The successful candidate will act as a key point of contact for medication-related inquiries during patient admissions and post-discharge, supporting various clinical pathways and discharge processes. This position offers opportunities for professional development within a highly regarded NHS trust, recognized for excellence in staff satisfaction and workplace culture.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic clinical pharmacist with excellent clinical and interpersonal skills to lead high-quality care to the Medicine and Emergency Services at University College London Hospital. Medicine and Emergency Services are delivered mainly by two Divisions including the Emergency Services Division with its Emergency Department, Acute Medicine and Ambulatory Care clinical areas, and the Medical Specialties Division which encompasses inpatients wards and several outpatients services such as dermatology, rheumatology, neurophysiology, care of the older person, respiratory medicine, clinical pharmacology, nephrology (with the Royal Free London), diabetes and endocrinology, and cardiology.
Interview date: Two weeks after closing date
Your duties will include co-ordinating and participating in the delivery of day-to-day pharmacy services to medical clinical areas, working closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT), attending ward rounds, and other relevant governance and clinical meetings. There will be opportunities to develop and participate in services such as outpatients clinics for the management of long-term medical conditions.You will use your independent prescribing skills to optimise inpatient medication regimens and prepare handover plans for discharge. As an active member of the MDT you will contribute to service development and quality improvement projects within Medicine and Emergency Services. You will support the MDT, acting as a point of contact for staff and patients with medicines related queries during inpatient admissions, post-discharge, and occasionally in relation to other homecare arrangements. Through service evaluations and quality improvement projects, you will work to develop and enhance our existing systems and processes, particularly where safety, efficiency, and productivity can be improved through our Electronic Health Records System, Epic.You will support clinical pathways that cross care boundaries, including ensuring timely transfer discharge information using the Discharge Medicines Service (DMS), support admission avoidance or early discharge pathways such as Hospital at Home, Virtual Wards or Outpatients Parenteral Antibacterials Therapy (OPAT) services.
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Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
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