Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Specialty Services

Job summary

An exciting new opportunity has arisen in our department to allow for specialist pharmacist rotational posts between our cardiology and critical care departments. You will join our dynamic team of pharmacists and medicines management technicians in order to provide a robust pharmacy service to the wards.

The successful candidate will work full time hours 8.30am-5pm Monday - Friday, and will also be included in extended hours, weekend and on-call rotas, which are currently;

• 1 day weekend working once every 5 weeks (reimbursed with a weekday off the following week),
• 1 'late night' shift every 2 weeks (working hours 9am-5.30pm),
• On call duties on a rolling rota basis, approximately 1 in 40.

South Tees NHS Foundation Trust is situated in the Tees Valley just a step away from the North Yorkshire Moors and coast and is well connected nationally and regionally by road, rail and air. Hospital services are provided from two main sites, the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough and the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton. The James Cook University Hospital is designated as a Major Trauma Centre and as a Tertiary Care centre.

If you have any questions regarding this post, we would love to discuss with you more!

Main duties of the job

This is a challenging and dynamic role that will allow successful applicants to strengthen their clinical knowledge and expertise, whilst also enhancing their consultation and assessment skills. Additionally you will also be able to develop your negotiation, influencing, leadership and management skills. In doing so, you will be required to;

• Act as a positive role model for medicines management and medicines optimisation for pharmacy colleagues and other health care professionals,
• Utilise transcribing or prescribing skills effectively to enhance patient care and patient safety,
• Regularly participate in clinical audit and service improvements within the relevant clinical areas,
• Continually monitor performance and productivity, developing and piloting new ways of working to improve efficiency and patient outcomes,
• Be involved in the preparation of policies and procedures,
• Be involved in risk reporting and management,
• Provide relevant and up to date education and training to pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals.

You will be part of an enthusiastic pharmacy team working across 2 general intensive care units (each with 8 level 3 beds), 1 cardiology intensive care unit (12 level 3 beds) and a general high dependency unit (16 level 2 beds).

About us

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust Values and Behaviours

Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills

Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

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

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