About this role
Job summary
Are you a pharmacist looking for a new challenge within Acute and Emergency Medicine?
We're looking for an experienced clinical pharmacist to join our Acute &Emergency Medicine team at the Royal Stoke site. You'll help deliver a high-quality clinical pharmacy service to high-acuity and complex patients across our Acute Medical Unit, AMRA, AEC, SSU and to the Emergency Department.
You'll work closely with pharmacy colleagues and multidisciplinary team members, with opportunities for education, development, research and networking. You will also train and support the development of junior pharmacists within the Acute Medicine rotation.
We're looking for someone who:
Has experience of delivering evidence-based, cost effective care
Is able to support team development
Has a passion for acute and emergency medicine, and thrives in a fast-paced clinical environment
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
Deliver a high quality, patient focused clinical pharmacy service to Acute/Emergency Medicine
Prioritise and review high-risk patients (e.g. those with epilepsy, diabetes, Parkinson's disease), ensuring their medicines are prescribed and administered within a timely manner
Utilise your independent prescribing skills daily, working within your scope of practice
Provide prescribing support for complex medicines e.g. aminophylline, vancomycin
Support patient flow with mechanisms for obtaining discharge medicines both in and out of hours
Review adverse incidents and take appropriate action to reduce future risk
Review and develop guidelines and PGDs.
Line manage and train and develop junior pharmacists and trainee pharmacists
Work with the Advanced Lead Pharmacist for Acute and Emergency Medicine on the strategic development of the clinical pharmacy service to the Emergency Department and Acute Medicine.
About us
Working for your organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us.We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working.You can select your preferences upon application.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details regarding this role
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications Essential
Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent qualification (B8a role) Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Certificate and working towards completion of the Diploma (B7 role) Independent Prescriber with appropriate annotation on GPhC register or willing to undertake
Desirable
Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Formal management and / or leadership qualification Member of UKCPA and / or specialist groups
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience Essential
Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner including a solid grounding in a broad range of clinical specialties (B7 role) Extensive hospital pharmacy experience post Diploma (B8a role) Commitment and evidence of continuous professional development (CPD) Computer literate and able to use Windows applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams and internet Experience providing education and training, supervision and feedback of staff
Desirable
Clinical pharmacy experience within the specialty Evidence of involvement in pharmacy practice research and/or audit Experience line managing and/or conducting formal appraisals Evidence of involvement in writing of guidelines oPresentation of an abstract on pharmacy practice research at a regional / national conference or publication in a peer reviewed journal
Personal Qualities Essential
Patient focused with a strong commitment to providing high-quality care and a positive experience Must have ability to travel between sites and to relevant meetings outside of the Trust Ability to adhere to policies, procedures and standards
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.
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address UHNM
Newcastle Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6QG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)