Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Palliative Care & Pain

Siobhan Conaghan - Clinical Lead Pharmacist, email:

Paula Briggs - Deputy Director of Pharmacy, Patient Care, email:

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and patient focused pharmacist to join our team to lead on Palliative Care and pain services. You will provide a clinical pharmacy service to our local hospices in Wakefield and Pontefract, as well as working with the palliative care and pain teams within the acute Trust. This part time (25 hours) role will suit an experienced pharmacist with a strong clinical background and excellent communication skills.

You will be adaptable and confident working within a multi-disciplinary team.

To provide a clinical pharmacy service to our local hospices in Wakefield and Pontefract. This includes clinical duties such as medicines reconciliation, patient counselling and clinical review of medicines prescribed.

Work with the MDT to provide patient centred pharmaceutical care.

Provide education and training to clinical staff regarding medicines use in end of life and pain management.

Lead the development, review and implementation of trust wide evidence based policies and guidance relating to the specialist area.

• Masters or Bachelors degree in Pharmacy
• Post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy, or an equivalent degree of relevant experience
• Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
• Qualified as an Independent prescriber, or a willingness to train
• Experience of working with the MDT
• Experience of leading audit

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

We understand that more applicants are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Cycle to work scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support

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