Senior Pharmacist – Bank | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 08 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £50,952 - £57,349 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 08 May 2024 |
| Location: | Coventry, CV2 2DX |
| Company: | UHCW NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6205170/218-HSS-B8A-6205170 |
Summary
This is ahighly flexible postwhich can also be taken onpart-timeto provide a comprehensive, high quality pharmacy service for patients across the Trust. In addition, working within a multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for ensuring there is clinical, operational and financial quality to the service provided in this area.
You will support a pharmacy team to help operationally and clinically deliver pharmaceutical services to the department and related wards, working closely with clinical service leads, the operational team, pharmacy governance team and other clinical pharmacists, supporting and covering, while developing services together.
In addition to providing excellent care, you will also develop your team and areas to ensure outstanding patient experience.
We will consider and attempt toaccommodate requirementssuch as earlier or alter starting times,part timehours andterm time hours.
*Please be advised that provisionally interviews are scheduled for 30th April 2024*
• Provide effective clinical and medicines management service to patients admitted and discharged through the Trust.
• Lead, develop and deliver education and training in the pharmaceutical aspects of medicines to other healthcare professionals.
• To manage more junior rotational staff allocated to your areas including aspects of day-to-day line management and acting as a diploma tutor/designated supervisor as needed.
• Identify areas with pharmacy clinical services where improvements in both quality and cost effectiveness of pharmaceutical care and prescribing may be encouraged.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence®designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award.Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
• Provide effective clinical and medicines management service to patients admitted and discharged through the Trust. Liaise with Pharmacy Managers/Team Leaders, Senior Clinicians and Senior Nurse Managers in specialist areas and in primary care to co-ordinate and ensure all services from pharmacy provide the best in seamless pharmaceutical care for these patients innovating service change when necessary to achieve this.
• Lead, develop and deliver education and training in the pharmaceutical aspects of medicines to other healthcare professionals. This will include pharmacy trainees and diploma students. To encourage and cultivate an environment of clinical and practice-based research and audit. To contribute to current and future research and audit projects associated with the use of drugs within your areas.
• To manage more junior rotational staff allocated to your areas including aspects of day-to-day line management and acting as a diploma tutor/designated supervisor as needed. To act as a team leader for the clinical pharmacy team in your area (e.g., as group/directorate lead).
• Identify areas with pharmacy clinical service where improvements in both quality and cost effectiveness of pharmaceutical care and prescribing may be encouraged.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description
This advert closes on Monday 22 Apr 2024