Job summary
Are you in search of a dynamic, diverse, and stimulating clinical pharmacy role? Do you aspire to become an independent prescriber and apply your prescribing expertise to care for acutely ill patients? Are you eager to become a part of the hospital's front-door team? Is it time for you to take the next step in your career?
We are thrilled to announce the vacancy for the position of Lead Pharmacist for Emergency Medicine at Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This role is for you if:
- You seek exposure to a wide array of complex clinical areas to enhance your professional capabilities
- You are keen on advancing your expertise in clinical governance and people management
- You are committed to driving improvements and raising the standards of emergency pharmacy services
- You appreciate having support to achieve your long-term career objectives
- You are prepared to embrace a new and exciting challenge
Main duties of the job
Responsible for comprehensive clinical pharmacy services in the ED and urgent care, covering a wide array of clinical presentations and pharmacological queries.
Key tasks include: - Leading and enhancing clinical pharmacy services within the ED. - Attaining expert status in medicines optimisation and medicines reconciliation. - Participating as a proactive prescribing pharmacist in ward rounds, with training provided as needed. - Serving as a specialist and expert in emergency and general medicine, offering specialised advice to healthcare teams and patients. - Ensuring safe and efficient patient discharge from the ED. - Collaborating on disease management programs and innovative clinical pharmacy services. - Upholding high standards in both clinical and financial pharmaceutical management.
Successful candidates will receive comprehensive training, education, and support for professional development.
Opportunities for further qualifications (e.g., independent prescribing, MSc Clinical Pharmacy) are supported.
Involves participation in weekend and on-call rotas as part of a 7-day ward-based service.
About us
We are WHH, an NHS Foundation Trust acknowledged as providing a positive learning environment and proud to be recognised as a Teaching Hospital. We provide first class services at Warrington Hospital, Halton General Hospital and the Cheshire and Merseyside Treatment Centre in the Northwest of England. All pharmacy staff employed by the Trust provide a service to both sites.
Our mission is to be Outstanding for our patients, our communities and each other.
We pride ourselves in being consciously inclusive and enjoy working with and for the diverse community we serve, employing a high calibre of skilled staff, reflective of our communities.
Our vision is to continue to deliver high quality, safe and sustainable health and care services to the local population of Warrington, Halton and beyond.
As an applicant or employee of WHH you have our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, it's the way we work! Our beliefs and culture insist that no job applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment from the start of the employment journey.
Working at WHH means joining a team of 4,000+ professional and support staff who local people look to, to keep them well and support their well-being. If you embrace these values and are motivated to making a difference to our patients, we'll look forward to receiving your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Lead the pharmacy service in the Emergency Department (ED) following current professional standards and clinical governance.
- Ensure safe and prompt discharge of patients from ED and admissions areas.
- Serve as a specialist role model and expert in emergency, acute, and general medicine, providing advanced information and advice to healthcare staff and patients, both within and outside the Trust.
- Achieve expert clinical pharmacist status in medicines optimisation, reconciliation, and clinical assessment.
- Guide and enhance the pharmaceutical and operational skills of junior pharmacists, technicians, trainees, and other Trust staff within ED and other areas.
- Ensure regular pharmacist participation in post-take ward rounds.
- Focus on clinical risk management, quality assurance, and medicines optimisation to support ED pharmacy services and safety objectives.
- Oversee ED-specific governance, including quality management systems, policies, and procedures.
- Lead the creation of ED policies, education, and training materials.
- Collaborate with clinical and non-clinical teams to develop site-specific training for pharmacy staff.
- Engage in Urgent and Emergency Care Clinical Business Unit meetings to address issues and promote improvements.
- Contribute to and provide feedback from relevant Clinical Business Unit (CBU) meetings and project boards.
- Build networks with key organisations for the development of best practices and workflow standardisation.
- Assist in identifying and managing priorities and risks associated with the pharmacy ED service.
- Support change management, marketing, communication, and implementation plans for the ED pharmacy service, leading their adaptation for the Trust.
- Offer continuous support to staff for effective management of changes and issues.
- Lead the evaluation of relevant KPIs to demonstrate the value of the ED pharmacy service.
- Aid in developing data systems for a quality and/or efficiency dashboard.
- Implement systems to monitor therapeutic changes related to medication use and safety, ensuring integration into clinical ED systems.
- Collaborate with various areas on clinical and financial aspects of drug prescribing, including protocols and budget management.
- Maintain high standards of clinical and financial pharmaceutical management.
Please refer to the full job description (see attachments for further information)
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Lead the pharmacy service in the Emergency Department (ED) following current professional standards and clinical governance.
- Ensure safe and prompt discharge of patients from ED and admissions areas.
