Advanced Clinical Pharmacist -Specialist Surgery and Theatres

Job summary

• To operate as an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist in Surgery across the Trust.
• To be the speciality pharmacist for Urology, Vascular and Trauma & Orthopaedics supporting safe and effective use of medicines within these specialities to improve medicines safety.
• To operationally oversee on a day to day basis the performance of the surgical team working within these specialities.
• To effectively manage and supervise pharmacists working within the surgical team and oversee the supervision of other pharmacy staff working on the surgical wards.
• To deputise for the Lead Pharmacist for Surgery at Pharmacy and Care Group level when required.

Main duties of the job

• To operate as an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist in Specialist Surgery and across the Trust
• To be the dedicated pharmacist for Specialist Surgery, Theatres and Acute Pain across the Trust and supporting safe and effective use of medicines within this speciality to improve medicines safety
• To operationally oversee on a day to day basis the performance of the surgical team working at WHH
• To effectively manage and supervise pharmacists working within the surgical team and oversee the supervision of other pharmacy staff working on the surgical wards
• To deputise for the Lead Pharmacist for Surgery at Pharmacy and Care Group level when required

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

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