Advanced Specialist Pharmacist – Surgery

Job overview

This post is open to internal members of staff at RCHT only.

Apply highly specialist knowledge in the pharmaceutical management of surgical patients to develop and implement Trust protocols/guidelines and undertake audits and research.

Support in the development of pharmaceutical services and medicine management to general surgery, vascular, urology, trauma and orthopaedics, planned and pre-operative care.

Provide highly specialist pharmacy advice and training to consultants and junior medical staff, nursing staff, pharmacy staff, other healthcare professionals, patients and carers.

Liaison with ward, medical and nursing staff, other healthcare professionals, general managers, drug budget, holders, pharmacy staff involved in medicine supply, medicines information, regional and national colleagues.

To provide regular structured feedback to the directorates regarding safe and effective use of medicines and drug expenditure to facilitate service improvement.

Deputise for the lead pharmacist for surgery.

Main duties of the job

Performing and overseeing the monitoring and review of drug therapy for inpatients and outpatients under the care of surgical directorates, ensuring drug treatments are appropriate and comply with current legislation and Trust policies and ensuring good and efficient working relationships between ward and departments and pharmacy supply services.

Ensuring that pharmaceutical knowledge and skills are applied through accurate medicines reconciliation on admission and discharge, optimisation during admission and input to the discharge process at ward level.

Responsible for pharmaceutical advice on specialist areas of practice to consultant and junior and medical staff, general practitioners, nursing staff pharmacy staff, other healthcare professionals, and patients and carers. This will include evaluating data where information is sparse or lacking or where opinions differ and formulating a reasoned approach based on professional judgement.

Working with medical staffs to formulate medicine policies and guidelines that promote rational and economical prescribing. Monitoring practice to ensure policies and guidelines are adhered to.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

Identity Checks

Professional registration and qualification checks

Employment history and reference checks

Occupational Health clearance

Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check

Right to work in the UK

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We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.