Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Acute Medicine

NHS; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a Lead Clinical Pharmacist to join their acute medicine team at Broomfield Hospital. This role entails optimizing patient care through effective medicines management, alongside a commitment to continuous professional development. Ideal candidates will be registered pharmacists with relevant NHS experience and a diploma in clinical pharmacy.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Access to appropriate training

Qualifications

• You should be a registered pharmacist with a minimum of a clinical diploma in pharmacy practice.
• Experience in acute NHS settings is required.
• Experience in working with respiratory or gastroenterology is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to patient care in acute medicine and ensure safe prescribing practices.
• Work as a part of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Deliver strategic support to the clinical pharmacy team.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Prioritisation

Education

Registered pharmacist

Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Job description

Go back Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Acute Medicine

The closing date is 10 July 2025

We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic senior pharmacist to contribute to the care of patients admitted to our medical specialties.

You will be joining a friendly and well respected team working across the Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford (part of Mid and South Essex Hospitals NHS Trust).

The pharmacy department at Broomfield Hospital is a professional, forward thinking department which gives all staff the opportunity to develop their full potential.

Main duties of the job

You will be based at the Broomfield Hospital site, will be an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team, and will work to provide excellent care to patients in acute medicine.

You will help to improve patient care through effective medicines reconciliation and medicines optimisation. The role will also include ensuring protocols and guidelines are in line with local and national objectives to ensure cost-effective and safe prescribing within the department.

You will have excellent communication and negotiating skills working closely with patients and multi-professional teams throughout the site. You will be able to work under pressure and alone with excellent prioritisation skills.

You will ideally be (or working towards being) a qualified independent prescriber having achieved a minimum of a clinical diploma in pharmacy practice.

You will work alongside another Lead Pharmacist for medical specialties to deliver strategic support to the clinical pharmacy team, and will deputise for the Clinical Lead Pharmacist - Acute and Emergency Care.

The role will also include an allocated area of responsibility within the pharmacy education and training team.

The successful applicant will contribute to the 7 day clinical pharmacy service to the site, which will involve working weekends (8am to 4pm) with flexible days off during the week in return

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together and in conjunction with MSE Integrated Care System to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress

Job responsibilities

Please see attached document outlining the detailed job description and main responsibilities. For further information, please feel free to contact us directly.

Preferences for particular areas of responsibility within medical specialties will be discussed at interview.

We look forward to your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent experience)

Experience

• Recent acute NHS Hospital experience
• Experience of working within acute/emergency care
• Experience of working within respiratory or gastroenterology

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.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£55,690 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)