Acute & Emergency Medicine Pharmacist

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Join The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust as a Band 7 Clinical Pharmacist in the Acute & Emergency Medicine Pharmacy team. You will work across ED, AMU, SDEC, Frailty in‑reach and UTC, delivering high‑quality clinical pharmacy input to optimise therapies and support timely discharge.

You will develop independent prescribing, lead medicines governance, and contribute to service improvement with senior pharmacists, benefiting from structured development and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a pharmacist with the GPhC.
• Postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification or working towards one.
• Independent prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake it within an agreed timeframe.
• Relevant advanced clinical assessment qualification.
• Experience of implementing and delivering the objectives of cost/service improvement programmes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, effective clinical pharmacy services across ED, AMU, SDEC, Frailty in‑reach and UTC.
• Provide medicines optimisation during ward rounds and MDT discussions to support timely clinical decisions.
• Use (or work towards) independent prescribing to optimise therapies and support admission avoidance.
• Contribute to quality improvement, audit and service development within Acute & Emergency Medicine.
• Provide clear, patient‑focused medicines advice to support safe discharge and virtual ward pathways.
• Work with senior pharmacists to ensure safe prescribing, guideline adherence and effective medicines governance.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy experience

Independent prescribing

Advanced clinical assessment

Cost/service improvement programmes

Education

GPhC registration

Postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification

Independent prescribing qualification

Advanced clinical assessment qualification

Job description

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent: The contracted hours for the post is 37.5hours per week, the successful applicant will contribute to weekends, bank holidays, a late night rota slot once a week and join the on call rota Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (on call & extended services cover as required by departmental rotas) Job ref 225-DIV3JD-8206615

Employer The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site New Cross Pharmacy Town Wolverhampton Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 20/09/2026 23:59

Band 7

Job overview

Join our dynamic Acute & Emergency Medicine pharmacy team and make a real impact at the front door of care. As a Band 7 Clinical Pharmacist, you’ll work across the Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit, Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), Frailty in‑reach and Urgent Treatment Centres—supporting safe, effective and timely treatment for acutely unwell patients.

You’ll provide high‑quality clinical pharmacy input, optimise therapies, support admission avoidance (particularly in frailty), and help facilitate safe discharge directly from ED. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, you’ll play a key role in improving patient flow and medicines safety in a fast‑paced environment.

This is an excellent development role with structured support from senior pharmacists and our Principal Pharmacist ACP. You’ll have opportunities to grow your skills in:

Advanced clinical practice

Independent prescribing

Leadership and service improvement

Education, training and supervision

Research, audit and quality improvement

If you’re enthusiastic, motivated and ready to develop specialist expertise in emergency care, we’d love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Deliver safe, effective clinical pharmacy services across ED, AMU, SDEC, Frailty in‑reach and UTC.

Provide medicines optimisation during ward rounds and MDT discussions to support timely clinical decisions.

Use (or work towards) independent prescribing to optimise therapies and support admission avoidance.

Contribute to quality improvement, audit and service development within Acute & Emergency Medicine.

Provide clear, patient‑focused medicines advice to support safe discharge and virtual ward pathways.

Work with senior pharmacists to ensure safe prescribing, guideline adherence and effective medicines governance.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to wards and departments providing a medicines management service directly to patients with support and training from experienced staff.

To participate in the pharmacy dispensary, late night and oncall rotas as necessary.

To provide advice to medical and nursing staff on drug usage, and encourage compliance with the hospital/health economy formulary to ensure safe, rational , and economic prescribing.

To provide a professional lead to pharmacy technical and support staff managing medicines in designated ward areas.

To integrate into the multidisciplinary team and attend ward rounds making proactive interventions in individual patient’s therapy by providing information on drug related issues and acting as a Pharmacy contact.

To provide advice to patients on the correct use of medication and ensure that directions associated with medications are understood, including the main side-effects of the medications.

To identify drug related admissions and resolve medicines related problems associated with individual patients between primary and secondary care.

To support senior pharmacists contributing/providing pharmaceutical advice to the multidisciplinary audit of treatment guidelines.

To support senior pharmacists providing pharmaceutical advice at directorate level.

To maintain an up to date knowledge of developments in medical and pharmaceutical practice, as part of their own continuing professional development.

The full job description and person specification are included with this advert.

Person specification

Qualification

• Current registration as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Relevant postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification, or evidence of working towards one
• Independent prescribing qualification, or willingness and eligibility to undertake it within an agreed timeframe
• Relevant advanced clinical assessment qualification
• Experience of implementing and delivering the objectives of cost/service improvement programmes.

Experience

• Clinical pharmacy experience across medical, surgical, urgent or emergency care specialties relevant to the post
• Experience of undertaking medicines reconciliation, medicines optimisation and discharge planningExcellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience of working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to manage time effectively and prioritise a variable and unpredictable clinical workload
• Evidence of participation in service improvement projects
• Direct clinical pharmacy experience within the Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit, Same Day Emergency Care or acute frailty services
• Experience of practising as an independent prescriber
• Experience of contributing to the development or implementation of clinical guidelines, pathways, protocols or standard operating procedures

Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.

Visa/Sponsorship Information

In line with UKVI requirements, the Trust is unable to sponsor any applicants for Skilled Woker Visas who do not meet the minimum eligibility requirements including applicable salary thresholds and concessions. Before applying, please ensure that you have the right to work in the UK, or that the role is eligible for sponsorship. For more information, please visit: Health and Care Worker Visa orSkilled Worker Visa .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Shane Kailla Job title Principal Pharmacist - Acute & Emergency Medicine Email address [emailprotected] Telephone number 01902 695757 Additional information

Alternative contact details:

Nikita Kallu Senior Pharmacist: Acute & Emergency Medicine [emailprotected]