About this role
Job summary
o If you are a highly motivated pharmacist, who is interested in gaining broad clinical experience in a district general hospital, as part of a ward pharmacy service and/or our hospital dispensary, while developing your medicines optimisation skills, we have a friendly team waiting to welcome you to The Queen Elizabeth NHS Foundation Trust. We have Advanced Clinical Pharmacist posts available offered bank positions. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential for success in these roles, as is the ability to work effectively alone and as part of the wider team.
At the Queen Elizabeth, we are proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. We value our differences, champion kindness and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
Main duties of the job
You will provide clinical pharmacy services across The Queen Elizabeth Hospital including dispensary, outpatient, inpatient and specialist services such as homecare. You will be part of our exciting new digital project to deliver an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) for the whole of Norfolk and Waveney and working towards innovative pharmacy services in our new hospital from 2032.
About us
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about the Advanced Clinical Pharmacist post
Person Specification
Education & qualifications Essential
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
Desirable
Accredited pre-registration pharmacy student tutor and / or accredited clinical pharmacy diploma tutor Independent Prescribing qualification
Occupational experience & abilities Essential
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 the actions and use of medicines in clinical situation Previous experience of supervising / mentoring junior colleagues Able to communicate highly complex information on the action and use of medicines at all levels within and outside the department Demonstrates commitment to Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
Previous experience of line management recruiting/day to day sickness/absence issues Willingness to undergo further training
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
Address The Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Gayton Road
Kings Lynn
PE30 4ET
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)