Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Acute Medicine

Job overview

Have you always had an interest in acute medicine and wish to pursue a career in this ever-growing area, whilst working in a pharmacy department that supports personal and professional development alongside flexible working options?

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) is the place to take the next step in your career path by providing great opportunities for flexible working and good career development. If this sounds exciting, why don’t you come and join our well-established, friendly and dynamic acute medicine team at UHDB?

Work closely with clinicians and nursing colleagues to promote safe and effective use of medicines on the wards, whilst ensuring cost-effective use of resources.

Main duties of the job

• Provide appropriate medicine prescribing and monitoring advice to members of the MDT.
• Attend ward rounds on the acute medicine wards.
• Be a part of a collaborative MDT by working with the doctors, nurses, advanced clinical practitioners, antimicrobial and OPAT team, diabetes nurses, asthma nurses, alongside the core medical team.
• Active involvement in the development and review of policies and procedures within acute medicine.
• Assist the Advanced Pharmacists to manage the introduction of new drugs and treatment guidelines into the division.
• Assist with the management of errors, complaints and incidents in the managed section in accordance with the Trust Risk Management and Complaints Policies.
• Assist the Advanced Pharmacists in preparing financial reports and ensures that drug usage and expenditure is monitored and regularly reported to Divisional management team.
• Deliver educational sessions to junior Pharmacists, Doctors, Nurses and trainee Pharmacists.
• Opportunities for participation in quality improvement projects in acute medicine.
• Help to support and develop rotational junior and trainee pharmacists.
• You will be given the opportunity to undertake independent prescribing. This is fully funded by the Trust, and you will be supported to attend study days and complete prescribing practice hours.

Closing date of applications: 25th May 2026

Interview date: 10th June 2026

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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