Job summarySherwood Forest Hospitalsare seeking an experienced and enthusiastic pharmacist to lead and shape our new Emergency Department pharmacy service. There is opportunity to develop advanced practice and enhance leadership skills and knowledge with an emphasis on innovation. You will be supported to identify and enhance services alongside the multidisciplinary team who are enthusiastic to work collaboratively to deliver optimal pharmaceutical care to our patients.This role focuses on the leadership of the new service in ensuring patients haveKey Responsibilities:Ensuring patients in the Emergency Department receive critical medicines within the time frames requiredEnsuring medicines management processes are monitored and updated in line with local, regional and national standardsSupport the Emergency medicine MDT in efficient ways of working to maximise individuals skill-setMonitor and identify cost effective medicine initiatives in the Emergency DepartmentSupport the clinical pharmacy service in delivering against locally agreed KPIsJoin us and be part of a collaborative team dedicated to delivering optimal pharmaceutical care to our patients. This is your chance to make a significant impact within a forward-thinking healthcare setting.Main duties of the jobTo understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.About usWe are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UKHome Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.DetailsDate posted08 October 2026Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8aSalary
57,528 to 64,750 a year
per annum
ContractPermanentWorking pattern
Full-time,
Flexible working
Reference number214-CSTO- Job locationsKing's Mill HospitalMansfield RoadSutton-In-AshfieldNG17 4JLUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilitiesTo understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.Person Specification
Qualifications
EssentialBSc, BPharm or MPharm in PharmacyRegistered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)Diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy gained through post-graduate study including the CPPE Primary care pharmacy education pathwayIndependent prescribingDesirablePost-graduate studies relevant to clinical pharmacyQualification in leadership and/or management.
Knowledge
EssentialClinical Pharmacy knowledge associated with a 4 year Pharmacy degree course.Experience gained through successful completion of pre-registration training.Significant hospital pharmacy experience gained through vocational practice.Awareness of NHS priorities in clinical area (Emergency Medicine)DesirableExperience of specialist work within Emergency MedicineEvidence-based practice.
Experience
EssentialExperience of extended clinical pharmacy rolesExperience of staff management.Experience of medicine evaluation and expenditure reportingExperience of audit and quality improvementExperience of change management.Problem solving abilityExcellent communication skills in all formsProven ability to negotiate and influence at all levelsProactive and innovativeGood organisational/time management skillsDesirableDelivering defined projects against deadlinesTeaching experience.Practice research.
Further Training
EssentialTraining in of medicine usage evaluation and/or financial reporting or demonstratable equivalent experienceAudit and/or quality improvement training or demonstratable equivalent experienceDesirableLeadership development training
Other
EssentialFlexibility in working hours.Able to work extended hours including evening cover and weekends
Person Specification
Qualifications
EssentialBSc, BPharm or MPharm in PharmacyRegistered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)Diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy gained through post-graduate study including the CPPE Primary care pharmacy education pathwayIndependent prescribingDesirablePost-graduate studies relevant to clinical pharmacyQualification in leadership and/or management.
Knowledge
EssentialClinical Pharmacy knowledge associated with a 4 year Pharmacy degree course.Experience gained through successful completion of pre-registration training.Significant hospital pharmacy experience gained through vocational practice.Awareness of NHS priorities in clinical area (Emergency Medicine)DesirableExperience of specialist work within Emergency MedicineEvidence-based practice.
Experience
EssentialExperience of extended clinical pharmacy rolesExperience of staff management.Experience of medicine evaluation and expenditure reportingExperience of audit and quality improvementExperience of change management.Problem solving abilityExcellent communication skills in all formsProven ability to negotiate and influence at all levelsProactive and innovativeGood organisational/time management skillsDesirableDelivering defined projects against deadlinesTeaching experience.Practice research.
Further Training
EssentialTraining in of medicine usage evaluation and/or financial reporting or demonstratable equivalent experienceAudit and/or quality improvement training or demonstratable equivalent experienceDesirableLeadership development training
Other
EssentialFlexibility in working hours.Able to work extended hours including evening cover and weekendsDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameSherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAddressKing's Mill HospitalMansfield RoadSutton-In-AshfieldNG17 4JLUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameSherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAddressKing's Mill HospitalMansfield RoadSutton-In-AshfieldNG17 4JLUnited KingdomEmployer's website
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