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    Specialist Pharmacist – Rotational - Coventry, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

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    Job summary

    We are seeking an experienced and versatile Rotational Specialist Pharmacist who is eager to embark on an exciting career path that offers diverse and enriching learning experiences. As a Rotational Pharmacist, you will have the opportunity to gain valuable exposure and structured training from senior pharmacists, thus expanding your clinical knowledge. You will rotate across various surgical and medical specialties, including T&O, general surgery, renal, cardiac services, care of the elderly, endocrine, and critical care. Your responsibilities will encompass medication reconciliation, optimising drug therapies, and providing clinical support to multidisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate will hold an equivalent Pharmacy degree, possess prior hospital experience, demonstrate excellent clinical and problem-solving skills, and have a strong commitment to patient safety.

    Provide a cost effective clinical pharmacy service which is patient and drug orientated through effective supply, prescription monitoring and prescribing which ensures the patient receives safe, effective and timely drug therapy. Provide advice and support on all pharmaceutical care issues especially to the clinical services at UHCW. This may include, but is not limited to, rotations in: general surgery, specialist surgery, trauma & orthopaedics (elective & emergency), pain services, critical care, theatres/anaesthetics, renal/transplant, cardiology/cardiothoracic surgery, gastro/TPN.

    Main duties of the job

    Within your designated clinical area of responsibility, ensure best practice and clinical governance is applied to drug therapy by providing medical and nursing staff with:

    Appropriate evaluated drug information with recommendations for patient treatment

    Support in writing clinical guidelines and shared care guidelines

    Participation in and delivery of education and training

    Undertaking clinical audit and practice research as required and supervised by Senior Pharmacy Staff.

    Ensuring procedures for the introduction and monitoring of new drugs are followed

    Monitoring of drug expenditure and provision of advice on the financial implications of changes in practice

    Train, and act as role model to pharmacy staff allocated to specialty

    Liaise with community medical nursing and pharmacy staff to ensure effective and seamless care

    Leading on Medicines Management and Medicines Optimisation Issues

    Provide clinical pharmacy and prescribing services within designated areas, if needed.

    Work flexibly across all of the Pharmacy departments, covering the work of colleagues during peak periods or absence.

    About us

    University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

    We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

    Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

    We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (

    By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

    The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Check prescriptions for clarity, safety and efficacy on wards, in dispensaries and the aseptic laboratory and when necessary take accurate drug histories to facilitate this. Query with, and provide the prescriber with appropriate information to effect a change in the prescription when clinically required, to ensure patients safety and effective therapy. In complex situations seeking the advice and support of a senior pharmacist.

    Provide a clinical pharmacy service to patients in the Trust following the departmental and Trust policies and procedures. These will include working to a framework of medicines management and clinical governance including the RPS hospital pharmacy standards.

    Provide information to nursing and medical staff on allocated wards on any aspect of medicines policy ensuring safe practice. Provide information to patients on allocated wards or in dispensaries concerning their medication and answer any resulting questions or queries.

    Provide when necessary, through checking dispensing or supervision of technicians, an efficient medication supply service from any of the pharmacy departments, including the aseptic laboratory.

    To work with the Senior Pharmacist(s) for the clinical areas to ensure effective medicines optimisation and management. This may include being responsible for audit work, attending meetings and education and training of ward staff. It will also involve ensuring the effective leadership and management of floor based teams, deputising for the Senior Pharmacist(s) as needed.

    To work with the Senior Pharmacist(s) for the clinical areas to develop policies, guidelines, audits, reports and research relating to the use of medicines within their area(s).

    Ensure patients discharge medication is accurate and dispensed in advance of the patients discharge, by writing the patients medication on the GP discharge prescription and conveying to the GP all necessary information concerning the patient medication to ensure a safe transfer to primary care. Reducing pharmaceutical waste by utilising patients own drugs in the discharge process

    For further details of the job role please see attached job description.

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