Senior Clinical Services Pharmacist

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a pharmacy professional to lead the clinical services team, advancing patient care within acute hospital settings and across multiple sites in North West London.

With support from the lead pharmacist, the post holder will drive safe, effective and cost-efficient medicines use, contribute to audits, and train junior staff within a multidisciplinary environment.

Responsibilities

• To lead, deliver, develop and evaluate general clinical pharmacy services in accordance with the objectives and priorities agreed between the post holder, Chief Pharmacist and Clinical Services Manager in order to ensure safe, clinically effective, and cost efficient use of medicines.
• To be a valued member of the clinical pharmacy team, work closely with the multi-disciplinary teams to provide a consistently highly specialist pharmaceutical service to patients on acutewards.
• To provide a consistently highly pharmaceutical service for patients within a range of areas within the acute hospital wherever needed.
• To be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team within the department and wider teams to ensure optimal medicines usage and value for money.
• To provide a framework for the safe, efficient and cost effective use of medicines within the Trust, by developing procedures, policies and guidelines, and participating in clinical audit.
• To participate in multidisciplinary ward-based education and training of junior doctors, pharmacists and nursing staff.
• To provide daily ward visits to acute wards as wellinputting on appropriate guidelines and attend MDT ward rounds.
• To provide regular support to the dispensary. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the pharmacy clinical services team. This fantastic opportunity is for those who have a passion for advancing our clinical pharmacy services. With the support of the lead pharmacist, the successful candidate will lead initiatives to optimise patient care in the trust. This position represents a significant opportunity for professional growth and impact within our team.,

• To lead, deliver, develop and evaluate general clinical pharmacy services in accordance with the objectives and priorities agreed between the post holder, Chief Pharmacist and Clinical Services Manager in order to ensure safe, clinically effective, and cost efficient use of medicines.
• To be a valued member of the clinical pharmacy team, work closely with the multi-disciplinary teams to provide a consistently highly specialist pharmaceutical service to patients on acutewards.
• To provide a consistently highly pharmaceutical service for patients within a range of areas within the acute hospital wherever needed.
• To be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team within the department and wider teams to ensure optimal medicines usage and value for money.
• To provide a framework for the safe, efficient and cost effective use of medicines within the Trust, by developing procedures, policies and guidelines, and participating in clinical audit.
• To participate in multidisciplinary ward-based education and training of junior doctors, pharmacists and nursing staff.
• To provide daily ward visits to acute wards as wellinputting on appropriate guidelines and attend MDT ward rounds.
• To provide regular support to the dispensary. 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.