Lead Pharmacist Critical Care
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 17 Tachwedd 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £64,455.00 i £74,896.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £64455.00 - £74896.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 26 Tachwedd 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Cambridge, CB2 0QQ |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9180-25-0792 |
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Provide specialist clinical pharmacy input to adult critical care areas, ensuring medicines are used safely, effectively and economically. Deliver expert advice to multi-professional colleagues on all aspects of medicines use in critical care, including complex pharmacokinetics, organ dysfunction and therapeutic drug monitoring. Support safe prescribing and administration of high-risk medicines commonly used in adult critical care, including antimicrobial agents, opioid analgesics, insulin, vasoactive drugs and sedation. Lead and develop the pharmacy service to the ACCTS, supporting the safe and efficient transfer of critically ill patients across the region. Contribute to multidisciplinary ward/board rounds, case discussions and service meetings. Provide operational and professional leadership to members of the critical care pharmacy team, supporting workforce development, supervision, and training. Participate in recruitment, induction, and performance review processes for pharmacy staff within the service. Support the education and development of junior pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants. Contribute to the teaching of medical students within the University of Cambridge undergraduate medical education programme. Contribute to the clinical governance structures within adult critical care, conducting and promoting appropriate and timely incident review and learning. Participate in audit, quality improvement, and research to enhance the quality and effectiveness of medicines use in critical care. Actively engage with the East of England Critical Care Pharmacists Network, promoting regional collaboration, consistency of practice and peer support. Work closely with other pharmacy leads, the wider clinical pharmacy management team, and multidisciplinary colleagues to ensure the critical care service aligns with Trust priorities and national best practice. Support the implementation of new clinical guidelines, national policy updates and medicines safety initiatives relevant to critical care. Contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trusts eHospital digital medicines systems and their context in adult critical care, promoting safe and efficient use of technology to enhance clinical practice. Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment or fixed term contract. For secondments, you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract, you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position. For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.This vacancy will close at midnight on 26th November 2025 Interviews are due to be held on 3rd December 2025 Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals? Our values and reputation for outstanding care Opportunities to experience a range of specialities Career and development opportunities Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team Research experience and opportunities Lovely location and quality of life Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air) Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.