Specialist Pharmacist - Short Stay Unit

Job overview

Clinical Pharmacist-Short Stay Unit

Southport Pharmacy Department

Permanent (37.5 hours per week)

Band 7

Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Pharmacy Department are looking for a Pharmacist with a diploma in clinical pharmacy, studying towards a diploma or with equivalent qualification  to join our expanding clinical team who will take lead responsibility to support and implement quality-driven Clinical Pharmacy Services within the speciality of acute medicine to the Trust.

This is an established  post fully integrated into the short stay unit which aims to provide the best possible medicines optimisation outcomes for our  acute medical patients throughout their stay.

The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work closely with the well-established multidisciplinary team on the short stay unit. This will ensure treatments used in this specialist area are safe, effective, prudent, patient-centred and efficient. The post holder will promote appropriate and cost-effective  prescribing in collaboration with the Medical Consultants and specialist nurses.

You will participate in drug usage analysis, identification of budget pressures arising from new products, co-ordination of projects and audits and the development and maintenance of guidelines, policies and protocols relating to acute medicine.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, enthusiastic, adaptable, able to work both as a team member and as an individual. Ideally you will have some experience of mentoring junior pharmacists and trainees. Participation in teaching , clinical audit and practice research is encouraged and will be supported. The post involves participation in the late night and weekend rota, and in the emergency on-call rota (approximate frequency 1 in 20). The post holder will be based at Southport District General Hospital but may be required to work at other Trust sites on occasion.

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