Job summary
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Pharmacist
Band 8a
Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria听
Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply:
UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.
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Job overview
Surgery and peri-operative medicine
We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive clinical pharmacist to join our peri-operative and surgical pharmacy team.
You will be working across the surgical division providing expertise to both patients and healthcare professionals across a range of surgical specialties such as urology, colorectal, trauma and orthopaedics and upper GI.
The role will involve covering in-patient areas, pre-op and post-op clinics, working with a team of experienced pharmacists, surgeons, anaesthetists and specialist nurses. Helping to manage perioperative care and optimisation for our elective and emergency surgical patients.
Please get in touch with us for further information or to arrange an informal visit.
Main duties of the job
Working closely with the pharmacy, nursing, medical and management teams, you will lead on delivering services to surgical teams to improve how patient鈥檚 medicines are optimised.
鈥 Reviewing patients with acute and complex needs as part of the multi-disciplinary ward round;
鈥 Developing, implementing and monitoring prescribing guidelines;
鈥 Financial monitoring of drug expenditure;
鈥upporting the training and education of pharmacists, Medicines Management 听听听听Technicians (MMTs) and other healthcare staff;
鈥 Promoting the medicines optimisation and medicines safety agenda;
鈥 Participating in other clinical activities such as clinical audit and practice research;
鈥 Collaborating with other system organisations, including Wirral CCG, MLCSU, CWP, community pharmacy and WCHC.
The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, organised person with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and can work effectively under pressure, both alone and as part of a team then we want you to join our team
Working for our organisation
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as 鈥渃ompetent and caring staff鈥 by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral鈥檚 only Emergency Department.听We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of 拢337m. The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Highly Specialist Pharmacist position available at WUTH.
Person specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential criteria
- Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experiential learning.
- Extensive experience as a qualified pharmacist working within a range of clinical areas.
- Experience in delivering education and training of other staff.
Desirable criteria
- Independent Prescribing qualification and registration as an Independent Prescriber.
- Other post graduate qualifications ie MSc.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Good all round clinical knowledge and practical skills in other areas.
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Ability to interpret and relay complex and sensitive information.
- Computer literacy.
- Up to date knowledge of current NHS policies, processes and structures.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Methodical with good attention to detail.
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Current UK driving license.
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential criteria
- Experience of developing evidence based clinical guidelines or preparing written work for review at drug and therapeutics committee.
- Undertaken a lead role in audit.
- Evidence of post graduate learning or continual CPD.
Desirable criteria
- Published pharmaceutical research in a peer reviewed journal.
- Line management experience.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills with other professionals, patients and carers.
- Excellent verbal communication skills.
- Good organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise own workload.
- Ability to work to deadlines and meet set targets.
- Integrate research evidence in everyday practice.
- Commitment to and demonstration of Continuing Professional Development.
- Able to provide constructive feedback and process suggestions.
- Good interpersonal skills, able to work with all grades of staff.
Desirable criteria
- Financial awareness regarding the management of drug budgets.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Enthusiasm for the role.
- Ability to motivate self and others.
- Good leadership skills.
- Able to work alone and as a team member.
- Able to use initiative.
- Able to deal with and resolve conflict and disagreement.
- Able to deal with sensitive issues.
- Able to deal with constant interruptions, multiple pressures and at times aggression.
- Conscientious and reliable.
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to work weekends, evenings, bank holidays and on call to meet the needs of departmental service delivery.
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Debra Jones
- Job title
- Pharmacy Business Support Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 604 7416
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