Band 8a Specialist Pharmacist - Surgery and Theatres

Make a difference across the surgical pathway.

As Specialist Pharmacist for Surgery and Theatres, you will lead the day-to-day clinical pharmacy service for the Birmingham Heartlands Hospital site and work collaboratively with specialist colleagues across UHB. You will provide expert, patient-focused advice, use advanced clinical reasoning and support safe, effective and cost-conscious use of medicines throughout the surgical pathway.

Deliver and develop the specialist clinical pharmacy service to surgical wards and theatres and provide regular cross cover to critical care.

Work as an active member of the multidisciplinary team, influencing medicines-related decisions and specialty plans

Lead service improvement, clinical audit, research, guideline development and medicines safety initiatives

Monitor medicines expenditure and contribute to cost improvement plans

Support seamless care across hospital, primary care and community pharmacy interfaces

Line manage, supervise, teach and mentor pharmacists, technicians, assistants, trainees and students

Role-model UHB's values by being Kind, Connected and Bold

we are looking for a motivated pharmacist with strong clinical judgement, excellent communication and a passion for improving surgical care. You will be confident working across professional boundaries, managing competing priorities and turning ideas into practical improvements.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Qualifications

Desirable: - *Has completed a non-medical prescribing course and registered as an NMP with the GPhC; - *Working towards Level I Faculty Membership with the RPS

Experience

Desirable: - *Experience in older people services

Additional Criteria