Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Post will include weekend working, twilight shifts and oncall as per departmental rotas)
- Job ref
- 390-CSS-BR-9670
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Broomfield
- Town
- Chelmsford
- Salary
- £64,455 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Principal Pharmacist- Emergency and Urgent Care
8b
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our established clinical pharmacy team supporting the emergency and urgent care services at the Broomfield Hospital site. This includes responsibility for the management of specialist clinical pharmacists, overseeing the delivery of pharmacy services to the wards and clinical pharmacy education and training.
You will be a key member of the pharmacy management team and works closely with other senior staff across Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSE) to ensure the delivery of an integrated pharmacy service to all emergency departments and admissions areas across all sites. You will assist with all aspects of medicines optimisation, medicines safety and supply across MSE pertaining to emergency and urgent care.
Working closely with senior nursing and medical colleagues you will provide pharmaceutical input and advice on medicines management issues.
You will also get the opportunity to deputise for the site Head of Pharmacy and will provide cross-site professional support in relation to emergency and urgent care.
So, if this sounds like the right role for you - please apply today
Main duties of the job
You will be primarily based at the Broomfield Hospital site, will be an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team, and will work to provide excellent care to patients in acute and emergency medicine.
You will work as a team of 3 clinical lead pharmacists in the planning, delivery, development and monitoring of the clinical pharmacy service delivered to the Broomfield site, as well as the ongoing development of clinical pharmacists. You will have oversight of all areas of medicines optimisation within emergency and urgent care across MSE, plus all Department of Medicine specialties within the Broomfield site.
You will work with the Head of Pharmacy – Clinical Services and other clinical lead pharmacists across MSE to seek to identify and implement changes necessary to maintain a high-quality clinical pharmacy service across the Trust.
You will ideally be (or working towards being) a qualified independent prescriber having achieved a minimum of a clinical diploma in pharmacy practice (or equivalent).
The successful applicant will contribute to the evening, weekend and on-call rotas for Broomfield site.
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached document , outlining the detailed job description and main responsibilities . For further information , please contact us directly .
We look forward to your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy ( or equivalent )
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent Post Graduate Qualification
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate Leadership /management qualification
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Work history and supporting information demonstrate understanding of NHS medicines commissioning
- Work history and supporting information demonstrate advanced clinical knowledge and pharmaceutical skills
Desirable criteria
- Project/management change experience
- Budgetary management experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mrs Alison Felton
- Job title
- Head of Pharmacy, Broomfield Hospital
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01245513528
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