Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Care
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 360-IC-10468-A
- Employer
- West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Watford General Hospital
- Town
- Cross Site
- Salary
- £57,888 - £64,880 pa inc HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 8a - Highly Specialist (Advanced) Pharmacist, Emergency Care
Band 8a
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced, innovative and enthusiastic clinical pharmacist to join our Emergency Care Team.
As part of this well established team of clinical pharmacists and technicians you will support the Lead Pharmacist in the development of our service to optimise medicines use and deliver patient-centred pharmaceutical care to patients on our acute admissions unit.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication, training and clinical skills, proven leadership qualities, the ability to relate well to patients and members of the clinical team, good negotiating skills and a flexible approach.
The Pharmacy department within West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust is located on three sites and has over 100 staff, with the main Pharmacy department based at Watford General Hospital.
The department provides a stimulating, friendly and professionally rewarding environment for staff to develop their clinical expertise.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an experienced clinical pharmacist who will be responsible for assisting the Pharmacy Team Leader in delivering, developing, and evaluating the day to day clinical pharmacy service to A&E, Ambulatory Care and Acute Admissions Unit within the Trust.
They will provide expert advice on pharmaceutical matters, undertaking risk management and ensuring compliance with medicines legislation.
They will facilitate and support medicines optimisation ‘putting the patient at the centre of their care’ and delivering optimal quality, value and outcomes from medicines use.
The post holder will participate in clinical audit and practice research in their area of speciality.
The post holder (where qualified) may also work under this job description as an independent pharmacist prescriber in an agreed area of competency to meet the local needs of patients and the West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.
Person specification
Education and qualifications:
Essential criteria
- MPharm (or equivalent overseas degree).
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Certificate in Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent).
- MSc/Diploma in Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent).
- Management Training.
Desirable criteria
- Management Qualification.
- Registered independent Non-Medical Prescriber.
Knowledge:
Essential criteria
- Prescription Monitoring.
- Computer and IT Literate.
- Need for Confidentiality.
- Well-developed therapeutic and clinical pharmacy knowledge in appropriate area.
- Up to date knowledge of national pharmacy issues.
- Critical appraisal skills.
- Preparation of written reports and procedures.
- NHS organisational structure.
Desirable criteria
- Health and Safety.
Experience:
Essential criteria
- Post qualification experience in hospital pharmacy including experience in the specialty.
- Recent experience in providing clinical pharmacy services to Emergency Care patients.
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Training Pre-registration Pharmacists and Junior Staff.
- Audit/research and development.
Desirable criteria
- Project management.
- Managing Staff.
- Clinical tutoring of postgraduate trainee pharmacists.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sital Sanghvi
- Job title
- Pharmacy Clinical Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Please contact Neelam Shah ([email protected]) or Sital Sanghvi ([email protected]) for further information.
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