The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Pharmacist Team Leader (Elderly Care and Rehabilitation)
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Senior Pharmacist Team Leader for Care of the Elderly and Rehabilitation Services
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced pharmacist to join our team as a Senior Pharmacist Team Leader for the Care of the Elderly and Rehabilitation services.
About the Role
The Senior Pharmacist Team Leader is a key clinical role within the Trust's pharmacy service, working closely with the Principal Pharmacist to manage pharmacy provisions. The post holder will deliver high-quality, patient-focused clinical pharmacy services for older adults across inpatient care and lead the medicines optimisation agenda to medical elderly care, frailty and rehabilitation departments.
Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality, patient-focused clinical pharmacy services for older adults across inpatient care.
- Lead the medicines optimisation agenda to medical elderly care, frailty and rehabilitation departments.
- Ensure compliance with medicines legislation, policies, and procedures by themselves and team members.
- Ensure a safe, legal, and timely supply of medication to patients.
- Work independently and liaise closely with Senior Pharmacists, Principal Pharmacists, the Head of Pharmacy, and Chief Pharmacy Technicians.
- Be responsible for the day-to-day planning and provision of clinical pharmacy and medicines management services within their directorate and ensuring the timely delivery of services in line with key performance indicators.
- Positively influence cost-effective prescribing.
- Assist in the development of clinical guidelines, protocols, and Patient Group Directions (PGDs).
- Provide professional and managerial support to Principal Pharmacists when required.
- Act as the first point of contact for clinical practitioners and support staff on matters relating to medicines management.
- Be professionally accountable for their own practice and that of others within their field of practice.
- Provide effective leadership to divisional staff and across the pharmacy team.
- Facilitate the safe discharge of all patients by ensuring the timely transfer of medicines information to those responsible for ongoing medication and care provision.
- Develop processes and procedures to support the Trust's ongoing contribution to the Discharge Medicines Service.
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About the Trust
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics, and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit, and outpatient clinics.
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Our Commitment
The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount, and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals, and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high-quality, safe, and compassionate care, while driving forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.
Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, contact:
- Name: Salma Amin
- Job title: Interim Clinical Services Manager
- Email address: salma.amin6@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01895 279426
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