Lead Clinical Pharmacist – Emergency Department

Overview

In this role you will lead the development and delivery of a new Emergency Department pharmacy service within a forward-thinking NHS foundation trust. You will shape advanced practice, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and drive innovative medicines management to improve patient outcomes. You will oversee timely access to critical medicines and monitor cost-effective initiatives while supporting KPIs. This is a hands-on leadership role with scope to influence clinical pharmacy across ED and the wider service.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working
• opportunity for advanced practice development
• leadership role within a high-profile NHS Trust

Responsibilities

• Lead and shape the new ED pharmacy service to ensure timely provision of critical medicines
• Monitor and update medicines management processes in line with local, regional and national standards
• Support the Emergency medicine multidisciplinary team to optimise workflows and patient care
• Identify and implement cost-effective medicine initiatives in the ED
• Support delivery of locally agreed KPIs within the clinical pharmacy service

Key requirements

• BSc in Pharmacy (or equivalent) and GPhC registration
• Diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy (CPPE Primary care pathway)
• Independent prescribing
• Experience in hospital pharmacy with extended clinical roles
• Experience in staff management, medicine evaluation and expenditure reporting
• Audit/quality improvement experience and change management
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Flexibility to work extended hours including evenings and weekends

• Excellent communication (verbal and written)
• Negotiation and influencing at all levels
• Proactive and innovative mindset
• Clinical pharmacy expertise
• Medicines management and NHS priorities in Emergency Medicine
• Experience with audit and quality improvement

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