Highly Specialist Pharmacist - Acute Admissions

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced pharmacist to join the Pharmacy Team to provide specialist support to the Medical Admissions areas.

This Highly Specialist Pharmacist will work with the Medical Admissions team and act as an expert and advisor to colleagues in Medical Admissions and the wider trust.

Main duties of the job

audit, monitor and develop, medicines management and risk management within the Trust

provide training and supervision to other departmental staff

Act as a deputy to the Clinical Services Lead Pharmacist/ Deputy Chief Pharmacist in professional activities associated with the pharmacy service with regard to directorate/specialty activity and provide professional leadership to the Trust on an ad-hoc basis during absence of Chief Pharmacist and Deputy Chief Pharmacist and Clinical Services Lead Pharmacist from hospital site.

Be responsible and accountable for the quality of the service provided to the Acute Medical Admissions wards AMU1, AMU2, AAU1, AAU2 and works closely with ED pharmacist lead.

act as a role model for other clinical pharmacists and provide 'in-house' clinical training, supervision and first level management support for all pharmacists relative to their needs in the specialist practice areas

develop, implement and monitor standards for the clinical pharmacy service in conjunction with other Senior Clinical Pharmacists

implement practice research within the pharmacy department

'Vision, Openness, Integrity, Compassion, Excellence'

The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment. We aim to be consciously inclusive and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed. We would particularly encourage candidates from a black and minority ethnic (BAME) background and candidates with health conditions or impairments.