Embedded Prescribing Pharmacist (Medicine)

NHS; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Sheffield is seeking an Embedded Prescribing Pharmacist to join their dynamic team. This role involves independent prescribing within a medical specialty, focusing on patient outcomes and safety. Ideal candidates will possess a postgraduate diploma in Clinical Pharmacy and experience in multi-professional ward rounds. The position offers a competitive salary with opportunities for both full-time and part-time work.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Health and well-being support

Competitive pension scheme

Qualifications

• Must be a registered pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Higher degree in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent is required.
• Experience in a senior pharmacist role is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent pharmacist prescribing service to patients.
• Attend ward rounds and lead on medicines related activities.
• Collaborate with medical staff to facilitate patient discharge.

Skills

Registered Pharmacist

Independent Prescribing

Broad clinical pharmacy background

Experience in multi-professional ward rounds

Specialisation in Medicine

Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Registered Independent Prescriber

Job description

Embedded Prescribing Pharmacist (Medicine)

The closing date is 30 September 2025

We are looking for a dynamic clinical pharmacist, with extensive NHS post-registration experience, to work as an independent prescriber within a medical specialty at Northern General Hospital.

As an Embedded Prescribing Pharmacist (EPP) you will become fully integrated into the ward team, prescribing both in-patient and discharge medication as well as, following training, writing discharge letters, requesting results, and making referrals, within your specialist area. You will be encouraged to develop ways of practice that suit the intricacies of your directorate and will help to shape the future of your role.

This role is unique in that, as a prescriber, you are additional to the standard ward pharmacy skill mix of clinical pharmacist / medicines management technician, enabling prescribing to be your focus. The role has won the Guts UK Pharmacist Recognition Award 2025 and previously won a Good Practice Initiative award at the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists\' Congress.

You will help to promote the expansion of the role into other specialities and development of other related services, such as the Weekend Discharge Pharmacist, supporting the registrar led Medical Discharge Team (limited commitment, as below).

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to become part of a team that takes independent pharmacist prescribing to the forefront of clinical practice.

Main duties of the job

Provide an independent pharmacist prescribing service to patients within Medicine, ensuring that medicines are optimised for safety, clinical effectiveness, and cost efficiency.

Attend ward rounds, board rounds and huddles to lead on medicines related activities.

Write discharge letters and prescribe accompanying medication to optimise flow.

Work collaboratively with other medical, pharmacy, MDT staff and external agencies to facilitate patient discharge.

Assist the Principal pharmacist, EPP and Discharge, in delivering, developing, and evaluating the service.

Contributing to pharmacy departmental or clinical services, including evenings and weekends. (1 day in 5 weekends)

Note: The role may suit part-time workers, particularly those with experience in Gastroenterology and Respiratory. The specialty assigned to may depend on the expertise of the optimum candidate(s).

Please note this advertisement can be appointed as either a full time or part time opportunity.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of its staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Higher degree/ Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent postgraduate diploma in specialist area
• Registered Independent prescriber
• Post-graduate Masters in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent).

Experience

• Broad clinical pharmacy background
• Specialisation in an area of Medicine, practising at a senior pharmacist level
• Experience of regular contribution to multi-professional ward rounds.

Further Training

• Clinical audit/ research & evaluation experience
• Appropriate Short Management Courses e.g. Quality improvement

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£55,690 to £62,682 a year pro rata for part time staff