Senior Pharmacist - Acute & Emergency Medicine
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
13 September 2026
13 days left
Job description
As a Senior Clinical Pharmacist in Acute & Emergency Medicine, you'll be at the heart of emergency care--working across the Emergency Department, Acut...
Lead and develop pharmaceutical services across all Emergency Services Group areas.
Provide expert clinical pharmacy input during ward rounds, MDT meetings, and governance forums.
Independently prescribe to optimise care for acutely unwell patients.
Drive quality improvement initiatives and KPI reporting for acute & emergency medicine pharmacy services.
Deliver and develop specialist clinical pharmacy services for Acute & Emergency Medicine
Coordinate day-to-day clinical pharmacy activity across emergency care areas.
Please see the full job description and person specification attached to the vacancy for a detailed description.
Applicants must be registered with the GPhC, have comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist in a hospital setting, and have a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent.
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.
We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust provides a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
The University of Birmingham School of Pharmacy has a collegial culture, and resides within the College of Medical and Dental Sciences facilitating interdisciplinary working with researchers and practitioners in Medicine, Dentistry, Biomedical Science, Nursing, and Physiotherapy. Our educational environment encourages collaboration with clinical colleagues, enabling inter-professional education and innovative teaching. You will be working with highly experienced academics.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post-registration experience in an acute hospital setting
- Experience working in the Acute & Emergency medicine specialty
- Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working at pharmacy directorate level, including responsibility for financial reporting, developing and maintaining operational procedures, and supporting governance processes.
- Experience of supervising and coordinating a pharmacy team's day-to-day activities to ensure effective delivery of service functions.
- Experience working as an independent prescriber
Desirable
- Evidence of leading quality improvement projects with successful outcome
- Evidence of publication in peer reviewed journals or at a national/ regional conference
- Evidence of participation in an outside group within pharmacy e.g. UKCPA
Qualification
Essential
- Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate clinical diploma or equivalent qualification
- Independent prescribing qualification
Desirable
- Leadership qualification or equivalent
- Health assessment or Advanced Clinical Practice qualification
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
26 August 2026
Last checked
28 August 2026
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