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Pharmacy Lead for Critical Care and Theatres | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 03 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £70,387 - £80,465 per annum inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 March 2025 |
| Location: | London, EC1A 7BE |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6982682/259-6982682SBH |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic senior clinical pharmacist to join the cardiac team at Barts Heart Centre, part of Barts Health NHS Trust. This is an exceptional career opportunity for a high calibre pharmacist with vision, excellent organisation and leadership skills looking to develop their career, both clinically and professionally.
The post holder will work closely with medical and nursing staff to ensure the continued provision and development of high quality, comprehensive clinical pharmacy services to patients, influencing change at a divisional level, as well as providing leadership and managerial support for junior pharmacy team members. Contribution to the research agenda working with staff across the pharmacy department and supervising student placements will also be integral to this role.
The post provides flexible and challenging opportunities for personal and professional development. The successful applicant will be expected to be a team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Significant clinical experience in the management of level 2 and 3 critical care patients is essential, as well as experience in cardiac services, along with a clear vision of the future of clinical pharmacy within the specialty.
To lead the clinical pharmacy service to the Critical Care directorate within St Bartholomew’s hospital in providing responsible, safe and cost-effective prescribing in order to;
- Optimise patient outcomes
- Minimise adverse reactions
- Improve medicines safety
The post also helps to deliver the broader Medicines Optimisation and Governance strategy across the Trust. These outcomes will be achieved primarily through leadership of the clinical pharmacy team, and the development and implementation of guidelines and policies to encourage best practice.
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.
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.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
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 Monday 17 Feb 2025