Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Virtual Wards - Chester

jobs24.co.uk; Chester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a Senior Clinical Pharmacist to join a dedicated team within virtual wards, focusing on frailty, respiratory, and general medicine. This role involves providing vital pharmaceutical expertise to ensure safe and effective patient care while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. You'll be responsible for optimizing medication management, conducting comprehensive reviews, and supporting the development of clinical guidelines. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to enhancing patient outcomes and professional development, making a significant impact on the lives of patients across Cheshire and Merseyside. If you are passionate about clinical pharmacy and eager to contribute to innovative healthcare solutions, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Full induction and training

Professional development support

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with experience in clinical pharmacy.
• Ability to conduct comprehensive medication reviews.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical pharmacy services to virtual wards.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to optimize medicines management.
• Conduct medication reviews and provide evidence-based recommendations.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacy Expertise

Medication Management

Collaboration Skills

Education and Training

Research and Audit

Education

Pharmacy Degree

Postgraduate Qualification in Clinical Pharmacy

Job description

The Senior Clinical Pharmacist plays a crucial role within our virtual wards, with a clinical focus on frailty, respiratory and general medicine, working collaboratively with acute providers across Cheshire and Merseyside ICB. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and evolving environment, providing pharmaceutical expertise to support the delivery of safe and effective patient care. The main duties of the role include:

• Providing specialist clinical pharmacy services to the virtual wards, ensuring the safe and appropriate use of medicines.
• Collaborating with the multidisciplinary team to optimise medicines management, including medicines reconciliation, prescribing, and monitoring.
• Conducting comprehensive medication reviews and providing evidence-based recommendations to improve patient outcomes.
• Supporting the development and implementation of clinical guidelines, protocols and policies related to pharmacy and medicines management for virtual wards.
• Providing education and training to healthcare professionals, patients and carers on medicines-related topics.
• Contributing to audit, research, and service improvement projects to enhance pharmaceutical care for patients on virtual wards.

Our team is expanding and we are looking for a Senior Clinical Pharmacist to join our Virtual Ward Pharmacy Team, working alongside the Principal Clinical Pharmacist to design, enhance and deliver high quality pharmacy services to patients receiving care on virtual wards. Each role works alongside the pharmacy and clinical teams at the acute trust which deliver the virtual ward service they are allocated to. We are now looking for an enthusiastic pharmacist to provide virtual ward services for the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS.

Join our team and make a difference in the lives of patients across Cheshire and Merseyside! Cheshire and Merseyside ICB covers a population of 2.7 million people with services provided by 17 NHS trusts, 349 GP practices, 9 local authorities and 590 pharmacies. This role is hosted by Warrington and Halton Hospitals pharmacy department on behalf of the Cheshire and Merseyside ICB. The role will provide services to the Virtual Ward site but will be part of a team of pharmacists working across all areas of the ICB. Virtual wards for respiratory, frailty and general medicine are operational across the region. The Countess of Chester Hospital at Home/virtual ward service covers the Chester and Cheshire West area. The Medicines Management team at C&M ICB and pharmacy team at Warrington and Halton Hospital are committed to the professional development of their staff. Full induction and training will be provided for staff working in this new area of practice, and we will support staff who wish to undertake additional training linked to their role.