Specialist Surgical Pharmacist

NHS; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

This is the advert for a Band 7 Surgical Specialist Pharmacist role based at Weston General Hospital, within UHBW.

Main duties of the job

• Maintain and develop clinical pharmacy services to the Surgical Division including outpatients, front door and other medical wards at Weston General Hospital.
• Liaise with the relevant senior pharmacy, medical and nursing staff to promote safe and effective use of medicines within the Surgical division.
• Provide information and support to the Surgical Division on drug usage and expenditure and work with senior clinicians in the directorate to maximise clinical effectiveness of medicines used and minimise cost.
• Develop, with senior clinicians in the directorate, a robust medicines-related audit programme.
• Participate in the training of pharmacists, trainee pharmacists, undergraduate pharmacists and other pharmacy and NHS staff.

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.

Job responsibilities

Weston Pharmacy is a great department to work in; small enough to provide a close, friendly and supportive working environment. The hospital covers a broad range of specialties, from ED, ITU, Oncology, paediatrics, palliative care, and a medical and surgical floor each. It also benefits from being part of a larger organisation in UHBW, working in partnerships with a tertiary centre and all the many specialisms there.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
• Independent prescribing qualification, or currently working towards attaining

Knowledge and Experience

• Evidence of UK hospital pharmacy experience
• Previous experience of audit or quality improvement
• Experience of one-to-one and small group teaching
• Knowledge of the legal framework for the dispensing, prescribing and administration of medicine
• Knowledge and experience of Surgical medicine including common pharmaceutical care issues in this patient population
• Previous experience of line management or mentorship of junior pharmacists

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to operate multiple clinical digital systems
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Problem identification and solving
• Prioritisation and task management
• Ability to critically analyse prescriptions for clinical appropriateness
• Can organise own and others work to meet agreed deadlines
• Ability to make safe and clinically relevant decisions in high-pressure environments
• Ability to manage a small team of junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians on a daily basis
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and audit
• Ability to work alone and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Self-motivated
• Flexible and adaptive approach, willing to adapt and learn new processes
• Articulate and self-confident
• Organised methodical approach
• Ability to assimilate large amounts of clinical information and make therapeutic decisions in complex patients

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.