Senior Clinical Pharmacist – Critical Care and Theatre Services inColchester inColchester PUBLISHED
THU 9 JAN 2025
The position is based in a modern pharmacy department but requires significant on-site ward engagement. The Trust emphasises staff development through training, educational activities, and the implementation of a new electronic patient record system. This is a fixed-term role until January 2026, with opportunities for internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT to apply for secondment.
Are you an enthusiastic & experienced pharmacist looking for a career change & your next challenge?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our modern purpose-built facilities at Colchester Hospital and help the department develop and progress the clinical pharmacy service within Critical Care and associated specialist areas.
You will be based within the Pharmacy department but will spend a significant amount of time working at ward/clinical level, ensuring the delivery of all aspects of pharmacy service to specialist high-risk patients.
Our friendly pharmacy team are dedicated to nurturing, mentoring and developing our staff to reach their full potential. As well as direct one-to-one training, the department provides pharmacy forums, clinical huddles and other educational activity. We support personal development plans, smart objective setting and opportunities for study.
ESNEFT is about to embark on a full, site wide implementation of the EPIC electronic patient record which includes electronic prescribing and administration and pharmacy stock control system replacement.
In addition to our fully automated dispensaries, we host one of the NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service medicines advice sites and the Regional Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit (including a brand new Aseptic facility).
This post is fixed term / secondment until 5th January 2026. Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only.
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Provide an advanced level clinical pharmacy service to Critical Care patients in line with the pharmacy Key Performance Indicators and agreed clinical standards.
Provide oversite and clinical expertise to patients within Recovery and Theatre areas.
Support the wider Nutrition Service affecting patients within the speciality
Provide a key level of support to the Lead Clinical Pharmacist for Critical Care Services.
Provide ongoing clinical support and leadership to other pharmacy colleagues and the multidisciplinary team contributing to practice within the specific areas of working.
Assist senior multidisciplinary colleagues in ensuring that all required medication safety and clinical governance issues are actioned and implemented in a timely manner within the respected specialities.
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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
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