Lead Pharmacist for Acute Medicine
| Posting date: | 14 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £50,952.00 to £57,349.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £50952.00 - £57349.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 June 2024 |
| Location: | Warrington, WA5 1QG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9370-CSS8aPHA-7566-C |
Summary
Carry out Lead Pharmacist responsibilities in their area of expertise acute medicine and admissions. Ensure the implementation of the Trust's medicines optimisation strategy for acute medicine and admissions. Conduct risk assessments, uphold clinical governance, and to provide assurance in medicines management across acute medical inpatient services. Engage in ongoing training to keep up with competencies and advance in clinical or technical knowledge within their specialism. Utilise highly specialist knowledge to enhance clinical services, develop protocols or guidelines, conduct audits or research, provide pharmaceutical expertise, and advocate for cost-effective medication use in acute medicine to other healthcare professionals. Manage clinical treatment and medication for specific patients when certified as a non-medical prescriber. Create or modify the weekly service cover rota in the absence of the Principal Pharmacist (or otherwise responsible pharmacist). Address significant operational and clinical pharmacy issues as the most senior pharmacist on site. Contribute to the delivery and advancement of pharmaceutical services at Warrington Hospital, Halton Hospital, and other facilities served by the Pharmacy Department under service-level agreements. Please refer to the full job description (see attachments for further information)