Advanced Practitioner Pharmacist - Emergency Department inSunderland inSunderland PUBLISHED TUE 29 OCT 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen, to join our fantastic front of house team at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust. The Emergency Department Advanced Practitioner Pharmacist post is well established since 2and considered an essential part of the Emergency Department team. If successful you will be the lead pharmacist across two Type 1 Emergency Departments, and two busy Urgent Care Centres, receiving an average of over 650 non-elective patients per day.

We are looking for an enthusiastic pharmacist who enjoys the challenge of working in a demanding multidisciplinary environment and who can demonstrate great initiative and excellent communication skills. This post benefits from excellent supervision from an experienced ED Pharmacist and EM Consultant body. You will be joining a dynamic team to lead, deliver, further develop, manage and evaluate services to the Adult and Paediatric Emergency Departments and work with the wider front of house team across two Admissions Units, Short Stay Ward and Same Day Emergency Care. Our Admissions Units benefit from a multi-level pharmacy service incorporating Pharmacy Technicians, Trainee, Junior and Senior Pharmacists and an embedded 7 day Admissions Unit Practitioner Pharmacist Service. Across the wider pharmacy team we have an expansive team of pharmacists working across two main sites which benefit from many specialist services.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated pharmacist with a strong clinical background to further develop transformative pharmacy services and to contribute to the training and teaching of staff both within and outside the Pharmacy Department. The post provides many opportunities for personal and professional development in clinical, research, strategic and managerial skills.

The successful applicant will have significant hospital clinical pharmacist experience with evidence of effective service delivery at a specialist pharmacist level, post-graduate study to diploma level, well-developed clinical pharmacy skills with an independent prescribing qualification and evidence of advanced clinical skills development. You will have experience of working as part of a team, excellent interpersonal skills, a strong desire to learn and a meticulous attention to detail. Prior experience in Urgent, Emergency or Acute Medicine, including clinical service development would be beneficial.

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust has invested in modern pharmaceutical facilities including full electronic prescribing with decision support, automated dispensaries and extensive seven day clinical services to enhance the patients experience of care by improving the quality, safety and effectiveness of their medicines utilisation. As part of this investment our nationally recognised pharmacist-led Integrated Medicines Management Scheme has been expanded to all acute areas.

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To lead and co-ordinate the professional clinical and pharmaceutical input into the safe and cost effective management and development of the utilisation of medication in conjunction with Trust Urgent and Emergency Care Division and lead consultants ensuring their safe and secure use and minimising the risk of inappropriate use

Be lead pharmacist for the Adult and Paediatric Emergency Departments, working with the front of house pharmacy teams to ensure timely reconciliation and optimisation of medicines in patients accessing Urgent and Emergency Care services.

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