Senior Pharmacist
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Job summary
The Pharmacy department is looking for a Specialist Support Pharmacist - Surgery and Critical Care to join the team. You should be enthusiastic, self-motivated and have extensive hospital-based pharmaceutical experience.
This is a newly created post specialist post. The post holder will lead the elective surgical pharmacy team, and support the wider MDT in the provision of pharmacy services, help in the creation and embedding of a ward - led Level 1 service and support in the the development of surgical guidelines.
In addition, the post holder will be an integrated member o the Nutrition MDT and support in the provision of PN services, as well as the opportunity to develop and upskill to support the Critical Care Lead Pharmacist in our Adult Critical Care Unit.
You will use your medicines optimisation knowledge and skills to enhance the patient experience and improve flow across the Trust. In return we can offer support to develop your career and we actively encourage all of our Senior Pharmacists to undertake the Non-Medical Prescribing course.
Main duties of the job
Work closely with the Lead Surgical Pharmacy Technician to deliver a patient focused clinical pharmacy service to patients within the elective Surgical Wards.
To develop and evaluate clinical services to the adult elective surgical wards at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust and implement areas for improvement to support patient flow and patient experience.
To support the provision of a clinical pharmacy service to the Trust Adult Critical Care Unit in the absence of the Critical Care Pharmacist.
Provide a clinical pharmacy service and support medical optimisation to Level 1 patients based on the Unit.
Contribute to the timely discharge of patients being discharged from the surgical wards by ensuring TTAs are prepared prior to discharge.
To improve patient experience by ensuring patients by providing patient counselling and education of medications prior to discharge.
To work as part of the multidisciplinary team to support medical and nursing staff, as well as allied healthcare professionals.
Creation and implementation of surgical guidelines as necessary.
To monitor and evaluate the pharmacy services provided in accordance with the set objectives to ensure that they are of a high quality and that departmental standards are met
Participate in audits and service reviews in accordance with the set objectives agreed with the Lead Pharmacist for Critical Care.
About us
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in West Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients is identified by our 3 values, which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Details
Date posted
21 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
292-7081468-CSS
Job locations
The Princess Alexandra Hospital
Hamstel Road
Harlow
CM20 1QX
Employer details
Employer name
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Address
The Princess Alexandra Hospital
Hamstel Road
Harlow
CM20 1QX
Employer's website
https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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