Lead Clinical Pharmacist Education and Training

Candino CA; Colchester; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in health services seeks a Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Education and Training at Colchester Hospital. This role focuses on developing and delivering training for pharmacists. The candidate should have a strong background in clinical pharmacy and be passionate about mentoring and education.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts

27 days annual leave

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with Master's degree and Clinical Pharmacy Practice diploma.
• Experienced in clinical pharmacy and training others.
• Good clinical knowledge and computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• Lead education and training in pharmacy department.
• Mentor junior pharmacists and students.
• Provide clinical pharmacy services at ward level.

Skills

Education and Training

Clinical Pharmacy Practice

Multi-disciplinary Working

Mentoring

Education

GPhC Registered

Masters Degree

Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice

Tools

EPIC Electronic Patient Record System

Job description

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Job Summary

Are you an experienced Clinical Pharmacist looking for a career change or your next challenge in an acute hospital trust?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our modern purpose-built facilities to help the department deliver on its proactive Education and Training agenda.

You will be based at Colchester Hospital, separating time to provide clinical pharmacy activity at ward level and all required Education and Training aspects of the job description. Cross-site collaboration with Ipswich pharmacy colleagues is essential to ensure consistency of practice and a uniform approach to the development of our staff.

Job Summary

Are you an experienced Clinical Pharmacist looking for a career change or your next challenge in an acute hospital trust?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our modern purpose-built facilities to help the department deliver on its proactive Education and Training agenda.

You will be based at Colchester Hospital, separating time to provide clinical pharmacy activity at ward level and all required Education and Training aspects of the job description. Cross-site collaboration with Ipswich pharmacy colleagues is essential to ensure consistency of practice and a uniform approach to the development of our staff.

Our friendly pharmacy team are dedicated to nurturing, mentoring and developing our staff to reach their full potential. As well as direct one-to-one training, the department provides pharmacy forums, clinical huddles and other educational activity. We support personal development plans, smart objective setting and opportunities for study.

ESNEFT is about to embark on a full, site wide implementation of the EPIC electronic patient record which includes electronic prescribing and administration and pharmacy stock control system replacement.

In addition to our fully automated dispensaries, we host one of the NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service medicines advice sites and the Regional Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit (including a brand new Aseptic facility).

Details about our pharmacy service - https://esneft.pagetiger.com/buqzfou/1

Main duties of the job

Lead on all education and training activities on the Colchester site and any other relevant cross-site education and training activities within the Pharmacy department at ESNEFT.

Develop, deliver and maintain locally-based education and training schemes for all grades of pharmacist and clinical pharmacy technician staff.

Take the lead on the ongoing mentoring and coaching of junior pharmacists and student pharmacists throughout their Clinical Diploma and Foundation Trainee studies.

Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure the optimal and cost effective use of medicines at ward level; minimising drug wastage accordingly.

Provide an advanced level clinical pharmacy service at ward level in line with the pharmacy Key Performance Indicators and agreed clinical standards.

About Us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Details

Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum Weekend working and On-call required

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR369-25

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Job Description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Previous extensive hospital experience inclusive of Clinical Pharmacy practice
• Demonstrated experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Handling of high risk medicines
• Previous experience of educating and training other staff
  
  

Desirable

• Previous experience of mentoring Clinical Diploma and Foundation Trainee Pharmacy students
  
  

Qualifications

Essential

• GPhC Registered
• Masters Degree plus Pre-registration training
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or clinical equivalent
  
  

Desirable

• Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
  
  

Knowledge

Essential

• Computer Literacy
• Medicines Management
• Good knowledge of Education and Training tools and processes
• Good all-round clinical knowledge in other areas and practical skills
  
  

Desirable

• Knowledge of the issues relevant to the local and national Non-Medical Prescribing agenda
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Computer Literacy
• Medicines Management
• Good knowledge of Education and Training tools and processes
• Good all-round clinical knowledge in other areas and practical skills
  
  

Desirable

• Knowledge of the issues relevant to the local and national Non-Medical Prescribing agenda
  
  

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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