Bank Principal Pharmacist - Virtual Wards | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 25 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,755 - £60,504 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 May 2025 |
| Location: | Milton Keynes, MK6 5LD |
| Company: | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7171531/430-CC27310 |
Summary
Bank Principal Pharmacist – Virtual Wards
Department: Pharmacy
Band: 8a £53,755 - £60,504 per annum, pro rata
Bank contract
All MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
The Pharmacy at Milton Keynes University Hospital has seen exceptional growth and investment over recent years, both in staff and facilities. As a result we are excited to be able to offer a new speciality role.
We are looking for an outstanding clinical pharmacist who is enthusiastic, self-motivated and committed to forging excellent communication between primary and secondary care teams and drive the pharmacy team forward. You will be passionate about helping patients get the best from their medicines, and keen to use your initiative and drive to take opportunities to create an outstanding service and demonstrate leadership around optimal and safe medication use within the MDTs.
If you would like to find out more, please contact Jill McDonald (Associate Director of Pharmacy – Clinical Services) onjill.mcdonald@mkuh.nhs.ukor Emily McDonald (Clinical Pharmacy Lead – CoE & Frailty) for an informal discussion.
As the Principal Pharmacist – Bank, you will work closely with the Pharmacy Team working across our Care of the Elderly, Frailty and Interface Teams and the multidisciplinary team supporting inpatient areas and virtual wards, to provide pharmacy and medicines related advice as part of the multidisciplinary team (MDT).
In addition to supporting patients across our care of the elderly and frailty wards you will also work alongside the virtual ward team. The Virtual Wards (VWs) will care for patients with an acute medical episode, in their own homes who require further health and social care support from the MDT, to avoid inappropriate admission to hospital. You will also work as part of a MDT across health and social care, in leading, developing promoting and implementing the high quality, evidence based and cost effective use of medicines in primary care in a way that maximises the benefits and minimises the risks of medicines to patients and service users.
The successful applicant will also provide leadership and line management to other pharmacy staff within the team.
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You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
• Free on-site parking
• Free refreshments
• Great flexible working opportunities
• Discounted gym membership
• Lease car scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• On site nursery (chargeable)
• Extensive staff health and well-being programme
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· To lead and coordinate medicines optimisation services and clinical pharmacy. development to the virtual ward to improve quality of care, personalise care and patient experience.
· To provide clinical leadership to ensure high quality and cost-effective prescribing.
· To identify, plan, organise, and co-ordinate the implementation of medicines optimisation initiatives, objectives and complex changes to bring about quality improvements in prescribing behaviour and better outcomes for patients including reducing patient harm & improving medication safety.
· Lead the development & implementation of new medicines optimisation initiatives and services within GP practices, community pharmacies and community providers. This includes the development of prescribing / medicines optimisation guidelines and protocols.
· Work autonomously with significant discretion and work collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for further details.
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.
By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.
This advert closes on Friday 2 May 2025