- Serve as a specialist role model and expert in emergency, acute, and general medicine, providing advanced information and advice to healthcare staff and patients, both within and outside the Trust.
- Achieve expert clinical pharmacist status in medicines optimisation, reconciliation, and clinical assessment.
- Guide and enhance the pharmaceutical and operational skills of junior pharmacists, technicians, trainees, and other Trust staff within ED and other areas.
- Ensure regular pharmacist participation in post-take ward rounds.
- Focus on clinical risk management, quality assurance, and medicines optimisation to support ED pharmacy services and safety objectives.
- Oversee ED-specific governance, including quality management systems, policies, and procedures.
- Lead the creation of ED policies, education, and training materials.
- Collaborate with clinical and non-clinical teams to develop site-specific training for pharmacy staff.
- Engage in Urgent and Emergency Care Clinical Business Unit meetings to address issues and promote improvements.
- Contribute to and provide feedback from relevant Clinical Business Unit (CBU) meetings and project boards.
- Build networks with key organisations for the development of best practices and workflow standardisation.
- Assist in identifying and managing priorities and risks associated with the pharmacy ED service.
- Support change management, marketing, communication, and implementation plans for the ED pharmacy service, leading their adaptation for the Trust.
- Offer continuous support to staff for effective management of changes and issues.
- Lead the evaluation of relevant KPIs to demonstrate the value of the ED pharmacy service.
- Aid in developing data systems for a quality and/or efficiency dashboard.
- Implement systems to monitor therapeutic changes related to medication use and safety, ensuring integration into clinical ED systems.
- Collaborate with various areas on clinical and financial aspects of drug prescribing, including protocols and budget management.
- Maintain high standards of clinical and financial pharmaceutical management.
Please refer to the full job description (see attachments for further information)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters qualification in Pharmacy (4 years), or equivalent qualification, plus 1-year pre-registration training and experience.
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience
- Evidence of Continuing Professional development
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification (V300 or equivalent)
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Validated post registration hospital experience or equivalent documented clinical experience
- Ward based, medicines management experience
- Experience in delivering training and supervising others
- Audit and / or practice research experience
- Collaborative working in multidisciplinary settings
- Management and leadership experience
Desirable
- Medicines information experience
- Project management experience
- Experience of policy, guideline and service development
- Risk management
- Staff management
Skills, knowledge and competencies
Essential
- Demonstrate team working and team management skills
- Demonstrate ability to use initiative and solve problems
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Good IT skills
- Can assimilate complex information for decision making and prioritisation
- Excellent knowledge of clinical therapeutics and pharmacology
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of medicines regulation and guidance
- Reponds positively and pragmatically to constructive feedback
- Empathetic and sensitive nature to service users and colleagues
- Deals with patients & staff with honesty & integrity
- Ability to work flexibly and reliably, including on-call
- Ability to travel to study days/other work locations using own or public transport 24hrs a day
- Ability to undertake moderate physical exercise/effort
Desirable
- Ability to develop services in designated area.
- Ability to affect and manage change with an ability to motivate others.
- Ability to manage time, people and resources to deliver outcomes
- Identifies and manages risk
- Expert knowledge of drug related admissions and adverse drug reactions
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters qualification in Pharmacy (4 years), or equivalent qualification, plus 1-year pre-registration training and experience.
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience
- Evidence of Continuing Professional development
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification (V300 or equivalent)
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Validated post registration hospital experience or equivalent documented clinical experience
- Ward based, medicines management experience
- Experience in delivering training and supervising others
- Audit and / or practice research experience
- Collaborative working in multidisciplinary settings
- Management and leadership experience
Desirable
- Medicines information experience
- Project management experience
- Experience of policy, guideline and service development
- Risk management
- Staff management
Skills, knowledge and competencies
Essential
- Demonstrate team working and team management skills
- Demonstrate ability to use initiative and solve problems
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Good IT skills
- Can assimilate complex information for decision making and prioritisation
- Excellent knowledge of clinical therapeutics and pharmacology
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of medicines regulation and guidance
- Reponds positively and pragmatically to constructive feedback
- Empathetic and sensitive nature to service users and colleagues
- Deals with patients & staff with honesty & integrity
- Ability to work flexibly and reliably, including on-call
- Ability to travel to study days/other work locations using own or public transport 24hrs a day
- Ability to undertake moderate physical exercise/effort
Desirable
- Ability to develop services in designated area.
- Ability to affect and manage change with an ability to motivate others.
- Ability to manage time, people and resources to deliver outcomes
- Identifies and manages risk
- Expert knowledge of drug related admissions and adverse drug reactions
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT
Address
Warrington & Halton Hospitals
Lovely Lane
Warrington
WA5 1QG
Employer's website
https://whh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
