Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic clinical pharmacist to join our forward-thinking, patient-focused Orthopaedic team to provide an enhanced service for orthopaedic elective and trauma patients.
We welcome applications from motivated and driven Pharmacists with excellent clinical and communication skills. You must be efficient, organised, able to work as a team and autonomously and also be innovative and resourceful. It is an exciting role that will require interaction with a variety of people, including patients, specialist nurses, orthopaedic nurse practitioners, surgical care practitioners, doctors, and consultants.
NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre.
The Pharmacy Department is at the forefront of healthcare delivery with a strong focus on medicines management and innovative pharmaceutical practice. It is challenging the current professional roles resulting in a number of innovative pharmacy-led developments and new posts. This offers exciting opportunities for professional development at the leading edge for pharmacists.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious pharmacist to work as part of an Orthopaedic team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, working alongside our Nurse Practitioners and Surgical Care Practitioners who are ward and theatre-based based providing an enhanced service for elective and trauma patients.
The post holder will join a team responsible for the pre-operative assessment clinics and prescribing/transcribing services on the orthopaedic inpatient wards.
This involves providing a comprehensive service including:
- pre-assessment
- counselling patients
- writing the electronic drug charts in preparation for the patient's admission.
- medicines optimisations
- prescribing for all inpatients,
- completing electronic drug charts for emergency admissions
- writing discharge prescriptions
- therapeutic drug monitoring
- audit and quality improvement projects
Suitable applicants who are not prescribers will be considered
This exciting and progressive role is continuously adapting to meet and enhance the care provided to our patients, ensuring local and national targets are met and driving patient flow through the hospital.
At NNUH, it is our privilege to provide healthcare to over one million people across Norfolk and the surrounding areas. Our vision is to 'provide the best care for every patient', and if this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To advise and independently prescribe patients' medication, in preparation for admission, in the pre-operation assessment clinic. To update the medicines where necessary on admission to the ward and in conjunction with the SDAU pharmacy team, ensure the timely provision of discharge medication.
- To participate in and assist in the provision of clinical pharmacy services to the orthopaedic wards in liaison with the Clinical Pharmacy Team Leaders
- To act as a specialist pharmacist providing an advanced level clinical pharmacy service to a specified clinical speciality which involves a more complex/high risk patient population to optimise patient care with respect to medicines for patients in liaison with health care professionals, including medical and nursing staff;
- To initiate and actively implement service developments in orthopaedics, including pharmacy-led service developments, i.e. one one-stop dispensing, patient self-administration schemes and use of patients own drugs
- To develop a highly specialist knowledge of the clinical speciality and treatment of co-morbidities to promote and support evidence-based medicine within the clinical speciality and across the Trust in order to fulfil the role as a pharmaceutical lead in the specified clinical area
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To advise and independently prescribe patients' medication, in preparation for admission, in the pre-operation assessment clinic. To update the medicines where necessary on admission to the ward and in conjunction with the SDAU pharmacy team, ensure the timely provision of discharge medication.
- To participate in and assist in the provision of clinical pharmacy services to the orthopaedic wards in liaison with the Clinical Pharmacy Team Leaders
- To act as a specialist pharmacist providing an advanced level clinical pharmacy service to a specified clinical speciality which involves a more complex/high risk patient population to optimise patient care with respect to medicines for patients in liaison with health care professionals, including medical and nursing staff;
- To initiate and actively implement service developments in orthopaedics, including pharmacy-led service developments, i.e. one one-stop dispensing, patient self-administration schemes and use of patients own drugs
- To develop a highly specialist knowledge of the clinical speciality and treatment of co-morbidities to promote and support evidence-based medicine within the clinical speciality and across the Trust in order to fulfil the role as a pharmaceutical lead in the specified clinical area
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master of Pharmacy
- Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience
- Current Pharmacist listing with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in hospital pharmacy
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Able to work as part of a team or as an individual with a flexible approach to duties
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Adaptable and innovative in approach to work and projects
Skills
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and experience in clinical speciality
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master of Pharmacy
- Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience
- Current Pharmacist listing with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in hospital pharmacy
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Able to work as part of a team or as an individual with a flexible approach to duties
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Adaptable and innovative in approach to work and projects
Skills
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and experience in clinical speciality
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).
