Specialist Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist
| Posting date: | 30 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £49,387.00 to £56,515.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £49387.00 - £56515.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 May 2026 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS10 5NB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9339-26-0534 |
Summary
In conjunction with the Critical Care and Theatres Lead pharmacist provide and develop a specialist pharmaceutical service to the intensive care unit within North Bristol NHS Trust. Attend speciality meetings (such as Critical Care governance reviews) and meetings with Speciality and Divisional management teams as required and produce reports on activity as directed, deputising for the lead pharmacist where appropriate. Advise on strategies to ensure cost-effective use of resources and be involved with achieving CIP targets. Provide feedback regarding this to prescribers. Support achieving general pharmacy and appropriate specialist CIP targets. To work closely with the Lead Formulary and Lead NICE pharmacists to help progress the Pharmacoeconomics element of the service. On request comment on or provide details for financial reports for the ASCR division. Record and investigate incidents in line with Trust procedures. Record clinical Pharmacy activity in line with departmental procedures. Audit and risk manage selected areas of practice to promote continuous quality improvement as required by the ASCR Division, Pharmacy department or the Trust. Clinically screen prescriptions to ensure the safe, efficient, evidence-based and rational use of medicines in line with the Trust Formulary and departmental policies so that risks to patients are minimised. Deliver specific improvements in the management of patients medication to facilitate the patients transfer from the intensive care unit and eventual discharge. Challenge inappropriate prescribing and escalate as appropriate.Attend Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) ward rounds to provide pharmaceutical expertise as capacity allows. Manages the pharmaceutical care of an agreed cohort of patients as an independent prescriber as required by the critical care service. Support and promote antimicrobial stewardship. Ensure that an accurate medication history and a full medicines reconciliation (in line with Trust policy) is completed for all patients seen as part of a clinical pharmacy service to allocated inpatient ward(s). Provide accurate medicines information to other healthcare professionals and patients. Provide support and implement the self-medication policy for patients able to manage their medications in this manner. Deliver effective management of patient's medication to ensure timely and seamless discharge of patients. Communicate effectively with healthcare colleagues in Primary care when necessary as part of this process. Maintain medicines management systems in conjunction with patients/carers, ward staff and pharmacy staff. Become familiar with and support the operation and functionality of the Phillips ICCA system on the intensive care unit, supporting the specialist Clinical Information System Pharmacist with reporting, review and validation of changes to the configuration of the system as required to ensure safe and effective prescribing in the critical care setting. Contribute to the training of pharmacy undergraduates, medical students, trainee pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and medical and nursing staff as appropriate. Support students undertaking modules or elements related to critical care as part of the Postgraduate Clinical Diploma Support the training of other pharmacists to competently cover the Critical Care service when needed. Support the development and training of trainee pharmacists as needed. Keep up to date with developments in Pharmacy in order to maintain a high level of professional knowledge and competence. Attend study days and courses as necessary for the development of the service and the individual. Maintain a record of CPD in line with GPhC requirements. Represent specialist pharmaceutical interests in MDT meetings within the Trust and in the wider local health economy, sharing knowledge and experience with other critical care pharmacists at a local and national level. Act as a role model for rotational pharmacists and promote best practice. Support management of the band 6 and 7 rotational pharmacists, including: ward visits, undertaking annual appraisal and ensuring they are meeting their agreed objectives. Supervise medicines management technicians and/or other dedicated pharmacy staff. Provide professional supervision to Patients Services on a sessional basis including being the named Responsible Pharmacist when required. Participate in the pharmacy weekend, bank holiday and late duty service. Participate in the pharmacy emergency duty on-call rota, if required.