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Job overview

The Virtual Ward environment is the opportunity for patients to experience hospital level care from a multidisciplinary team, in the comfort of their own home. This is a new clinical pharmacy service and offers you the opportunity to work closely with the team to develop new pathways of care, methods of treatment delivery and experience of medicines governance. 

The CUH Virtual Wards team are inclusive and the pharmacy post is well integrated into the operations. This post offers you the opportunities to become a valued member of the team who offers the service oversight of medicines safety and clinical expertise. 

We are searching for someone with the vision for how the Virtual Ward could develop and offer patients a new and improved experience of care. 

Main duties of the job

Liaise with the relevant senior pharmacy, medical and nursing staff, other allied health professionals (AHPs) and managers to promote safe, evidence based,  safe and cost-effective use of medication in Virtual wards.

Liaise with external health professionals & stakeholders across the Integrated Care System ICS in the management of virtual ward patients e.g. GPs, community / primary care network pharmacists, district Nurses.

Provide an advanced clinical pharmacy service to Virtual wards / clinics as part of the MDT.

Provide specialist pharmacist advice and services to the Virtual wards, the specialist MDT and patients under their care.

Prescribe medication for individual patients within the agreed scope of practice and according to the CUH pharmacist prescribing policy;

Participate in and lead where required on novel pharmacy projects in the care of Virtual wards patients including pharmacist participation in outpatient clinics and optimizing the management of Virtual wards patients.

Identify and undertake research to inform practice developments and underpin delivery of an effective, evidence-based pharmacy service.

Provide pharmacy leadership to the Virtual wards.

To support the Trust with medication / pharmacy related aspects of patient flow.

Provide pharmacy leadership to the virtual wards.

To ensure adequate rostering and service level plans for pharmacy virtual wards are in place, including plans for Pharmacy support over weekends, bank holidays & out of hours.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.