[ref. s65087100] Clinical Pharmacist – Stroke & Neurosciences
Job overview
Would you like the opportunity to work in one of the busiest neuroscience units in the country, working as a stroke pharmacist?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic clinical pharmacist to lead on the provision of a safe and effective specialist clinical pharmacy service to the Stroke Directorate.
Salford Royal Hospital is part of The Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre. Salford Royal is the hub of the Greater Manchester Stroke services providing both hyper acute stroke services and a comprehensive stroke centre for acute stroke patients 24/7 from Bolton, Central Manchester, Salford, Trafford and Wigan and across Greater Manchester.
The primary responsibility of the Clinical Pharmacist for stroke will be to provide a specialist pharmacist service for patients on the hyper acute stroke unit and to lead the pharmacy team across the stroke service.
The successful post holder will collaborate with the stroke and neurosciences multidisciplinary team. Including ensuring the safe and appropriate use of high cost medicines.
The stroke specialist pharmacist will be involved in the review of new and existing treatments for the local and Greater Manchester formularies.
Main duties of the job
You will be given the opportunity to contribute to departmental research and quality improvement activities.
Additional responsibilities include line management of junior pharmacists and the opportunity to tutor a pharmacist on their postgraduate clinical diploma course. Participation will be expected in the departmental weekend and on-call rotas.
You will have a minimum of three years hospital clinical pharmacy experience, a postgraduate clinical qualification and be a current non medical prescriber.
Experience of clinical pharmacy in a specialist neurology area is desirable but not essential providing you have transferrable skills.
We are an Integrated Care Organisation bringing together health and social care services and we have an extremely successful track record in delivering high quality patient services for the populations of Salford, Greater Manchester and beyond.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Registration
Essential criteria- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council of GB as a practising pharmacist.
Qualifications
Essential criteria- • Vocational master’s degree in pharmacy or equivalent.
- • Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.
- • Non-medical prescriber.
- • Leadership qualification.
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria- • Significant post qualification hospital pharmacy experience or equivalent documented experience.
- • Good all-round clinical knowledge and practical clinical skills.
- • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- • Experience of pharmaceutical care for stroke patients
- • Leadership skills
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.
We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met).As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
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