Specialist Pharmacist - Women and Children

Job overview

A unique opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic senior clinical pharmacist with excellent communication, vision, organisational and leadership skills to join the Womens and Childrens Pharmacy Team at Princess Royal University Hospital.

The post holder will work as part of a dedicated pharmacy team to lead, provide and develop clinical pharmacy services to Child/Womens Health.  The post holder will also support the Principal Pharmacist for Womens and Childrens in managing the team, liaise between wards, departments and pharmacy to ensure that pharmacy services are tailored to meet the Care Group’s needs wherever possible.

This post provides a varied experience as well as flexible and challenging opportunities for personal and professional development in clinical, research, strategic and managerial skills. The successful applicant will be a team player with clinical experience, excellent communication skills, and attention to detail. We seek a highly motivated individual with relevant experience to join our team.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of the post holder will be:

• Deputise for the Principal Pharmacist, Women’s and Children’s
• Act as a specialist role model and an expert in the medical management within Women’s and Children’s
• Lead and manage clinical pharmacy services for womens and paediatrics at Princess Royal University Hospital  in conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist.
• Promote high quality, cost-effective and patient-focused pharmaceutical care.
• Act as a pharmacist independent prescriber to optimise the care of patients within Child Health.
• Ensure a high level of clinical pharmacy input to the care of patients within Women’s and Children’s. Providing interface and discharge liaison and support.
• Actively participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds, delivering and promoting high quality, cost effective, patient-focused pharmaceutical care.
• Provide patient and carer education and close liaison across the interface.
• Promote safe drug use within the Women’s and Children’s specialties.
• Development, implementation and audit of local guidelines.
• Supervise and train pharmacy staff at ward level.
• Provide education and training of healthcare professionals within and outside the Trust.
• Regular financial reporting, drug usage and expenditure forecasting, and drug budget management.
• To participate in practice and clinical research and audit.
• To work with the Principal Pharmacist to extend the boundaries of professional practice within the Care Group.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To lead clinical pharmacy services for Womens Health and Paediatric patients treated within the Care Group in conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist.

To propose and implement policies and procedures designed to improve the pharmacy service to patients in the Trust in conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist in line with national and international consensus guidelines

To ensure services provided are in line with local and national policies, guidelines and frameworks

To contribute and adhere to clinical pharmacy service standards.

To act as a specialist practitioner within the field and as an expert pharmacist within the Care groups

To support the Principal Pharmacist in monitoring drug expenditure within the Care Group and provide accurate expenditure information, with appropriate analysis, to the Clinical Director and General manager.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details