Do you have a passion to work as a prescriber, supporting a busy surgical division?

An amazing opportunity has arisen to support the surgical pharmacy team as new and exciting developments mean that prescribing pharmacists are becoming more involved outside of the pharmacy department.

We are looking for a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic individual that will provide clinical expertise to ensure patients receive the best pharmaceutical care.

The ideal candidate needs to have knowledge and exposure to clinical pharmacy within surgery.

The role will include providing a clinical pharmacy service to general surgery patients:

• offering advice to healthcare staff, patients and carers on all aspects of the safe and effective use of medicines
• supporting ED and Pre - Operative Clinic
• working collaboratively with community services to support discharged patients
• supporting initiatives relating to quality of care
• providing specialist support in MDT meetings
• providing timely medicine reconciliation and prescribing of medicines to aid the flow of patients and transfer of medicines across the interface
• offering prescribing support to optimise patients' medicines and expedite discharge.

Main duties of the job

• To be a source of expert specialist advice for matters relating to Surgery to other pharmacists and other healthcare professionals
• To act as an independent prescriber in a specialist area
• To be a role model for other pharmacists to lead, plan and develop an advanced specialist clinical pharmacy service
• To be responsible for delivering the defined service Key Performance Indicators and include close working with other Pharmacists.
• To deliver specialist pharmaceutical care including non-medical prescribing to a defined caseload of patients, in line with the agreed scope of practice, undertaking risk management and ensuring compliance with local and national clinical guidance.
• To support the Clinical Service and Pharmacy department in meeting its risk management, financial management and clinical governance responsibilities around the use of medicines.
• To lead and develop clinical pharmacy audit and practice research for paediatric patients. To take an active part in projects to support patient safety.
• To undertake clinical supervision of junior pharmacists, medicines management pharmacy technicians and pre-registration pharmacists
• To act as a professional role model to all registered clinical pharmacy staff, actively demonstrating integrity, ownership and leadership in all aspects of the role

About us

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of excellent health care, improved health for all. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD department. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values, plus much more. For those in a Management/Leadership role, there are additional programmes to support you to develop the skills you need. These include our Managers Essentials Programme and a Leadership Programme that all managers will attend as part of your Dudley Managers Induction. Our Learning Prospectus is a great way to discover the details behind what's available for you here at The Dudley Group

We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details and main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

• MPharm or equivalent academic qualification
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Postgraduate Diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience/qualification
• Independent prescribing qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience Experience of delivering clinical pharmacy service and advice relating to the safe use of medicines

Knowledge and Training

Essential

• Significant experience post registration and postgraduate experience in hospital Pharmacy

Communication & Relationship Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, both verbal and written to communicate highly complex drug or medicine related information.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

Analytical & Judgement Skills

Essential

• IT literacy including the ability to use a range of Microsoft 365 packages, Power Point, email and use of the internet to research evidence-based medicine and to utilise medical databases.

Planning & Organisational Skills

Essential

• Evidence of planning, implementing and monitoring outcomes in research, quality improvement or audit

Employer details

Employer name

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Russells Hall Hospital

Pensnett Road

Dudley

DY1 2HQ

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