Specialist Clinical Pharmacist, Rotational Medicine

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust; Northampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist in a rotational programme. This role offers the opportunity to work across various medical specialties while ensuring safe medicines optimisation. You will actively participate in ward rounds, lead pharmacy clinics, and engage in quality improvement projects. The position promotes diversity and inclusion, welcoming applications from all backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Entry level position for pharmacists with opportunities to specialise.
• Experience in clinical medical specialties is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe and effective medicines optimisation in a clinical specialty.
• Participate in ward rounds and integrate with the multidisciplinary team.
• Train pharmacy and healthcare professionals.

Skills

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Integrity

Courage

Job description

Join to apply for the Specialist Clinical Pharmacist, Rotational Medicine role at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust.

We are excited to offer a new rotational programme at a more senior level for pharmacists at NGH, covering medicine specialties such as cardiology, respiratory, stroke, gastroenterology, and admissions.

This programme enables you to develop and broaden your skills across a wider portfolio with opportunities to specialise.

Responsibilities include:

1. Working within a clinical medical specialty for 6 months, ensuring safe and effective medicines optimisation.
2. Participating actively in ward rounds and integrating within the multidisciplinary team.
3. Working in pharmacy-led clinics when available.
4. Undertaking projects, quality improvements, audits, and research within the specialty.
5. Developing guidelines and PGDs within the specialty.
6. Conducting root cause analysis of medicine-related incidents and presenting at governance meetings.
7. Training pharmacy and healthcare professionals within the specialty.

Northampton General Hospital is a major employer committed to modernisation and excellence. We are part of the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire, collaborating with Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Our Values:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

We aim to recruit the best talent and promote diversity and inclusion. Applications from all backgrounds, especially BAME, Disabled, and LGBTQ+ communities, are encouraged.

For more information or informal visits, contact:

• Gillian Williams, Principal Pharmacist, Medicine and Urgent Care, email: [e-mail], tel: [phone]
• Jessica Derby, email: [e-mail], tel: [phone]
• Rachel Westwood, email: [e-mail], tel: [phone]

Additional Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Healthcare Provider
• Industries: Hospitals and Healthcare