Advanced Pharmacist - Elective Surgery

A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. Are you looking to develop your skills in expert clinical practice with the opportunity to actively contribute to MDT working, whilst working as part of a diverse team? At UHDB, we provide great opportunities for flexible working, a supportive environment focused on staff wellbeing, and good career development. UHDB provides care to a range of specialities including colorectal, upper GI, vascular, urology, and head and neck across our surgical wards. We have developed a range of Advanced pharmacist roles across the surgical division, and are highly regarded as the experts in medicines management. Pharmacists are actively encouraged to participate in MDT working via attendance on ward rounds, and the development of policies and guidelines. Due to career progression, an opportunity has arisen to join our Surgical Pharmacy team, supporting our General Surgery business unit, with the opportunity to specialise in upper GI surgery whilst proactively contributing to the elective surgical admissions pathways through use of pharmacist prescribing skills. The post holder would act as a key pharmacy contact for the business unit, supporting a range of clinical and operational projects, whilst also acting as part of the senior pharmacist team supporting the wider Surgical Division. This post is based at the Royal Derby site, although there is an expectation that the post holder would work closely with colleagues across UHDB, in developing and delivering pharmacy services.

• Work closely with Clinicians and Nursing colleagues to support and promote the safe and effective use of medicines within an identified surgical speciality as well as ensuring the cost-effective use of resources.
• Proactively contribute to the safe use of medicines during the peri-operative period by utilising pharmacist prescribing skills to support elective admissions pathways.
• Lead, deliver, and develop pharmacy services to surgical division in accordance with national priorities and local objectives.
• Support the development of early career and trainee pharmacists.
• You will act as a senior member of the surgical pharmacy team assisting with management of day-to-day operational duties as required.
• You will act as a line manager for designated band 6 or 7 pharmacists.
• Actively participate within regional and national network forums to facilitate harmonisation of practises and share learning.
• The post includes weekend working, participation in the bank holiday rota and on-call.
The Pharmacy Department and Surgical Division are committed to developing the roles of pharmacist prescribers and the successful applicant would be expected to train as a prescriber and actively contribute towards improving the standards of prescribing through participation in these roles.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.