Principal Pharmacist - Surgical Division

Job overview

• The delivery, management and development of paediatric Pharmacy services within the division of surgery (including critical care) throughout the Trust in accordance with professional standards and Medicines Management Frameworks.
• Providing expert paediatric clinical pharmacy advice, undertaking risk management assessments and ensuring compliance with relevant medicines legislation and CQC standards.
• Leading and developing audit and research within the surgery division with regards pharmacy services
• Leading and managing the surgical Pharmacy team (including critical care)
• To manage and develop the provision of a safe and effective paediatric pharmacy service to the division of surgery.
• To provide expert advice on paediatric drug therapy to pharmacy, nursing and medical staff across the division of surgery.
• To lead the surgical Pharmacy Team, including pharmacists and technicians and ensure the provision of in-house specialist paediatric medicine training for all pharmacists and technicians relative to their needs
• To liaise with senior clinicians across Division of Surgery regarding safe medication practice and risk management
• To develop, implement and monitor pharmaceutical standards of care, undertake audit and research within the Division of Surgery pharmacy service

Main duties of the job

• To provide highly specialist paediatric pharmaceutical information and advice to medical, nursing staff and other staff within the Division of Medcine when there is a lack of evidence and experienced clinicaljudgement needs to be exercised
• To critically review medical literature and use this information to prepare clinical guidelines for use across the Division of Surgery.
• To communicate with the Pharmacy MSOs, wider Pharmacy team, and the Senior Pharmacy Leadership Team; to provide detailed analysis of medication errors, potential risks and solutions and report to the relevant departmental group(s) as required.
• To provide a ‘consultant’ pharmacist role for other pharmacists, medical and nursing staff on drug use in Division of surgery services both within and external to the Trust
• To provide expert paediatric pharmaceutical advice to the Medicines Management and Optimisation Committee
• To contribute to updates of the Trust Medicines Management Code.

• To represent Division of Surgery Pharmacy Services at relevant Trust meetings.
• To represent Alder Hey on the Regional Safety Subgroup and Northwest Pharmacy Forums.
• To regularly provide education and training to pharmacy, medical, nursing and other health care professionals using a variety of methods e.g. classroom teaching, small-group tutorials, lectures, one-to-one coaching.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Please read attached Job Description for full details of the the role

Contracted hours per week to be worked flexibly between the core hours of 8:00am and 6;00pm Monday to Friday, or part time as agreed, with commitment to Bank Holiday, late nights, and weekend working (Saturdays and Sundays) as required