Highly Specialist Pharmacist

We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive clinical pharmacist to join our peri-operative and surgical pharmacy team.

You will be working across the surgical division providing expertise to both patients and healthcare professionals across a range of surgical specialties such as urology, colorectal, trauma and orthopaedics and upper GI.

The role will involve covering in-patient areas, pre-op and post-op clinics, working with a team of experienced pharmacists, surgeons, anaesthetists and specialist nurses. Helping to manage perioperative care and optimisation for our elective and emergency surgical patients.

Please get in touch with us for further information or to arrange an informal visit.

Main duties of the job

Working closely with the pharmacy, nursing, medical and management teams, you will lead on delivering services to surgical teams to improve how patient's medicines are optimised.

o Reviewing patients with acute and complex needs as part of the multi-disciplinary ward round;

o Developing, implementing and monitoring prescribing guidelines;

o Financial monitoring of drug expenditure;

oSupporting the training and education of pharmacists, Medicines Management Technicians (MMTs) and other healthcare staff;

o Promoting the medicines optimisation and medicines safety agenda;

o Participating in other clinical activities such as clinical audit and practice research;

o Collaborating with other system organisations, including Wirral CCG, MLCSU, CWP, community pharmacy and WCHC.

The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, organised person with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and can work effectively under pressure, both alone and as part of a team then we want you to join our team

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department.We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m. The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.