Bank Pharmacist

Job summary

We are looking for enthusiastic pharmacists to join our growing bank pharmacy team for working anything up to hrs a week. Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust operates over two sites at Warrington and Halton

Main duties of the job include providing a clinical pharmacist service to nominated wards within Warrington and Halton Teaching hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WHH). This will require working across a range of specialities including Critical care, Emergency care, medical and surgical wards, undertaking medication histories and reviewing medication to optimise patient care as well as facilitating the processing of discharge prescriptions .

Please contact Stephen Morrow or Greg Hobson if you require further information.

Main duties of the job

To deliver as part of a team, the provision of a comprehensive, safe and cost effective clinical pharmaceutical service to the Trust and its patients.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsible for the management and development of the directorate pharmacy service to achieve a high standard of efficiency and effectiveness. Responsible for the provision of highly specialist pharmaceutical service to the directorate areas. Advise on strategies to ensure cost-effective use of resources. Provide pharmaceutical expertise to any multidisciplinary working groups considering protocols, policies and guidelines in the specialist area. Produces protocols, policies and guidelines on designated pharmaceutical practice relating to the directorate Service if required. Deals with high level pharmaceutical queries and provides advice to medical and nursing staff from the directorate areas including senior medical staff. Undertake audit annually and risk manage selected areas of practice to promote continuous quality improvement. FULL JOB DESCRIPTION ATATCHED Person Specification

MPharm or equivalent

Essential

achieved grade/years experience Member of the GPhC Effective working in a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

Management qualification MSc MRPharmS Leading & supervising Acute teaching

Post Graduation qualification

Essential

Achieved grade/experience

Desirable

Post graduate clinical diploma

Post registration hospital experience

Essential

Extensive experience

Desirable

Evidence of working in secondary care Pharmacy

Delivery of a clinical pharmacy service to a broad range of specialities

Essential

Extensive experience

Desirable

Evidence of working across multiple specialities

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