Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Vascular Surgery Clinical lead

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Are you passionate about Vascular Surgery and the medicines optimisation and perioperative care required for this group of patients

If you are, please apply to come work with our well established team of clinical pharmacists in surgery and help shape and develop the clinical pharmacy services for elective patients.

LUHFT employs over 120 pharmacists across 3 sites providing clinical pharmacy services to all major specialities.

This post is based on the Aintree Site.

We are looking for a dynamic, motivated and forward-thinking clinical pharmacist to work with our vascular team reviewing and prescribing for vascular surgical patients and providing clinical support to the pre-operative care to these patients.

This post is new to the Trust and we are looking for a motivated individual who is competent in managing vascular patients and their co-morbidities, working with a team of surgical pharmacists from pre operative stages through to discharge.

We have fully integrated electronic systems to help you deliver excellent clinical care to your patients. The successful candidate will be responsible for the leadership and delivery of a high quality, proactive and patient focused clinical pharmacy service to the preoperative and same day elective surgical admission areas.

Main duties of the job

Assist the Divisional Lead Pharmacist for Surgery in the development of pharmacy services and medicines management within the Surgical directorate.

Assist the Divisional Lead Pharmacist for Surgery in providing clinical training and supervision relevant to preoperative care.

Lead and provide clinical expertise in the delivery and development of pharmacy services to the vascular surgery directorates, developing an exemplary clinical service to our patients.

Develop and manage the vascular surgery pharmacy team on a daily basis to ensure safe and effective specialist clinical pharmacy service for patients and staff.

Work in conjunction with vascular consultants and nurses to identify and optimise patient co-morbidity and to refer to other specialities or services in a timely manner prior to surgery

To provide a safe and effective leadership for clinical pharmacy service to our patients admitted for acute and elective surgery.

Provide daily non-medical prescribing services to our vascular surgical patients in surgical wards.

Undertake patient consultations who are to undergo vascular surgery.

Identify the clinical and economic impact of medicines use, develop and implement clinical guidelines, monitor drug expenditure and support the area to meet their clinical and financial targets.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click herehttps://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Date posted

19 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£58,972 to £68,525 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

287-DSS-377-24

Job locations

University Hospital Aintree

Lower Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide and lead on the strategic direction and implementation of pharmacy services to our vascular services at Aintree.

To develop, manage, implement and evaluate pharmacy team services to the Directorates of Vascular surgery.

Supervises the training of Pharmacy staff as needed.

Liaise with appropriate health care professionals within Primary Care Trusts to ensure the effective and efficient use of resources across the primary/secondary care interface and where necessary develop relevant protocols

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide and lead on the strategic direction and implementation of pharmacy services to our vascular services at Aintree.

To develop, manage, implement and evaluate pharmacy team services to the Directorates of Vascular surgery.

Supervises the training of Pharmacy staff as needed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Vocational masters degree in pharmacy
Full NMP qualification
Membership of The General Pharmaceutical Council
Diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience

Desirable

MRPharmS
UKCPA membership

Experience

Essential

Significant experience in a relevant specialist pharmacist role
Antimicrobial Stewardship experience
Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development / education
Experience as a NMP

Knowledge

Essential

Excellent clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills for the relevant specialist role
Good all-round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills

Desirable

Publications demonstrating such knowledge in the speciality of Vascular surgery

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
Self-motivating and able to motivate/inspire others

Desirable

Ability to affect and manage change

Other

Essential

Computer literate

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Vocational masters degree in pharmacy
Full NMP qualification
Membership of The General Pharmaceutical Council
Diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience

Desirable

MRPharmS
UKCPA membership

Experience

Essential

Significant experience in a relevant specialist pharmacist role
Antimicrobial Stewardship experience
Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development / education
Experience as a NMP

Knowledge

Essential

Excellent clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills for the relevant specialist role
Good all-round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills

Desirable

Publications demonstrating such knowledge in the speciality of Vascular surgery

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
Self-motivating and able to motivate/inspire others

Desirable

Ability to affect and manage change

Other

Essential

Computer literate

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.

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