Specialist Critical Care Pharmacist | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for a clinical pharmacist to join our critical care pharmacy team, delivering a 7 day service to a 24 bedded critical care unit. We work closely with the multidisciplinary team, including attending the daily consultant led ward rounds. You would be working with other specialist critical care pharmacists and pharmacy technicians

Provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to the Critical Care Unit at William Harvey Hospital in collaboration with the Trust wide Lead Critical Care and Theatres Pharmacist

Work closely with the multidisciplinary team to optimise medicines for patients on critical care

To support the development and review of pharmacy related policies, procedures and guidelines for critical care

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

Clinical Practice

1. Provide a patient focused clinical service to critical care

2. Demonstrate and apply the principals of effective medicines optimisation as part of day to day activities

3. To identify and address any medication safety concerns within their critical care escalating when needed to Lead Critical Care Pharmacist where necessary

4. Effective contribution to the MDT team on critical care including ward rounds

5. Make appropriate referrals as part of effective medicines optimisation demonstrating excellent clinical reasoning and judgement

6. To ensure effective clinical handover to other members of the MDT in supporting safe patient care.

7. To support and develop the clinical pharmacy service to Critical Care

Leadership

1. To act as a role model for all pharmacy staff and specifically for junior pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacists

2. To promote effective clinical pharmacy services as part of the MDT/service to critical care

3. To review practices and make suggestions for improvements in services. Implement these changes in practice.

4. To promote, develop and share best practice.

5. To implement agreed clinical governance initiatives.

6. To develop clinical pharmacy services in line with local and national objectives.

7. To work with collaboratively with the whole healthcare team to deliver high quality services.

Management of service

1. To provide clinical pharmacy in accordance with Trust procedures and priorities set by the highly specialist pharmacist for the area of practice or the Lead Clinical Services Pharmacist.

2. To identify and manage risks in relation to medicines use according to policy/protocol.

3. To delegate duties / responsibilities appropriately to junior staff. Identify service risks and manage or escalate the risks as appropriate

4. To provide evaluated pharmaceutical and financial information in accordance with the needs of critical care directorate

5. To identify changes in prescribing practices that may impact on the drugs budget and propose appropriate actions thereafter

6. To implement and monitor the recommendations of the EKHUFT drug formulary and other Trust clinical policies related to drug usage.

7. To participate in CQUIN and or QIPP related projects as appropriate

Evaluation of Service

1. To monitor pharmacy services in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of medicines.

2. To participate in pharmacy contribution audits.

3. To undertake and propose clinical and service audits as needed.

4. To be responsible developing effective action planning as part of the cycle of audit

5. To undertake medication assessments / evaluations as required.

Research and Service Development

1. To demonstrate a critical approach towards pharmacy practice

2. To review research evidence and integrate into practice, sharing this knowledge as needed both within and without the trust.

3. To actively seek to improve the ward and clinical services provided.

4. To undertake practice research in accordance with the pharmacy research agenda., 1. To develop the necessary knowledge, skills and behaviours to become a highly specialist pharmacist in critical care

2. To be a practice supervisor for Foundation Pharmacists and Pre -registration Pharmacists as appropriate. To provide effective supervision of junior staff and provide effective feedback to them on their performance

3. To contribute to training of other healthcare professionals including direct delivery of teaching as needed.

4. To participate in in-service clinical pharmacy teaching and multi-disciplinary teaching as appropriate.