Nottingham Queens Medical Centre jobs in Nottingham

We’re delighted to invite applications to join the team of senior clinical pharmacists in Emergency and Acute Care (EAC) at the Queens Medical Centre. The post holder will primarily work on the acute medicine unit and be part of the core same day emergency care (SDEC) multidisciplinary team but will also work in other areas within UEC which include ED, level 1 care area and acute medicine receiving area.

The acute admissions unit is one of the largest in the country, so we’ve created a large clinical pharmacy team to deliver an excellent 7 day service.

The post offers an outstanding opportunity to develop your portfolio of clinical knowledge and skills for the management of patients as part of the friendly, progressive and dynamic multidisciplinary team, as well as build on your leadership abilities.

If not already obtained then the post holder may be supported through the independent prescribing course.

Our vision is to be outstanding in health outcomes and patient & staff experience.

You will deliver a high standard of medicine optimisation ideally utilising your prescribing skills.

You will work closely with the MDT, on & off the ward.

You will have opportunities to support governance, education and medication safety.

You will be expected to line manage one of the band 6 pharmacists, providing mentoring, and supporting them with their development and objectives.

You will be expected to be involved in quality improvement work within acute medicine, and aim to publish your work to share your findings.

You will be working a shift pattern over 7 days, and time off to compensate is built in to the rota ensuring a good work-life balance.

What we offer:
Supportive and friendly teams, both within pharmacy & in the wider MDT

Structured opportunities for training & development

Support on the ward from a team of MMTs & assistants

Support for your development by the team of specialist pharmacists

Opportunities to manage & develop junior colleagues and deliver education/ teaching sessions to the wider MDT

Participate in the MDT acute medicine clinical effectiveness team with audit and research opportunities

Opportunities to gain and share learning through publications & relevant regional and national groups

Utilisation of digital technology

On-site childcare

About the Trust:
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is a large, acute teaching Trust with a national & international reputation for the quality of our patient care and for research, education & innovation. It serves a local population of 2.5m & a tertiary population of 3-4m.

As a teaching trust we have a strong relationship with our colleagues at the University of Nottingham and other universities across the East Midlands. We play a vital role in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals.

In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert.

Supporting and providing the clinical pharmacy service to the UEC directorate, and the wider Medicine Division where necessary.

Actively participating in consultant-led ward rounds to promote and support medicines optimisation, antimicrobial stewardship and effective discharge planning.

Involvement in education and training of a variety of healthcare professionals including diploma & pre-registration pharmacists, undergraduates and trainee advanced nurse practitioners.

Participate in back-up senior on-call rota supporting junior pharmacists

Whilst this post is commissioned to be full time (equivalent of 37.5 hours per week) we would welcome applications from those wanting a better work life balance. If you would like to consider this post but on less than full time hours, please still apply and outline this on your application form or please contact us for further discussion.