Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency and Acute Care

You will deliver a high standard of medicine optimisation ideally utilising your prescribing skills.

You will work closely with the MDT, on & off the ward.

You will have opportunities to support governance, education and medication safety.

You will be expected to line manage, providing mentoring, and support with an individuals development and objectives.

You will be expected to be involved in quality improvement work within EAC and aim to publish your work to share your findings.

You will be working a shift pattern over 7 days, and time off to compensate is built in to the rota ensuring a good work-life balance.

In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert.

Supporting and providing the clinical pharmacy service to the EAC directorate, and the wider Medicine Division where necessary.

Actively participating in consultant-led ward rounds to promote and support medicines optimisation, antimicrobial stewardship and effective discharge planning.

Involvement in education and training of a variety of healthcare professionals including diploma & pre-registration pharmacists, undergraduates and trainee advanced nurse practitioners.

Participate in back-up senior on-call rota supporting junior pharmacists

Whilst this post is commissioned to be full time (equivalent of 37.5 hours per week) we would welcome applications from those wanting a better work life balance. If you would like to consider this post but on less than full time hours, please still apply and outline this on your application form or please contact us for further discussion.

With over 20,000 colleagues, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

As a pharmacy department, we are forward thinking & constantly implementing innovative ways of working to deliver the best possible patient care.

We have a strong belief in leading our teams compassionately & fostering a supportive & caring workplace

Qualifications

Essential: - Registered with GPhC; - Post-graduate diploma/MSc in clinical pharmacy or working towards this or equivalent experience; - B.Pharm/BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm

Desirable: - Qualified as an independent prescriber; - Related postgraduate qualifications

Experience

Desirable: - Experience in undertaking, supervising and reporting/presenting audit/research work at local (Trust) level; - Evidence of research or project work

Communication & relationships

Desirable: - Teaching skills

Analytical and Judgement skill

Desirable: - Medicine Information skills; - Experience of analysing expenditure

Planning and organisation skills

Essential: - Able to prioritise own work, problem solver

Desirable: - Management Skills