Clinical Pharmacist

Job overview

Are you a newly qualified pharmacist looking for your next challenge and keen to experience a further range of clinical specialties? We are looking for someone with drive, enthusiasm and commitment. You will have excellent people skills and the ability to work with and influence staff at many levels. You will have a keenness to use clinical and professional knowledge, skills and experience to improve patient care through the delivery of efficient medicines management services at the new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH). The role will allow you to gain the skills and experience to meet the requirements of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Foundation Framework and will provide you with a e-portfolio of evidence for further career progression alongside our departmental Education and Training team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide high quality pharmaceutical services to key areas on rotation as well as contributing to core ward commitments, including weekend and on call services.

There will also be opportunities to gain leadership skills by co-ordination of specific teams of the clinical pharmacy service, alongside participation in Trust projects and departmental governance objectives within set rotations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Pharmacy is a progressive department, keen to embrace innovative ideas to better improve our clinical service model. Following significant investment for MMUH, our pharmacy department has led the innovations in Omnicell/automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs), AMis Smart carts and Bristol Maid keyless access lockers for patient medications which are in place across most acute areas of work - improving drug security and safe administration of drugs across the rest of the organisation. Robotic dispensing is well established, now including an out of hours on call shute and we have successfully implemented Electronic Prescribing and Administration throughout the Trust for a number of years now.

We are working towards innovative models of delivering clinical pharmacy services as part of our 7 day working plans. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills; you must be able to manage your own workload, direct & supervise others and work as part of a team.

Post holder will be supported by the internal Education and Training team as well as accredited medicines management trained technicians to deliver these goals.