Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Antimicrobial TherapyNHS

Job summary

Looking for a new challenge and to widen your horizon? We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Antimicrobial Therapy team at Hull University Teaching Hospitals as an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist.

You will provide the specialist antimicrobial therapy pharmacy service to a variety of areas, within a Pharmacy Department that provides a supportive environment for professional development with a range of experienced and specialist senior pharmacists.

Main duties of the job

Whilst providing a clinical pharmacy service you will be expected to offer advice to medical, nursing, other healthcare staff and patients on all aspects of the safe & effective use of medicines.

This includes facilitating reconciliation, prescribing advice, discharge planning and patient counselling and supporting clinical trials process. Prescribing to support medicines safety, effectiveness and discharge flow will also be expected for pharmacists working at Advanced Level.

The pharmacy team has a wide range of qualified staff including technicians and assistants who will assist you in your day-to-day role.

Theteam is both ambitious and motivated, focusing our work around the best interests of our patients and continually striving to improve the services we offer. The Trust is keen to support the professional development of the entire pharmacy workforce and you will be expected to support, motivate and engage with others.

You must be a registered pharmacist with the GPhC, hold a post-graduate diploma or equivalent, and be able to demonstrate evidence of your Continued Professional Development (CPD).

Job description

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.

Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.