Job summary
We have a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and dynamic senior pharmacist with excellent communication skills to lead a clinical pharmacy service to our Surgical Services directorate. You will be joining our existing team of pharmacists and technicians supported by the Principal Pharmacist for Surgical (Division 1) and working closely with our team of senior clinical pharmacists.
The successful candidates will need to have experience in working within surgical specialties, possess experience in service delivery and management, and a proven record of delivering effective change within dynamic environments. Applicants must be registered with the GPhC, have a broad range of hospital pharmacy experience and have or be working towards a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent; an independent prescribing qualification is desirable. The post holder will be encouraged to use the RPS Advanced Pharmacy Framework to support their development, with guidance from our Principal Pharmacist for Education and Training.
If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require, then please apply.
Main duties of the job
To provide an expert level of clinical pharmacy services to wards and departments caring for adult patients who present to surgical services.
To lead specialist clinical pharmacy practice for surgical services and be responsible for the delivery, development, evaluation, and co-ordination of clinical pharmacy services in line with the objectives of the division and the RWT pharmacy strategy.
To be responsible for all aspects of medicines management to optimise patients' care involving the use and re-use of medication.
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We work together, and in conjunction with other stake holders, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
The Pharmacy department has a 'can do' attitude and strives to always provide the best service possible to our patients and our colleagues. The pharmacy vision is to be a 'service without walls', integrated not only within the ward teams supporting excellent patient care but bridging the gap between secondary and primary care teams. We are a multicultural and diverse department with a very friendly professional working environment promoting a strong health and wellbeing agenda for our workforce.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will provide the following to the Surgical Services directorate (not exhaustive):
Provide and manage a specialist clinical pharmacy service to the wards and departments within surgical services.
To provide expert pharmaceutical advice regarding surgical patients who have complex drug regimes, polypharmacy and medicines adverse effect.
Promote the safe, appropriate, and economic use of medications both within the pharmacy department and on the wards.
To provide clinical and directorate support to the surgical services directorate.
To develop and deliver innovative services that help improve the surgical patient journey and outcome.
Implement local and national guidelines where appropriate e.g. NICE.
To support the Trusts Medication Safety Officer and Pharmacy Governance lead with the medicines optimisation and governance agenda.
Participate in the training of pharmacists, ward-based technicians, undergraduate students, doctors and nurses.
Take part in extended hours, weekends, and bank holiday out of hours services as required by departmental rotas.
Please read the attached documents for more information regarding the detail of expected duties and personal specifications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will provide the following to the Surgical Services directorate (not exhaustive):
Provide and manage a specialist clinical pharmacy service to the wards and departments within surgical services.
To provide expert pharmaceutical advice regarding surgical patients who have complex drug regimes, polypharmacy and medicines adverse effect.
Promote the safe, appropriate, and economic use of medications both within the pharmacy department and on the wards.
To provide clinical and directorate support to the surgical services directorate.
To develop and deliver innovative services that help improve the surgical patient journey and outcome.
Implement local and national guidelines where appropriate e.g. NICE.
To support the Trusts Medication Safety Officer and Pharmacy Governance lead with the medicines optimisation and governance agenda.
Participate in the training of pharmacists, ward-based technicians, undergraduate students, doctors and nurses.
Take part in extended hours, weekends, and bank holiday out of hours services as required by departmental rotas.
Please read the attached documents for more information regarding the detail of expected duties and personal specifications.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Experience as a clinical pharmacist in a range of specialties within an acute hospital environment
- Experience of working as part of the wider Pharmacy team within surgery
- Experience of project management and leadership skills
- Examples of how you have completed continued professional development and integrated theses into your current practice
- To have or be working towards a postgraduate clinical diploma or equivalent qualification
Desirable
- Independent Prescriber qualification or working towards this qualification
- Ability to demonstrate specialist knowledge of pharmacy in the context of surgery
- Postgraduate management qualification or relevant management experience
- Any experience of wider cross sector working e.g. virtual wards, primary care, prescribing support team
- Any interests/hobbies that provide you with professional and personal qualities that you can bring to the role; please describe how these benefit you in your role as a pharmacist
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Experience as a clinical pharmacist in a range of specialties within an acute hospital environment
- Experience of working as part of the wider Pharmacy team within surgery
- Experience of project management and leadership skills
- Examples of how you have completed continued professional development and integrated theses into your current practice
- To have or be working towards a postgraduate clinical diploma or equivalent qualification
Desirable
- Independent Prescriber qualification or working towards this qualification
- Ability to demonstrate specialist knowledge of pharmacy in the context of surgery
- Postgraduate management qualification or relevant management experience
- Any experience of wider cross sector working e.g. virtual wards, primary care, prescribing support team
- Any interests/hobbies that provide you with professional and personal qualities that you can bring to the role; please describe how these benefit you in your role as a pharmacist
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
