Specialist Pharmacist

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust; Truro; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in England seeks a dedicated Clinical Pharmacist for Anaesthetics and Critical Care. The role involves providing pharmaceutical care for critical care and perioperative patients, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Qualified candidates should hold a Master's Degree in Pharmacy, be registered with the GPhC, and have clinical pharmacy experience. The Trust supports innovation and development, providing a platform for research and learning opportunities.

Qualifications

• Registered Independent Prescriber (or willing to train).
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
• Clinical Research experience, or willingness to undertake.

Responsibilities

• Provide a clinical pharmacy service to critical care inpatients.
• Work with multiprofessional teams to develop medication guidelines.
• Support lead pharmacists with drug budget management.

Skills

Clinical supervision of junior staff

Providing clinical pharmacy service in a hospital

Knowledge of risk management principles

Education

Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent

Registered pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Post-Graduate Diploma in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent)

Job description

This post supports the Lead Pharmacist for Anaesthetics, Critical Care and Theatres in the provision of a clinical pharmacy service to the critical care unit (approx. 50%), theatres and the surgical wards (approx. 50%) at this busy district general hospital. The post holder provides advice to the critical care department and theatres, and works on behalf of pharmacy to support perioperative management. The pharmacist works alongside other members of the multidisciplinary team, including consultants, junior doctors, advanced critical care practitioners and a range of specialist nurses, specialist pharmacists, junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to provide a robust clinical service.

Main duties of the job

Providing a core clinical pharmacy service to Critical and Perioperative care inpatients in line with the Trust's clinical pharmacy standards.

Ensuring high quality, patient centred, and cost effective pharmaceutical care is provided for the patients

Working alongside the critical care team to ensure theDepartment of Health Adult critical care D05 commissioning services and Guidelines for the Provision of Intensive care Services (GPICS) standards for pharmacy are met.

Actively providing medicines information and medication counselling to health care professionals, patients and/or carers, with an awareness of current trends and up to date research in the specialist area(s)

Working with multiprofessional teams across the critical care, anaesthesia and surgical directorates to produce, and review, medication guidelines that promote rational, economical and evidence based prescribing; with appropriate monitoring practice to ensure policies and guidelines are adhered to.

Working with relevant staff to participate in nationally required, and clinically appropriate, audits, research and risk management strategies.

Support the lead pharmacists with drug budget management with the provision of evaluated medicine expenditure information to designated managers and clinicians within the critical care, anaesthesia and surgical directorates. Give specific advice on measures to control expenditure within best practice. Participate in cost-savings initiatives.

About us

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.

It's established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.

Website: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/clinical-schools/royal-cornwall-hospitals-nhs-trust-clinical-school

https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871231209037

Job responsibilities

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• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
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We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Registered pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Post-Graduate Diploma in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent) OR working towards (desirable for progressive post)
• Registered Independent Prescriber (or willing to train)
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Member of UK clinical pharmacy association (UKCPA)
• Previous attendance on the 'UKCPA Starting out in critical care' course (or equivalent)

Experience

• Post-registration experience covering a range of specialties as a clinical pharmacist
• Clinical supervision of junior staff
• Have evidence demonstrating competencies that meet the RPS Post Registration Foundation Pharmacist Curriculum
• Experience of providing a clinical pharmacy service in a hospital environment
• Experience of deputising for a more senior clinical pharmacist
• RPS Core Advanced Curriculum or equivalent
• Clinical Research experience, or willingness to undertake
• Experience of training staff using coaching or teaching methods
• Knowledge of risk management principles

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.

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