About this role
Job summary
Due to career progression, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist with an interest in Cardiology to join our Clinical Pharmacy team.
This role offers the opportunity to develop and consolidate specialist clinical knowledge within cardiology services, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to optimise medicines use and improve patient outcomes. You will provide expert pharmaceutical care to patients across a range of cardiology and cardiothoracic specialties, supporting the safe, effective and evidence-based use of medicines.
As part of a supportive and experienced pharmacy team, you will work alongside Lead Pharmacists, consultants, nurses and other healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality clinical pharmacy services. You will contribute to service development, clinical governance, medicines optimisation initiatives, education and training, and departmental quality improvement projects.
This post is ideally suited to a pharmacist looking to gain or further develop specialist cardiology experience and build the skills required for future senior clinical and leadership roles. We are looking for an individual with drive, enthusiasm and a commitment to delivering excellent patient-centred care.
Main duties of the job
You will apply your clinical knowledge, skills and experience to optimise patient care with cardiovascular conditions, ensuring safe, effective and evidence-based use of medicines across cardiology and cardiothoracic services.
You will work closely with consultant cardiologists, cardiothoracic teams, specialist nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team to promote high-quality prescribing and medicines optimisation through the development and implementation of clinical guidelines, protocols and service improvement initiatives.
The post holder will support the Lead Cardiology Pharmacist in the delivery and development of specialist pharmacy services, contributing to clinical audit, quality improvement projects, governance activities and implementation of national and local priorities for cardiovascular care.
There will be opportunities to work collaboratively with other specialist services, including critical care, cardiac rehabilitation, heart failure, anticoagulation and cardiac surgery teams, supporting multidisciplinary approaches to improve patient outcomes and service delivery.
You will provide specialist clinical pharmacy services to cardiology and cardiothoracic areas, undertaking medicines reconciliation, prescribing support, medication review, patient counselling and discharge planning. In addition, you will contribute to education and training programmes for pharmacy, medical and nursing staff and undertake other pharmacist duties as required by the department.
About us
The Trust is a Teaching Hospital and a provider of specialist tertiary care for Cardiac, Haematology and adult Cystic Fibrosis services across this region. The Pharmacy Department provides specialist pharmacy services to these areas and more.
Our core values provide us with the framework to create the right culture that supports our staff to be the best they can be and achieve better care together for the benefit of our patients.
Our values "Caring, Safe and Respectful" help to represent the culture of the Trust and to communicate who we are and how we do things.
They also play an important part in encouraging people to come and work here and be part of the Trust themselves.
The Trust is a forward-thinking organisation and is constantly striving to improve services and medicines related outcomes for patients under our care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure that you have read the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy
- 12 months pre-registration training and experience
- Registered with the GPhC
- Postgraduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience
Desirable
- NMP qualification
- Membership of The Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience within hospital pharmacy.
- Experience in clinical pharmacy with knowledge of the therapeutics of common disease states.
- Understanding of issues affecting the NHS and hospital pharmacy.
Desirable
- Antimicrobial stewardship experience
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Good interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with ability to influence all members of the healthcare team.
- Good organisational and time management skills.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Analytical and judgment skills.
- Problem solving skills.
- Ability to organise and prioritise tasks despite competing demands.
- Flexible, adaptable, and able to meet deadlines.
- Computer literate.
- Pro-active and innovative
- Sensitive and supportive.
- Demonstrable commitment to professional development
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated.
Desirable
- Leadership
- Management experience
- Research/audit experience
- Teaching/training experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
Whinney Heys Road
Blackpool
FY3 8NR
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.blackpoolteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)