Specialist Pharmacist, Adult Cystic Fibrosis and Respiratory

Key activities of the post holder will be to:
+ Act as a specialist practitioner and role model and manage the day to day pharmaceutical care of cystic fibrosis patients.
+ Participate regularly in multidisciplinary ward rounds and outpatient review meetings delivering and promoting high quality, cost effective, patient focused care.
+ Participate in clinical audit and research, risk management and clinical guideline development.
+ Liaise with homecare delivery companies, pharmacy medicines finance team, shared care hospitals and patients and their carers to ensure timely, safe and cost effective clinically appropriate medication supply.
+ Provide education and training to pharmacists and other healthcare professionals within and outside the Trust relating to medicines use in CF.
+ Participate in regular finance reporting, drug usage and expenditure forecasting., Key activities of the post holder will be to:
+ Act as a specialist practitioner and role model and manage the day to day pharmaceutical care of cystic fibrosis patients.
+ Participate regularly in multidisciplinary ward rounds and outpatient review meetings delivering and promoting high quality, cost effective, patient focussed care.
+ Participate in clinical audit and research, risk management and clinical guideline development.
+ Liaise with homecare delivery companies, pharmacy medicines finance team, shared care hospitals and patients and their carers to ensure timely, safe and cost effective clinically appropriate medication supply.
+ Provide education and training to pharmacists and other healthcare professionals within and outside the Trust relating to medicines use in CF.
+ Participate in regular finance reporting, drug usage and expenditure forecasting.
Further information can be found in the job description.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is motivated, dynamic and passionate about patient care to join our Adult Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Respiratory team for a fixed term of 9 months. The successful candidate will be working within the Post-Acute Medicine team specialising in Respiratory medicine.
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a renowned specialist centre for Adult CF, providing specialist care for patients in South East London, Kent, Sussex and Surrey. As part of this role, you will be working as a core member of the specialist multidisciplinary team including consultants, practitioners, specialist CF nurses, physiotherapists and dietitians. The ideal candidate will have a proven ability to deliver on high quality clinical pharmacy service while managing the adult CF specialist service for both in and outpatients. They will also deputise for the Principal Pharmacist, Post-Acute Medicine as needed.
The successful applicant will be a team player with significant clinical experience, excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options for complex patients. The successful applicant will receive full training when in post.
This post provides flexible and challenging opportunities for personal and professional clinical and managerial development.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley., King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
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