Senior Clinical Pharmacist – Critical Care and Theatre Services
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Are you an enthusiastic & experienced pharmacist looking for a career change & your next challenge? We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our modern purpose-built facilities at Colchester Hospital and help the department develop and progress the clinical pharmacy service within Critical Care and associated specialist areas. You will be based within the Pharmacy department but will spend a significant amount of time working at ward/clinical level, ensuring the delivery of all aspects of pharmacy service to specialist high-risk patients. Our friendly pharmacy team are dedicated to nurturing, mentoring and developing our staff to reach their full potential. As well as direct one-to-one training, the department provides pharmacy forums, clinical huddles and other educational activity. We support personal development plans, smart objective setting and opportunities for study. This post is fixed term / secondment until 5th January 2026. Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only. Main duties of the job
Provide an advanced level clinical pharmacy service to Critical Care patients in line with the pharmacy Key Performance Indicators and agreed clinical standards. Provide oversight and clinical expertise to patients within Recovery and Theatre areas. Support the wider Nutrition Service affecting patients within the specialty. Provide a key level of support to the Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Critical Care Services. Provide ongoing clinical support and leadership to other pharmacy colleagues and the multidisciplinary team contributing to practice within the specific areas of working. Assist senior multidisciplinary colleagues in ensuring that all required medication safety and clinical governance issues are actioned and implemented in a timely manner within the respected specialties. About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. Person Specification
Experience
Previous extensive hospital experience inclusive of Clinical Pharmacy practice Demonstrated experience of multi-disciplinary working Handling of high risk medicines Previous experience of educating and training other staff Previous experience of working with Critical Care patients Previous experience of working with Total Parenteral Nutrition Experience of writing guidelines and procedures Qualifications
GPhC Registered Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or clinical equivalent Evidence of, and commitment to, Continuing Professional Development Knowledge
Basic clinical knowledge of issues relevant to Critical Care and Nutrition patients gained through training & experience Good all-round clinical knowledge in other areas and practical skills Knowledge of governance frameworks and Risk Management Basic understanding of clinical issues relating to theatre practice 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. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Assistant Chief Pharmacist (Colchester site) £53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum pro rata
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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Are you an enthusiastic & experienced pharmacist looking for a career change & your next challenge? We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our modern purpose-built facilities at Colchester Hospital and help the department develop and progress the clinical pharmacy service within Critical Care and associated specialist areas. You will be based within the Pharmacy department but will spend a significant amount of time working at ward/clinical level, ensuring the delivery of all aspects of pharmacy service to specialist high-risk patients. Our friendly pharmacy team are dedicated to nurturing, mentoring and developing our staff to reach their full potential. As well as direct one-to-one training, the department provides pharmacy forums, clinical huddles and other educational activity. We support personal development plans, smart objective setting and opportunities for study. This post is fixed term / secondment until 5th January 2026. Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only. Main duties of the job
Provide an advanced level clinical pharmacy service to Critical Care patients in line with the pharmacy Key Performance Indicators and agreed clinical standards. Provide oversight and clinical expertise to patients within Recovery and Theatre areas. Support the wider Nutrition Service affecting patients within the specialty. Provide a key level of support to the Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Critical Care Services. Provide ongoing clinical support and leadership to other pharmacy colleagues and the multidisciplinary team contributing to practice within the specific areas of working. Assist senior multidisciplinary colleagues in ensuring that all required medication safety and clinical governance issues are actioned and implemented in a timely manner within the respected specialties. About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. Person Specification
Experience
Previous extensive hospital experience inclusive of Clinical Pharmacy practice Demonstrated experience of multi-disciplinary working Handling of high risk medicines Previous experience of educating and training other staff Previous experience of working with Critical Care patients Previous experience of working with Total Parenteral Nutrition Experience of writing guidelines and procedures Qualifications
GPhC Registered Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or clinical equivalent Evidence of, and commitment to, Continuing Professional Development Knowledge
Basic clinical knowledge of issues relevant to Critical Care and Nutrition patients gained through training & experience Good all-round clinical knowledge in other areas and practical skills Knowledge of governance frameworks and Risk Management Basic understanding of clinical issues relating to theatre practice 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. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Assistant Chief Pharmacist (Colchester site) £53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum pro rata
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