King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Pharmacist - Critical Care
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About the Role
The post holder will work as part of a dedicated pharmacy team to provide and develop specialist clinical pharmacy services to the Care Group. The post holder will liaise between wards, departments, and pharmacy to ensure that pharmacy services are tailored to meet the Critical Care Care Group’s needs wherever possible.
Responsibilities
- Act as a deputy for Principal Pharmacist when necessary.
- Participate in the multidisciplinary team delivering and promoting high quality, cost-effective, patient-focused pharmaceutical care to patients.
- Provide interface and discharge liaison, and support to the wards & units within the Care Group.
- Consistently lead on the provision of clinical pharmacy services to the many sub-specialties within the Care Group and ensure a high level of clinical pharmacy input.
- Act as a clinical role model, and supervise rotational staff at ward level.
- Promote the safe drug use within the specialty.
- Develop, implement, and audit local guidelines.
- Audit usage of medicines in the Care Group with the aim of promoting cost effective prescribing.
- Assist in the financial reporting to the Care Group and drug budget management.
- Ensure seamless pharmaceutical care on discharge, liaising with other pharmacists and healthcare professionals (primary and secondary) taking over care of the patient.
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About the Trust
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. Transforming Healthcare is the vision at the heart of the King’s Strategy – 2026 to 2031. Together, we are pursuing six strategic ambitions: delivering high-quality patient care; being a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability. Achieving these ambitions will require all of us to work as one Team King’s, united by a shared commitment to our values of being caring, collaborative, inclusive, and innovative. By living these values every day, we will transform healthcare for our patients, our communities, and each other.
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Sustainability Commitment
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimizing their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste, and pollution wherever possible.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
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Name: Holly MacKenzie
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Job Title: Principal Pharmacist Critical Care
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Email Address: holly.mackenzie@nhs.net
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Telephone Number: 020 3297308
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Name: Reena Mehta
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Job Title: Consultant Pharmacist Critical Care
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Email Address: reena.mehta@nhs.net
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Telephone Number: 0203299609
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