Advanced Pharmacist Surgical Anaesthetics and Perioperative Medicine

Job overview

We are looking for maternity cover for a specialist pharmacist to lead service provision to the directorate of peri-operative medicine. With an appetite for leadership and implementing change the candidate will work closely with anaesthetists, surgeons and divisional management across sites to ensure compliance with medicines management policies in theatres and elective surgical areas and continue to provide the excellent, award winning care the department is known for. Recent achievements in the directorate include nominations in the Nursing Times and HSJ awards for the STAR project team, providing holistic care to patients with additional needs. ACS accreditation from the Royal College of Anaesthetists and GIRFT accreditation of the new CSMSC at Clatterbridge. The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, organised person with excellent communication and interpersonal skills who can work effectively under pressure, both alone and as part of a team.

Main duties of the job

Working closely with the surgical, anaesthetic, pharmacy, nursing and management teams, you will lead on improving how patient’s medicines are optimised during the peri-operative period.

Managing the pharmacy peri-op team and service across both WUTH sites;

Deputise for Lead Divisional Pharmacist- Surgery and Associate Director of Pharmacy- Clinical Services

• Liaising with primary care working on pre-habilitation projects for elective surgical patients;
• Helping the Trust implement processes and guidance to meet the GIRFT strategies for surgical specialties;
• Developing, implementing and monitoring prescribing guidelines;
• Financial monitoring of drug expenditure;
• Supporting the training and education of pharmacists, Medicines Management     Technicians (MMTs) and other healthcare staff;
• Promoting the medicines optimisation and medicines safety agenda;

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Advanced Pharmacist Surgical Anaesthetics and Perioperative Medicine position available at WUTH.