Specialist Pharmacist Intensive Care and Surgery

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Onsite nurseries

Staff restaurants

Accommodation

Employee assistance

Psychological support

Onsite parking

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an experienced hospital pharmacist to join our Diagnostics, Anaesthetics and Surgery (DAS) Division. You will work with consultants and staff to ensure safe, effective medicine use and contribute to education and training across the department.

The role includes clinical pharmacy services for ICU and Surgical Assessment Unit wards, with opportunities to mentor pre-registration pharmacists and rotating clinical staff.

Qualifications

• Qualified hospital pharmacist with clinical pharmacy experience.
• Experience in training staff and students.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy services to Intensive Care and Surgical Assessment Unit wards.
• Mentor pre-registration pharmacists, pharmacy undergraduates and rotational clinical pharmacists.
• Join the department weekend and on-call service on a rota basis after orientation.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacy

Education & Training

Mentorship

Job description

We are seeking a patient focused pharmacists aiming to build on established clinical skills and work closely with clinicians in providing a high-quality service to patients within ESHT. We also require someone who can demonstrate a commitment to personal and staff development. This specialist pharmacist post is based within the Diagnostics, Anaesthetics and Surgery (DAS) Division and is responsible for supporting the Lead Divisional Pharmacist in providing clinical pharmacy and business level support within East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced hospital pharmacist to work with us in a portfolio style role within Diagnostics, Anaesthetics and Surgery (DAS) Division. Under the supervision of a designated Lead Pharmacist, you will work closely with consultants, other medical staff, nurses, pharmacy staff and other allied healthcare professionals in ensuring that medicine use is safe, effective and evidence based across ESHT. The post holder will be involved in providing clinical pharmacy services to Intensive Care and Surgical Assessment Unit wards and occasional support to the dispensary. This post also holds an education and training commitment, which in the past has proved successful in developing staff. The successful candidate will also be responsible for helping to train and mentor pre-registration pharmacists, pharmacy undergraduates and rotational clinical pharmacists. The applicant will be required to join the department weekend and on-call service on a rota basis following a period of orientation and induction.

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Maria Andrade Job title: DAS Lead Pharmacist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0300 131 4724

Maria Andrade 0300 131 734724

Operational Site Lead Pharmacist Eastbourne Hospital