Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Adult Assessment Unit B7-8a Progression
The closing date is 12 June 2025
Job summary
We are looking for an experienced and motivated clinical pharmacist to work in our AAU Pharmacy team. The AAU Pharmacy team play a vital role in medicines optimisation as key members of the multidisciplinary team on the unit.
You should be an innovative and enthusiastic team player who communicates effectively at all levels, and should hold a post-graduate clinical qualification and significant relevant clinical experience of working on a busy hospital ward and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
- Provide excellent patient care through direct patient facing activities.
- Provide a 7 day pharmacy service as per agreed shift pattern (12 hour shifts)
- Support transition of care of patients from AAU to other wards.
- Provide leadership on matters pertaining to medicines optimisation, to advise on medicines use (risk, clinical governance, research and development, formulary, expenditure) and to develop/audit relevant protocols and guidelines.
- Be responsible, on a day to day basis, for medicines reconciliation and medicines optimisation for patients on AAU
- Provide a clinical service and support to SDEC (Same Day Emergency Care) unit
- Undertake clinical supervision and training of junior staff
- Provide support and in-reach to other ward areas where necessary
About us
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Details
Date posted
30 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £60,504 a year per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
292-7218825-CSS
Job locations
Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust
Hamstel Road
Harlow
CM20 1QX
Employer details
Employer name
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust
Hamstel Road
Harlow
CM20 1QX
Employer's website
https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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