Specialist Clinical Pharmacist-Critical Care

Job overview

This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

Are you looking for a new challenge? Would you like to work in a clinically focused role within Critical Care, as part of a diverse and welcoming team at a large teaching hospital with over 1,000 beds on site? If so, we have the ideal job for you.

Following an internal promotion within the Clinical Pharmacy team for Critical Care, we are looking to recruit a pharmacist with hospital-based experience, who is motivated, dynamic and keen to learn and develop in this role.

Applicants should be a registered pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Experience in critical care isn't essential, full training will be provided including attendance at the UKCPA Critical Care Foundation Course and there could be opportunity to complete the Pharmacist Adult Critical Care pathway course delivered by the UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London"

Main duties of the job

You will be part of an enthusiastic pharmacy team working across 2 general intensive care units (each with 8 level 3 beds), 1 cardiology intensive care unit (12 level 3 beds), a general high dependency unit (16 level 2 beds) and a spinal high dependency unit (4 level 2 beds).

Key priorities in the role will include:

• Attendance and participation at consultant led post-take ward rounds on the Critical Care units
• Providing prescribing advice and support to medical and nursing staff
• Teaching members of the Critical Care MDT and developing strategies and training packages to deliver best care
• Actively involved in service development projects within the pharmacy department and within Critical Care
• Supervision, education and training of rotational pharmacists, foundation trainee pharmacy students and medicines management technicians
• Contributing to the weekend ward-based clinical service across the critical care unit

Working for our organisation

Leadership and Improvement Training

You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust Values and Behaviours

Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills

Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Experience

• Wealth of experience in clinical pharmacy within a hospital setting
• Experience of providing directorate level pharmacist services e.g. budgetary reports, drug usage reviews
• Experience of developing strong professional relationships with other healthcare professionals

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Evidence of CPD and ongoing education
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent relevant postgraduate clinical qualification (or actively working towards)

• Pharmacist independent prescribing accreditation (or actively working towards)

Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)

It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.

As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.

If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected]

The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.

Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.

Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.

Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.

IMPORTANT - Please ensure you read the 'Guidance Notes for Applicants' document attached to this advert before you start to complete your application form.

This document provides detailed advice regarding the completion of your application form.

The guidance document also provides in detail what identification and certificates you must provide at interview should you be shortlisted.

Personal references and references from colleagues are not acceptable.

Unfortunately we are unable to respond to all applicants and those who are not contacted within six weeks of the closing date should assume that their application has been unsuccessful.