Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Elective Orthopaedics

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 18 May 2025

Job summary

Are you an experienced pharmacist looking for a career change or your next challenge in an acute hospital trust?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our modern purpose-built facilities at the Colchester Hospital. You will provide leadership for our clinical pharmaceutical services to elective orthopaedic patients, including within our Dame Clare Marx Building, which houses our new elective orthopaedic centre. The centre focuses on elective orthopaedic surgery and day case activity and has eight laminar flow theatres, three wards, recovery facilities, and support services. You will be pivotal in establishing and developing our service within this new development.

Our friendly pharmacy team are dedicated to nurturing, mentoring and developing our staff to reach their full potential. We provide pharmacy forums, tutorials and weekly ICS/ESNEFT delivered educational workshops.

ESNEFT is about to embark on a full site wide implementation of the EPIC electronic patient record which includes electronic prescribing and administration and pharmacy stock control system replacement.

In addition to our fully automated dispensaries, we host one of the NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service medicines advice sites and the Regional Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit (including a brand new Aseptic facility).

Details about our pharmacy service - https://esneft.pagetiger.com/buqzfou/1

Main duties of the job

Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure the optimal and cost effective use of medicines within elective Orthopaedic Services; minimising drug wastage and managing the use of high-cost medicines accordingly.

Provide an advanced level clinical pharmacy service to elective Orthopaedic services in line with the pharmacy Key Performance Indicators and agreed clinical standards.

Provide ongoing clinical support and guidance to pharmacy colleagues contributing to the clinical pharmacy service within elective Orthopaedic Services.

Take a proactive role in the ongoing mentoring and coaching of junior doctor colleagues with regard to safe prescribing, medicines reconciliation and the electronic discharge process.

Develop clinical pharmacy input into elective Orthopaedic Services and provide departmental leadership into this speciality.

Work collaboratively with the Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Orthopaedics (trauma); providing mutual support and cover as the wider service dictates.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Date posted

02 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR156-25

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO45JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Previous proven extensive hospital experience inclusive of Clinical Pharmacy practice
Demonstrated experience of multi- disciplinary working
Dealing with high risk medicines
Previous experience of educating and training other staff

Desirable

Previous experience of working with Orthopaedic patients

Qualifications

Essential

GPhC registered
Masters Degree in Pharmacy plus proven Pre-registration training or equivalent
Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or clinical equivalent

Desirable

Non-Medical Prescribing qualification

Knowledge

Essential

Medicines Management
Clinical knowledge of issues relevant to orthopaedic patients gained through training & experience
Good all-round clinical knowledge in other areas and practical skills

Desirable

Knowledge of issues involved during the pre-admission process
Basic understanding of clinical issues relating to theatre practice

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Previous proven extensive hospital experience inclusive of Clinical Pharmacy practice
Demonstrated experience of multi- disciplinary working
Dealing with high risk medicines
Previous experience of educating and training other staff

Desirable

Previous experience of working with Orthopaedic patients

Qualifications

Essential

GPhC registered
Masters Degree in Pharmacy plus proven Pre-registration training or equivalent
Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or clinical equivalent

Desirable

Non-Medical Prescribing qualification

Knowledge

Essential

Medicines Management
Clinical knowledge of issues relevant to orthopaedic patients gained through training & experience
Good all-round clinical knowledge in other areas and practical skills

Desirable

Knowledge of issues involved during the pre-admission process
Basic understanding of clinical issues relating to theatre practice

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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