Advanced Pharmacist - Medicine

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced Clinical Pharmacist to support the Medicine Division across Peterborough City Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital at Huntingdon. You will split time across sites, helping modernise pharmacy services and ensure safe, effective medicine use within the CBU clinic.

You will have post-registration hospital experience and a Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent).

Qualifications

• Post-registration hospital pharmacy experience.
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent post-graduate qualification.
• Non-medical prescribing is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver prescribing activities in a specialist CBU clinic.
• Develop and deliver comprehensive pharmacy services to the designated CBU/Speciality area.
• Lead consultant and MDT ward rounds to advise on medications.
• Develop and review policies, procedures and guidelines for medicine use.
• Support electronic clinical systems across the Trust and local care community.
• Provide training and education on medicine issues to the pharmacy team and MDT.
• Support departmental strategic planning and service development.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacy

Interpersonal skills

Non-medical prescribing

Education

Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Postgraduate qualification

Job description

Our Pharmacy team is seeking an experienced Clinical Pharmacist with well-developed interpersonal skills and an interest in specialising their skills to a clinical business unit (CBU). To deliver key pharmacy services to the Medicine Division across all sites at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, Peterborough City Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon.

Both hospitals are served by good transport links across the region and beyond. You will be required to work cross-site dividing your time between each hospital within the Trust footprint.

You will be a valued member of a friendly and supportive team assisting the Principal Pharmacist Medicine Division in the delivery of corporate, divisional and departmental operational and strategic priorities, as well as contributing to the modernisation of pharmacy services across the Trust.

The post holder will be encouraged to develop and deliver prescribing activities in a specialist CBU clinic., You will play a key role in the development and delivery of pharmacy services providing comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to designated CBU/Speciality area to ensure the accuracy, legality, safety and efficacy of medicine use through the appropriate planning and allocation of work.

You will play a pivotal role in the consultant and MDT ward rounds to deliver evidence-based advice/guidance on medications to ensure their safe and effective use. In addition, you will take responsibility for the development and review of policies, procedures and guidelines for medicine use within the designated CBU/Speciality area.

You will be supporting pharmacy business planning and implementation of electronic clinical systems both across the Trust and local care community to support cost-effective, patient-focussed service provision.

As an experienced clinical pharmacist, you will be responsible for developing and delivering comprehensive training and education on medicine issues within Medicine to members of the pharmacy service and the wider MDT. In addition, you will provide expert clinical and service information to the pharmacy senior management team to support departmental operational service development and strategic planning.

You will have post-registration experience of hospital pharmacy practice and hold a Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent post-graduate qualification. Ideally, you will hold a non-medical prescribing qualification but support would be considered to undertake this if not.

You will be an excellent communicator with strong clinical and teamwork skills.

We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.