Emergency Care- Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner

Walsall Healthcare; Walsall; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust invites applications for an Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner in Emergency Care at Walsall Manor Hospital. The role carries Band 8a, a fixed-term contract of 18 months, and requires independent prescribing qualifications with support for accreditation.

The post holder will deliver expert medicines management, provide clerk‑level and consultant advice, and lead service development in a fast-paced ED setting, with training and RPS curriculum accreditation.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational and communication skills for a developing service.
• Self-motivated and flexible in a busy emergency care setting.
• Registered Pharmacist with GPhC and minimum 2 years post-qualification.
• Hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced practitioner service for patients in A&E.
• Provide specialist medicines advisory at ward and consultant level.
• Undertake complex medication reviews and contribute to MDT assessment.
• Participate in discharge planning and referrals via Discharge Medicines Service.
• Identify areas for service development with the Lead Pharmacist Emergency Care.
• Mentor junior pharmacists rotating through emergency care.

Skills

Prescribing influence

Postgraduate diploma

Independent prescribing

Collaborative approach

Education

Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Job description

Should you have any queries for the resourcing team, they are available from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. To get in touch please call 01922 656161.

Band 8a

Main area Emergency Care Grade Band 8a Contract Fixed term: 18 months (01922 656267) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 407-WCCSS-8222752

Site Walsall Manor Hospital Town Walsall Salary £57,528 - £64,750 PA Salary period Yearly Closing 07/10/2026 08:00 Interview date 27/10/2026

Job overview

Are you ready to face a new challenge with independent prescribing role opportunities? Look no further, we are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for an aspiring Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner to join the Emergency Department at Walsall Manor Hospital at a senior level.

Successful applicants can expect to receive training to enable them to deliver an innovative practitioner role within emergency medicine in supportive environment where comprehensive training will be encouraged including your accreditation on the RPS Advanced Specialist Curriculum . The post-holder will support patient focussed medicines management services within A&E by providing specialist medicines advice during ward round and at consultant level.

In 2023, our emergency services department underwent a £40m refurbishmentto form our new Urgentand EmergencyCare Centre and with the shift towards care closer to home, increasing opportunities around health prevention and digital technology, we believe this has never been a more exciting time to join and help us to shape and influence the care our patients receive. This role will be an excellent fit for those who show an appreciation for service development due to the ongoing current transformation of the pharmacy provision within the Emergency Care department.

As a forward-thinking department we pride ourselves on working closely with our staff to provide a healthy work-life balance and we would be happy to consider flexible working options.

Main duties of the job

• Developing and providing an advanced practitioner service to patients presenting in A&E
• Providing a specialist advisory service on medicines at ward and consultant level.
• Undertaking complex medication reviews and contributing to the MDT assessment
• Partaking in discharge planning and patient counselling whilst arranging for referrals via the national Discharge Medicines Service scheme.
• Assessing and identifying key areas for service development and expansion in conjunction with the Lead Pharmacist for Emergency Care
• Acting as a mentor and role model for junior pharmacists rotating through emergency care

What are we looking for? You will need to have:

• experience of pro-actively influencing prescribing within a secondary care environment
• hold a post graduate clinical diploma
• hold (or currently undertaking) an independent prescribing qualification
• To always go above and beyond for the team to ensure a collaborative approach in all that we do.

Working for our organisation

WALSALL HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER AND ACTIVELY DISCOURAGES SMOKING AT WORK

We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce .

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities.

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a BME background and people with a disability as these groups are currently under-represented at senior level. We value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.

We support flexible working for all employees and prospective applicants.

RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK–PROFESSIONALISM

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You must have good organisational, communication and interpersonal skills and be able to show you are self- motivated and flexible in your approach to your work to meet the requirements for our developing service.

You must already be registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council for a minimum of 2 years and hold or be working towards and independent prescribing qualification.

You are expected to work within key performance indicators as part of the service provision and show you can work on your own initiative, with other Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Assistants, Nursing staff, Medical staff and other healthcare professionals in line with the Hospitals Trust Values.

To support your development, full local training will be provided on medicines management and within an emergency care setting to the successful candidate and your development needs will be identified through an annual individual performance development review.

You will work closely with the Pharmacists and wider multidisciplinary team within the Emergency Department to deliver high quality, patient focused medicines management services.

Qualifications

• Currently Registered as a pharmacist in UK as a Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Holds or currently undertaking prescribing qualification
• Postgraduate clinical specialist knowledge gained via diploma level training i.e. Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Previous Emergency Care experience

Knowledge

• Skilled at preparing and implementing pharmaceutical care plans to best meet patient needs within the MDT
• Skilled at using reference sources, journals, the internet and on-line information sources to prepare evaluated medicines information for consultants and other health-care professionals
• Able to interpret national guidelines within specialist area(s), and Trust policies, procedures and guidelines related to specialist area(s) including clinical governance and risk management
• Previous Emergency Care experience

Skills

• Flexible – Able to adapt to ensure achievement of objectives within constantly changing situations and environments
• Highly self-motivated – Possesses high work standards, sets themselves and helps others to set attainable goals; wants to do things better and measure progress against target
• Patient focussed – committed to ensuring a positive experience for patients and their relatives/ carers
• Working towards RPS Faculty membership

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 Simran Johal Job title Principal Pharmacist - Medicine Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01922721712 Additional information

Additional Contacts

Tony Chopra (Deputy Chief Pharmacist)

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If you have problems applying, contact

Address Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Pleck Road
Walsall
WS2 9PS