Overview
Advanced Specialist Pharmacist – Elective Orthopaedic Surgery role at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust. Band 8a. An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Clinical Pharmacy team at UHNM to lead the service to UHNM's Elective Orthopaedic Specialty and further develop the peri-operative optimisation of medicines for these patients, including undertaking pre-admission clinics. To be considered you will be an experienced clinical pharmacist able to demonstrate an ability to deliver high-quality care for patients. Working closely with clinicians, nursing staff, and the directorate management team, you will lead the clinical pharmacy service to the Elective Orthopaedic specialty. You will be expected to provide a high-quality clinical service and provide clinical, financial, and risk management support. Work across our Royal Stoke and County Hospital sites to deliver a high-quality focused clinical pharmacy service to the Elective Orthopaedic specialty. This will include proactive engagement with clinicians and the wider MDT; delivery of medicines optimisation, governance and safety initiatives; supporting patient flow for inpatient ward area. A key focus of this role will be to ensure that patients are optimised with respect to medicines prior to their procedure and new pathways and guidelines are developed to support and optimise medicines use within the specialty. This role, as with all our Advanced Pharmacist posts, has the responsibility of supervising diploma students and managing junior staff. You will also be expected to contribute to the strategic development of the clinical pharmacy service. It is a friendly, enthusiastic, and committed team at UHNM and you would be joining us at an exciting time. University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Andrew Murray Job title: Advanced Clinical Lead Pharmacist Email address: Andrew.Murray@uhnm.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01782 674515
Responsibilities
* Lead the clinical pharmacy service to the Elective Orthopaedic speciality and deliver a high-quality clinical service with clinical, financial, and risk management support.
* Work across Royal Stoke and County Hospital sites with clinicians, nursing staff and the MDT to deliver medicines optimisation, governance and safety initiatives, and support patient flow for inpatient wards.
* Ensure patients are optimised with respect to medicines prior to their procedures and help develop new pathways and guidelines to support medicines use within the Elective Orthopaedic specialty.
* Supervise diploma students and manage junior staff as part of the Advanced Pharmacist post responsibilities.
* Contribute to the strategic development of the clinical pharmacy service.
Qualifications
* Be an experienced clinical pharmacist able to demonstrate an ability to deliver high-quality care for patients.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
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