Lead Clinical Pharmacist, Unscheduled Care (ED/AMU/SDEC)

Nhs View All Jobs; Telpyn; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Glan Clwyd Hospital is recruiting an experienced pharmacist to join the Unscheduled Care Pharmacy Team on a Band 8a maternity cover basis. The post supports ED, AMU, SAU and SDEC, delivering high‑quality clinical pharmacy care in a fast‑paced environment.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams, lead education and service improvement, and contribute to safe medicines management, discharge planning, and on‑call rotas. Welsh language ability is desirable.

Qualifications

• Must have managed sector and/or community pharmacy experience.
• Welsh language ability is desirable and welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Provide an advanced clinical pharmacy service across Unscheduled Care areas, including ED, AMU, SAU and SDEC.
• Support and lead education, training and professional development of junior staff.
• Contribute to clinical decision-making, medicines management and discharge planning.
• Lead service development, audit, quality improvement and research activities.
• Collaborate with digital and informatics teams to improve medicines safety and patient flow.

Skills

Communication skills

IT literacy

Change implementation

Prioritisation & delegation

Protocol development

Patient centred care

Deadline management

Education

MPharm degree

GPhC registration

Postgraduate MSc/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Non-medical prescribing qualification

Welsh language ability (desirable)

Job description

Glan Clwyd Hospital is recruiting an experienced pharmacist to join the Unscheduled Care Pharmacy Team on a Band 8a maternity cover basis. The post supports ED, AMU, SAU and SDEC, delivering high‑quality clinical pharmacy care in a fast‑paced environment.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams, lead education and service improvement, and contribute to safe medicines management, discharge planning, and on‑call rotas. Welsh language ability is desirable.