Job summary
Bank Clinical Pharmacist - Band 7
We are looking for enthusiastic pharmacists to join our growing bank pharmacy team for working anything up to 37.5 hrs a week. Your base will be one of the 2 main sites- the main ones being Aintree or Royal Liverpool Hospital
Main duties of the job include providing a clinical pharmacist service to nominated wards within Liverpool Univeristy Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT). This will require working across a range ofspecialities including Emergency care, medical and surgical wards, taking medication histories and reviewing mediciation to optimise patient care .
Depending on previous experience other roles may be available on the bank please contact us for more details.
Please contact Sally James or Colin Brennan for further discussions, it could be the start of something new!
Main duties of the job
- Undertaking medicines reconciliation on admission.
- Review medication to ensure safe and effective use.
- Formulation of individual pharmaceutical care plans.
- Review and update of care plans depending on response, results ofinvestigations and adverse effects.
- Therapeutic drug monitoring for specific drugs.
- Educate patients about their drug therapy.
- Develop evidence based treatment protocols for use either within the directorate or across the Trust where appropriate.
- Facilitate implementation of local and national guidelines where appropriate.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click herehttps://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide specialist pharmaceutical information to medical and nursing staffand patients on the designated ward(s) and to General Practitioners andother staff within the Trust where appropriate.
- Participate in consultant ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings relevant to the designated ward(s).
- To participate in the therapeutic drug monitoring service provided inaccordance with departmental procedure.
- Undertake clinical audit and practice research within the PharmacyDepartment.
- Record regularly clinical interventions and activities in line with departmental policy.
- Provide professional and legal clinical supervision and act as the designatedResponsible Pharmacist in the dispensary as allocated.
- Prepare the weekly pharmacist dispensary cover rota in line withdepartmental policy.
- Investigate any medicines related incidents or complaints from the designated clinical area and explore ways of minimising risk of future re-occurrence orrisk to staff.
- Liaise with appropriate health care professionals within Primary Care Truststo ensure the effective and efficient use of resources across theprimary/secondary care interface and where necessary develop shared careprotocols.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide specialist pharmaceutical information to medical and nursing staffand patients on the designated ward(s) and to General Practitioners andother staff within the Trust where appropriate.
- Participate in consultant ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings relevant to the designated ward(s).
- To participate in the therapeutic drug monitoring service provided inaccordance with departmental procedure.
- Undertake clinical audit and practice research within the PharmacyDepartment.
- Record regularly clinical interventions and activities in line with departmental policy.
- Provide professional and legal clinical supervision and act as the designatedResponsible Pharmacist in the dispensary as allocated.
- Prepare the weekly pharmacist dispensary cover rota in line withdepartmental policy.
- Investigate any medicines related incidents or complaints from the designated clinical area and explore ways of minimising risk of future re-occurrence orrisk to staff.
- Liaise with appropriate health care professionals within Primary Care Truststo ensure the effective and efficient use of resources across theprimary/secondary care interface and where necessary develop shared careprotocols.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational masters degree in pharmacy
- Membership of The General Pharmaceutical Council
- Diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Post registration hospital experience
- Delivery of clinical pharmacy services to a range of specialties
- Commitment to continuing professional development / education
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational masters degree in pharmacy
- Membership of The General Pharmaceutical Council
- Diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Post registration hospital experience
- Delivery of clinical pharmacy services to a range of specialties
- Commitment to continuing professional development / education
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
