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Job summary
Nottingham University Hospitals Pharmacy department has an exciting opportunity within our Emergency and Acute Care directorate for a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist to join our Emergency Department team.
Our ED is one of the busiest and most dynamic in the UK, acting as a major trauma centre for the East Midlands.
Our ED believes in the value of having strong Pharmacy support to deliver an expert patient-facing clinical pharmacy service and support embedding medicines optimisation within the MDT. This post will involve working alongside our established specialist ED clinical pharmacists, MMTs and MMA. It will include actively reviewing patients coming into the hospital and have a strong prescribing role. We believe this is a key role for a motivated pharmacist who wants to use their skills to develop the service we provide at the hospital front door.
You will be able to define and deliver optimal patient care with the support of the Pharmacy and wider progressive and dynamic MDT. You will be expected to act as a role model and mentor for junior pharmacists and technicians. You will work alongside clinicians, specialist nurses and ACPs to manage this exciting and quickly changing area.
Our vision is to be outstanding in health outcomes and patient & staff experience.
Main duties of the job
To lead and develop the pharmacy service to the Emergency Department alongside the other Specialist Clinical Pharmacists.
To provide clinical input (at specialist level) to the Emergency Department
To work alongside the medical team and Advanced Clinical Practitioner team in prescribing for people being cared for in the Emergency Department
Provide highly complex advice and guidance requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of options on all issues relating to prescribing and therapeutics in the relevant specialty, where possible in line with national and local guidelines.
Maintain a working knowledge relating to prescribing and therapeutics for all services in the Medicine care group.
To form a key component of the multidisciplinary team in the Emergency Department
About us
With over 20,000 colleagues, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
As a pharmacy department, we are forward thinking & constantly implementing innovative ways of working to deliver the best possible patient care.
We have a strong belief in leading our teams compassionately & fostering a supportive & caring workplace
Details
Date posted
04 November 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750 a year Per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
164-8310523
Job locations
Queen's Medical Centre
Derby Road
Nottingham
NG7 2UH
United Kingdom
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