Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Medicines Information

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic pharmacist to join our friendly and supportive Medicines Information (MI) team within the Pharmacy Department at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

You will be responsible for coordinating and supervising the day-to-day provision of a high quality Medicines Information service to healthcare professionals within the Trust, while supporting the long-term planning, organisation and delivery of the service.

You will also support the Clinical Pharmacy team by delivering direct patient care at ward level and acting as a clinical role model for other staff.

You will be based at the Broomfield Hospital site.

Main duties of the job

• Analyse and interpret highly complex information from a variety of sources  to provide expert evaluated medicines information and advice in response to  enquiries from pharmacy, medical and nursing staff, allied healthcare professionals and members of the public (via the medicines helpline).
• Co-ordinate the planning and organisation of the day-to-day activity of the Medicines Information Service.
• Support in the provision of a clinical pharmacy service ensuring high quality, safe, effective, legal and accurate use of medicines.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience of working in an acute NHS hospital ward environment and demonstrate excellent communication and negotiating skills, working closely with patients and multidisciplinary teams throughout the hospital.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description.   We look forward to your application!   Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.