Advanced Pharmacist - Women and Children

Kettering General NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced, motivated and dynamic clinical pharmacist with excellent communication and leadership skills to join our established, friendly, clinical pharmacy team. The post holder will be a central part of the pharmacy Education & Training and Women's & Children's services team; contributing towards the clinical pharmacy services that are provided to Women's & Children's services and supporting the multi-disciplinary team with medicines management, medicines optimisation and medication safety advice., This post will be pivotal within the pharmacy team as a leader in E&T and W&Cs services to act as a role model to others and eventually deputise for the Lead Pharmacist for Professional Development.

• To be responsible for organising and managing all aspects of trainee pharmacist training and assessment. To ensure the standards set down by the Higher Education Institute (HEI), NHSE, GPhC, Trust and Pharmacy department are met.
• To manage and support trainee pharmacists, undergraduate placements, summer students and post-graduate diploma pharmacists.
• To support the Regional NHSE TPF in the organising training for the trainee pharmacists.
• To manage medicines management training for students, doctors and nurses
• To deliver, develop and evaluate clinical pharmacy services to women's and children's services
• To provide expert pharmaceutical advice, undertaking risk management and ensuring compliance with medicines legislation.
• To ensure the efficient and cost-effective use of medicines utilising local and national data to drive improvements in efficiencies.
  
  Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire. Our Excellence Values: Compassion Respect Integrity Courageous Accountable