Advanced Theatre Pharmacist

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinical pharmacist to take on this new position, to lead and develop the pharmacy service to our theatres and pre-assessment at the QVH site.

This is a new key role offering a novel model of working within our hospital, by placing the right person, with the right skills in the right place at the right time. Our trust is dedicated to the principals of GIRFT (Getting It Right First Time) ensuring our patients receive the best care, the best experience and the best outcomes from their surgery and recovery.

As the Theatre Pharmacist for the theatre block you will be working closely with our reputable clinical teams to ensure patients are ready for their surgery. You will be prescribing medicines appropriately, accurately and timely on the day of their surgery. You will liaise closely with consultant teams regarding necessary omissions or amendments of medications as well as counsel and educate patients on medicines during their hospital stay to ensure patients are well prepared and surgical outcomes can be maximised.

As an experienced senior prescribing pharmacist, you will be required to establish key relationships quickly; develop and take ownership and accountability for implementing clinical pharmacy processes that run smoothly; lead on the generation of guidelines, projects, audits and service improvements related to medicines and antimicrobials, as well as support the Trust with its Green Plan within Theatres.

Main duties of the job

Main duties:

• Provide and manage medicines optimisation for surgical patients which includes prescribing appropriate medicines for them on admission to Theatres and in Pre-Assessment and antimicrobial stewardship.
• Manage own case load and provide expert opinion on medicines where appropriate
• Accept case referrals from Pre-Assessment and provide expert opinion on medicine(s) issues.
• Provide a framework for medicines governance including auditing activities within Perioperative services ensure their monitoring and adherence.
• Plan, manage, prescribe, monitor and review therapeutic programmes and demonstrate expert clinical knowledge in management of perioperative medicines some of which may be complex.
• Line manage a member of the pharmacy team and be part of the senior pharmacy team.
• Monitor and report on drug expenditure for perioperative services.

• Lead, develop and evaluate medicines optimisation in Theatres and Pre-Assessment

You will not be expected to have experience of the specialist services covered by the Trust, but you must have self-motivation, enthusiasm, ability to lead with minimal direction, have clear, sound judgement, practice evidence-base medicine, have broad general clinical pharmacy knowledge and skills and be willing to lead from the front.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You must be a GPhC (GB) registered pharmacist and have gained a post-graduate clinical pharmacy diploma or equivalent experience.  Excellent verbal and written English communication and presentation skills are also essential.

This is for an experienced pharmacist with a proven record of being a flexible team player able to cope with unpredictable work patterns.

Currently there are no weekend duties, but you are expected to provide some bank holiday cover.  You may also be expected to work some weekends or late nights in the future.

If you enjoy working in a small friendly and ambitious hospital that provides challenges and opportunities and you have a proven record of being a team player, flexible and able to cope with unpredictable work patterns as well as able to work on your own initiative, you should consider applying for this unique opportunity.

The role is a permanent  full-time post.