Description
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated specialist pharmacist to join our established renal pharmacy team as a Principal Pharmacist, Renal Services. This leadership role combines advanced clinical practice, service development, multidisciplinary working and, importantly, the opportunity to develop and utilise independent prescribing within a highly specialised renal setting.
You will work closely with consultant nephrologists, specialist nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team to optimise medicines use across inpatient, outpatient, dialysis and transplant pathways. You will play a pivotal role in delivering safe, evidence-based care for patients with renal conditions.
This is much more than a traditional clinical pharmacist post. You will have the opportunity to:
- Act as a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber within the renal service, including immunosuppressant prescribing.
- Exercise autonomous clinical decision-making, assessing patients, initiating and optimising treatment, monitoring outcomes and delivering high-quality pharmaceutical care.
- Support and Lead on service development and innovation within one of the Trust's most specialist clinical areas.
The main duties of the job include:
- Leading and developing the pharmacy services and directorate support to the South West Thames Renal Unit.
- Being the Lead Pharmacist for the Renal Services Directorate and the specialist on medicine issues related to Renal medicine.
- Co-ordinating and supervising pharmacy staff in the provision of care to Renal Services.
- Acting as a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber for the immunosuppressant service.
The salary for this post is £63,665 to £70,887 a year pro rata inc. HCAS Outer.
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