Are you looking for a new challenge and are passionate about the area of elderly care?
This is an exciting opportunity to join the elderly care team and support this complex polypharmacy and rapidly growing population group.
You will lead on all aspects of medicines optimisation and deprescribing within the elderly care speciality, supporting medical and nursing teams, as well as allied health professionals in the safe and effective use of medicines.
Main duties of the job
Providing a clinical pharmacy service to the elderly care wards including ward round attendance to support medicines optimisation and deprescribing initiates for the polypharmacy population. Training and development of rotational junior and trainee pharmacists in elderly care. Reviewing adverse incident reports and educating medical and nursing teams on pharmaceutical issues. Reviewing expenditure reports and developing cost improvement initiatives.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return, we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details please see the attached job description and person specification, this details the qualifications and experience needed for this role.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
Essential
Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent qualification Independent Prescriber with appropriate annotation on GPhC register or willing to undertake.
Desirable
Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent Formal management and / or leadership qualification.
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner including a solid grounding in a broad range of clinical specialties. Experience working as a clinical pharmacist in a hospital setting. Commitment and evidence of continuous professional development (CPD). Computer literate and able to use Windows applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams and internet. High standard of oral and written (including report writing) communication skills with attention to detail. Able to demonstrate good leadership skills. Good and broad understanding of current hospital pharmacy practice and future direction of travel. IT skills and knowledge of the digital medicines agenda.
Desirable
Clinical pharmacy experience within elderly care and an enthusiasm to develop this. Evidence of involvement in pharmacy practice research and/or audit. Publication of research in a peer-reviewed journal.
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address
Royal Stoke University Hospital
Newcastle Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6QG
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
205-877828 #J-18808-Ljbffr
This is an exciting opportunity to join the elderly care team and support this complex polypharmacy and rapidly growing population group.
You will lead on all aspects of medicines optimisation and deprescribing within the elderly care speciality, supporting medical and nursing teams, as well as allied health professionals in the safe and effective use of medicines.
Main duties of the job
Providing a clinical pharmacy service to the elderly care wards including ward round attendance to support medicines optimisation and deprescribing initiates for the polypharmacy population. Training and development of rotational junior and trainee pharmacists in elderly care. Reviewing adverse incident reports and educating medical and nursing teams on pharmaceutical issues. Reviewing expenditure reports and developing cost improvement initiatives.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return, we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details please see the attached job description and person specification, this details the qualifications and experience needed for this role.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
Essential
Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent qualification Independent Prescriber with appropriate annotation on GPhC register or willing to undertake.
Desirable
Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent Formal management and / or leadership qualification.
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner including a solid grounding in a broad range of clinical specialties. Experience working as a clinical pharmacist in a hospital setting. Commitment and evidence of continuous professional development (CPD). Computer literate and able to use Windows applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams and internet. High standard of oral and written (including report writing) communication skills with attention to detail. Able to demonstrate good leadership skills. Good and broad understanding of current hospital pharmacy practice and future direction of travel. IT skills and knowledge of the digital medicines agenda.
Desirable
Clinical pharmacy experience within elderly care and an enthusiasm to develop this. Evidence of involvement in pharmacy practice research and/or audit. Publication of research in a peer-reviewed journal.
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address
Royal Stoke University Hospital
Newcastle Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6QG
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
205-877828 #J-18808-Ljbffr
