Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - ICU

Job summary

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.

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 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.

Job responsibilities

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

Person specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

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

• Independent Prescribing qualification
• MSc in Clinical or Technical Pharmacy
• Member of the Royal College of Pharmacy

Experience

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 Intensive Care
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• Previous experience of supervising/mentoring junior colleagues
• Demonstrates commitment to Continuing Professional Development

Desirable

• Experience of implementing and/or reviewing policies, guidelines, PGDs or equivalent

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

• 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