Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Critical Care & Digital Medicines
| Posting date: | 13 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £55,690.00 to £62,682.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 August 2025 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L9 7AL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9287-25-1304 |
Summary
To deliver as part of a team, the provision of a comprehensive, safe and cost effective pharmaceutical service to the Trust and its patients. Responsible for the management and development of the Critical Care Pharmacy Service to achieve a high standard of efficiency and effectiveness. Responsible for the provision of highly specialist pharmaceutical service to the Critical Care areas including management of the digital medicines systems in critical care. Advise on strategies to ensure cost-effective use of resources Provide pharmaceutical expertise to any multidisciplinary working groups considering protocols, policies and guidelines in the specialist area. Produces protocols, policies and guidelines on designated pharmaceutical practice relating to the Critical Care Service. Deals with high level pharmaceutical queries and provides advice to medical and nursing staff from the Critical care areas including senior medical staff. Provides regular reports for the Directorate on drug expenditure including exception reporting and other agreed performance indicators relating to critical care. Undertake audit annually and risk manage selected areas of practice to promote continuous quality improvement Attend and contribute to directorate meetings Assist in evaluating and appraising evidence for new medicines to be used in a critical care setting for the medicines management group, looking at clinical and financial implications for the hospital trust. Responsible for developing and enforcing guidelines for the use of unlicensed medicines used within critical care Attend regional critical care meetings to decide on regional policies and keep up to date on latest developments Responsible for calculation of nutritional, fluid and electrolyte requirements and appropriate, safe and stable formulation of parenteral nutrition regimens, to be compounded aseptically, for intravenous administration to inpatients and outpatients of the trust when required to do so. Supervise rotational grade pharmacist during the critical care rotation assessing abilities as a clinical pharmacist. Input into time management, organising ward rounds, visits to observe medical procedures, specialist teaching. For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description and person specification