Job summary
We have
an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Pharmacist Emergency Medicine at West
Hertfordshire Hospital NHS Trust to join the Pharmacy Department at Watford
General Hospital. You will be responsible for supervising the day-to-day
activities of Pre-registration Pharmacists, Band 6 Pharmacists, Clinical
Technicians, Assistants, and undergraduate Pharmacy students within the
department. You will support the efficient utilisation of pharmacy staff across
your area of rotation, ensuring smooth service delivery, and actively
contribute to departmental Clinical Governance meetings to maintain high
standards of practice and continuous service improvement.
Main duties of the job
As an Advanced
Pharmacist Emergency Medicine, you will be responsible for assisting the Lead
Pharmacist in the provision and ongoing development of clinical pharmacy
services across wards at the Watford site and wider Trust. You will be managing
and supporting a patient-focused clinical pharmacy service, ensuring
therapeutic goals are met for both patients and prescribers. You will also be
responsible for monitoring prescriptions to ensure safe, cost-effective, and
evidence-based prescribing, while actively promoting adherence to the Trust
formulary.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
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Job description
Job responsibilities
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To provide complex medicines information to patients, carers, and
healthcare professionals, ensuring advice on dosing, side effects, and
indications is clear, accurate, and tailored to the recipients level of
understanding.
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To act as a role model in training and education, supporting the
development of pharmacists, technicians, assistants, and other healthcare
staff, while promoting and facilitating Continuing Professional Development
across the department.
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To contribute to the development of clinical guidelines and protocols,
supporting the preparation of reports for healthcare committees and ensuring
best practice in medicines use across the Trust.
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To ensure safe medicines management practices, including reporting drug
errors, undertaking controlled drug checks, complying with legal and regulatory
requirements, and adhering to professional and Trust policies.
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To support audit and research activities, identifying opportunities for
pharmacy practice improvement, monitoring adherence to prescribing guidelines,
and contributing to evidence-based enhancements in patient care.
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To collaborate with multidisciplinary and primary care teams,
communicating key information regarding medicines, treatment plans, and
follow-up to ensure continuity of care across hospital and community settings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
To provide complex medicines information to patients, carers, and
healthcare professionals, ensuring advice on dosing, side effects, and
indications is clear, accurate, and tailored to the recipients level of
understanding.
-
To act as a role model in training and education, supporting the
development of pharmacists, technicians, assistants, and other healthcare
staff, while promoting and facilitating Continuing Professional Development
across the department.
-
To contribute to the development of clinical guidelines and protocols,
supporting the preparation of reports for healthcare committees and ensuring
best practice in medicines use across the Trust.
-
To ensure safe medicines management practices, including reporting drug
errors, undertaking controlled drug checks, complying with legal and regulatory
requirements, and adhering to professional and Trust policies.
-
To support audit and research activities, identifying opportunities for
pharmacy practice improvement, monitoring adherence to prescribing guidelines,
and contributing to evidence-based enhancements in patient care.
-
To collaborate with multidisciplinary and primary care teams,
communicating key information regarding medicines, treatment plans, and
follow-up to ensure continuity of care across hospital and community settings.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registered Pharmacist.
- Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent qualification.
- Experience in clinical pharmacy services, medicines reconciliation, counselling, and screening drug charts/TTAs.
- System knowledge: Ascribe, Cerner EPR; experience providing advice and clinical interventions to doctors and nurses.
- Experience training pharmacy staff and delivering high-quality, cost-effective care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registered Pharmacist.
- Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent qualification.
- Experience in clinical pharmacy services, medicines reconciliation, counselling, and screening drug charts/TTAs.
- System knowledge: Ascribe, Cerner EPR; experience providing advice and clinical interventions to doctors and nurses.
- Experience training pharmacy staff and delivering high-quality, cost-effective care.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
