Acute Care Lead Pharmacist

Job overview

Do you relish a challenge? Do you want the chance to develop your clinical, leadership and managerial skills? Do you want to work in a friendly and forward-thinking team and be involved in many exciting projects to promote and deliver high quality clinical services to our patients?

We have an exciting opportunity for a pharmacist to join East Cheshire NHS Trust as Acute Care Lead Pharmacist.

We are looking for someone dynamic and highly motivated to lead and develop the pharmacy service provided to the Acute Care directorate. The Acute Care directorate includes the following exciting and fast paced specialities: respiratory, gastroenterology, endocrinology, cardiology and general medicine.

This is an exciting time to join the team as we have recently expanded our clinical pharmacy provision and implementing digital technologies including electronic prescribing and medicines administration systems from Summer 2025.

If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities that we require, then apply today!

Hours per week: 37.5

Please note although this job has been advertised as full-time, we are open to applicants considering part-time hours.

Please be advised we are unable to provide Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship to non-UK residents.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the jobs are summarised below:

• Lead our pharmacy service within Acute Care providing expert pharmaceutical advice.
• Lead a team of pharmacists and support the wider clinical services team in the delivery of high-quality patient-centred care. This includes working with specialist nurses within our IBD and hepatitis clinics to help manage high-cost drugs and homecare queries.
• Support the review and update of prescribing guidelines and procedures to ensure safe, effective and evidenced based medicine is being practiced throughout Acute Care.
• Build service and own competences, being either leadership, managerial or clinical skills.
• Develop your existing role as an independent prescriber or working towards this goal.
• This is a motivating time in the region with the implementation of Integrated Care Systems, therefore the post holder will need to provide a vital link with our relevant partner organisations, consultant teams and regional networks.
• Support our junior pharmacists on the Band 6-7 progression programme through education and mentoring.

Applicants should have strong leadership and time management skills with significant clinical experience. Applicants should hold a non-medical prescribing qualification or be willing to work towards this.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.

Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.

As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage Careers :: East Cheshire NHS Trust for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).

Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.

We look forward to receiving your application.