Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency department

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Providing an advanced level of clinical pharmacy service to the Emergency Department

Support the Directorate Lead Pharmacist for Emergency and Acute Care (EAC) to deliver the 'best possible clinical pharmacy service'

To line manage and support more junior pharmacists and Medicines Management Technicians in the EAC Directorate

Participate in back-up senior on-call rota supporting junior pharmacists
Involvement in education and training of a variety of healthcare professionals including diploma & pre-registration pharmacists, undergraduates and trainee advanced nurse practitioners

Whilst this post is commissioned to be full time (equivalent of 37.5 hours per week) we would welcome applications from those wanting a better work life balance. If you would like to consider this post but on less than full time hours please still apply and outline this on your application form or please contact us for further discussion.

The pharmacy department operates a 7 day shifted working model which will include weekends and Bank Holidays

The post will be based at the Queens Medical Centre

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered with GPhC
• Post-graduate diploma/MSc in clinical pharmacy or working towards this or equivalent experience
• B.Pharm/BSc (Pharmacy) or MPharm
• Independent prescribing qualification

Desirable criteria

• Related postgraduate qualifications
• Play an active role in a relevant national network / specialist pharmacist group

Experience

Essential criteria

• Broad knowledge base of clinical areas
• Experience of day to day supervision and assisting in training of trainee pharmacists and/or technicians.
• Experience of delivering clinical pharmacy services in a hospital setting
• Wide previous experience (post registration) of clinical pharmacy

Desirable criteria

• Experience in undertaking, supervising and reporting/presenting audit/research work at local (Trust) level
• Evidence of research or project work

Communication & relationships

Essential criteria

• Ability to interact with multidisciplinary teams
• Good communication skills with MDT members and own profession
• Able to defend opinions in a constructive manner when challenged

Desirable criteria

• Teaching skills

Analytical and Judgement skill

Essential criteria

• Able to analyse patient specific data to advise on therapy management
• Able to assess and minimise the risk in medication process
• Critical evaluation of literature and literature searching skills for analysing, interpreting medicines information, production issues, drug therapy decisions and patient information

Desirable criteria

• Medicine Information skills
• Experience of analysing expenditure

Planning and organisation skills

Essential criteria

• Able to prioritise own work, problem solver

Desirable criteria

• Management Skills

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