# Advanced Specialist Pharmacist, Acute and Emergency Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-specialist-pharmacist-acute-and-emergency-medicine/a0cbd9d0-70bc-4a7f-a38a-e5b2ae65bf29 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-specialist-pharmacist-acute-and-emergency-medicine/a0cbd9d0-70bc-4a7f-a38a-e5b2ae65bf29.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust - **Location:** Royal Stoke University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £64,750 per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term contract) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9-5pm Monday-Friday plus late night, weekend and bank holiday working commitment.) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-15T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-01T13:41:05.362Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/Stoke_on_Trent/University_Hospitals_North_Midlands_NHS_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8260951 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8260951?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a pharmacist looking for a new challenge within Acute and Emergency Medicine? We’re looking for an experienced clinical pharmacist to join our Acute &Emergency Medicine team at the Royal Stoke site. You’ll help deliver a high-quality clinical pharmacy service to high-acuity and complex patients across our Acute Medical Unit, AMRA, AEC, SSU and to the Emergency Department. You’ll work closely with pharmacy colleagues and multidisciplinary team members, with opportunities for education, development, research and networking. You will also train and support the development of junior pharmacists within the Acute Medicine rotation. We’re looking for someone who: - Has experience of delivering evidence-based, cost effective care - Is able to support team development - Has a passion for acute and emergency medicine, and thrives in a fast-paced clinical environment ### Main duties of the job - Deliver a high quality, patient focused clinical pharmacy service to Acute/Emergency Medicine - Prioritise and review high-risk patients (e.g. those with epilepsy, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease), ensuring their medicines are prescribed and administered within a timely manner - Utilise your independent prescribing skills daily, working within your scope of practice - Provide prescribing support for complex medicines e.g. aminophylline, vancomycin - Support patient flow with mechanisms for obtaining discharge medicines both in and out of hours - Review adverse incidents and take appropriate action to reduce future risk - Review and develop guidelines and PGDs. - Line manage and train and develop junior pharmacists and trainee pharmacists - Work with the Advanced Lead Pharmacist for Acute and Emergency Medicine on the strategic development of the clinical pharmacy service to the Emergency Department and Acute Medicine. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information please contact Bethan as detailed below or refer to the attached job description or person specification ### Applicant requirements 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. ## Person Specification ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Ability to demonstrate Trust Values - Patient focused with a strong commitment to providing high-quality care and a positive experience - Must have ability to travel between sites and to relevant meetings outside of the Trust - Ability to adhere to policies, procedures and standards ### Essential Qualifications **Essential** - Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) - Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) - Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent qualification - 8A - Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Certificate and working towards completion of the Diploma - B7 - Independent Prescriber with appropriate annotation on GPhC register or willing to undertake **Desirable** - Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) - Formal management and / or leadership qualification - Member of UKCPA and / or specialist groups ### Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience **Essential** - Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner including a solid grounding in a broad range of clinical specialties - B7 - Extensive hospital pharmacy experience post Diploma - B8A - Commitment and evidence of continuous professional development (CPD) - Able to appraise information / data and use in solving problems - Good knowledge of the medicines safety, risk management and governance agenda and its application to the clinical role - Good knowledge of evidence-based medicine, formulary application / management processes and drug use evaluation - Experience providing education and training, supervision and feedback of staff **Desirable** - Clinical pharmacy experience within the specialty - Experience line managing and/or conducting formal appraisals - Evidence of involvement in writing of guidelines - - Presentation of an abstract on pharmacy practice research at a regional / national conference or publication in a peer reviewed journal ## Documents - [jd and ps (pdf, 544.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10655806) - [policy ex-offenders (pdf, 36.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1001) - [speaking up policy (pdf, 523.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2142) - [dbs code of practice (pdf, 54.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1004) - [family relocation information (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1118) - [infection control statement (pdf, 107.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1003) - [recruitment reasonable adjustments (pdf, 122.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2872) - [statement handling – updated from policy (pdf, 33.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1000) - [policy - managing risks associated with safeguarding children (pdf, 1.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3080) - [policy - protection of adults from abuse and neglect who have care and support needs (pdf, 3.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3079) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.