Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - ICU

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Includes weekend & late rota) Job ref 426-376-26TAM-B

Site Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn Town King's Lynn Salary £57,528 - £64,750 Per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are looking for a motivated and forward-thinking Advanced Clinical Pharmacist to work with the Intensive Care Unit and clinical pharmacy team.

The postholder will be providing expert pharmaceutical care to critical care patients and will need good communication, time management and organisation skills.

As well as clinical skills, the postholder will also contribute to training and mentoring trainee pharmacists and pharmacy students, and lead and contribute to audit. Experience in managing individuals is an advantage.

Part-time / flexible working / hybrid working may be considered for the right candidate.

Main duties of the job

Lead and deliver the clinical pharmacy service to the Intensive Care Unit, by providing a highly specialised level of pharmaceutical care. This will include attending ward rounds, carrying out comprehensive medication review using a complex series of data, ensuring that prescriptions are appropriate and safe, arranging supply and using your independent prescribing qualification (where applicable) to optimise patient care.

Contribute to the quality training experience and support for trainee pharmacists, pharmacy students and trainees in the multidisciplinary team.

Work with medical, nursing and the site management team to facilitate patient discharges in order to maximise patient flow.

Take the lead in developing and reviewing local guidelines and policies for ICU.

Working for our organisation

There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital due to open in 2031/32 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

• Master’s degree in Pharmacy plus pre-registration training resulting in registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy qualification or proven level of equivalent experience
• MSc in Clinical or Technical Pharmacy
• Member of the Royal College of Pharmacy

Experience

• Previous hospital Pharmacy experience as a Clinical Pharmacist (minimum of four years post qualification including a minimum of 12 months post qualification experience in relevant specialist area)
• Previous experience should be able to demonstrate that the post-holder is able to demonstrate highly specialist expertise in Intensive Care
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• Previous experience of supervising/mentoring junior colleaguesss
• Demonstrates commitment to Continuing Professional Development
• Experience of implementing and/or reviewing policies, guidelines, PGDs or equivalent

Skills, abilities and knowledge

• Able to communicate and present highly complex information on the action and use of medicines at all levels within and without the department
• Able to provide expert advice on the use of medicines to treat patients within a specialist area
• Able to undertake prescription review of complex medication regimes
• Has the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail

Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience, but we also recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values (attached).

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We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Free counselling service
• Access to Stream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access*
• Support and advice for staff affected by either Perimenopause or Menopause
• Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks.

We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer.

Certificates of Sponsorship / Visa and Immigration

Although the salary for Band 3+posts is expected to meet the applicable UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) salary threshold from December 2026 and may therefore be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship, (subject to the immigration rules in force at the time of application) applicants are responsible for checking their own eligibility against the relevant immigration requirements. The availability of sponsorship and any visa application remain subject to UKVI rules and approval. If you are not eligible, any offer of employment already made may be withdrawn.

Please note that all Nursing and Healthcare Assistant (HCA) vacancies require a face-to-face interview.

If you require sponsorship to work in this role including where you are currently sponsored, and wish to change employer, please review the Skilled Worker visa eligibility criteria before applying. Further information is available on the Government website: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job.

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We encourage candidates to take the time to prepare accurate applications using their own examples and experiences, enabling a fair and transparent recruitment process for all applicants.

Important Notice for Applicants

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safe and fair recruitment practices. We do not charge any fees for applications, recruitment processes, sponsorship arrangements or offers of employment. All vacancies are advertised through our official recruitment channels and all recruitment communications will come from authorised Trust representatives using official contact details. If you are asked to make a payment, provide banking information, or have concerns about the authenticity of a recruitment communication, please contact our Recruitment Team for verification before taking any action.

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The Trust reserves the right to review applications from former employees and may take previous employment history into account as part of the selection process.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Anne Downing Job title Lead Pharmacist - Medication Safety Email address anne.downing@qehkl.nhs.uk Telephone number 01553 613127 Additional information

Other contact:

Karen Sunshine - Head of Pharmacy Operations

karen.sunshine@qehkl.nhs.uk