Clinical Pharmacist- Urgent and Emergency Care

Reference RequirementsAll references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. When completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.DBS & Registration RequirementsIt is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required.OverviewAll new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions. An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead, develop and participate in specialist clinical pharmacy services within the Urgent and Emergency Care service at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will work within the urgent care MDT, providing specialist clinical pharmacy advice to support the patient journey across accident and emergency, same day emergency care and urgent treatment centres.Key ResponsibilitiesMedicines reconciliation, prescribing, supporting administration of time‑critical medication and facilitating timely discharge.Work closely with the Emergency Care clinical pharmacist to deliver and evaluate a robust clinical pharmacy service across the Emergency Care Centre.Engage with key stakeholders to drive innovation and improve medicines optimisation.Provide specialist clinical pharmacy input and maintain high standards of medicines management across the urgent and emergency care departments.Work closely as part of the MDT within the Emergency Care Centre, including accident and emergency, same day emergency care (SDEC), urgent treatment centre (UTC) and admission wards.Support the prescribing and administration of time‑critical medication within the emergency department.Collaborate with the acute and emergency care pharmacist in relation to service provision and service development within the Emergency Care Centre.Support development and updates of clinical guidelines, policies and SOPs.Provide leadership, clinical supervision and line management to pharmacy colleagues.Contribute to innovation in the urgent and emergency care department to look for opportunities for admission avoidance, medicines optimisation and improving transfer of care between hospital and community and front‑of‑house to back‑of‑house areas.Work to deliver the 7‑day clinical pharmacy service by supporting the late night, on‑call and weekend rota.Provide support to the lead clinical pharmacist for medicine with regards to medicines management, incident resolving, staff training and integration with the urgent care senior team.Engagement with key stakeholders such as ward managers, matrons, chief matron, service line managers and clinical and safecare leads.Additional InformationApplicants who have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date are to assume that their application has been unsuccessful.We are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated senior clinical pharmacist to provide expert advice on medicines and ensure safe, effective and high-quality care to patients within the fast‑paced emergency care setting.Working for our OrganisationBased 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 are the core of who we are and can be remembered by the 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 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 to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us. #J-18808-Ljbffr