Specialist Pharmacist - Orthopaedic Surgery

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic clinical pharmacist to join our forward-thinking, patient-focused Orthopaedic team to provide an enhanced service for orthopaedic elective and trauma patients., We are looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious pharmacist to work as part of an Orthopaedic team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, working alongside our Nurse Practitioners and Surgical Care Practitioners who are ward and theatre-based based providing an enhanced service for elective and trauma patients. The post holder will join a team responsible for the pre-operative assessment clinics and prescribing/transcribing services on the orthopaedic inpatient wards. This involves providing a comprehensive service including:

• pre-assessment
• counselling patients
• writing the electronic drug charts in preparation for the patient's admission.
• medicines optimisations
• prescribing for all inpatients,
• completing electronic drug charts for emergency admissions
• writing discharge prescriptions
• therapeutic drug monitoring
• audit and quality improvement projects
Suitable applicants who are not prescribers will be considered This exciting and progressive role is continuously adapting to meet and enhance the care provided to our patients, ensuring local and national targets are met and driving patient flow through the hospital.

We welcome applications from motivated and driven Pharmacists with excellent clinical and communication skills. You must be efficient, organised, able to work as a team and autonomously and also be innovative and resourceful. It is an exciting role that will require interaction with a variety of people, including patients, specialist nurses, orthopaedic nurse practitioners, surgical care practitioners, doctors, and consultants.

NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre. The Pharmacy Department is at the forefront of healthcare delivery with a strong focus on medicines management and innovative pharmaceutical practice. It is challenging the current professional roles resulting in a number of innovative pharmacy-led developments and new posts. This offers exciting opportunities for professional development at the leading edge for pharmacists., At NNUH, it is our privilege to provide healthcare to over one million people across Norfolk and the surrounding areas. Our vision is to 'provide the best care for every patient', and if this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team., Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff! The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world. We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics