Job overview

To provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients within the Planned Care Directorate

To ensure the safe, effective, legal and accurate use of medicines within the speciality and to support and supervise less experienced pharmacists on rotation.

Manage Band 5 Medicines Management Technician (MMT) and supervise Rotational Band 6 Pharmacist as directed by Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Planned Care;

Supervise pre-registration pharmacists and other junior staff

Main duties of the job

·      Be responsible and accountable for the clinical pharmacy service provided to the sub-speciality of Surgery. This includes surgical wards, Theatres, ITU, Total Parenteral Nutrition, Day Surgery, surgical satellite pharmacy and pre-assessment clinic.

·      Review prescriptions for accuracy and legality and identify actual or potential problems.

·      Ensure the effective supply of medicines suitable for use as an inpatient and appropriately labelled for discharge if applicable.

·      Ensure the effective outcomes of treatment with medicines.

·      Monitor patients for potential and actual adverse effects of their medicines.

·      Take steps to ensure patients understand the purpose of their medicines and deal with any practical issues that may prevent the optimal use of their medicines.

·      Support the planning of patient discharge with respect to medication, including the transcription of requests for dispensing.

·      Demonstrate professional accountability to patients.

·      Liaise with the Senior Clinical Pharmacist –Planned Care to provide and develop clinical pharmacy services to the Division including ward pharmacy and medicines management.

·      Aim to provide safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs in the patients as allocated.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5m, providing full clinical services including maternity, A&E and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health care. The CQC rates us Good in safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness, and Outstanding in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Mid.

We are delivering sustainable healthcare through our Green Plan. In line with Greener NHS ambitions, we aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Achieving this requires collective effort. We encourage staff to reduce their impact on carbon, waste and pollution wherever possible. Every action counts to create a healthier, more sustainable future.

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe diversity drives innovation and excellence. We welcome applications from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities, valuing the perspectives they bring.

If you haven’t heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probation. Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.