Band 8a Critical Care Pharmacist in the specialist pharmacy team at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on expert clinical pharmacy for critically ill patients, covering ward rounds, medicine reconciliation at admission and discharge, and non-medical prescribing. The post also leads MDT education, supervises junior pharmacists and technicians, and includes weekend work and on-call. Applicants need GPHC registration and independent prescriber status.
What the job involves
- Deliver and develop specialist clinical pharmacy services for Critical Care, giving expert advice on medicines legislation, national guidance and regulatory frameworks
- Take part in consultant and MDT ward rounds and attend Critical Care MDT meetings, with joint prescription reviews
- Ensure seamless pharmaceutical care on admission and discharge, including medicine reconciliation and accurate documentation of discrepancies
- Hand over patients leaving Critical Care to pharmacist colleagues, and liaise with primary care and other hospitals on drug histories and ongoing supplies
- Prescribe as an independent prescriber within the non-medical prescribing scope and Trust prescribing standards
- Provide MDT education on pharmaceutical matters with the practice development team, and support training after medication errors
- Supervise, mentor and line manage junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, including appraisals and competency assessment
- Monitor and report drug spend in Critical Care and theatres, and highlight the impact of new medicines and NICE guidance
- Lead medication safety: analyse errors, identify governance risks, oversee safe storage of controlled drugs, and review ward stock every three months
- Develop pharmaceutical policies, clinical guidelines and protocols, and lead clinical audit and drug utilisation reviews
- Provide weekend, bank holiday and out-of-hours on-call pharmacy cover on a rotational basis
- Support formulary review and new medicine submissions, and assist with clinical trials in Critical Care and theatres
What’s required
Qualifications
- Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent education, training or experience
- Postgraduate qualification in hospital pharmacy or equivalent (3 years or more)
- Membership of the Intensive Care Society
Registration & licences
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Registered independent prescriber
Experience
- Clinical experience across a range of ward areas, and in Critical Care at foundation level or equivalent critical care pharmacy
- Experience of attending MDT ward rounds in Critical Care
- Teaching, training, coaching or tutoring experience
- Experience of leading or implementing change
Skills & knowledge
- Specialist knowledge of Critical Care and nutrition
- Knowledge of current NHS and national priorities, including NICE, CQC and NHS England
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Time management, organisation, delegation and prioritisation
- Demonstrable leadership, acting as a role model for junior pharmacists and MDT members
- Clinical audit or research evaluation experience
Other
- Commitment to the Trust's values, including equality, diversity and inclusion
Nice to have
- Working towards RPS Faculty recognition
- Membership of UKCPA
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