Advanced Specialist Pharmacist, Acute and Emergency Medicine

University Hospital of North Midlands; Hempstalls; Remote; GBP 49,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Support for CPD and development

Job summary

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is inviting applications for an Advanced Specialist Pharmacist in Acute and Emergency Medicine. The role is Band 7/8a, 37.5 hours per week, with a fixed-term 12 month contract.

The post includes independent prescribing and supports education and development within a high-pressure clinical environment. The Royal Stoke site offers opportunities to lead clinical pharmacy practice, contribute to guidelines, and train junior staff while delivering

Qualifications

• GPhC registration is required for practice.
• Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or MSc or equivalent.
• Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Certificate and progress towards Diploma.
• Independent Prescriber with annotation or willing to undertake.
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society membership.
• Formal management/leadership qualification.
• UKCPA membership or specialist group involvement.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a high quality, patient focused clinical pharmacy service to Acute/Emergency Medicine.
• Prioritise and review high-risk patients and ensure timely medicines administration.
• Utilise independent prescribing skills daily within scope of practice.
• Provide prescribing support for complex medicines.
• Support patient flow with discharge medicines in and out of hours.
• Review adverse incidents and take actions to reduce risk.
• Review and develop guidelines and PGDs.
• Line manage and train junior pharmacists and trainees.
• Collaborate with the Advanced Lead Pharmacist on service development.

Skills

GPhC registration

Clinical pharmacist experience

Independent Prescriber

CPD commitment

Education & training skills

Line management experience

Education

GPhC registration

Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc

Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Certificate

Management/Leadership qualification

RPS membership

UKCPA membership

Job description

Advanced Specialist Pharmacist, Acute and Emergency Medicine

Band 7/8a

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 7/8a Contract 12 months (Fixed term contract) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9-5pm Monday-Friday plus late night, weekend and bank holiday working commitment.) Job ref 205-8260951

Site UHNM Town Stoke on Trent Salary £49,387 - £64,750 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Are you a pharmacist looking for a new challenge within Acute and Emergency Medicine?

We’re looking for an experienced clinical pharmacist to join our Acute &Emergency Medicine team at the Royal Stoke site. You’ll help deliver a high-quality clinical pharmacy service to high-acuity and complex patients across our Acute Medical Unit, AMRA, AEC, SSU and to the Emergency Department.

You’ll work closely with pharmacy colleagues and multidisciplinary team members, with opportunities for education, development, research and networking. You will also train and support the development of junior pharmacists within the Acute Medicine rotation.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has experience of delivering evidence-based, cost effective care
• Is able to support team development
• Has a passion for acute and emergency medicine, and thrives in a fast-paced clinical environment

Main duties of the job

• Deliver a high quality, patient focused clinical pharmacy service to Acute/Emergency Medicine
• Prioritise and review high-risk patients (e.g. those with epilepsy, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease), ensuring their medicines are prescribed and administered within a timely manner
• Utilise your independent prescribing skills daily, working within your scope of practice
• Provide prescribing support for complex medicines e.g. aminophylline, vancomycin
• Support patient flow with mechanisms for obtaining discharge medicines both in and out of hours
• Review adverse incidents and take appropriate action to reduce future risk
• Review and develop guidelines and PGDs.
• Line manage and train and develop junior pharmacists and trainee pharmacists
• Work with the Advanced Lead Pharmacist for Acute and Emergency Medicine on the strategic development of the clinical pharmacy service to the Emergency Department and Acute Medicine.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co‑created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information please contact Bethan as detailed below or refer to the attached job description or person specification

Person specification

Essential Qualifications

• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent qualification - 8A
• Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Certificate and working towards completion of the Diploma - B7
• Independent Prescriber with appropriate annotation on GPhC register or willing to undertake
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
• Formal management and / or leadership qualification
• Member of UKCPA and / or specialist groups

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

• Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner including a solid grounding in a broad range of clinical specialties - B7
• Extensive hospital pharmacy experience post Diploma - B8A
• Commitment and evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
• Able to appraise information / data and use in solving problems
• Good knowledge of the medicines safety, risk management and governance agenda and its application to the clinical role
• Good knowledge of evidence-based medicine, formulary application / management processes and drug use evaluation
• Experience providing education and training, supervision and feedback of staff
• Clinical pharmacy experience within the specialty
• Experience line managing and/or conducting formal appraisals
• Evidence of involvement in writing of guidelines
• Presentation of an abstract on pharmacy practice research at a regional / national conference or publication in a peer reviewed journal

Personal Qualities

• Ability to demonstrate Trust Values
• Patient focused with a strong commitment to providing high-quality care and a positive experience
• Must have ability to travel between sites and to relevant meetings outside of the Trust
• Ability to adhere to policies, procedures and standards

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• Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
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Name Bethan Jacklin
Job title Advanced Lead Pharmacist Acute& Emergency Medicine
Email address [e-mail]
Telephone number 01782 674501