The Royal Berkshire
Lead Pharmacist – VTE & Stroke
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Band 8A Lead Pharmacist – VTE & Stroke
We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking clinical pharmacist to join our Pharmacy team as Lead Pharmacist – VTE & Stroke.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop specialist pharmacy services for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention, anticoagulation stewardship and stroke medicines optimisation across the Trust. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in improving patient safety, driving evidence-based practice and delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.
As an Independent Prescriber, you will provide advanced clinical care for patients with complex needs, contribute to specialist clinics and multidisciplinary meetings, and support the development of integrated stroke and thrombosis pathways. You will also lead quality improvement, clinical audit, guideline development and education, helping to shape and enhance services across the organisation.
Role Overview
This role offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinical pharmacist looking to develop their leadership skills while making a tangible impact on patient outcomes and the future of pharmacy services. You will work closely with colleagues across pharmacy, medicine, nursing and the wider healthcare system to deliver innovative, safe and effective medicines optimisation.
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Key Responsibilities
- Provide highly specialist clinical pharmacy leadership for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention, anticoagulation and stroke services across the Trust.
- Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of anticoagulation stewardship, stroke medicines optimisation and VTE prevention programmes, ensuring safe, effective, evidence-based and cost-effective use of anticoagulant and thrombolytic therapies.
- Work as an independent prescriber, providing advanced pharmaceutical care, participating in clinics and multidisciplinary team meetings, and supporting the delivery of high-quality stroke and VTE care pathways.
- Provide strategic leadership for anticoagulation governance, VTE prevention, hospital-acquired thrombosis investigations, stroke medicines management, guideline development, audit, quality improvement and education.
- Support the lead in the development, delivery and continuous improvement of pharmacy services across Stroke medicine.
- Act as a member of the pharmacy clinical leadership group and contribute to the strategic development of pharmacy services within the Trust.
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Location
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
About Us
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Kush Bhargava
- Job title: Associate Chief Pharmacist - Clinical Services
- Email address: kush.bhargava@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 0118 322 7800
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