Advanced Pharmacist Emergency Medicine
Second Step · Radiographer · viaNHS Jobs
£36.41
- Closing date
- 28 Oct 2026
- Posted
- 66d ago
- Specialism
- Radiographer
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Reference
- nhs-5530935
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Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Pharmacist Emergency Medicine at West Hertfordshire Hospital NHS Trust to join the Pharmacy Department at Watford General Hospital. You will be responsible for supervising the day-to-day activities of Pre-registration Pharmacists, Band 6 Pharmacists, Clinical Technicians, Assistants, and undergraduate Pharmacy students within the department. You will support the efficient utilisation of pharmacy staff across your area of rotation, ensuring smooth service delivery, and actively contribute to departmental Clinical Governance meetings to maintain high standards of practice and continuous service improvement.
Main duties of the job
As an Advanced Pharmacist Emergency Medicine, you will be responsible for assisting the Lead Pharmacist in the provision and ongoing development of clinical pharmacy services across wards at the Watford site and wider Trust. You will be managing and supporting a patient-focused clinical pharmacy service, ensuring therapeutic goals are met for both patients and prescribers. You will also be responsible for monitoring prescriptions to ensure safe, cost-effective, and evidence-based prescribing, while actively promoting adherence to the Trust formulary.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Details
Date posted
11 August 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£36.41 an hour Rates are inclusive of Base Rate + Holiday Pay
Contract
Bank
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
M0042-26-0248
Job locations
Watford General Hospital
60 Vicarage Road
Watford
WD18 0HB
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide complex medicines information to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals, ensuring advice on dosing, side effects, and indications is clear, accurate, and tailored to the recipients level of understanding.
- To act as a role model in training and education, supporting the development of pharmacists, technicians, assistants, and other healthcare staff, while promoting and facilitating Continuing Professional Development across the department.
- To contribute to the development of clinical guidelines and protocols, supporting the preparation of reports for healthcare committees and ensuring best practice in medicines use across the Trust.
- To ensure safe medicines management practices, including reporting drug errors, undertaking controlled drug checks, complying with legal and regulatory requirements, and adhering to professional and Trust policies.
- To support audit and research activities, identifying opportunities for pharmacy practice improvement, monitoring adherence to prescribing guidelines, and contributing to evidence-based enhancements in patient care.
- To collaborate with multidisciplinary and primary care teams, communicating key information regarding medicines, treatment plans, and follow-up to ensure continuity of care across hospital and community settings.
Job responsibilities
- To provide complex medicines information to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals, ensuring advice on dosing, side effects, and indications is clear, accurate, and tailored to the recipients level of understanding.
- To act as a role model in training and education, supporting the development of pharmacists, technicians, assistants, and other healthcare staff, while promoting and facilitating Continuing Professional Development across the department.
- To contribute to the development of clinical guidelines and protocols, supporting the preparation of reports for healthcare committees and ensuring best practice in medicines use across the Trust.
- To ensure safe medicines management practices, including reporting drug errors, undertaking controlled drug checks, complying with legal and regulatory requirements, and adhering to professional and Trust policies.
- To support audit and research activities, identifying opportunities for pharmacy practice improvement, monitoring adherence to prescribing guidelines, and contributing to evidence-based enhancements in patient care.
- To collaborate with multidisciplinary and primary care teams, communicating key information regarding medicines, treatment plans, and follow-up to ensure continuity of care across hospital and community settings.
What you need to do now
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