Description
The post holder will provide support as required to the clinical pharmacy services, dispensary, production and medicine information services and medicines management programme and assist in planning and delivery of education and training within the pharmacy department and HIV, Sexual & Reproductive Health and Infectious Diseases teams.
The post holder is responsible for providing a highly specialist clinical and professional pharmaceutical service to HIV, Sexual & Reproductive Health and Infectious diseases teams based North Middlesex University Hospital.
The post holder will be expected to work closely with the multidisciplinary team, consultants and service managers of these specialty areas.
The post holder is responsible for ensuring that appropriate mechanisms are in place to promote high quality drug use, effective risk management, patient safety and clinical governance initiatives and adherence to trust policies and guidelines.
The post holder will advise on drug budget management in these areas and undertake clinical audit to continually improve the quality of the service provided.
The post holder is responsible for developing policies and guidelines as required to ensure safe clinically effective and cost-efficient use of medicines in these areas, and across the interface between primary and secondary care.
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide highly specialist clinical and professional pharmaceutical service to HIV, Sexual & Reproductive Health and Infectious diseases teams
- Work closely with multidisciplinary team, consultants and service managers
- Ensure high quality drug use, effective risk management, patient safety and clinical governance initiatives
- Advise on drug budget management and undertake clinical audit
- Develop policies and guidelines for safe and cost-efficient use of medicines
Requirements:
- MRPharmS or equivalent
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
- Post graduate diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent
- Advanced qualification in specialist area or equivalent
- Relevant Hospital Pharmacy experience
- HIV/ID, SRH Hospital pharmacy experience
- Ability to critically review services and Processes
- Effective organisation and prioritisation skills
- Ability to work unsupervised and alone
Benefits:
- Competitive salary £63,665 to £70,887 a year
- Permanent full-time position