Pharmacist - Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) & Emergency Medicine (ED) | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a dynamic individual for a clinical pharmacist position. The role involves providing specialist pharmaceutical services within acute medicine and emergency care. Candidates should have experience in acute and emergency settings, excellent communication skills, and a passion for quality improvement. This position supports a 7-day working schedule to enhance patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience in acute and emergency medicine.
• Clinical experience in acute and emergency care settings.
• Passion for service review and quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical and professional pharmaceutical services to patients.
• Support professional governance and medicines safety.
• Contribute to establishing a seamless 7-day working schedule.

Skills

Excellent communications skills

Patient-centred focus

Compassionate leadership

Prioritisation skills

Job description

Overview

Whipps Cross hospital has been a healthcare cornerstone in East London. Serving a vibrant community of over 350,000 people from Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Epping Forest and beyond. Our comprehensive services ranging from general inpatient care to specialised maternity services and a 24/7 Emergency department, ensure that every patient receives care tailored to their needs.

The Barts Pharmacy Department are looking for a dynamic and energetic individual who is ambitious and forward-thinking with clinical experience in acute and emergency medicine to join our Pharmacy team at Whipps Cross University Hospital. The post holder will provide highly specialist and advanced clinical and professional pharmaceutical services to patients admitted to the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) Unit and acute medicine with support to the Emergency Department to promote the optimised, safe and cost-effective use of medicines.

You will be a core member of the pharmacy team and the Trust’s acute and emergency care team, providing professional pharmaceutical governance, medicines safety, medicines information, medicines finance, education and training and medicines optimisation support to the team and the service’s patients. The post holder will be supported to further develop both your clinical skills and your abilities as an advanced clinical practitioner.

Additionally, the successful candidate will play a key role in establishing a seamless 7-day working schedule, ensuring continuous pharmaceutical support and enhancing patient care. The goal is to develop a 7 day Pharmacy service across the acute and emergency areas and the post holder, along with other team members, would work towards supporting a flexible working pattern across 7 days. This would be negotiated with the post holder.

We welcome applications from individuals with excellent communications skills who demonstrate a patient-centred focus and compassionate and collaborative leadership. You will require excellent prioritisation skills and have a passion for service review and quality improvement. As a valued member of our team, you\'ll be part of a culture that values communication, patient-centred care, and collaborative leadership. We welcome individuals who share our commitment to excellence.

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist and advanced clinical and professional pharmaceutical services to patients admitted to the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) Unit and acute medicine with support to the Emergency Department to promote the optimised, safe and cost-effective use of medicines.
• Provide professional pharmaceutical governance, medicines safety, medicines information, medicines finance, education and training and medicines optimisation support to the team and patients.
• Support the development of clinical skills and abilities as an advanced clinical practitioner within the acute and emergency care setting.
• Contribute to establishing a seamless 7-day working schedule, ensuring continuous pharmaceutical support across acute and emergency areas.

Qualifications and requirements

• Experience in acute and emergency medicine; clinical experience in acute and emergency care settings.
• Excellent communications skills; patient-centred focus; compassionate and collaborative leadership.
• Excellent prioritisation skills; passion for service review and quality improvement.

Additional information

This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Sep 2025