Speciality Team Lead Pharmacist | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £58,972 - £68,525 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2024 |
| Location: | Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4TQ |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6216371/387-DT-4984-KR-B |
Summary
Are you an experienced Pharmacist with a passion for service development and improvement?
Do you want to lead a specialist team for care of the elderly & frailty and develop this team into a beacon of excellence?
There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at University Hospital Bristol & Weston NHS Trust, as we redefine healthcare in Weston.
Weston General Hospital is developing into a thriving hospital at the heart of the community.
This post is a newly created position as part of the Healthy Weston 2 programme which involves the development of safe, high-quality and sustainable emergency and planned care.
You can find out more about Weston General Hospital and the Healthy Weston 2 programme here:
Healthy Weston - UHBW Careers
As the Specialty Team Lead Pharmacist for care of the elderly and frailty, and a therapeutic expert, you will provide a dynamic link between clinical practice and service development by creating new models for delivering patient care ensuring the best experience and outcomes for patients.
Within this role, you will lead and be responsible for the development of a team of specialist pharmacists while collaborating with system partners to improve the delivery of care across the elderly bed base and front door services.
Youwill be required to work additional shifts including evenings and weekends on a rotational basis.
We are seeking Consultant post approval for this position.
• To operationally & strategically lead the provision and development of pharmacy services to care of the elderly care and frailty specialties
• Provide a clinical pharmacy service to care of the elderly and frailty services by optimising patient outcomes; working within patient care pathways across sectors and healthcare boundaries
• Contribute to improving health outcomes for patients using a holistic approach to care
• Ensuring the safe and cost-effective use of medicine through provision of medicines-related aspects of patient care
• Manage the delivery of pharmaceutical care & pharmacy services to align with the vision and plan of Healthy Weston 2 at Weston General Hospital
You can find out more about Weston General Hospital and the Healthy Weston 2 programme here:
Healthy Weston - UHBW Careers
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Sunday 28 Apr 2024
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