Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Elective Surgery

As one of several new roles to the Trust to support the elective recovery workstream, the post-holder will be involved in identifying and developing areas in which pharmacy services can be provided to patients attending the Surgical Day Case Unit and demonstrating the difference in patient care and patient outcomes by integrating into the multidisciplinary team. The successful applicant will be actively involved in ensuring the safe use of medications both in hospital and on discharge and will be expected to take a lead in providing patient-centred medicines optimisation in the unit.
The Trust is actively investing in the provision of surgical care, and this new role will be integrated with the clinical team to ensure that the pharmacy team can make a difference to the patient experience. UHNM is a large teaching hospital offering a wide range of development opportunities for any individual wishing to apply for this role.
Whilst the role is primarily based at County, cross-site working will be encouraged to ensure integration with whole pharmacy team., 1. All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
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Following the creation of a brand-new Surgical Day Case Unit, based at County Hospital, we have an opportunity for a highly enthusiastic, committed, and self-motivated Clinical Pharmacist to join our team at UHNM to deliver patient care to the Surgical Services., Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Has successfully completed a minimum of one year of a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy and studying for Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent Qualification or evidence of equivalent experience or training

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
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At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve., At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!