Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency department

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts is recruiting a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist to join the Emergency Department team within the Emergency and Acute Care directorate. You will lead and develop the pharmacy service, provide specialist input to prescribing and medicines optimisation, and work with MDT colleagues at the hospital entrance.

The post is full-time (37.5 hours) based at Queens Medical Centre, with weekend/Bank Holiday shifts as required, and opportunities to mentor junior

Qualifications

• Registered with GPhC and eligible to practice in the UK.
• Post-graduate diploma/MSc in clinical pharmacy or equivalent.
• B.Pharm/BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm qualification held.
• Active involvement in relevant national networks / specialist pharmacist groups.

Responsibilities

• Providing an advanced level of clinical pharmacy service to the Emergency Department.
• Support the Directorate Lead Pharmacist for Emergency and Acute Care to deliver the best possible clinical pharmacy service.
• To line manage and support junior pharmacists and Medicines Management Technicians in the EAC Directorate.
• Participate in back-up senior on-call rota supporting junior pharmacists; involvement in education and training of healthcare professionals including pre-registration pharmacists and students.
• Post is full-time (37.5 hours/week) with potential for flexible work-life balance; department operates a 7-day shift model including weekends and bank holidays.
• Post based at Queens Medical Centre.
• Form part of the MDT within Emergency Department and contribute to medicines optimisation.

Skills

Advanced clinical pharmacy

Mentoring and supervision

Prescribing and therapeutics knowledge

Education

GPhC registration

Post-graduate diploma/MSc in clinical pharmacy

Pharmacy degree (B.Pharm/BSc or MPharm)

National networks / specialist groups

Job description

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency department

The closing date is 16 November 2026

Nottingham University Hospitals Pharmacy department has an exciting opportunity within our Emergency and Acute Care directorate for a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist to join our Emergency Department team.

Our ED is one of the busiest and most dynamic in the UK, acting as a major trauma centre for the East Midlands.

Our ED believes in the value of having strong Pharmacy support to deliver an expert patient-facing clinical pharmacy service and support embedding medicines optimisation within the MDT. This post will involve working alongside our established specialist ED clinical pharmacists, MMTs and MMA. It will include actively reviewing patients coming into the hospital and have a strong prescribing role. We believe this is a key role for a motivated pharmacist who wants to use their skills to develop the service we provide at the hospital front door.

You will be able to define and deliver optimal patient care with the support of the Pharmacy and wider progressive and dynamic MDT. You will be expected to act as a role model and mentor for junior pharmacists and technicians. You will work alongside clinicians, specialist nurses and ACPs to manage this exciting and quickly changing area.

Our vision is to be outstanding in health outcomes and patient & staff experience.

Main duties of the job

To lead and develop the pharmacy service to the Emergency Department alongside the other Specialist Clinical Pharmacists.

To provide clinical input (at specialist level) to the Emergency Department

To work alongside the medical team and Advanced Clinical Practitioner team in prescribing for people being cared for in the Emergency Department

Provide highly complex advice and guidance requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of options on all issues relating to prescribing and therapeutics in the relevant specialty, where possible in line with national and local guidelines.

Maintain a working knowledge relating to prescribing and therapeutics for all services in the Medicine care group.

To form a key component of the multidisciplinary team in the Emergency Department

About us

With over 20,000 colleagues, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

As a pharmacy department, we are forward thinking & constantly implementing innovative ways of working to deliver the best possible patient care.

We have a strong belief in leading our teams compassionately & fostering a supportive & caring workplace

Job responsibilities

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert

Providing an advanced level of clinical pharmacy service to the Emergency Department

Support the Directorate Lead Pharmacist for Emergency and Acute Care (EAC) to deliver the best possible clinical pharmacy service

To line manage and support more junior pharmacists and Medicines Management Technicians in the EAC Directorate

Participate in back-up senior on-call rota supporting junior pharmacistsInvolvement in education and training of a variety of healthcare professionals including diploma & pre-registration pharmacists, undergraduates and trainee advanced nurse practitioners

Whilst this post is commissioned to be full time (equivalent of 37.5 hours per week) we would welcome applications from those wanting a better work life balance.

The pharmacy department operates a 7 day shifted working model which will include weekends and Bank Holidays

The post will be based at the Queens Medical Centre

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered with GPhC


• Post-graduate diploma/MSc in clinical pharmacy or working towards this or equivalent experience


• B.Pharm/BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm


• Play an active role in a relevant national network / specialist pharmacist group

Experience

• Broad knowledge base of clinical areas


• Experience of day to day supervision and assisting in training of trainee pharmacists and/or technicians.


• Experience of delivering clinical pharmacy services in a hospital setting


• Wide previous experience (post registration) of clinical pharmacy


• Experience in undertaking, supervising and reporting/presenting audit/research work at local (Trust) level


• Evidence of research or project work

Communication & relationships

• Ability to interact with multidisciplinary teams


• Good communication skills with MDT members and own profession


• Able to defend opinions in a constructive manner when challenged


• Teaching skills

Analytical and Judgement skill

• Able to analyse patient specific data to advise on therapy management


• Able to assess and minimise the risk in medication process


• Critical evaluation of literature and literature searching skills for analysing, interpreting medicines information, production issues, drug therapy decisions and patient information


• Experience of analysing expenditure

Planning and organisation skills

• Able to prioritise own work, problem solver


• Management Skills

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.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts