality service.
- Support, develop, and mentor pharmacists and MMTs within the specialty.
- Provide pharmacy input into both elective and emergency critical care admissions.
- Contribute to medicines-related risk reduction, incident investigation, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Maintain and support adherence to critical care guidelines, protocols, and best practice standards.
- Monitor medicines expenditure and contribute to financial efficiency plans.
- Deliver specialist training for pharmacy, medical, nursing, and MDT colleagues.
- Support the development of trainees within the pharmacy workforce.
- Contribute to research, audit, and evidence generation within critical care pharmacy practice.
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About the Organisation
NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.
We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West.
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We operate from five hospital sites: Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Siuman Tin
- Job title: Lead Divisional Pharmacist - Surgery
- Telephone number: 0151 706 2000
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