Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated, and experienced pharmacist to be part of a dynamic team working in cardiology. You will be working as part of the clinical pharmacy team to lead and support the cardiology wards at Frimley Health.

Although based at Frimley Park Hospital, this role will have cross-site responsibilities and leadership across the Trust.

The post holder will be responsible for providing clinical pharmacy leadership to medical, nursing, and other staff on the cardiology wards  and ensure safe and cost-effective pharmaceutical care for patients. The post holder will facilitate the smooth and efficient discharge and transfer of patients through prescribing discharge prescriptions. 

The post holder should have completed the clinical diploma or equivalent, and preferably Independent Prescribing and be committed to continuing professional development within the field.

The post holder must have hospital pharmacy experience involving clinical pharmacy skills as well teaching skills. The role requires the ability to work effectively as part of a team, through excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to motivate themselves and others. To be successful in this application the post holder must demonstrate confidence as a senior clinical pharmacist and be a role model to more junior staff.

Main duties of the job

Under the direction of the Principal Pharmacists for Medicine and the Clinical Pharmacy Manager, the post holder will:  

• Work closely with cardiology colleagues to improve the delivery of pharmaceutical care and the Medicine Optimisation agenda to the cardiology patients.   

• Provide ward pharmacy services to the cardiology  wards.   

• To undertake audit, service improvement projects and review clinical practices to affect positive change in medicines management.  

• Liaise closely with the cardiology pharmacist at the Wexham Park site to share best practice. 
• To provide a clinical service to cardiology clinics and ward rounds at FHFT (at various sites) including, but not limited to:
  • Heart Failure Clinics
  • Cardio-Oncology Service Clinics
  • Endocarditis Ward Rounds

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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