Principal Pharmacist
3 weeks ago
Join Our Team as Principal Pharmacist, Medicines Advice and Governance
We are seeking a dynamic Principal Pharmacist to lead our Medicines Information and pharmacy advice services.
Provide expert Medicines Information and pharmacy advice to the Trust and service users.
* Collaborate with Lead Pharmacists to address and report on medicines safety and governance issues.
* Lead the training of pharmacy staff, ensuring they deliver professional, evidence-based medicines advice that meets the highest standards and user needs.
Our team has recently undergone a restructure to better achieve our goal of delivering outstanding pharmacy services. As a key member of the pharmacy clinical team, you will work closely with clinical services, patient services, and procurement teams to provide exceptional patient-focused care. Possesses previous experience in hospital pharmacy and a solid understanding of pharmacy medicines information and governance processes. To introduce and review prescribing recommendations into the Trust as required in line with local and national policies, guidelines and frameworks e.g. To ensure all reference sources, guidelines and protocols in Medicines Information are current and up to date.
To ensure seamless transfer of pharmaceutical care for patients, liaising with other acute Trusts, GPs, Community and primary care pharmacists as appropriate.
To identify and address prescribing issues across the interface and ensure seamless transfer of pharmaceutical care for patients liaising with the other acute Trusts, GPs, Community and PCN pharmacists as appropriate.
To promote the safe, rational and cost-effective use of medicines in accordance with recommendations of the SWL Joint Formulary, Surrey Heartlands APC and other evidence based guidelines.
To be responsible for the development, maintenance and evaluation of evidence based treatment guidelines, policies, procedures, shared care protocols and patient group directions (PGDs)
To provide a medicines information service to the Trust, ensuring appropriate documentation and recording of enquiries in the Medicines Information database.
The GESH hospital group is a leading healthcare provider in South West London, comprised of St George's University Hospitals and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, together, by collaborating and working in partnership to meet the needs of our patients, and making sure our services are affordable and fit for the future.
As GESH partners the pharmacy departments at St Georges University Hospital and Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals are working together in a number of areas including workforce, key functions such as medication safety and education and training and digital workstreams.
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surreyand NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
Together, as a Group, we will be the driving force behind the most integrated local system in the NHS.
Job responsibilities In the full job description, you will see clearly the full range of duties within these roles that will enable you to work as part of the pharmacy team and with the clinicians and ward based teams to provide patient focused, individual care for our patients. Please give us a call for an informal chat. Join us and be a part of our journey to excellence in pharmacy services Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
MSc Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
Experience of leading service and quality improvement projects
Experience in providing high quality pharmaceutical advice
Previous experience in delivering education and training
Medicines usage review/evaluation/audit experience
Knowledge of current issues in medicines safety
Clinical governance and risk management
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Pharmacy Department
Epsom General Hospital, Dorking Rd
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