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Lead Pharmacist - Surgery and Critical Care
Band 8b
Main area Pharmacy Services Grade Band 8b Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (On call, 12 hour/7 day working, Bank Holidays) Job ref 426-397-24TAM-A-B
Site The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Town King's Lynn Salary £62,215 - £72,293 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 16/01/2025 23:59
Job overview
We're seeking a dynamic individual to join our Pharmacy Team at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn as Lead Pharmacist for Surgery and Critical Care.
In this role, you will shape the future of patient care in surgery and critical care, implementing new ways of working and cutting-edge technologies to meet the evolving demands of our services in the Surgery Division.
You will be part of planning our new QEH. We look forward to bringing this state-of-the-art health care facility to King’s Lynn and West Norfolk – which is nothing less than our patients, local communities and staff deserve.
This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patient care, drive innovation in pharmacy practice, and represent our institution on a regional and national level.
Main duties of the job
Overview of the job role:
* Lead the Pharmacy Clinical Service to Surgery and Critical Care, working closely with the multidisciplinary team
* Lead the Pharmacy surgical team
* Lead medicines related improvement projects in the surgical directorate
Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to join Team QEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description for further information about this role. The Job Description includes the Person Specification for use during shortlisting and interview.
Person specification
Qualifications/training and professional development
* Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
* Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent demonstrable experience
* Hold or willing to work towards independent prescribing qualification
* Registered as a pharmacist with The General Pharmaceutical Council
* Member of a clinical and/or professional organisation involved in pharmacy practice
* MSc in Clinical Pharmacy
Experience
* Extensive post-registration experience with substantial hospital experience
* Extensive experience providing a pharmacy clinical service to patients in a range of surgical sub-specialities
* Experience in providing and evaluating pharmacy education & training including mentorship
* Experience of implementing and/or reviewing policies, guidelines, PGDs or equivalent
* Evidence of on-going CPD
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
* Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of healthcare professionals and patients
* Able to provide expert advice on the use of medicines to treat patients within a specialist area
* Able to manage difficult or ambiguous situations
* Able to manage time effectively and meet tight deadlines
* Able to demonstrate an advanced level of reasoning and judgment
* Highly specialised knowledge of the treatment of patients in a range of specialities
* Knowledge of how the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service must meet the needs of local and national priorities
* Knowledge of pharmacy based computer systems
Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
Please be aware that if applying via NHS Jobs, your application will be imported into Trac. All subsequent information will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs & we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent via NHS Jobs. By applying for this post you are agreeing to the transfer of information in the application form to Trac jobs & if you are offered a job your personal information will be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system. Please check your email account regularly for communication regarding this vacancy.
We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including:
* Flexible working opportunities
* Free counselling service
* Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access*
* Support and advice for staff affected by either Peri-Menopause or Menopause
Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include: Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks.
We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer.
Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.
Admin & Clerical staff may be required to act as Loggists for a major incident.
Everyone within the Trust has or will shortly need to have a minimum level of skill for computer literacy for their day-to-day work as we become more digitally mature. Therefore all staff should be computer literate.
Team QEH are one of the most research-active organisations for our size in the UK, recruiting 2,188 in 20/21 and ranked 10/16 in the Eastern Region. We have a wide-ranging and diverse portfolio of clinical studies and also recognised as one of the fastest trusts in the country from set up to recruitment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Lynda Stockwell Job title Head of Clinical Professional Staffing Email address lynda.stockwell@qehkl.nhs.uk Telephone number 01553 613613 Additional information
For an informal discussion with Lynda Stockwell, Head of Clinical Professional Staffing email lynda.stockwell@qehkl.nhs.uk
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