Senior Clinical Pharmacist- Admissions
| Posting date: | 27 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £57,528.00 to £64,750.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £57528.00 - £64750.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 June 2026 |
| Location: | Gateshead, NE96SX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9297-26-0352 |
Summary
To provide specialist clinical pharmacy input and maintain high standards of medicines management across the Emergency admissions unit. To work closely as part of the MDT within the emergency admissions unit with a focus on providing prescribing support to the medical team. This will include following up medicines reconciliation discrepancies, prescribing acute medication and supporting rationalisation of medication. Providing patient medication counselling and facilitating safe discharge to ensure patient flow. Collaborate with the urgent and emergency care pharmacist in relation to service provision and service development within the Emergency Care Centre. Support with development and updates of clinical guidelines, policies and SOPs. As part of the team you will work closely alongside other pharmacy colleagues, providing leadership, clinical supervision and management. Contribute to innovation in the urgent and emergency care department to look for opportunities for admission avoidance, medicines optimisation and improving transfer of care between hospital and community and front of house to back of house areas. Work to deliver the 7 day clinical Pharmacy service by supporting the late night, on call and weekend rota. Provide support to the Lead clinical Pharmacist with regards to medicines management, incident resolving, staff training and integration with the Emergency care senior team. Engagement with key stakeholders e.g ward managers, matrons, chief matron, service line managers and clinical and safecare leads.