Specialist Clinical Pharmacist, Emergency and Admissions
Band 7
Main area: Specialist Pharmacist
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 265-6860250
Site: Northampton General Hospital
Town: Northampton
Salary: £43,742 - £50,056 Per annum/ Pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 21/01/2025 23:59
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 following the successful establishment of dedicated ward pharmacists in Urgent Care.
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.
Main duties of the job
This role is vital for the expanding development of DWP service within Urgent Care. You would need to be ready to take on the responsibilities and challenges of a senior and innovative position within a busy clinical environment.
1. To work with the Pharmacy Clinical Team to provide a comprehensive Pharmacy Service throughout the locality.
2. To be accountable, under the guidance of the Advanced Clinical Pharmacist, in ED and Urgent Care for the Medicines Management Service provided to Urgent Care patients, staff, and division.
3. To be a clinical specialist and support the Advanced Clinical Pharmacist in providing a specialist Pharmacy Service to the Urgent Care Team; this may include prescribing, VTE assessment, support and supervision, and developing initiatives.
Working for our organisation
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance.
Our Excellence Values:
* Compassion
* Accountability
* Respect
* Integrity
* Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. We encourage applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled, and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.
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 and to challenge poor practice.
2. To maintain appropriate standards of service and safety; to enforce guidelines, policies, and procedures to ensure standards are met.
3. To fulfil the requirements of the Code of Ethics and Standards of Good Professional Practice.
4. To optimise medicines management by reconciling drug histories, performing medication reviews, using patients’ own medicines, counselling, and ensuring continuity of care on discharge.
5. To detect, record, and report adverse drug reactions to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and via Datix as per Trust Policy.
Person specification
Skills and abilities
* Ability to work independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
* Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively.
* Ability to delegate and work under pressure.
Knowledge & Experience
* Post-registration hospital clinical pharmacy experience.
* Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Good clinical knowledge.
* Experience of prescribing within a speciality/Urgent Care.
Qualifications
* MPharm.
* Member of General Pharmaceutical Council.
* Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing.
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Due to the high number of applications received, we are unable to respond to each application individually. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date, you have been unsuccessful in this application.
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