Band 8a Senior Pharmacist - Private Patients Unit

The post holder will support the Principal Pharmacist to deliver a consistently high-quality clinical pharmacy and medicines management service to patients within the Private Patients Unit (PPU), which includes three ward areas, dialysis unit, outpatients, and a chemotherapy suite., The Senior Pharmacist for PPU will support the provision and development of the clinical pharmacy service on the Private Patients Unit in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

The successful candidate will provide regular input for the management of patients on the unit, participating in the decision-making process and providing expert specialist advice on the effective use of medicines amongst this patient group. The post holder will be required to manage medications used across the service with provision of expert prescribing advice in the specialist area.

The postholder will work closely with the Principal Pharmacist to develop safe and effective use of medications on the Private Patient Unit, and will deliver the pricing and costing processes for medications used in private patients within the Trust., The Pharmacy department is a friendly, progressive and expanding unit dedicated to providing the highest standards of pharmaceutical care and service. Providing a variety of pharmacy services across all three sites, the pharmacy department have recently played a pivotal role in the implementation of electronic prescribing system and have strategic plans for the development of more consultant and independent prescribing pharmacists. The pharmacy team play a key part on providing cost-effective and timely service to patients either throughout their stay as inpatients or through pharmacist-led clinics. The team are well-respected both at ward and clinic level, providing advice to both nursing and medical staff on the use of medicines for this complex set of patients.

Previous experience of working in a Private Patient service is desirable but not essential as training will be provided. Clinical experience in renal medicine, hepatology, health services for the elderly, haematology and oncology, renal and hepato-biliary and vascular surgery is essential. You will have experience of leading a team in a hospital (NHS or Private) setting. You will be working closely with service leads and colleagues to further develop services and identifying ways to participate in cost-efficiency or income-generating projects. The postholder will also support the delivery of the pricing and costing processes for private patients within the Trust.