Senior Specialist Pharmacist, Enhanced Care Unit

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Senior Specialist Pharmacist, Enhanced Care Unit NHS AfC: Band 8a

Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract 12 months (Fixed term maternity leave cover) Hours Part time - 25 hours per week (To work 5 hours a day) Job ref 337-NP-8732MF

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, innovative and enthusiastic pharmacist to work in critical care. This vacancy is a fixed term maternity leave cover. The pharmacist will have the opportunity to work on the Enhanced Care Unit at Central Middlesex Hospital. The patient group is diverse taking adult surgical patients, often from complex gastrointestinal or orthopaedic surgery.

We pride ourselves on a multidisciplinary approach to individual patient care.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone who has extensive clinical pharmacy experience, critical care experience and the ability to work with a multidisciplinary team. You will need to have excellent communication, clinical and negotiation skills, as well as experience providing training and education to a range of healthcare professionals and patients. Experience in managing individuals or team(s) is also an advantage.

Person specification Education and qualifications

• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Council
• Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
• Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
• MSc
• Previous publications in national journals
• Independent prescriber

Knowledge and experience

• Wide range of ward pharmacy experience
• Good, broad clinical knowledge and ability to apply to a ward and dispensary setting
• Training, mentorship, supervision of staff
• Documented evidence of completed audit work and research practice
• Apply knowledge to practice
• Working knowledge of primary literature databases
• Appraisal of staff
• Experience in caring for level 2 critically ill post-op surgical patients

Skills, abilities and attributes

• Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Well-developed leadership and motivational skills
• Well-developed negotiating and influencing skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Good team player
• Knowledge of current therapeutics
• Previous experience as a tutor or mentor

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Man To Wong Job title: Pharmacy Lead, Critical Care Email address: Telephone number: