We are offering the chance to work within the regionally and nationally renowned Cardiothoracic Services board in a tertiary referral trust. The directorate provides specialist treatment for all types of cardiac and respiratory related conditions in adults and children, including interventional and medical cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, cardiac critical care, transplant and ventricular assist devices (VADs). Working on the adult wards, you will be a motivated, enthusiastic and dedicated team player, with excellent communication skills and a desire to share knowledge. Our well-established clinical pharmacy team provide a high quality service, promoting medication safety and optimising medicines use, as well as facilitating safe discharge., Provision of clinical pharmacy service to adult Cardiothoracics Services, including delivery of medication talks to patients in the community as part of the Cardiac Rehab Programme.
Liaison with senior staff regarding safe and effective use of medicines.
Training, supervision and support of junior staff.
Potential for future role developments, including pre-registration pharmacist tutor, diploma mentor etc.
You will be a team-player with excellent prioritisation, influencing and negotiating skills. Some previous experience in cardiology and cardiothoracic is preferable, but not essential, and we welcome applications from both internal and external candidates. There is an ongoing commitment of working regular weekends, as well as the need to participate in the pharmacy directorate's extended hours and on call service.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
* Freeman Hospital
* Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
* Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
* Newcastle Dental Hospital
* Newcastle Fertility Centre
* Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
* Northern Genetics Service
* Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
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