Rotational Senior Clinical Pharmacist
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Rotational Senior Clinical Pharmacist
£50056
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, Walsall
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 10 Sep | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 83aab6adb93443e493300d36c6f105df
Full Job Description
- Participates in the provision of a comprehensive pharmaceutical service to Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and to those organisations with which the Trust has a contract for supply of pharmaceutical services.
- Undertakes clinical pharmacy duties to delegated wards, advising junior & senior medical staff and nurses on effective and safe prescribing and administration of medicines.
- Provides training and support to the undergraduate, pre-registration pharmacists & less experienced pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and, where requested, other ward staff.
- Undertakes risk assessments and implements risk reducing measures, where appropriate reviewing and updating safe systems of work on a regular basis.
- Post holders will be required to undertake weekend, bank holidays and on-call work on a rota basis.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust due to the expansion in urgent & emergency care services at the Trust as a pharmacist . As a result of a widening catchment area of patients attending Walsall Manor Emergency Department in recent years and following the opening of Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust are seeking staff to continue to support the Trust's journey to be a leading provider of care for our community. The investment is part of a wider suite of investments across our Trust in recent years, including: - The introduction of a new £40 million Urgent & Emergency Care Centre;
- A £10 million capital development to include extension to the Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit, Hot Imaging Suite, Same Day Emergency Care Unit and Staff Support Facilities;
- A £5.5 million reconfiguration of Operating Theatres;
- £7.2 million/year investment to expand our workforce across the Emergency Department, Same Day Emergency Care, Acute Medicine, and Emergency Surgery including roles for Doctors, Nursing and Advanced Practice.
With the current & future landscape for pharmacy professionals we have aligned our clinical pharmacy strategy to develop a pharmacy team that can excel in balancing patient care and service demand with their own professional development., The Trust is also proud to be able to deliver:
Virtually no vacancies across Registered Nursing positions;Formal recognition from NHS England's Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Urgent & Emergency Care Team, including for an "Outstanding culture", "Patient centred at all times", and "Exemplary Professionalism";Regionally and nationally leading performance across Ambulance Handovers and admitted patient flow.A professional and personal development offer that includes a team of dedicated professional educational facilitators, routes to progress to senior advanced practice roles, weekly access to simulation inc. the introduction of a new dedicated Simulation Suite, Professional Nurse advocates, rotational opportunities, Level 7 management qualifications and so much more.An environment which encourages innovation, with readily available access to an award-winning Quality Improvement Team and Research & Development Dept