Our services are evolving to provide our pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with more time to work alongside patients while supporting their medical and nursing colleagues. Our commitment is to ensure that every patient receives safe, high-quality care, placing our patients at the heart of our mission.
This role is an ideal opportunity for a skilled and dedicated pharmacist looking for experience at a more senior level.
To support the provision of clinical pharmacy services across the Medical Division, we are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated pharmacist to join our team and lead the Medicines Optimisation services to our Acute Medical Wards, including the Emergency Department.
Working alongside the Pharmacist Manager for Medicine and other Principal Pharmacists with the Division of Medicine, you will be responsible for the development and delivery of Medicines Optimisation and Clinical Pharmacy services across the medical division and for the management of specialist, rotational and foundation pharmacists working within your area.
Our standard working hours consist of four long days (8 am to 6.30 pm) per week; in addition, you will be required to work Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays on a rota basis. After a period of induction and training, you will contribute to the two-tier pharmacy out-of-hours service.
We are looking for an individual who shows a commitment to delivering excellence and working with us to make pharmacy a great place to be, for all staff in our wider team.
This role is crucial to the delivery, development, and evaluation of pharmaceutical services across the hospital. It plays a key part in helping divisions optimise medicines use within available resources.
Trust responsibilities:
* To be part of the pharmacy team and work with staff within the pharmacy department and across the Trust, to enable the objectives of the Trust to be achieved.
Clinical:
* To be responsible for the clinical screening of prescriptions according to locally agreed standards.
Professional responsibilities:
* To assist the Deputy Chief Pharmacist and Pharmacist Managers in all aspects of the clinical service of the division.
Operational:
* To act as the clinical team lead for the pharmacy services to the division.
* To act as an accredited tutor for relevant postgraduate qualifications and meeting local requirements (as required).
Human Resource management:
* To deputise for the Pharmacist Manager - Medicines Optimisation and represent the Milton Keynes hospital at relevant departmental, local, regional, and national meetings and forums.
Development & planning:
* To develop the pharmacy service in the areas you are responsible for and push the boundaries of what pharmacy can do in support of the medicines optimisation agenda.
Salary: Band 8a £55,690 - £62,682 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hrs per week, with flexible working considered
Are you an experienced pharmacist with a passion for the care of acute medical patients? Would you like to be part of our multidisciplinary team contributing to the care of acutely unwell patients at the start of their hospital journey? Are you keen to develop our approach to pharmaceutical care for these patients? If yes, we invite you to get in touch.
Join a friendly, forward-thinking, and innovative department that continues to grow. Recent enhancements include a departmental refurbishment, a new Pharmacy Robot, a new Pharmacy and Aseptic Unit in the Cancer Centre, and a new Outpatient Pharmacy.
If successful, you will join a supportive team and a learning environment that encourages professional and personal development. Are you the person to help us make this happen? We look forward to hearing from you.
"Our staff scored Autonomy and Control at 7.19, well above the national average. Here, you're trusted to lead, innovate and shape your work" (NHS Staff Survey 2024).
We offer an outstanding benefits package including free on-site parking, free tea and coffee, flexible working opportunities, discounted gym membership, lease car scheme, generous leave and pension schemes, on-site nursery (chargeable), and extensive staff health and well-being programs.
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital conducting research and teaching to improve patient care. The hospital is undergoing significant investment and is rated good by the CQC. Visit our website for latest news.
We promote diversity and are committed to equal opportunities. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working with us.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date once sufficient applications are received. We use identification scanning technology to verify documents. By applying, you agree that your information may be transferred within the NHS electronic staff record system, in accordance with NHS streamlining initiatives. All employees (except Medical & Dental staff on national terms) are subject to a six-month probationary period, extendable to 12 months.
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