Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Pharmacist - Critical Care and Anaesthetics
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Job Summary
The Great Western Hospital is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity for a pharmacist to work with us as the lead for critical care and anesthetics.
This is a great opportunity for a pharmacist looking to specialise in intensive care medicine. As a key member of the multi-disciplinary team you will attend daily ward rounds and lead on all aspects of medicines optimisation and pharmaceutical care. You will be supported by a friendly team and work closely with the lead pharmacist for Surgery and Planned Care to innovate and develop the service.
Main duties of the job
- Provide expert clinical pharmacy input to Critical Care, Anaesthetics and associated specialties, supporting the management of complex, critically ill patients
- Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of clinical guidelines, policies, SOPs and quality improvement initiatives to ensure safe, evidence-based and standardised practice
- Provide professional leadership, supervision and education for the pharmacy team and the wider multidisciplinary team
- Lead medicines governance and patient safety activities, including medication incident review, antimicrobial stewardship, clinical audit and implementation of national guidelines
About us
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17,600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people. We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
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Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the position.
Clinical Leadership
- Provide expert clinical pharmacy input to Critical Care, Anaesthetics and associated specialties, supporting the management of complex, critically ill patients
- Act as an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist, providing specialist advice to consultants, junior medical staff, nursing teams and allied health professionals
- Lead medicines optimisation initiatives to improve patient safety and quality of care
- Critically appraise emerging evidence and translate research into clinical practice
Medicines Governance
- Lead the development, implementation and review of clinical guidelines, prescribing policies and standard operating procedures
- Lead medication safety reviews, incident investigations and implementation of risk reduction strategies
Leadership and Management
- Provide professional leadership and undertake line management duties
- Act as a role model for advanced clinical practice and professional behaviour
- Contribute to workforce planning and service resilience
Education and Training
- Deliver education programmes for the pharmacy team and the wider multidisciplinary team
- Support competency assessments and supervision of rotational pharmacists and trainee pharmacists
Person Specification
Education, Qualification and Training
Essential
- MPharm Degree or equivalent and GPhC registration
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
- Non-medical prescriber or willing to complete training
Desirable
- Formal Leadership Experience / Qualification
- Member of RCPh or relevant bodies such as UKCPA
- Credentialling Against RPS Advanced Framework
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Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration hospital experience at least at band 7 level or equivalent including management of highly complex patients
- Demonstrable experience working with clinicians, challenging practice and influencing change
- Demonstrable experience leading audit, quality improvement or practice development projects resulting in service change.
- Experience supervising, teaching or training others
- Experience of management or leading a team
- Demonstrable evidence of cost improvement involvement
Desirable
- Experience of working across departmental and organisation boundaries to deliver specific targets and improve services for patients
- Experience of Critical Care
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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