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Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Respiratory Medicine - Royal Brompton

Job details
Posting date: 24 July 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £58,698 - £65,095 per annum inc. HCAS
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 25 August 2024
Location: London, SW3 6HP
Company: Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 6495159/196-LIS8707

Summary

A Vacancy at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.


This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and forward-thinking pharmacist with respiratory experience to join the respiratory pharmacy team at the Royal Brompton site.

The Adult Respiratory Medicine service at the Royal Brompton Hospital is a tertiary referral centre for adult patients with respiratory diseases and specialties include severe asthma, cystic fibrosis, infection and interstitial lung disease. Pharmacy is an integral member of the strong multidisciplinary teams that support these services.

The successful post holder will deliver pharmacy services to the Cystic Fibrosis and Host Defence care groups at the Royal Brompton Hospital. This role will involve taking part in clinics, having an active role in multidisciplinary team meetings, ward rounds and being an independent prescriber.

To provide a safe, efficient and high-quality clinical pharmacy service to adult respiratory patients under the care of the Cystic Fibrosis and Host Defence teams.

To work closely with the Lead Pharmacistto develop the pharmacy service to respiratory patients and support the development of protocols and guidelines, as well as assist in education and training.

To develop and maintain specialist knowledge in medicines used within respiratory medicine.

Participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds and committees as agreed with theLead Pharmacist.

To monitor, audit and provide specialist support for medicines related risk and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team in reducing and managing such risk in collaboration with theLead Pharmacist.

To deliver safe, efficient and cost-effective use of medicines within respiratory medicine by the provision of education and training, procedures, protocols, and medicines usage information.

To support the Homecare service for respiratory patients. This includes screening and prescribing of prescriptions.

To undertake patient consultations in outpatient clinics, conducting reviews, identifying any adherence problems, make medicines plans using clinical guidelines. Identify appropriate complex referrals for further input by Specialist pharmacist, Consultants, and other relevant MDT.

To provide comprehensive medication review to Cystic Fibrosis patients as part of annual review process.



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In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

To read more information about this role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.


This advert closes on Monday 26 Aug 2024