Job Description
Advanced Pharmacist – Adult Medicine & Urgent Care (Band 8a)
Kettering General Hospital | University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group
Full-Time, Perm or Bank
Start Date: As soon as possible
About the Role
We are working with Kettering General Hospital to recruit an Advanced Pharmacist to join their Adult Medicine & Urgent Care division.
This is a senior clinical role providing leadership within the Admissions Unit, Adult Medicine, and Emergency Department, supporting the delivery of a proactive, patient-centred clinical pharmacy service.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver an advanced clinical pharmacy service across Adult Medicine and Urgent Care pathways
- Provide expert advice on complex medicines management to clinicians, nurses, prescribers, carers and patients
- Lead and develop clinical pharmacy services within the Emergency Department and admissions areas
- Support the delivery and optimisation of ePMA systems and medicines optimisation strategies
- Promote safe, effective and evidence-based use of medicines across the division
- Contribute to rapid admission and discharge pathways, ensuring continuity of pharmaceutical care
- Supervise, train and support pharmacy staff rotating through clinical areas
- Lead on medicines safety, governance, and compliance, including controlled drugs and security
- Contribute to strategic planning and service development within urgent care services
This role plays a key part in ensuring high-quality pharmaceutical care across acute and emergency pathways, supporting improved patient outcomes.
Essential Requirements
- Master's degree in Pharmacy (MPharm or equivalent)
- Current GPhC registration
- Significant post-registration experience within hospital clinical pharmacy
- Strong clinical knowledge across acute and general medicine
- Excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills
- Experience working within multidisciplinary teams
Desirable
- Postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification (Diploma/MSc)
- Independent Prescriber qualification
- Experience within Emergency Department or Urgent Care settings
- Experience in service development, audit, and leadership
- Knowledge of ePMA systems and medicines optimisation strategies
Why Apply?
- Senior role within a busy and dynamic urgent care environment
- Opportunity to influence and develop clinical pharmacy services
- Work within a supportive multidisciplinary team
- Be part of a Trust focused on innovation, patient safety, and service improvement
- Opportunities for leadership development and career progression
Seniority Level
Not Applicable
Industry
- Hospitals and Health Care
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Functions
- Health Care Provider
Skills
- Medicine
- Pharmacy
- Urgent Care
- Pharmaceutical Care
- Strategic Planning
- EPMA
- Patient Safety
- Admissions
- National Health Service (NHS)
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