Job requirements
Essential
22 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Flexibility in working hours.
- Other
Able to work extended hours including evening cover and weekends
- Knowledge
Clinical Pharmacy knowledge associated with a 4 year Pharmacy degree course.
- Knowledge
Experience gained through successful completion of pre-registration training.
- Knowledge
Significant hospital pharmacy experience gained through vocational practice.
- Knowledge
Awareness of NHS priorities in clinical area (Emergency Medicine)
- Experience
Experience of extended clinical pharmacy roles
- Experience
Experience of staff management.
- Experience
Experience of medicine evaluation and expenditure reporting
- Experience
Experience of audit and quality improvement
- Experience
Experience of change management.
- Experience
Problem solving ability
- Experience
Excellent communication skills in all forms
- Experience
Proven ability to negotiate and influence at all levels
- Experience
Proactive and innovative
- Experience
Good organisational/time management skills
- Qualifications
BSc, BPharm or MPharm in Pharmacy
- Qualifications
Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Qualifications
Diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy gained through post-graduate study including the CPPE Primary care pharmacy education pathway
- Qualifications
Independent prescribing
- Further Training
Training in of medicine usage evaluation and/or financial reporting or demonstratable equivalent experience
- Further Training
Audit and/or quality improvement training or demonstratable equivalent experience
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Experience of specialist work within Emergency Medicine
- Knowledge
Evidence-based practice.
- Experience
Delivering defined projects against deadlines
- Experience
Teaching experience.
- Experience
Practice research.
- Qualifications
Post-graduate studies relevant to clinical pharmacy
- Qualifications
Qualification in leadership and/or management.
- Further Training
Leadership development training
Job overview
Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic pharmacist to lead and shape our new Emergency Department pharmacy service. There is opportunity to develop advanced practice and enhance leadership skills and knowledge with an emphasis on innovation. You will be supported to identify and enhance services alongside the multidisciplinary team who are enthusiastic to work collaboratively to deliver optimal pharmaceutical care to our patients.
This role focuses on the leadership of the new service in ensuring patients have
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensuring patients in the Emergency Department receive critical medicines within the time frames required
- Ensuring medicines management processes are monitored and updated in line with local, regional and national standards
- Support the Emergency medicine MDT in efficient ways of working to maximise individuals skill-set
- Monitor and identify cost effective medicine initiatives in the Emergency Department
- Support the clinical pharmacy service in delivering against locally agreed KPIs
Join us and be part of a collaborative team dedicated to delivering optimal pharmaceutical care to our patients. This is your chance to make a significant impact within a forward-thinking healthcare setting.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
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This advert is for Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency Department with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Oct 2026.
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