Lead Pharmacist – Women's and Children'sinBlackpoolinBlackpoolPUBLISHED THU 3 APR 2025
In this senior role, you will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, promoting effective and safe prescribing practices while providing essential training and support to staff. You'll be instrumental in monitoring our Medicines Management processes and contributing to clinical governance, ensuring that all patients receive the best possible outcomes. If you have a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy, along with leadership experience within a clinical setting, we want to hear from you! As part of our Trust, you will not only advance your own professional development but also play a key role in improving the lives of families across our community.
Do you have a passion for Hospital Pharmacy and a proven track record within a clinical field?
Do you thrive on clinical variety but wish to develop within a speciality.
Why not join Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, a forward thinking Trust.
Am exciting opportunity has arisen for a pharmacist to take on a senior role as our Women's and Children's Lead. The need for a pharmacy service within this area has been clearly identified and the department is primed for an enthusiastic individual to continue to grow and embed the pharmacy service.
Our pharmacy team has a strong commitment to advancing practice and embedding effective medicines management systems into patient care, we are now looking to appoint a dynamic individual with good organisational and communication skills who is keen to develop and establish the clinical service provided to the these departments. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team you will provide a comprehensive and high-quality clinical service.
You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to promote clinical and cost-effective prescribing through evidence based guidelines and have the support of a large and experienced team to achieve this. The post holder will develop, audit and monitor Medicines Management processes within the service and provide training and supervision to departmental staff.Evidence of multi-disciplinary teamwork and previous leadership and management skills would be advantageous.
The successful candidate will work at a senior level within the service and play an influential role in the patients care pathway whilst building upon proven clinical skills. The combination of responsibilities will significantly facilitate your growth in both the clinical and leadership aspect of this role.
You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to promote clinical and cost-effective prescribing through evidence based guidelines. The post holder will develop, audit and monitor Medicines Management processes within the service and provide training and supervision to departmental staff.
In addition to well-developed communication and leadership skills you will have previous experience of working within a clinical environment and will have completed a post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy. Evidence of multi-disciplinary teamwork would be advantageous.
Training and support will be provided. A commitment to continuing professional development is essential. It is envisaged that the candidate will possess a prescribing qualification or be prepared to work towards one.
About us
Lead and manage the day to day delivery of clinical pharmacy services to the Women's and Children's departments.
To develop and evaluate clinical pharmacy services to meet the needs of the the speciality within the Families Division.
To provide a framework for the safe, effective and economic use of medicine resources within the specialist clinical area utilising sound medicines management and clinical governance principles.
To develop and maintain highly specialist knowledge in medicines used in the treatment of children and neonates, and be a resource for the department/Trust within the specialist clinical pharmacy area.
To ensure a consistently high level of pharmaceutical service is provided in line with service objectives.
To monitor, audit and evaluate clinical pharmacy service provision to the specialist area and provide regular feedback.
To contribute to the Antimicrobial stewardship programme at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals under the direction of the Lead Pharmacist Antimicrobials.
To prescribe in line with Trust policies and procedures (Subject to necessary qualification).
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