Specialist Pharmacist - Medical Admissions | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Blackburn is seeking a pharmacist to join their Acute Medical Admissions Unit. The role involves providing high-quality pharmaceutical care and supporting clinical practitioners in a dynamic environment. Candidates should have started their clinical diploma and be ready to engage in non-medical prescribing. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to patient diagnostics and management while working shifts that include weekends.

Qualifications

• Must have started a post-graduate diploma.
• Experience in acute care settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Senior Pharmacist in Medical Admissions.
• Provide high quality pharmaceutical care to patients.
• Support the development of policies for safe medicines use.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Non-medical prescribing

Patient care

Education

Completed first year of clinical diploma

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the pharmacy team within the Acute Medical Admissions Units (AMU) at Royal Blackburn Hospital. You will work with the Senior Pharmacist for AMU and the Emergency Department (ED), other AMU/Acute Care specialist pharmacists and technicians to deliver a safe and effective pharmacy service. The AMU Pharmacy service currently operates between 8am-6pm seven days a week.

We have an established team of non-medical prescribing pharmacists and technicians embedded within both our AMUs and ED and are pleased to be able to add to this service at an exciting time when pharmacist roles have advanced beyond all recognition and there is scope to be at the forefront of patient diagnostics and management and work as clinical practitioners if this is desired.

Post-holders will undertake a non-medical prescribing course to make the most of their abilities, and will be supported to undertake further professional or clinical developments in line with service needs. You should have completed your first year of your clinical diploma or working towards completion.

You will work a designated shift pattern to include weekends; this will discussed in more detail at interview. You will support the late night rota (main dispensary pharmacy open until 7pm) and/or the on-call rota on an average basis of one shift every three weeks.



Main duties are summarised below.
• Deputise for the Senior Pharmacist in Medical Admissions as delegated and as designated in their absence
• Provide high quality pharmaceutical care to patients the assessment and admissions services
• Act as a role model in the field of clinical pharmacy and provide a consistently high level of pharmaceutical service in line with Trust objectives and NHSE initiatives
• Support the development of agreed policies and procedures for safe medicines use, across medical admissions areas and Trust-wide
• Work closely with other staff across "acute care" (ED/AMU/Ambulatory Care/UCC) departments to ensure the delivery of an integrated pharmacy service

Please refer to the attached Job Description for full duties of this post.

Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.

Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.

The Medicine & Emergency Care Directorate are focused on delivering safe, personal and effective care to our patients and population, and there is an ethos of continuous improvement within all services.

We are delighted to have embraced the digital era with our brand new electronic Patient Record (ePR) which has revolutionised how we care for our patients and enables us to more easily prioritise those with greatest clinical need.



Please refer to the attached job description for an outline of main responsibilities.

Candidates who have started their post-graduate diploma are welcome to apply.

Any questions about the role or ELHT please get in touch and we'll happily answer any questions. You are welcome to arrange a visit prior to applying or when attending your interview if you wish.


This advert closes on Thursday 31 Jul 2025