Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Acute Medicine

Job summary

Have you always had an interest in acute medicine and wish to pursue a career in this ever-growing area, whilst working in a pharmacy department that supports personal and professional development alongside flexible working options? Derbyshire provides the Peak District at your doorstep, good transport links to all major UK cities by being in the heart of the Midlands and is the home of major sporting clubs, world class venues, and historical sites.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) is the place to take the next step in your career path by providing great opportunities for flexible working and good career development. If this sounds exciting, why don't you come and join our well-established, friendly and dynamic acute medicine team at UHDB?

Work closely with clinicians and nursing colleagues to promote safe and effective use of medicines on the wards, whilst ensuring cost-effective use of resources.

Main duties of the job

• Provide appropriate medicine prescribing and monitoring advice to members of the MDT.
• Attend ward rounds on the acute medicine wards.
• Be a part of a collaborative MDT by working with the doctors, nurses, advanced clinical practitioners, antimicrobial and OPAT team, diabetes nurses, asthma nurses, alongside the core medical team.
• Active involvement in the development and review of policies and procedures within acute medicine.
• Assist the Advanced Pharmacists to manage the introduction of new drugs and treatment guidelines into the division.
• Assist with the management of errors, complaints and incidents in the managed section in accordance with the Trust Risk Management and Complaints Policies.
• Assist the Advanced Pharmacists in preparing financial reports and ensures that drug usage and expenditure is monitored and regularly reported to Divisional management team.
• Deliver educational sessions to junior Pharmacists, Doctors, Nurses and trainee Pharmacists.
• Opportunities for participation in quality improvement projects inacute medicine.
• Help to support and develop rotational junior and trainee pharmacists.
• You will be given the opportunity to undertake independent prescribing. This is fully funded by the Trust, and you will be supported to attend study days and complete prescribing practice hours.

Closing date of applications: 07 April 2024

Interview date: 19 April 2024

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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