Advanced Pharmacist - Emergency Department

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 124,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities, leadership

On-going recruitment to onboarding

Staff benefits: EAP, gym, fitness, car

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 8a Pharmacist to combine advanced clinical practice with strategic leadership in medicines optimisation, prescribing and deprescribing within scope.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, influence service design, develop guidelines, lead audits and research, and manage expenditure while safeguarding patient care. A GPhC-registered pharmacist with clinical diploma and independent prescribing is required.

Qualifications

• GPhC-registered pharmacist with a postgraduate clinical pharmacy diploma.
• Relevant independent prescribing qualification.
• Significant hospital pharmacy experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, deliver and develop clinical pharmacy services across the Emergency Department and Acute Medicine Division.
• Provide advanced clinical input, including medicines reconciliation, prescription review, prescribing, deprescribing and resolving complex therapeutic problems.
• Advise patients and multidisciplinary teams on the safe, effective and evidence-based use of medicines.
• Monitor clinical standards, medicines safety, prescribing practice and compliance with local and national requirements.
• Review medication incidents, manage risks and contribute to clinical governance and quality improvement.
• Analyse medicines expenditure, identify cost pressures and support business cases and service planning.
• Develop guidelines, policies and procedures, and lead medicines-use audits and research.
• Manage, supervise, train and support pharmacists, technicians and trainees, including coordinating rotas.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver exceptional patient care.
• Maintain professional competence and participate in flexible seven-day, weekend, bank-holiday and on-call services as required.

Skills

GPhC-registered pharmacist

Independent prescribing

Hospital experience

Leadership

Education

Postgraduate clinical pharmacy diploma

Independent prescribing qualification

Job description

This Band 8a role combines advanced clinical practice with strategic leadership. You will work alongside multidisciplinary teams to optimise medicines, prescribe and deprescribe within your scope of practice, reduce risk and deliver exceptional patient care. You will also influence service design, develop guidelines, lead audits and research, support medicines governance, manage expenditure and inspire pharmacists, technicians and trainees. We are looking for a GPhC-registered pharmacist with a postgraduate clinical pharmacy diploma, a relevant independent prescribing qualification and significant hospital experience. You will bring expert clinical judgement, excellent communication skills and the drive to turn ideas into sustainable improvements. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy solving complex problems and want your leadership to make a visible difference from the moment patients enter hospital, this is an exceptional next step. Join a research-active organisation committed to inclusion and Exceptional Care Together. We look forward to welcoming you to the team.

Responsibilities

• Lead, deliver and develop clinical pharmacy services across the Emergency Department and Acute Medicine Division.
• Provide advanced clinical pharmacy input, including medicines reconciliation, prescription review, prescribing, deprescribing and resolving complex therapeutic problems.
• Advise patients and multidisciplinary teams on the safe, effective and evidence-based use of medicines.
• Monitor clinical standards, medicines safety, prescribing practice and compliance with local and national requirements.
• Review medication incidents, manage risks and contribute to clinical governance and quality improvement.
• Analyse medicines expenditure, identify cost pressures and support business cases and service planning.
• Develop guidelines, policies and procedures, and lead medicines-use audits and research.
• Manage, supervise, train and support pharmacists, technicians and trainees, including coordinating rotas.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver exceptional patient care.
• Maintain professional competence and participate in flexible seven-day, weekend, bank-holiday and on-call services as required.

Application Information

Closing date of applications: 22 November 2026 Interview date: 4 December 2026

About Us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together. Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

Benefits

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day. We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.