The Pharmacy Department is looking to recruit a new
Advanced Pharmacist to support with the commissioning agenda and to act as an
interface between secondary care and commissioners, in relation to aspects of clinical patient care which impacts both parties.
The key tasks include being actively involved in the research and develop new models of care for patients which improve quality, efficiency and cost effectiveness around use of commissioned drugs within secondary care. Also to work closely with the Pharmacy and Homecare Pharmacy team to implement and manage the processes for approval, appropriate use and audit of high cost and other commissioned drugs.
Your daily activities will include providing specialist clinical pharmacist support, pharmaceutical advice and financial information to nursing, medical and administrative staff related to commissioned drugs. You will also be responsible for managing and supervising the duties of pharmacists, pre-registration pharmacists and technicians.
You must be a registered pharmacist with the GPhC, hold a pharmacy degree and be able to demonstrate evidence of your Continued Professional Development (CPD). You must have experience of working in an acute hospital and be able to travel between Trust sites.
An opportunity has arisen to join our expanding, friendly, diverse and inclusive pharmacy team.
Our progressive department is in the process of rapid transformational change to ensure that it is a service fit for the future and is at the forefront of Hospital Pharmacy.
We are dedicated to ensuring that medicines optimisation is embedded across all aspects of care within the Trust to deliver safe, efficient and cost-effective use of medicines.
We provide regular on-site clinical supervision and training. We will support you in delivering high-quality services to our patients and healthcare professionals.
The pharmacy department at ULHT is keen to create an environment where we can nurture and grow our talent. With this in mind, we would welcome and support the successful candidate to further their development through further education.
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lisa-Marie Moore Job title: Associate Chief Pharmacist - Clinical Pharmacy Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 015225707403
