Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn; King's Lynn; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking NHS organization dedicated to kindness and compassion. As an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist, you will gain broad clinical experience while providing essential pharmacy services across various specialities. This role offers flexibility with full-time, part-time, and remote working options, allowing you to balance your professional and personal life. Be part of a team that values diversity and is committed to continuous improvement. With exciting opportunities for professional development and a supportive work environment, this is a chance to make a real difference in the community and enhance your career in an innovative healthcare setting.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Free counselling service

Access to Wagestream

Support for Menopause

Staff Networks (Armed Forces, REACH, Disability, LGBTQ+)

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Pharmacy with registration as a Pharmacist required.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy services across various specialities.
• Support education, development, and governance in pharmacy services.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacy

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Medicines Optimisation

Mentoring

Patient-focused Care

Computer Literacy

Education

Master’s degree in Pharmacy

Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Tools

Electronic Patient Record (EPR)

Job description

Looking for friendly, professional and supportive colleagues? So are we.

We're one of the most improved NHS organisations in the country, and kindness and compassion are at the heart of everything we do.

If you're after rewarding work and rural life, why not join us?

Main area: Pharmacy
Grade: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours:

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working
• Home or remote working

37.5 hours per week (Will include weekend, Bank Holiday and early evening cover on rotation)
Job ref: 426-461-24TAM-B

Site: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Town: Kings Lynn
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/01/2025 23:59

Job overview

If you are a highly motivated pharmacist, who is interested in gaining broad clinical experience and developing medicines optimisation skills, we have a friendly and forward-thinking team waiting to welcome you to The Queen Elizabeth NHS Foundation Trust.

We have a number of Advanced Clinical Pharmacist posts available offered as full-time, part-time, flexible working and home and remote working.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential for success in these roles, as is the ability to work effectively alone and as part of the wider team.

Main duties of the job

You will provide clinical pharmacy services across The Queen Elizabeth Hospital including dispensary, outpatient, inpatient and specialist services such as homecare and virtual wards.

Our team of on-site and remote pharmacists provide services to the following specialities:

• Cardiology
• Respiratory
• Endocrinology
• Medical Admissions
• Trauma and Orthopaedics
• Surgical Admissions
• General Surgery
• Women and Children
• Palliative care
• Virtual Ward
• Antimicrobial Stewardship

As well as advanced clinical roles, we are seeking exceptional people to support Education and Development, Medicines Information, Aseptic and Cancer Services and Governance and Formulary.

Wherever you are on your career path, we would encourage you to consider The Queen Elizabeth NHS Foundation Trust in Kings Lynn for your next step. If you are looking for a local general hospital with a wide range of services, then this may be just the place for you.

At The Queen Elizabeth, we are proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. We value our differences, champion kindness and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

Working for our organisation

There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit.

We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about the Advanced Clinical Pharmacist post.

Person specification

• Master’s degree in Pharmacy plus pre-registration training resulting in registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy qualification or proven level of equivalent experience
• Accredited pre-registration pharmacy student tutor and/or accredited clinical pharmacy diploma tutor

Occupational experience & abilities

• Previous hospital Pharmacy experience as a Clinical Pharmacist (minimum of four years post qualification including a minimum of 12 months post qualification experience in relevant specialist area)
• Previous experience should demonstrate that the post-holder is able to demonstrate highly specialist expertise in the actions and use of medicines in clinical situations
• Previous experience of supervising/mentoring junior colleagues
• Able to communicate highly complex information on the action and use of medicines at all levels within and outside the department
• Demonstrates commitment to Continuing Professional Development
• Previous experience of line management recruiting/day to day sickness/absence issues
• Willingness to undergo further training
• Can deliver person-focused care
• Has a flexible approach to work
• Has the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail

Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values (attached).

Please be aware that if applying via NHS Jobs, your application will be imported into Trac. All subsequent information will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs & we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent via NHS Jobs. By applying for this post you are agreeing to the transfer of information in the application form to Trac jobs & if you are offered a job your personal information will be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system. Please check your email account regularly for communication regarding this vacancy.

We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Free counselling service
• Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access*
• Support and advice for staff affected by either Peri-Menopause or Menopause

Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include: Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks.

We are committed to being a menopause-friendly employer.

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.

Admin & Clerical staff may be required to act as Loggists for a major incident.

Everyone within the Trust has or will shortly need to have a minimum level of skill for computer literacy for their day-to-day work as we become more digitally mature. Therefore all staff should be computer literate.

Team QEH are one of the most research-active organisations for our size in the UK, recruiting 2,188 in 20/21 and ranked 10/16 in the Eastern Region. We have a wide-ranging and diverse portfolio of clinical studies and also recognised as one of the fastest trusts in the country from set up to recruitment.

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.