Specialist Pharmacist

Job overview

This post supports the Lead Pharmacist for Anaesthetics, Critical Care and Theatres in the provision of a clinical pharmacy service to the critical care unit (approx. 50%), theatres and the surgical wards (approx. 50%) at this busy district general hospital. The post holder provides advice to the critical care department and theatres, and works on behalf of pharmacy to support perioperative management. The pharmacist works alongside other members of the multidisciplinary team, including consultants, junior doctors, advanced critical care practitioners and a range of specialist nurses, specialist pharmacists, junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to provide a robust clinical service.

Main duties of the job

• Providing a core clinical pharmacy service to Critical and Perioperative care inpatients in line with the Trust’s clinical pharmacy standards.

Ensuring high quality, patient centred, and cost effective pharmaceutical care is provided for the patients

Working alongside the critical care team to ensure the Department of Health Adult critical care D05 commissioning services and Guidelines for the Provision of Intensive care Services (GPICS) standards for pharmacy are met.

Actively providing medicines information and medication counselling to health care professionals, patients and/or carers, with an awareness of current trends and up to date research in the specialist area(s)

• Working with multiprofessional teams across the critical care, anaesthesia and surgical directorates to produce, and review, medication guidelines that promote rational, economical and evidence based prescribing; with appropriate monitoring practice to ensure policies and guidelines are adhered to.
• Working with relevant staff to participate in nationally required, and clinically appropriate, audits, research and risk management strategies.
• Support the lead pharmacists with drug budget management with the provision of evaluated medicine expenditure information to designated managers and clinicians within the critical care, anaesthesia and surgical directorates. Give specific advice on measures to control expenditure within best practice.  Participate in cost-savings initiatives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

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We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.