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Specialist Pharmacist- Adult Cardiothoracic
The closing date is 31 August 2025
This new part-time Pharmacist post offers the chance to work within the regionally and nationally renowned Cardiothoracic Services board in an outstanding Trust.
The board provides specialist treatment for all types of cardiac and respiratory related conditions in adults and children, including interventional and medical cardiothoracic surgery, cardiac critical care, transplant and ventricular assist devices (VADs) as well as specialised treatment for inherited cardiac conditions.
As the key Pharmacist involved in the newly established Mavacamten service, you will be ensuring safe implementation of this new drug, working alongside various members of the board to deliver a high quality service. Additionally you will work with the Pulmonary Hypertension service, linking in with pharmacy-related issues. This varied role will also include working on the adult cardiothoracic and cardiology 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.
* Interview Date: 15 September 2025
* You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
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Main duties of the job
* Clinical pharmacy provision to Mavacamten service.
* Liaison with Pulmonary Hypertension team regarding pharmacy issues.
* Provision of clinical pharmacy service to Cardiothoracic 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 to rotate through different areas of the board, including cardiothoracic critical care.
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. As a part-time, 22.5 hours per week Pharmacist, you will have some flexibility in deciding your hours, although 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.
About us
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:
o Freeman Hospitalo Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)o Newcastle Dental Hospitalo Newcastle Fertility Centreo Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbriao Northern Genetics Serviceo 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.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
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Job responsibilities
* To develop and maintain clinical pharmacy services in a specialist area or directorate within the overall Trust clinical pharmacy strategy.
* To participate in the provision of other pharmacy patient services functions.
* To promote the safe, rational and cost effective use of medicines by working closely with nursing and medical staff and health care managers.
* To perform the professional role of a Registered Pharmacist, including advice, supervision and co-operation with colleagues, particularly in relation to support/cover for absent colleagues.
* To support patients to achieve their health goals in relation to medicines by providing person centred care.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE
* Demonstrable evidence of competence in general clinical practice
* Demonstrable evidence of competence in speciality
SKILLS
* Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options
* Ability to communicate in a verbal or written manner with patients, junior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary staff
* Ability to influence junior pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other multidisciplinary staff
* Demonstrated commitment to enhancing the quality of patient care
* Teaching skills
* Ability to utilise presentation, spreadsheet and database software packages to support the work of the clinical pharmacy team
EXPERIENCE
* Significant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy
* Experience of working in a hospital environment
* Demonstrable post-graduate experience in pharmacy
* Experience of working with specialist patient cohort
* Experience of working within specialist area
* Evidence of involvement in clinical audit
QUALIFICATIONS
* UK-registered pharmacist (GPhC)
* Completion of MPharm degree (or an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy with relevant experience) plus pre-registration training and experience
* Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
* Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy, or satisfactory evidence of equivalent competence as demonstrated in a practice portfolio of evidence
* Clinical Diploma / Clinical Masters
* Registered with the GPhc as an independent prescriber
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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