Advanced Specialist Pharmacist Community Hospitals (8a)

NHS Jobs; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking an Advanced Specialist Pharmacist to lead clinical pharmacy services in Community Hospitals. You will deliver highly specialist care to patients and support strategic planning and budgeting in collaboration with senior pharmacists.

You will lead the Community Hospitals pharmacy team, ensure staff competence, and act as a role model for national and regional service development in line with standards and strategy.

Qualifications

• Lead the clinical pharmacy service in Community Hospitals.
• Provide highly specialist clinical pharmacy care to patients.
• Develop and monitor medicines budgets and deliver financial savings.
• Develop and update clinical pharmacy policies with the team and ICT.
• Train and supervise the Community Hospitals pharmacy team.

Responsibilities

• Strategic planning and delivery of pharmacy services to patients in Community Hospitals.
• Monitor, review and report medicines-related incidents within Community Services.
• Lead and co-ordinate Community Hospitals teams including pharmacists and technicians.
• Ensure training and competence of the pharmacy team and role-model leadership.
• Work with local and national standards and strategy for service development.

Job description

Advanced Specialist Pharmacist Community Hospitals (8a)

Responsible to the Lead Pharmacist and Associate Chief Pharmacist Clinical Services for strategic planning and delivery of clinical pharmacy services to patients within community hospitals clinical area Support the Chief Pharmacist / Deputy Chief Pharmacist / Associate Chief Pharmacist and Lead Pharmacist in developing, monitoring and reporting on drug expenditure and medicines budget and the delivery of financial savings as part of the pharmacy FIP. Development, implementation and update of clinical pharmacy policy in conjunction with pharmacists within the clinical pharmacy team and ICT directorate. Work as a member of the Clinical Pharmacy Team, Integrated Care Directorate and wider UHP pharmacy team. Monitor, review and report on medicines related incidents within Community Services. Provide highly specialist clinical pharmacy care to patients in the, Community Hospitals care areas and related units. To manage, lead and co-ordinate the Community Hospitals teams including pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the provision of a safe, effective and efficient clinical pharmacy service in accordance with local and national standards and strategy. To also ensure all members of the pharmacy team are trained and competent for their roles. To act as a role model as a clinical pharmacist and team leader, to pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy support assistants and all other members of the multidisciplinary team. To be a lead and role model in the field of Community Hospitals/ Integrated Care locally, regionally, and nationally. For further information please see attached job description