Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency department

Transformation Unit; Nottingham; Hybride; GBP 58 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist for the Emergency Department. The role focuses on delivering expert patient-facing clinical pharmacy services within a busy major trauma centre and coordinating with MDTs to optimise medicines management at the hospital front door.

You will mentor junior pharmacists and technicians, provide complex prescribing advice, and work across the ED with clinicians, NPs and pharmacists to maintain high standards of

Qualifications

• Registered with GPhC.
• Post-graduate diploma/MSc in clinical pharmacy or working towards this.
• B.Pharm/BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm.
• Active involvement in a relevant national network / specialist pharmacist group.

Responsabilités

• Lead and develop the pharmacy service to the Emergency Department.
• Provide clinical input (specialist level) to the ED.
• Collaborate with medical teams in prescribing for ED patients.
• Offer highly complex advice on prescribing and therapeutics, aligned with guidelines.
• Maintain knowledge of prescribing/therapeutics for Medicine care group.
• Be a key component of the multidisciplinary team in ED.

Connaissances

MDT collaboration

Clinical prescribing

Mentoring junior staff

Formation

BPharm/BSc (Pharmacy)

MPharm

Post-graduate Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy

Description du poste

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

Employer Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Queen's Medical Centre Town Nottingham Salary £57,528 - £64,750 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/11/2026 23:59

Band 8a

Job overview

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

Working for our organisation

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

Detailed job description and main 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 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

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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 [e-mail] Telephone number 01159249924 Additional information

Gemma Warren, Directorate Lead Pharmacist Emergency and Acute Care

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