Lead Clinical Pharmacist – Emergency Care and Medicine | Barts Health NHS Trust
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, and experienced clinical pharmacist to join our pharmacy team. You will effectively lead a team of highly specialist pharmacy staff to deliver patient-centred pharmaceutical care to the medical patients across the Royal London Hospital.
The postholder will be expected to lead the clinical pharmacy service to the Emergency Department (ED), Acute Medical wards, General Medical wards and Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) in providing responsible, safe and cost-effective prescribing within the networks to:- Optimise patient outcomes
- Minimise adverse reactions
- Improve medicines safety
The postholder will help to deliver the broader Medicines Optimisation and Governance Strategy across the Royal London Hospital and other Barts Health Hospitals. These outcomes will be achieved primarily through leadership of clinical staff, and the publication and implementation of guidelines and procedures to encourage best practice.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience.
The post holder will support the Associate Director of Pharmacy and Deputy Head of Pharmacy at RLH & MEH and Highly Specialist Pharmacists within the team to manage the professional, clinical, and technical input of pharmacy into the areas listed above at the Royal London Hospital and provide professional support for the pharmacy medicine teams across all the Barts Health Hospital sites.
The post holder will work closely with the multidisciplinary team and oversee clinical pharmacy service and medicines use within the following areas:- Emergency Department (including Same Day Emergency Care)
- Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS)
- Acute Medical Wards
- General Medical Wards
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledgerequired. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Thursday 7 Nov 2024