Rotational Clinical Pharmacist

We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacists to help us provide a patient focused service to the wards and departments of the Trust, whilst ensuring the optimal use of medicines within the organisation. These posts represent a great opportunity for pharmacists to progress their career in a clinically focused, innovative and supportive environment.

The post holders will have the opportunity to gain experience, working on rotation through all areas of the pharmacy clinical services, and as a prescriber, be able to support with patient's achieving access to medicines in a timely manner.

The post holders will also rotate into specialist clinical areas such as Palliative Care, Frailty and Surgical prescribing, be part of our comprehensive Clinical Supervision programme, and contribute to the extended hours and on call services.

There will be opportunities to develop leadership skills in the delivery of various projects and audits and supervision of other team members.

• To carry out medication histories, medicines reconciliation and clinical checks for patients admitted to hospital ensuring any discrepancies are actioned
• To clinically and accuracy check discharge prescriptions, ensuring patients receive counselling and the opportunity for a discharge medicines service referral to improve transfer of care
• Provide advice and support to patients and the MDT to ensure that they get the best from their medicines
• Independently prescribe once qualified within own competence and scope of practice
• Supervision of other team members including pharmacy technicians, students and more junior pharmacists during clinical supervision sessions and teaching
• You will provide rotational clinical support to the business units of emergency care, medicine, care of the elderly, surgery and dispensary.
• Offer rotational prescribing support into palliative care, critical care and surgical prescribing roles

To take part in audits and projects within rotations to improve patient safety, experience and support service development

Support investigation of discrepancies that arise from controlled drug checks, incidents and medicines management audits.

Generate pharmacist clinical rota alongside lead clinical pharmacy technicians.

Work to deliver the 7-day clinical Pharmacy service by supporting the late night, on call and weekend rota

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon Urgent Care Centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lynsey Curry Job title: Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Surgery and Digital Email address: lynsey.curry@nhs.net Telephone number: 01914456742