Highly Specialist Pharmacist Gastroenterology

NHS; Salford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking an experienced pharmacist to specialize in gastroenterology. This role involves providing expert pharmaceutical care to patients with complex conditions and leading a dynamic clinical pharmacy team. The position offers opportunities for professional development and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing

Qualifications

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a practicing pharmacist.
• Extensive professional knowledge acquired through vocational master's degree in pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with the MDT to deliver advanced clinical pharmacy services.
• Lead and provide highly specialist pharmaceutical input to the short-term nutrition team.
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement projects.

Skills

Clinical Knowledge

Analytical Skills

Leadership

Education

Vocational Master's degree in Pharmacy

Post Grad Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Job description

Go back Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Highly Specialist Pharmacist Gastroenterology

The closing date is 22 May 2025

Are you an experienced pharmacist ready to specialise and lead in gastroenterology? We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated clinical pharmacist, with an interest in gastroenterology, to join our supportive, friendly, dynamic patient focused clinical pharmacy team. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team you will provide highly specialist pharmacy input to the gastroenterology team. You will provide expert pharmaceutical care to a range of gastroenterology patients with complex conditions such as Inflammatory bowel disease, liver disease and short term parental nutrition requirements ensuring the safe and appropriate use of high-cost medicines. The post presents an excellent opportunity to lead and shape pharmaceutical care for patients with complex gastroenterology and nutritional needs allowing you to further develop your leadership and specialist pharmaceutical skills. You will be supported to complete the NCA Accelerated leader development programme.

Main duties of the job

Work collaboratively with the MDT to deliver advanced clinical pharmacy services to gastroenterology inpatients.

Lead and provide highly specialist pharmaceutical input to the short-term nutrition team.

Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to support gastroenterology day case patients and outpatient clinics. This will include supporting the processing of gastroenterology biologic homecare prescriptions.

Contribute to service development, quality improvement projects and audits within the speciality.

Work as an independent prescriber to optimise medicine regimes for patients.

Along with all other members of the clinical team, contribute to the provision of the extended hours and on call pharmacy service.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Registration

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a practicing pharmacist.

Essentia Qualifications

• Vocational Master's degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Post Grad Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Knowledge and skills

• Extensive professional knowledge acquired through vocational master's degree in pharmacy
• Pre-registration training and experience
• Good all-round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills
• Skills for analysing drug charts and complex patient, medicines or financial information in order to provide advice on medicines, dosages and expenditure
• Commitment to continuing professional development / education

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust