Advanced Pharmacist - Women's & Children's

Job summary

We are looking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic pharmacist to join our well respected and supportive Women's and Children's Pharmacy Team. You will be an integral part in the wider women's health, maternity and paediatric teams, and will work closely with the rest of the Women's and Children's Pharmacy Team. Together we deliver high quality pharmaceutical care to our patients with a specific focus on patient centred care and working holistically within the multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic and highly motivated clinical pharmacist who is able to work both individually and as part of the wider healthcare team.

The team primarily provides clinical pharmacy support to acute in-patient areas including our children's wards (which includes a PCCU), neonatal unit, gynaecology ward, maternity wards, as well as our children's emergency department and outpatient clinic areas such as fetal medicine and the children's outpatient department.

The post holder will work across all sites of University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) providing acute women's & children's services.

If you believe you have the skills and experience necessary to fulfil this role, we look forward to hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

• You will work closely with clinicians and nursing colleagues to support and promote the safe and effective use of medicines on a ward environment, whilst also ensuring the cost-effective use of resources.
• You will provide appropriate paediatric prescribing advice and monitoring to all members of the MDT.
• You will have active involvement in the development and review of policies and procedures relating to this specialist area.
• You will have opportunities for participation in quality improvement projects relating to this specialist area.
• You will assist the Divisional Pharmacist - Women's and Children's to manage the introduction of new drugs and treatment guidelines into the division.
• You will assist with the management of errors, complaints and incidents in the managed section in accordance with the Trust Risk Management and Complaints Policy.
• You will propose new clinical pharmacy service developments within the Women's and Children's Division. Where appropriate implement and monitor these developments.
• You will also help to support and develop our team of rotational junior pharmacists and trainee pharmacists.
• You will be given the opportunity to undertake independent prescribing. This is fully funded by the Trust, and you will be fully supported to attend study days and complete prescribing practice hours.

Closing date of applications: 5 November 2024

Interview date: 19 November 2024

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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