Advanced Specialist Pharmacist – Critical Care and Theatres

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Job summary

A leading healthcare trust is seeking an Advanced Specialist Pharmacist for its critical care unit and theatres. The successful candidate will provide clinical pharmacy services, support multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to the development of pharmacy services in a new ITU and theatres complex. This role offers opportunities for personal development and further training in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in specialist practitioner practice.
• Experience of collaborative working in multidisciplinary settings.
• Evidence of managing and delivering a project.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist pharmacist input to daily consultant-led ward rounds.
• Deliver specialist pharmaceutical care including non-medical prescribing.
• Support clinical governance responsibilities around the use of medicines.

Skills

Organised

Critical analysis

Leadership

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor/Master of Pharmacy degree

Post graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent

Independent prescribing qualification

Job description

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Specialist Pharmacist - Critical Care and Theatres

The closing date is 29 May 2025

We have an exciting opportunity for a driven clinical pharmacist to provide clinical pharmacy services to the 14 bed critical care unit and operating theatres at our Luton & Dunstable site, which treats a diverse range of patients requiring multiorgan support. You will also be one of our specialist pharmacists contributing to the running of our clinical pharmacy service and will have management and training responsibilities.

We are looking for dynamic, organised and motivated pharmacist who has experience of working with the wider multi-disciplinary team in a variety of clinical specialties, and will be supported to further develop their skills further in this role.

You must possess the vision, energy, enthusiasm and influencing skills to deliver the safest possible care to our patients. The ability to engage, motivate and work in close collaboration with medical, nursing and pharmacy colleagues will be essential.

In addition, at the Luton & Dunstable site, a new state of the art 22 bed ITU and theatres complex is being built, which is due to come online in autumn 2025. Part of your role will involve supporting the development pharmacy services to the new ITU and theatres. This will include supporting ITU and theatres with the ongoing digital innovations being explored at the Trust.

We are committed to personal development and you will also have the opportunity to undertake further training and will be supported to obtain additional qualifications relevant to this role.

Main duties of the job

• To provide specialist pharmacist input to daily consultant-led ward rounds and weekly MDTs, working as an IP pharmacist actively prescribing medication for inpatients.
• To be a source of expert specialist advice for matters relating to critical care and anaesthetics for other pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.
• To deliver specialist pharmaceutical care including non-medical prescribing as appropriate to a defined caseload of patients, in line with the agreed scope of practice.
• To support the Clinical Service Line and Pharmacy Department in meeting its risk and clinical governance responsibilities around the use of medicines through effective guideline, policy and SOP development and review.
• To undertake clinical supervision of Foundation Pharmacists, Senior Rotational Pharmacists and Trainee Pharmacists to support their development both professionally and clinically.
• To act as a professional role model to all registered clinical pharmacy staff, actively demonstrating integrity, ownership and leadership in all aspects of the role.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to main job description for full summary of roles and responsibilities. If you have any questions about the role, please contact the recruitment officer.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master of Pharmacy degree
• Post graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
• Independent prescribing qualification (or planning to start)
• Stage II RPS Faculty Member (MIIFRPS) or portfolio in preparation
• Quality Improvement Training
• MSc in relevant subjects (or equivalent)
• Train the trainer qualification
• Independent pharmacist prescriber
• Member of the RPS

Experience

• Experience of specialist practitioner practice
• Experience of collaborative working in multidisciplinary settings as an influential member
• Experience of clinically supervising and training staff
• Policy and service development
• Evidence of managing and delivering a project
• Presentation to trust wide meetings
• Research and audit experience to improve patient care
• E&T experience to undergraduates and postgraduates of various health professionals

Knowledge

• Expert knowledge and understanding of relevant standards and guidelines
• Knowledge and awareness of implications of current developments in pharmacy practice and NHS strategies
• Knowledge and understanding of medicines legislation
• Understanding the need of confidentiality awareness at all times
• Awareness of the current commissioning arrangements in the NHS
• Recognised as a specialist within the defined speciality

Personal Skills

• Organised and able to plan, prioritise and manage work programmes
• Critical review/analysis and interpretation of clinical literature and medicines legislation
• Appropriate IT skills are required to utilise clinical information systems, pharmacy computer systems, databases and other software to improve patient care
• Ability to apply logical and analytical skills to manage clinical risk during the use of medicines
• Ability to formulate, lead and implement directorate service strategies
• Ability to integrate research into 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.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust