Job summary
Highly Specialist Pharmacist - Critical Care
Full time 37.5 hours per week. Permanent post
We are looking for a Pharmacist with High Dependency and Critical Care experience to work at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will be responsible for delivering on long-term strategic plans to ensure a consistent, high-quality clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation service is delivered to the patients on Critical Care and peripheral areas. The successful candidate will also work closely alongside with the multidisciplinary team to optimise patient outcomes and improve medicines safety in line with GPICS standards. In addition, training and education of junior doctors and pharmacy staff on medicines use and optimisation in critical care settings.
Main duties of the job
This is a highly specialist post with significant autonomy in taking forward developments in Critical Care including service delivery, specialist education and training, audit and research and development. The post holder will be a role model and focal point for ensuring optimum pharmaceutical care to patients within Critical Care in Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and will contribute to all aspects of service developments on Critical Care relating to the Pharmacy service provided.
There is also responsibility for services in the following areas in accordance with Section 1.4 of the Core Standards for Intensive Care Units:-
- As Senior Clinical Pharmacist, ensure the delivery of Clinical Pharmacy services in Critical Care at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- To lead on the development of the prescribing protocols for patients in Critical Care
- Provide specialist pharmaceutical advice and support in Critical Care.
- As an Independent Prescriber to prescribe medicines for patients within their area of competence ensuring compliance with the Trust Non-Medical Prescribing Policy.
- Act as a Trust expert on Antimicrobial prescribing
- To ensure the delivery of drug expenditure savings in line with the Divisional cost improvement programme.
About us
We are looking for people who share our core Trust values, which are:
'Vision, Openness, Integrity, Compassion, Excellence '
The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment. We aim to be consciously inclusive and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed. We would particularly encourage candidates from a black and minority ethnic (BAME) background and candidates with health conditions or impairments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Pre-registration training and experience
- Membership of The General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Diploma in clinical pharmacy
- Good all round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills.
Desirable
- Evidence of further education/training in clinical pharmacy practice
- Formal Management qualification (eg diploma or degree)
- Pharmacist Independent Prescriber
- Membership of The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.
Experience
Essential
- Post registration hospital experience,
- Post registration hospital experience within a relevant clinical speciality. or equivalent documented clinical experience
- Ability to cope with occasional distressing circumstances eg when dealing with seriously ill patients
- Able to think clearly in stressful situations
- Experience of training and education of both pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals.
Desirable
- Previous clinical experience in specialised field
- Line management experience
- Experience of appraisal and objective setting
- Evidence of successful multi-disciplinary working
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Pre-registration training and experience
- Membership of The General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Diploma in clinical pharmacy
- Good all round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills.
Desirable
- Evidence of further education/training in clinical pharmacy practice
- Formal Management qualification (eg diploma or degree)
- Pharmacist Independent Prescriber
- Membership of The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.
Experience
Essential
- Post registration hospital experience,
- Post registration hospital experience within a relevant clinical speciality. or equivalent documented clinical experience
- Ability to cope with occasional distressing circumstances eg when dealing with seriously ill patients
- Able to think clearly in stressful situations
- Experience of training and education of both pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals.
Desirable
- Previous clinical experience in specialised field
- Line management experience
- Experience of appraisal and objective setting
- Evidence of successful multi-disciplinary working
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
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).
