Advanced Pharmacist - Acute Medicine (Burton)
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £50,952 - £57,349 pro rata pa |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 May 2024 |
| Location: | Burton, DE13 0RB |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6173865/320-CDCS-BUR-2989 |
Summary
A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.
If you have an interest in acute medicine and the desire to deliver and develop pharmacy services in an exciting, varied and rewarding role, then this could be the right opportunity for you.
Our friendly and inclusive pharmacy department at UHDB offers you flexible working, a supportive environment focused on staff wellbeing and excellent career development opportunities.
We are looking for an experienced clinical pharmacist to lead our acute medicine pharmacy clinical service at the Queen's Hospital Burton. In this role the post holder will lead and develop the clinical pharmacy provision to the Emergency Department, Minor Injuries and Admissions units at the Queen's Hospital Burton, Sir Robert Peel Hospital and Samuel Johnson Hospital.
Applications are welcomed from those who believe they have the skills, expertise and drive to succeed in this role and are looking for an interesting and rewarding next step in their career.
• Working as part of a dynamic team providing a high quality clinical pharmacy service across Acute Medicine at Queen's Hospital Burton and community hospitals.
• Support the MDT with on-the-spot clinical advice and implementation of prescribing decisions, promoting use of Trust and national clinical guidelines and optimising patient medication where possible.
• Help support quality, safety and timeliness of prescribing on admission, facilitate effective communication of medication changes to GPs and primary care teams.
• To support the development and leadership of staff, and to optimise performance and delivery of service objectives.
• Provide line management and leadership for Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technician team members.
We see pharmacist independent prescriber status as a critical part of this role but will accept applications from candidates currently working towards this or willing to undergo training to achieve this qualification.
Closing date of applications: 09 May 2024
Interview date: 23 May 2024
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Impacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers
This advert closes on Thursday 9 May 2024
If you have an interest in acute medicine and the desire to deliver and develop pharmacy services in an exciting, varied and rewarding role, then this could be the right opportunity for you.
Our friendly and inclusive pharmacy department at UHDB offers you flexible working, a supportive environment focused on staff wellbeing and excellent career development opportunities.
We are looking for an experienced clinical pharmacist to lead our acute medicine pharmacy clinical service at the Queen's Hospital Burton. In this role the post holder will lead and develop the clinical pharmacy provision to the Emergency Department, Minor Injuries and Admissions units at the Queen's Hospital Burton, Sir Robert Peel Hospital and Samuel Johnson Hospital.
Applications are welcomed from those who believe they have the skills, expertise and drive to succeed in this role and are looking for an interesting and rewarding next step in their career.
• Working as part of a dynamic team providing a high quality clinical pharmacy service across Acute Medicine at Queen's Hospital Burton and community hospitals.
• Support the MDT with on-the-spot clinical advice and implementation of prescribing decisions, promoting use of Trust and national clinical guidelines and optimising patient medication where possible.
• Help support quality, safety and timeliness of prescribing on admission, facilitate effective communication of medication changes to GPs and primary care teams.
• To support the development and leadership of staff, and to optimise performance and delivery of service objectives.
• Provide line management and leadership for Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technician team members.
We see pharmacist independent prescriber status as a critical part of this role but will accept applications from candidates currently working towards this or willing to undergo training to achieve this qualification.
Closing date of applications: 09 May 2024
Interview date: 23 May 2024
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Impacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers
This advert closes on Thursday 9 May 2024