Senior Clinical Services Pharmacist

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust's pharmacy clinical services team invites applications from clinicians with a passion for advancing clinical pharmacy. Under the lead pharmacist, you will lead initiatives to optimise patient care within the trust and contribute to professional growth.

The post involves delivering and evaluating general clinical pharmacy services, working with multi-disciplinary teams to provide a high-spec pharmaceutical service on acute wards, and participating in

Responsibilities

• Lead, deliver, develop and evaluate general clinical pharmacy services to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of medicines.
• Work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to provide a highly specialist pharmaceutical service to patients on acute wards.
• Provide a consistently high pharmaceutical service for patients across a range of areas within the acute hospital as needed.
• Develop procedures, policies and guidelines and participate in clinical audits to ensure safe medicines use within the Trust.
• Participate in ward-based education and training of junior doctors, pharmacists and nursing staff.
• Provide daily ward visits to acute wards and inputting on guidelines and MDT ward rounds.
• Provide regular support to the dispensary.

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 acute wards.
• 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 well inputting 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sejal Vara Job title: Lead Pharmacist - Clinical Services Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0208 869 2219