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Candidates should possess a post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience, be a non-medical prescriber or currently in training for this qualification, and must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Strong communication skills, experience in a clinical setting, and a commitment to ongoing professional development are essential. Additional responsibilities may include participating in service audits, risk management, and supporting various clinical services across the Trust. Flexibility to cover for colleagues during absences is also required.
Would you like to make the most effective use of your prescribing and clinical skills?
Would you like to be part of team that strives to provide an excellent patient experience?
Would like to help ensure patients leave hospital with safe and accurate information for their ongoing care?
If the answer to these questions is YES - we have the job for you.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and dynamic pharmacist to join our Care of the Elderly pharmacy team at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Teaching Trust at this exciting time in the development of our services.
Supporting the Trusts desire in striving for excellence, you will work with other team members to ensure safe prescribing, and administration, clinical and cost-effective use of medicines. Your role will include the prescribing of discharge medicines for patients within your clinical specialty. You will be based mainly at Pinderfields Hospital, the largest of our three hospital sites, but will also be required to work across the Trust if needed.
You will work alongside the multidisciplinary team to ensure that patients are discharged safely from hospital with their medicines. You will also be responsible for prescribing the medicines on discharge and writing the discharge letter that goes to the GP.
You will be part of our progressive pharmacy team and contribute to the implementation of the Medicines Optimisation and Pharmacy Services strategy, striving for excellence to provide the highest standards of care for our patients.
In addition to excellent communication and clinical skills you will have previous experience of working within a clinical environment. You will have completed a post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy, be near to completion, or have the equivalent relevant clinical experience and skills to support your work as a specialist clinical pharmacist. You will be a non-medical prescriber or in the process of completing the qualification. Evidence of multi-disciplinary teamwork would be advantageous. You must be registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
You will contribute to the weekend rota, late night rota and emergency duty rota.
Training and support will be given and a commitment to continuing professional development is essential.
For more information please contact Rania Ishak, Lead Pharmacist - Clinical Services on or Annam Sadiq, Advanced Clinical Pharmacist ).
About us
The Specialist Clinical Pharmacist will work closely with the Advanced Clinical Pharmacist to support the delivery of Medicines Optimisation and Pharmacy services to Care of the Elderly.
This includes:
- Contributing to the development and maintenance of policies and guidelines.
- Liaising with all grades of medical and nursing staff over relevant aspects of the pharmacy service. Helping to implement necessary service changes as a consequence of these consultations.
- Identifying, reporting on and responding to risk management issues or clinical incidents, referring to peers as necessary.
- Generating and reviewing reports in order to assist Advanced Clinical Pharmacists to inform the Trust about medication usage and expenditure and/or safety issues related to medicines.
- Participating in audits to demonstrate the effectiveness or identify development needs of all systems relating to the use of medicines.
- Deliver, in collaboration with staff in the Medicines Information department, support for Formulary & Drug Usage Audit initiatives.
There may be a requirement to cover other areas for other colleagues for example for annual leave or sickness cover.
Other clinical service commitments may include:
- General Medicine
- Rehabilitation
- Acute admissions (medical)
- Cardiology
- Respiratory
- Gastroenterology
- Spinal injuries
- Surgery
- Acute admissions (surgical)
- Orthopaedics
- Plastic & burns
- Critical care
- Womens & childrens services
- Community Services, visiting patients in their own homes or care homes to conduct clinical medication reviews and improve adherence
This list is not exhaustive and the clinical specialty areas may change according to service development needs.
The post holder will be required to work at any location where the Trust provides services.
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