Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
About
We provide a full range of acute clinical services from Northampton General Hospital and Danetre Hospital in Daventry. We are a designated cancer centre and have recently invested in a number of additional specialist services, including in-patient renal services and interventional cardiology. Our whole focus is on improving the quality of care given to our patients.
Key details
Location
Site: Northampton General Hospital
Address: Cliftonville
Town: Northampton
Postcode: NN1 5BD
Major / Minor Region: Northamptonshire
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum/ Pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: Band 7
Specialty
Main area: Specialist Pharmacist
Job overview
Specialist Clinical Pharmacist, Emergency Admissions and Urgent Care Band 7
Would you like to work in a vibrant, forward-thinking Urgent Care setting? Do you like the sound of moving your clinical pharmacy skills to the next level? We have a position for a specialist pharmacist.
You will be working within a team of 4 pharmacists in urgent Care fully supported by 3 experienced and knowledgeable band 8a Advanced Level pharmacists.
Ideally you would be an independent prescriber, participating fully in Consultant led board rounds. If you do not meet all the essential criteria for this band 7 post, we may be able to offer a band 6 to 7 progression with a supported training program.
We welcome applications from innovative, proactive pharmacists who would want to become part of our dynamic team, contributing to our splendid pharmacy ethos, acting as an advocate for pharmacy and a guardian of medicine safety.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The main responsibilities of the post include:
1. To provide information, advice and guidance on the safe, effective and economical use of medicines.
2. To maintain appropriate standards of service and safety; to enforce guidelines, policies and procedures to ensure standards are met.
3. To optimise medicines management by reconciling drug histories, performing medication reviews, and ensuring continuity of care on discharge.
4. To detect, record and report adverse drug reactions to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
5. To support the Advanced Clinical Pharmacist in providing a specialist Pharmacy Service to the Urgent Care Team.
6. To undertake validation duties in the dispensary.
7. To supervise, check and, if necessary, undertake the supply of medicines.
8. To act as a role model to the pharmacy team.
9. To assist in the induction of staff into the service.
Person specification
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
* Computer skills, eg databases.
* Ability to work independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
* Ability to prioritise.
* Time management.
* Ability to work under pressure.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
* Post-registration hospital clinical pharmacy experience.
* Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Good clinical knowledge.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* MPharm.
* Member of General Pharmaceutical Council.
* Achieved (or working towards) postgraduate clinical qualification.
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Jessica Fernanado
Job title: Advanced Pharmacist, Admissions
Email address: [email protected]
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