Dual Role: Specialist Pre-Op Pharmacist & Practice Educator

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a pharmacist to split time between specialist clinical pharmacy in the Pre-Operative Assessment Clinic and education for undergraduate pharmacy students. The role supports peri-operative medicines management and contributes to teaching across the University of Bath collaboration.

The postholder will lead clinics, provide expert clinical input, and supervise students, developing their clinical knowledge and professional skills while working to improve

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with strong clinical expertise in perioperative medicines management.
• Experience in delivering practice-based learning for undergraduates would be advantageous.
• Excellent communication and teaching skills with a patient-centered approach.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead pharmacist-led POAC clinics, identifying medicines-related risks and developing peri-operative medicines management plans.
• Provide specialist clinical pharmacy services to surgical wards, including medicines optimisation, reviews, prescribing and multidisciplinary teamwork.
• Offer expert advice on complex pharmaceutical care, prescribing and peri-operative medicines management to support safe patient care.
• Contribute to development of clinical pharmacy services, guidelines, prescribing pathways, audits and quality improvement.
• Design, deliver and evaluate undergraduate pharmacy teaching, including CLIP sessions, workshops and practice skills sessions.
• Supervise, assess, and provide feedback to undergraduate MPharm students and support their development.
• Coordinate, develop and evaluate practice-based learning within University of Bath's MPharm programme.
• Provide leadership, education and supervision to pharmacy colleagues and students to promote clinical excellence and patient safety.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Teaching

Communication

Leadership

Education

MPharm degree

GPhC registered

Job description

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a pharmacist to split time between specialist clinical pharmacy in the Pre-Operative Assessment Clinic and education for undergraduate pharmacy students. The role supports peri-operative medicines management and contributes to teaching across the University of Bath collaboration.

The postholder will lead clinics, provide expert clinical input, and supervise students, developing their clinical knowledge and professional skills while working to improve