Specialist Hospitals Pharmacist (Rehab-Stroke)

NHS; Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Leicester is seeking a Band 7 Clinical Pharmacist to join its community hospital pharmacy team. The role offers the chance to enhance clinical pharmacy services using integrated technology. Interested pharmacists with a commitment to patient care and medication management are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with experience in clinical settings.
• Experience with electronic prescribing and medicines administration.

Responsibilities

• Providing a ward-based clinical pharmacy service to patients.
• Promoting early discharge by optimizing drug use.
• Counseling patients on medications.

Skills

Attention to detail

Patient counseling

Optimizing drug therapy

Education

Pharmacy degree

Job description

Job OverviewA fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Clinical Pharmacist to join the Community Hospital Pharmacy team at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT). We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated individual with an eye for detail to join our well-established pharmacy team.We offer an innovative clinical pharmacy service that integrates technology with clinical pharmacy expertise. The Trust utilises a fully integrated electronic prescribing and medicines administration system, which includes automated controlled drug (CD) dispensing, robots, and digital CD registers.We welcome applications from pharmacists in both hospital and community settings who are eager to expand their knowledge and gain expertise in these specialised areas of healthcare.

The working hours for this role are Monday to Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm or 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, with an on-call requirement.For more information please contact - [e-mail].

Main duties of the job

Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities):

As a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist, the post holder will be a key member of the pharmacist team, contributing to the delivery of a safe and effective pharmaceutical service to patients of the Trust. The role will include:

a) Providing a ward-based clinical pharmacy service to patients of the Trust.

b) Promoting early discharge from the hospital, reducing the length of stay, and minimising re-admissions by:

• Optimising drug therapy.
• Educating patients on the use of medicines, including self-medication schemes and adherence device assessments.
• Counselling patients on their medications prior to leave and discharge.Ensuring seamless care upon discharge from the hospital.

c) Undertaking clinical pharmacy and general departmental duties within the Trust as required.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.About UsLeicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Job responsibilities

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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.