Advanced Clinical Pharmacist-Rheumatology

Job overview

The post holder will work as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team within Rheumatology at University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust to provide specialist clinical pharmacy support to the Rheumatology outpatient service.

• To provide highly specialised advice in all pharmaceutical matters.To work as an independent prescriber managing a defined patient caseload.
• To ensure that medicine use within the Rheumatology speciality is safe, effective and cost effective e.g. ensure appropriate use of Healthcare at Home supply arrangements.
• To monitor and provide comment on drug expenditure as required e.g. in relation to high-cost therapies (biologics) and the introduction of new therapeutic agents

Main duties of the job

You will have recent hospital experience, have excellent communication, influencing and problem solving skills and preferably good mentoring, teaching and assessment skills to enable you to take on this influential role within our Trust.

Why Weston?

• The team at Weston aims to deliver high quality, patient-focused clinical services to our patients.
• Our team is friendly, supportive of colleagues, open to developing and implementing new ideas.
• Weston enjoys all the benefits of a coastal location and is within 25 minutes of Bristol by train and 45 minutes by road.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.