Job summary Fixed term maternity leave cover post (12 months) We have an exciting opportunity for a pharmacist with drive and enthusiasm to join our Frailty Pharmacy team on a fixed term contract as Lead Specialist Pharmacist.
We are looking for an experienced pharmacist with extensive clinical pharmacy knowledge and excellent communication skills.
You will need to have the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team, driving change in practice and have a keen interest to actively participate in the training and development of others.
To support you in your role, we provide an environment where we learn, improve and celebrate our work as one team focusing on providing the very best care.
Main duties of the job The post holder will work closely with the Principal Pharmacist for Frailty and Integrated Care and be embedded in the multidisciplinary team whilst being responsible for providing comprehensive clinical pharmacy services as well as being at the forefront of service development.Successful applicants will be required to participate in late night, weekend working and public holiday work.
About us Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust.
Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career.
Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care.
Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh.
We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on.
We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years.
There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - Job description Job responsibilities To work in partnership with the Chief Pharmacist and all other pharmacists to ensure safe, effective, economical and timely pharmaceutical care for allpatients receiving a pharmaceutical service from the department.
To lead, provide, develop and evaluate clinical pharmacy services to meet the needs of the relevant speciality business units (SBU) within Medicine inaccordance with objectives set by the Principal Pharmacist Frailty andIntegrated Care in order to meet Trust objectives and the Clinical Governance Agenda.
To lead by example within the speciality to ensure a consistently high quality clinical pharmacy service is delivered to all clinical areas of the relevant SBU in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
To plan and implement under the direction of the Principal Pharmacist-Frailty and Integrated Care the strategic direction of the clinical pharmacy service provided to the Trust and lead on delivery within the relevant medical SBU(s).
To be a resource for the whole department and the Trust in your specialistclinical pharmacy area.
Dispense and supply medicines and provide medicines advice.
Provide relevant teaching/training/educational sessions under the direction (not supervision) of the Principal Pharmacist Frailty and Integrated Care.
Deputise for the Principal Pharmacist Frailty and Integrated Care where the service requires.
Provide a cover for the clinical pharmacy provision to other wards when theservice requires.
PLEASE SEE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION FOR MORE INFORMATION Person Specification Qualifications Essential Masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent and 1 year preregistration training Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (Great Britain) as attained following successful completion of 1 year competency assessment and examination.
Post-graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalentor near completion Desirable Registered supplementary/independent non-medical prescriber- or aim to start the course within first year of the role MSc in clinical pharmacy Knowledge Essential Professional knowledge acquired through vocational Masters degree in pharmacy (4 years) or equivalent Advanced level core therapeutic knowledge and clinical skills as gained through Post-graduate clinical diploma (or equivalent) Demonstrates high level of clinical knowledge, clinical reasoning and judgement; manages difficult and ambiguous problems Understanding of background and aims of national and local healthcare policy/guidance and appreciate the implications of this on engagement and priorities Specialist clinical knowledge and skills relevant to the area of practice as developed through experience and CPD including conferences, courses etc.
Demonstrable experience as a specialist practitioner in hospital clinical pharmacy Experience as an advanced level clinical pharmacist practitioner, able to demonstrate a high level of competency equivalent to achieving Excellence in the majority of competencies in all clusters within the Advanced Level Competency Framework, except Management and R&D, which should be at Foundation level (as a minimum).
Previous specialist clinical pharmacy experience within medical specialties Variety of clinical practice including medicine and surgery as a specialist Evidence of working effectively within multidisciplinary groups Previous experience of delivering training and education at post-graduate level Evidence of activity in clinical audit or drug use review to improve practice Knowledge of current developments in pharmacy Knowledge of changes occurring in the NHS Desirable Experience in Hospital pharmacy at management/directorate level Experience of supervision or line managing others