Principal Pharmacist, Emergency Medicine

Principal Pharmacist, Emergency Medicine

The closing date is 03 February 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team, as the Principal Pharmacist, Emergency Medicine. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to lead and develop the clinical pharmacy service to the Emergency Department Team. The post will suit individuals who would thrive in working autonomously and collaboratively as a strong team player.

As the Principal Pharmacist for Emergency Medicine you will provide leadership and clinical expertise, supporting the work of the Emergency Department. You will be a core member of the MDT, ensuring safe and effective medicines management and medicines optimisation. You will oversee the implementation of service improvements, review of medicines expenditure, as well as clinical governance and medicines safety within the Medicine division. You will work directly with patients and carers to understand their needs, and support adherence to medication regimens.

You will need good interpersonal and communication skills as well as the ability to organise and prioritise your work. We will provide appropriate training to aid your personal and professional development.

This post is primarily based at Epsom Hospital. If this role interests you, please read the job description, call us to discuss and apply!

Main duties of the job

• To provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to the Emergency Department (ED) in conjunction with other clinical and pharmacy staff as appropriate
• To provide day to day clinical advice and support to the Emergency Medicine clinical team in the Medicines division promoting evidence-based, cost-effective use of medicines
• To promote safe, responsible, cost effective prescribing and usage of medicines, in line with the formulary, to optimise clinical outcomes and minimise adverse reactions and errors
• To lead and manage other pharmacy staff working in the Emergency Medicine team to ensure service delivery to agreed standards in line with business planning requirements
• To liaise with appropriate MDT colleagues to ensure the implementation of National/Local guidelines related to medicines use in the emergency medicine setting to optimise patient care and promote best practice
• To work with senior pharmacy management team to monitor and evaluate medicines expenditure in the Emergency Department, identifying and putting plans in place to address cost pressures and Cost Improvement Plans

Occasional cross-site work will be required to meet service needs and may include covering for leave and working weekends/bank holidays.

You will participate in late duty, Bank Holiday and weekend rotas and be part of a seven day service.

About us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire. We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve. The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Masters in Pharmacy Degree - MPharm
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
• Registered with GPHC
• Independent prescriber
• Member of RPS

Experience

• Substantial post registration acute hospital experience
• Demonstrate evidence of excellent clinical knowledge and skills
• Demonstrate evidence and experience of supervising, training and developing other staff members
• Understanding of current national standards/guidelines in emergency medicines
• Knowledge of Cerner Millennium and CMM
• Procedure and guidelines writing
• Demonstrate a whole system patient focused approach to work
• Audit and staff appraisal experience

Skills

• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including influencing skills
• Ability to prioritise work effectively and work under pressure
• Demonstrate evidence of managing and adapting service
• In-depth understanding of the principles of Quality Improvement projects
• In-depth understanding of Cost Improvement Programme (CIP)

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.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

£61,631 to £68,623 a yearpa incl HCAS Outer pro rata