Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Pharmacist for Surgery
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Job Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Pharmacy Team and make difference by leading the provision of a clinical pharmacy service to our surgical division and associated clinical areas. You will work with medical and nursing staff to reduce medication related adverse events and formulate action plans with the division to reduce errors and risks related to the use of medicines.
A key role will be to oversee provision of accurate, evaluated information on drug expenditure for the surgical specialities and assist surgical specialty managers in making optimal use of their drug budgets.
Main duties of the job
- Provide advice to medical and nursing staff on the safe, efficient use of medicines and their prescribing and administration whilst overseeing supervision and training of Pharmacy colleagues as required.
- Be involved in clinical supervision of junior pharmacists and develop an appropriate training programme to enable a range of pharmacists to contribute to pharmaceutical care in surgical settings.
- Collaborate with system partners to improve service provision and share good practice, whilst also being independent prescriber, or be working towards the role within an agreed time frame.
This Role Involves Input Into
- Clinical Services
- Clinical Directorate
- Dispensary
- Education and Training
- Service Management
Working for our organisation
At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
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We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Person specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- UK Registered
- Substantial UK experience at band 7
- Evidence of team management / leadership skills
- Non medical prescriber or willing to undertake
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Desirable criteria
- Evidence of divisional financial input
Service improvement
Essential criteria
- Understanding of QIPP and broad understanding of current Pharmacy landscape
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of a leading / involvement in quality improvement projects / audit
Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK
Applicant requirements
- 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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Fiona Pietersen
Job title: Deputy Clinical Service Lead
Email address: fionapietersen@nhs.net
Additional information: For further details or an informal discussion please contact Fiona Pietersen (Deputy Clinical Service Lead): fionapietersen@nhs.net
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