Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency Department

The Methodist Church in Britain; Stanton Hill; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a pharmacist to lead the new Emergency Department pharmacy service, ensuring timely access to critical medicines and compliance with medicines management standards. The role supports the emergency medicine team and drives cost-effective initiatives.

Ideal candidates will have independent prescribing, hospital pharmacy experience, and a track record in leadership, change management and KPI delivery within ED settings.

Qualifications

• Clinical pharmacy knowledge from a 4-year degree and pre-registration training.
• Significant hospital pharmacy experience with leadership responsibilities.
• Awareness of NHS priorities in emergency medicine.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Emergency Department pharmacy service and drive service enhancements with the multidisciplinary team.
• Ensure timely delivery of critical medicines to emergency patients.
• Monitor medicines management against local, regional and national standards.
• Support the emergency medicine team to work efficiently and maximise skill sets.
• Identify cost-effective medicine initiatives within the ED.
• Support KPIs delivery through the clinical pharmacy service.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Problem solving

Communication

Leadership

Negotiation

Change management

Education

BSc/BPharm/MPharm in Pharmacy

Diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy

Independent prescribing

Job description

This post leads the new Emergency Department pharmacy service at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on getting critical medicines to emergency patients on time, keeping medicines management in line with standards, supporting the emergency medicine team and finding cost-effective medicine initiatives. It suits a pharmacist with independent prescribing who wants to develop advanced practice and lead change, with evening and weekend cover in the rota.

What the job involves

• Ensure patients in the Emergency Department receive critical medicines within required timeframes
• Lead the new Emergency Department pharmacy service, identifying and enhancing services with the multidisciplinary team
• Monitor and update medicines management processes against local, regional and national standards
• Support the emergency medicine multidisciplinary team to work efficiently and make best use of individual skill sets
• Monitor and identify cost-effective medicine initiatives in the Emergency Department
• Support the clinical pharmacy service in delivering locally agreed KPIs

What’s required

Qualifications

• BSc, BPharm or MPharm in Pharmacy
• Diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy through postgraduate study, including the CPPE primary care pharmacy education pathway
• Independent prescribing

Registration & licences

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Experience

• Extended clinical pharmacy roles
• Staff management
• Medicine evaluation and expenditure reporting, with training or equivalent experience
• Audit and quality improvement, with training or equivalent experience
• Change management
• Proven ability to negotiate and influence at all levels

Skills & knowledge

• Clinical pharmacy knowledge from a 4-year degree and pre-registration training
• Significant hospital pharmacy experience gained through vocational practice
• Awareness of NHS priorities in emergency medicine
• Problem solving, excellent communication and time management
• Proactive and innovative

Other

• Flexibility in working hours, including evenings and weekends

Nice to have

• Postgraduate studies relevant to clinical pharmacy
• Qualification in leadership and/or management
• Experience of specialist work within emergency medicine
• Evidence-based practice
• Delivering defined projects against deadlines
• Teaching experience
• Practice research
• Leadership development training