Job overview

This is a great time to join our forward-thinking and innovative pharmacy team. We are developing our specialist pharmacist team and invite applications for Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Medicine.
You will have an impressive track record as a clinical pharmacist, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. We offer a fulfilling role, in a friendly and collaborative department with opportunities for development.

You will be part of planning our new QEH, opening in 2030. We look forward to bringing this state-of-the-art health care facility to King’s Lynn and West Norfolk – which is nothing less than our patients, local communities and staff deserve.

Our location is close to the country’s most beautiful beaches and the broads national park, an area of outstanding natural beauty. Kings Lynn and the surrounding areas offer great places to live whether you enjoy our beautiful coast and beaches, rural villages or city living.

Main duties of the job

You will develop the clinical pharmacy service to our medical wards and will have an opportunity to develop your own area of specialist practice such as cardiology, urgent and emergency care or antimicrobials ensuring the safe, clinical and cost effective use of medicines.

You will effectively communicate with the pharmacy team and healthcare professionals to provide quality care, education, clinical supervision and mentoring. You will contribute to clinical pharmacy audit and practice research.

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 to open in 2030 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

Please access the attached Candidate Pack which introduces #TeamQE, our Pharmacy Department and the advantages of living and working in Kings Lynn/West Norfolk.

Our Trust offers onsite accommodation and parking. Kings Lynn railway station makes community from the Cambridge area accessible. Direct buses from Kings Lynn bus station serve the hospital.

Please refer to the attached Job Description  for further information about this role. The Job Description includes the Person Specification for use during shortlisting and interview.

Person specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

Essential criteria

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical or Technical Pharmacy or equivalent demonstrable experience
• Registered as a pharmacist with The General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable criteria

• MSc in Clinical or Technical Pharmacy
• Independent prescribing qualification
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive post-registration experience with substantial hospital experience
• Experience in providing and evaluating pharmacy education & training including mentorship
• Experience of managing or supervising other staff
• Experience of implementing and/or reviewing policies, guidelines, PGDs or equivalent
• Evidence of on-going CPD

Desirable criteria

• Experience in the provision of pharmacy expertise to the clinical governance agenda
• Experience of budgetary responsibility and/or experience with high cost drugs

Skills, abilities, and knowledge

Essential criteria

• Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of healthcare professionals and patients
• Able to provide expert advice on the use of medicines to treat patients within a specialist area
• Able to demonstrate an advanced level of reasoning and judgment
• Able to train and supervise staff
• Able to undertake prescription review of complex medication regimes

Knowledge/Understanding

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of how the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service must pre-meet the needs of local and national priorities
• Knowledge of pharmacy based computer systems

Desirable criteria

• Highly specialised knowledge of the treatment of patients in a range of Women & Children sub-specialities

Other requirements

Essential criteria

• Takes responsibility for own actions and promotes positive team working ethic
• Shares information and good practice appropriately
• Treats others with courtesy and respect at all times
• Maintains high levels of concentration for prolonged periods of time
• Excellent verbal and written skills

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 - we recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values.