Specialist Pharmacists

Medway NHS Foundation Trust; Brompton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Brompton is seeking a Specialist Pharmacist to lead the pharmacy service for general medicine patients. The role involves overseeing clinical activities, educating patients on medication management, and ensuring high-quality pharmaceutical care. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential. This position is ideal for those looking to make a significant impact within a collaborative healthcare team.

Qualifications

• Ability to oversee the pharmacy clinical service for general medicine wards.
• Experience in educating and counseling patients on high-risk medicines.
• Strong leadership skills within the pharmacy department.

Responsibilities

• Provide and oversee pharmacy clinical service for general medicine wards.
• Educate and counsel new patients on high-risk medications.
• Ensure high quality and cost-effective pharmacy service.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Clinical service provision

Patient counseling

Job description

We are recruiting for a Specialist Pharmacist who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

The post holder will be the department lead for all activity relating to General medicine patients. They will be a role model, working to a high level within the pharmacy department.

Specialist Pharmacists are expected to have a key leadership role, acting as a role model for others. They will communicate and maintain excellent working relationships with all those that use, commission and work within the services delivered.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Responsibilities

• To be responsible for providing and overseeing the pharmacy clinical service provided to the general medicine wards within the hospital
• Carry out education and counselling of new patients at the start of newly started high risk medicines.
• Ensures the provision of a proactive, high quality, cost effective, safe and responsive service to general medicine wards.
• To actively develop the general medicine pharmacy service, exploring opportunities for clinically advanced services, such as review of patients in clinic.
• To provide a clinical ward pharmacy service to the general medicine wards and lead on the education and training of other members of pharmacy and MDT in the pharmaceutical management of these patients.
• Check the clinical accuracy and appropriateness of prescriptions for patients
• To ensure the appropriate ordering of medicines for general medicine to ensure medicines are available for patients and to minimise wastage from unused or expired medicines.
• Attend the board rounds and MDTs where applicable within general medicine, providing expert pharmaceutical advice.
• To actively lead on efficiency savings within general medicine.
• To support with the screening of Homecare prescriptions.
• To be the pharmacy department liaison with the wider within general medicine.
• To identify and implement opportunities for the efficient use of medicines in general medicine.
• To support with the late night, weekend and bank holiday rota as part of the department's 7 day services.
• To develop a personal audit and research portfolio.