Highly Specialist Cardiac Pharmacist – St Bartholomew’s Hospital | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £51,488 - £57,802 Per annum inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, EC1A 7BE |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6237624/259-6237624SBH |
Summary
Highly Specialist Cardiac Pharmacist – St Bartholomew’s Hospital – Cardiometabolic prevention & early optimisation
Band 7
(37.5 hours a week including back-up on call and weekend commitments)
This is a 1 year fixed term contract, secondment.
Job summary
Do you want to join an award-winning department that puts clinical pharmacists at the forefront of medicines optimisation and patient care?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the cardiac team at Barts Heart Centre within Barts Health NHS Trust as our prevention service expands.
The post holder will work alongside primary care clinicians and the wider multidisciplinary team to optimise the care of patients with cardiometabolic risk factors across North-East London (NEL). The post provides several opportunities for professional and personal development, contributing to quality improvement projects, supervising a variety of staff and supporting the delivery of world-class and innovative cardiovascular services.
You will also be expected to contribute to the research agenda working with staff across the Pharmacy departments and student placements. You should have experience in services within cardiac and/or cardiometabolic care and have a clear vision of how you see the future of clinical pharmacy services within the specialty.
The post holder will carry out the full range of duties as a specialist clinical pharmacist to deliver patient focused, quality care across NEL. The principle objective of this role is to provide patient focused pharmaceutical care, defined as the responsible provision of medication to achieve definite outcomes that improve patient's quality of life for patients in the community.
The post holder communicates effectively with patients to help optimise their pharmaceutical management and through liaising with other health care professionals to design, implement and monitor therapeutic plans to optimise health outcomes.
To assist lead pharmacists for the relevant clinical area, in promoting high quality, cost effective and safe prescribing. The post holder will provide pharmaceutical services to the clinical areas relevant to the specialist area of the rotation and to the hospital site involved.
The post holder will participate in education and training to primary care clinicians across NEL and will assist in the provision and development of clinical pharmacy within the service.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
We strive to live by ourWeCarevalues and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
This advert closes on Wednesday 1 May 2024