Specialist Surgical Pharmacist
Job details
Salary
£41,659 – £47,672 a yearJob type
Full-time
Full Job Description
This is a great time to join us at Kettering General Hospital. We are seeking to recruit a Specialist Surgical Pharmacist who will get the opportunity to rotate through various surgical specialties (including Intensive Care and Pre-op) and develop their clinical and leadership skills.
Applicants from pharmacists that have completed or are working towards completion of a Pharmacy Clinical Diploma are welcome. In addition, we would actively support completion of the non-medical prescribing qualification, subject to funding.
Job summary:
- To deliver, direct, develop and evaluate clinical Pharmacy services to the Intensive Care Unit are and general surgical wards
- To promote the safe, effective and economic use of medicines through a number of methods including the development of guidelines, teaching, training and audit.
- To coach, mentor and supervise those staff allocated and to participate in the provision of training to Pharmacy staff and other healthcare workers.
- To develop own skills, knowledge and expertise in all areas.
- To provide a clinical Pharmacy service to all surgery wards (Acute admissions, Digestive Disease Unit, Intensive Care, Orthopedic, General Surgery) and Pre-op Clinic.
- To contribute to the development of protocols and guidelines within the above specialty areas and review any requests for the introduction of new medicines.
- Liaises with other pharmacists in the surgical team to ensure seamless care of patients transferred to/from the surgical wards
- To assist the lead clinical pharmacists and business managers in the monitoring of medicines expenditure and delivering on any cost improvement programs.
- To work with Pharmacy and ward-based staff to investigate incidents and near misses and to implement and share lessons learnt/new ways of working as a result.
- Continuously develop own knowledge and skills to stay abreast of new guidelines and developments in given area.
- Mentor, coach and train summer students, pre-registration students, junior pharmacists and apprentices.
- Undertake the role of preregistration tutor and or diploma tutor.
- Represent the department at Clinical Governance level meetings, senior meetings within the department and any other delegated responsibilities.
- To develop clinical services in line with the Pharmacy strategic direction.
- To provide a clinical Pharmacy service to all surgery wards (Acute admissions, Digestive Disease Unit, Intensive Care, Orthopaedic, General Surgery) and Pre-op Clinic.
- To contribute to the development of protocols and guidelines within the above speciality areas and review any requests for the introduction of new medicines.
- Liaises with other pharmacists in the surgical team to ensure seamless care of patients transferred to/from the surgical wards
- To assist the lead clinical pharmacists and business managers in the monitoring of medicines expenditure and delivering on any cost improvement programs.
- To initiate, undertake and supervise relevant practice research, publishing results locally and nationally.
- To work with Pharmacy and ward based staff to investigate incidents and near misses and to implement and share lessons learnt/new ways of working as a result.
- To review the results of medicines management audits (medicines safety thermometer, ward storage audits, etc.) for a defined clinical area and work with the relevant clinical staff and managers to drive any required improvements.
- To maintain appropriate standards of service and safety, to provide and enforce guidelines, policies and procedures in line with the Trust Medicines Code.
- Continuously develop own knowledge and skills to stay abreast of new guidelines and developments in given area.
- Mentor, coach and train summer students, pre-registration students, junior pharmacists and apprentices.
- Take responsibility for department rotas, summer students, locum induction, guideline production, and change management as required.
- Teach junior medical and nursing staff.
- Undertake the role of preregistration tutor and or diploma tutor .
- Qualify as an independent prescriber, subject to fulfilment of course requirements.
- Represent the department at Clinical Governance level meetings, senior meetings within the department and any other delegated responsibilities.
- To participate in the provision of the Pharmacy on-call emergency duty service (2nd on-call).
- To undertake the role of responsible pharmacist in the dispensary on a rotational basis, including Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays.
- Display behaviours in line with the Trust and department Values.
- Participate in regular development and appraisal review meetings.