Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency department
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Job summary
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is seeking a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist to join the Emergency Department team at Queen's Medical Centre. This Band 8a role is full-time, 37.5 hours per week, with a strong focus on medicines optimisation and clinical prescribing in a busy trauma centre.
You will lead the ED pharmacy service, mentor junior pharmacists and technicians, work with MDT colleagues, and contribute to education, audits and service development within the Emergency and Acute Care
Qualifications
- Registered with GPhC (general registration)
- Post-graduate diploma/MSc in clinical pharmacy or working towards this or equivalent experience
- B.Pharm/BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm
- Active role in a relevant national network / specialist pharmacist group
- Experience delivering clinical pharmacy services in a hospital setting
- Experience in supervision and training of trainee pharmacists/technicians
- Experience in audit/research projects and disseminating findings
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the ED pharmacy service alongside other Specialist Clinical Pharmacists
- Provide specialist input to the Emergency Department
- Collaborate with medical teams to prescribe for ED patients
- Offer complex prescribing guidance aligned with guidelines
- Maintain knowledge of prescribing/therapeutics for Medicine care group
- Be a key MDT member in the ED
- Line manage junior pharmacists and Medicines Management Technicians
- Participate in on-call rota and education/training activities
Skills
Education
Job description
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff
Main area Specialist Clinical Pharmacist-Emergency Department Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours 37.5 hours per week (Full Time - 37.5 hours per week, shifted) Job ref 164-8310523
Site Queen's Medical Centre Town Nottingham Salary £57,528 - £64,750 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/11/2026 23:59
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.
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
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
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 pharmacists
Involvement 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. If you would like to consider this post but on less than full time hours please still apply and outline this on your application form or please contact us for further discussion.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Able to prioritise own work, problem solver
- Management Skills
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Kunal Gohil Job title Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - ED Email address kunal.gohil1@nhs.net Telephone number 01159249924 Additional information
Gemma Warren, Directorate Lead Pharmacist Emergency and Acute Care
Contact Details: Gemma.Warren7@nhs.net,Mobile 07812 278137
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