ICU Pharmacist: Critical Care & Medicines Optimisation

NHS; Swansea; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Swansea Bay University Health Board is seeking an experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join the ICU pharmacy team at Morriston Hospital in Swansea. You will deliver advanced clinical pharmacy services to one of Wales’ busiest ICUs, collaborating with consultants, nurses and the wider MDT to optimise medicines use.

The role offers development across critical care pharmacotherapy, antimicrobial stewardship, medicines optimisation, therapeutic drug monitoring and independent prescribing, with

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree MPharm required.
• Post Graduate MSc/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Current and continued registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS).

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with pharmacy colleagues, consultants, nursing staff and the multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality pharmaceutical care to critically ill patients.
• Participate in daily consultant-led ward rounds, providing medicines optimisation, prescribing support and clinical review.
• Deliver ward-based clinical pharmacy service from admission to discharge including medicines reconciliation, therapeutic monitoring and discharge planning.
• Provide evidence-based medicines advice to prescribers for safe, effective and cost-efficient prescribing practices.
• Deliver medicines management services ensuring safe and effective use of medicines across ICU.
• Contribute to service development, governance and quality improvement and support education of junior staff.
• Participate in pharmacy dispensary and weekend rota as required.

Skills

Advanced clinical pharmacy knowledge

Team collaboration

Evidence-based prescribing

Education

Master’s Degree MPharm

MSc/ Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

GPhC registration

RPS member

Tools

Electronic discharge systems

Patient’s Own Medication systems

Job description

Swansea Bay University Health Board is seeking an experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join the ICU pharmacy team at Morriston Hospital in Swansea. You will deliver advanced clinical pharmacy services to one of Wales’ busiest ICUs, collaborating with consultants, nurses and the wider MDT to optimise medicines use.

The role offers development across critical care pharmacotherapy, antimicrobial stewardship, medicines optimisation, therapeutic drug monitoring and independent prescribing, with