Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Renal and Specialist Medicine

Job summary

Are you looking to take the next step in your career and develop your skills towards expert clinical practice? If you have an interest in renal medicine but still want to gain experience in other specialist medicine areas, then this could be the ideal role for you.

The Pharmacy Department at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) provides great opportunities for personal and professional development, and career progression.

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.

Main duties of the job

Provide appropriate medicine prescribing and monitoring advice to members of the MDT. Opportunity to attend ward rounds in Renal Medicine and on the medical wards.

Be part of a collaborative MDT by working with nurses, doctors, advanced clinical practitioners, dietitians, physiotherapists etc.

The opportunity to participate in outpatient and assessment clinics within our Renal Medicine service.

Active involvement in the development and review of policies and procedures within Renal and across the wider Specialist Medicine Business units. Assist our Advanced Pharmacists to manage the introduction of new drugs and treatment guidelines into the division.

Deliver educational and mentoring sessions to junior pharmacists, doctors, nurses and trainee pharmacists.

Opportunities for participation in audit and quality improvement projects in Pharmacy and across Renal and Specialist Medicine areas.

If not already achieved or working towards IP, you will be given the opportunity to undertake an independent prescribing course. This is funded by the Trust, and you will be supported to attend study days and complete prescribing practice hours.

Based at Royal Derby Hospital.

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 4thbusiest 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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