Job summary
Employer heading
Advanced Clinical Pharmacist -Specialist Surgery and Theatres
Band 8a
Job overview
- To operate as an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist in Surgery across the Trust.
- To be the speciality pharmacist for Urology, Vascular and Trauma & Orthopaedics supporting safe and effective use of medicines within these specialities to improve medicines safety.
- To operationally oversee on a day to day basis the performance of the surgical team working within these specialities.
- To effectively manage and supervise pharmacists working within the surgical team and oversee the supervision of other pharmacy staff working on the surgical wards.
- To deputise for the Lead Pharmacist for Surgery at Pharmacy and Care Group level when required.
Main duties of the job
- To operate as an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist in Specialist Surgery and across the Trust
- To be the dedicated pharmacist for Specialist Surgery, Theatres and Acute Pain across the Trust and supporting safe and effective use of medicines within this speciality to improve medicines safety
- To operationally oversee on a day to day basis the performance of the surgical team working at WHH
- To effectively manage and supervise pharmacists working within the surgical team and oversee the supervision of other pharmacy staff working on the surgical wards
- To deputise for the Lead Pharmacist for Surgery at Pharmacy and Care Group level when required
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person specification
experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience working with surgical specialties
- Teaching a variety of HCP
Desirable criteria
- management of staff and or service
qualification
Essential criteria
- mrpharms
- diploma or equivalent clinical knowledge demonstrated
Desirable criteria
- NMP or enrolled on a course
- Educational Supervisor or equivalent
skills
Essential criteria
- Communication skills demonstrated
- Problem solving skills
- time management demonstrated
Desirable criteria
- IT
other
Essential criteria
- Applying Trust values
knowlegde
Essential criteria
- Working with a speciality as a dedicated pharmacist
- Medicines use in surgery
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Tarrant
- Job title
- Lead surgical Services Pharmacist
- Telephone number
- 07973946586
- Additional information
As a department, we encourage flexible working.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Rebecca Tarrant Lead Surgical Services Pharmacist [email protected]
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