Highly Specialist Pharmacist - Emergency and Acute Medicine

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a clinical pharmacist for the Emergency Department and Admissions wards. The role involves optimizing medication management, working closely with a multidisciplinary team, and contributing to high-quality patient outcomes. Applicants should have a Post Graduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice or equivalent, alongside relevant hospital pharmacy experience.

Qualifications

• Post-registration experience relevant to hospital pharmacy.
• Experience in Emergency and Acute Medicine.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality clinical pharmacy service to Emergency Department and Admissions wards.
• Optimize medicines prescribed on admission.
• Facilitate rapid discharge and improve patient outcomes.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Teamwork

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice or equivalent

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic, innovative and friendly team dedicated to improving our ward based clinical pharmacy services. In this key post you will be working as part of an established multidisciplinary team and be responsible for providing a high-quality clinical pharmacy service to our Emergency Department and Admissions wards. The post holder will work closely with the Lead Pharmacist, Emergency and Acute Medicine, Lead Pharmacist, Clinical Services and Principal Pharmacist, Clinical Services Pharmacist and Clinical Directors to monitor and control the drug use within Emergency and Acute Medicine. The post holder will be pivotal in the day to day delivery of the Pharmacy Clinical Service to these areas. They will support the Lead Pharmacist for Emergency and Acute Medicine on the strategic development of the pharmacy clinical and ward based services and lead on reducing risks associated with medicines within Emergency and Acute Medicine division. As an enthusiastic and patient oriented pharmacist, you will combine expert opinion and expert practice at the bedside to benefit patient care, and work at the forefront within the multidisciplinary team to help us implement, deliver and continually improve medicines management. Overall, you will be responsible for optimizing medicines prescribed on admission, make timely pharmaceutical interventions and facilitate rapid discharge; thereby facilitating high quality patient outcomes whilst ensuring patient safety.

Requirements / Qualifications

This position offers the opportunity to build on your management experience and specialise in Emergency and Acute Medicine. You will need excellent communication, interpersonal and time management skills and will need to enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will need post-registration experience relevant to hospital pharmacy and will have the Post Graduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification.

About LNWH

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country\'s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark\'s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.