Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

NHS; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Wakefield is seeking a clinical pharmacist to deliver high-quality pharmacy services and support advanced clinical pharmacists. The role includes supervising pharmacy staff, contributing to policy development, and collaborating with medical staff. Candidates should have a strong background in clinical pharmacy and the ability to manage risk effectively. This position offers access to NHS benefits, including a generous holiday allowance and support for work-life balance.

Benefits

NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Childcare vouchers

Car lease scheme

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist under the Trust's service.
• Experience in clinical pharmacy settings.
• Ability to mentor and supervise pharmacy technicians.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to policy and guideline development.
• Liaise with medical and nursing staff regarding pharmacy services.
• Identify and respond to risk management and clinical incident issues.
• Assist in generating reports for medication usage and safety.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Policy development

Risk management

Audit participation

Liaising with medical staff

Job description

To deliver a high quality specialist clinical pharmacy service.To provide specialist clinical support to Advanced Clinical Pharmacist(s) in a specific clinical specialty area.To undertake routine clinical pharmacy duties in designated areas of work, both clinical and operational and ensure compliance with medicines legislation.To support pharmacy service areas in the department on a rotational basis. This may include dispensaries, technical services and medicines information.Departmental duties will require the individual where appropriate to take a clinical supervisory role. Day to day management of the whole staff group will rest with the Specialist pharmacy technician/manager of that area.To undertake the professional duties of a pharmacist within the Trust's service.To ensure, under the guidance of the relevant pharmacy manager, appropriate supervision of Pharmacy Technicians, Assistant Technical Officers and Trainee pharmacists and to provide mentoring of junior pharmacists in order to maintain strict compliance with checking and working procedures

Main duties of the job

Contributing to the development and maintenance of policies and guidelines.Liaising with all grades of medical and nursing staff over relevant aspects of the pharmacy service. Helping to implement necessary service changes as a consequence of these consultations.Identifying, reporting on and responding to risk management issues or clinical incidents, referring to peers as necessary.Generating and reviewing reports in order to assist Advanced Clinical Pharmacists to inform the Trust about medication usage and expenditure and/or safety issues related to medicines.Participating in audits to demonstrate the effectiveness or identify development needs of all systems relating to the use of medicines.Deliver, in collaboration with staff in the Medicines Information department, support for Formulary & Drug Usage Audit initiatives.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Job responsibilities

Contributingto the development and maintenance of policies and guidelines.

Liaising with all grades of medical and nursingstaff over relevant aspects of the pharmacy service. Helping to implementnecessary service changes as a consequence of these consultations.

Identifying, reporting on and responding to riskmanagement issues or clinical incidents, referring to peers as necessary.

Generatingand reviewing reports in order to assist Advanced Clinical Pharmacists toinform the Trust about medication usage and expenditure and/or safety issuesrelated to medicines.

Participatingin audits to demonstrate the effectiveness or identify development needs of allsystems relating to the use of medicines.

Deliver, incollaboration with staff in the Medicines Information department, support forFormulary & Drug Usage Audit initiatives.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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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.