Lead Advanced Pharmacist- Critical Care

NHS; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an enthusiastic pharmacist to join their critical care team. The successful candidate will manage clinical pharmacy services, ensuring high standards while optimising patient care. This is a great opportunity for someone motivated and organised, looking to make a real difference in patient wellbeing.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

NHS discount schemes

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist on GPhC register.
• Experience of delivery of clinical pharmacy service to a specialist level.
• Significant experience of hospital pharmacy at Post Registration Pharmacist level.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage clinical pharmacy services across critical care units.
• Provide leadership and training to the pharmacy team.
• Oversee medicine-related risk management and compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Prioritisation

Education

Master's degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)

Post-graduate diploma in clinically-based pharmacy

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and driven pharmacist, to join our friendly patient focused team at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. You will need to be motivated, organised, and willing to work as part of a team with a 'can-do' positive attitude.

Responsible for leading, managing, delivering and developing the clinical pharmacy service to Critical Care.

Looking after our patients is never dull, optimising patient medicines and developing services as part of the critical care team is key.

If you have a curious nature, like learning and enjoy a fast-paced action orientated environment and want to impact patient care for the better each day, please consider applying for our band 8 pharmacist position.

Main duties of the job

Be responsible for the planning, development, delivery, and management of clinical pharmacy services across critical care units on all sites.

Provide leadership, supervision, and training to the pharmacy team delivering services to critical care, ensuring the highest standards of practice.

Oversee medicine-related risk management and ensure full compliance with the Trust Medicines Policy and relevant medicines legislation within the critical care units.

Deliver a consistently high standard of pharmaceutical care in alignment with Trust corporate objectives and NHS strategic priorities.

Support the Trust's financial objectives by offering financial analysis and expert advice on medicines management to both the critical care units and the wider Pharmacy Department.

About us

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification

Education, Qualification & Training

• Registered Pharmacist on GPhC register.
• Master's degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
• Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (MRPharmS) or equivalent professional body
• Post-graduate diploma in clinically-based pharmacy or recognised equivalent
• Demonstrate professional networking (e.g. member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society or UKCPA)
• Registered Independent Pharmacist Prescriber

Experience

• Significant experience of hospital pharmacy at Post Registration Pharmacist level
• Significant experience of delivery of pharmacy services to a broad range of specialties
• Experience of delivery of clinical pharmacy service to a specialist level
• Experience of conducting service audits and the use of performance indicators
• Experience of teaching and tutoring
• Experience of project management, service implementation or redesign
• Evidence of significant relevant Continuing Professional Development
• Experience of project management
• Experience in trainee pharmacist training
• Experience of training other pharmacy staff
• Experience of conducting service audits and the use of performance indicators
• Experience of delivery of clinical pharmacy service to a specialist level

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

• Able to prioritise and manage own workload
• Work , communicate and provide effective leadership within a team
• Clear and concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi-disciplinary team, at meetings, with patients and carers and to ensure records are kept accurately and in a legible manner.
• To have a positive attitude, be able to recognise and communicate need for change and be able to participate in change management processes.
• Prepared to attend any training sessions necessary for personal and service development
• Able to recognise limits of own competencies and to refer and seek advice from colleagues.
• Able to recognise and embrace new ideas and developments in clinical practice and implement under supervision of superiors
• To have experience in interviewing and appraising staff

Special Circumstances

• Able to travel to other sites within the Trust and to venues for training

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.

Associate Director of Pharmacy, Clinical Services

£53,755 to £60,504 a yearPer annum (pro rata for part time)