Job overview
**Brand-new roles*
Do you like the fast paced environment and variety of clinical conditions encountered in Emergency Medicine?
Are you a motivated, innovative, clinically driven Pharmacist who wants to make a difference?
Do you hold, or are you eligible to undertake the Independent Prescribing qualification?
Do you enjoy team working?
If your answer is yes to any of the above then we have an exciting opportunity available within our Pharmacy departments at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford (PRH) for a new team of specialist clinical Pharmacists to work within our Emergency Departments.
This is a brand new role within our Trust that we have introduced to develop a clinical service into the Emergency Departments through the formation of a strong clinical pharmacy team at the pivotal point in the patient’s journey. We have also recruited a team of dedicated Pharmacy Technicians to work within this team.
The successful applicant must be committed to delivering an excellent clinical pharmacy service built around the highest standards for our patients.
The applicant for the specialist role must be suitably qualified, as appropriate to the post. A postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy is essential. This is a prescribing role and those candidates who are not currently an independent prescriber will be supported and funded to undertake the qualification.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
- Be part of a team of highly specialised clinical Pharmacists delivering a high level of clinical Pharmacy input to the Emergency Department.
- Work as an independent prescriber to optimise medicine regimes for the patients
- Be part of a team of Pharmacists that deliver a consistently high clinical Pharmacy service for the patients.
- Act as a role model for, and be responsible for developing core competencies of any Pharmacist working in the emergency setting by organising their training and assessing their competency
- Work with the Team Leader – Clinical Services & Governance regarding the operational management and strategic development of pharmaceutical services and to reduce the risk of medication misadventure within the Emergency Division.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
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
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy
- Experience of supervision of staff
- Experience of working as part of a multi disciplinary team
- Experience of training of pre-reg pharmacists and junior staff
- Audit experience
- Experience in documenting in medical notes
Desirable
- Experience in writing policies/guidelines
- Experience of project management and report writing
- Experience of tutoring of postgraduate trainee pharmacist or pre-registration pharmacists
Qualifications
Essential
- Honours Degree in Pharmacy / MPharm
- Registration with the GPhC as a pharmacist
- Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent (completed both year 1 and year 2)
Desirable
- Non Medical Prescriber
- Member of the Pharmaceutical Society
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This advert is for Advanced Specialist Pharmacist - Emergency Medicine with Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust in The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. It is listed as a Band 8 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 per annum/pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Aug 2026.
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