Senior Clinical Pharmacist

at  Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

This is an exciting opportunity to join our department as a band 7 pharmacist. We support our staff to complete a postgraduate diploma and/ or independent prescribing whilst developing the necessary skillset to grow into a senior pharmacist.
The post holder will join a team of specialist and generalist clinical pharmacists, medicines optimisation technicians and pharmacy assistants in delivering high quality, safe and effective care to patients and service users. You will undertake ward based clinical pharmacy activities in addition to six monthly specialist workstream rotations. These areas include and are not limited to: medicines safety, pre-operative assessment, drugs and therapeutic committee, spinal rehabilitation medicine, acute pain, chronic pain clinics, clinical trials and research, metabolic bone disease and rheumatology, homecare, complex long-term bone and soft-tissue infection management as well as post-operative care and high dependency/critical care.
This is a full time role entailing 37.5 hours per week and includes weekend and on-call commitment on a rota basis.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, forward thinking and pro-active clinically orientated pharmacist to join our progressive team at RNOH. There is extensive scope for the successful applicant to develop on both a personal and professional level through exposure to all departmental activities, contributing towards portfolio building and the opportunity for further roles in the future. The post holder will be required to possess good communication and interpersonal skills, be able to work effectively in busy environments both independently and within a team. Computer skills are essential. Ideally, the post holder should have previous NHS experience and be working towards or completed a clinical pharmacy diploma.
The RNOH is a national centre of excellence with an international reputation for diagnosis, assessment and treatment of neuro-musculoskeletal conditions.
It is an exciting time to join our department as we implemented ePMA in the Trust in 2022. Alongside expansion to the theatre facilities, there are ever growing opportunities to contribute to medicines optimisation. Our pharmacy dispensary has been relocated to an innovative, purpose built area which has dedicated office workspace and improved facilities for staff training, research and patient consultation areas.
Research and ongoing development is highly encouraged within the department and the Trust. We actively promote publication of research and involvement at external conferences; this includes regular submissions of posters and presentations at conferences nationally and internationally. Our department profile includes a UKCPA award-winning poster, publishing in peer reviewed journals and presentations at national conferences.
Other examples of the department’s innovation and achievement projects include creation of the medicines safety dashboard and monthly bulletin, pharmacist led opioid deprescribing clinics and contribution to developing national guidelines.
The medicines optimisation agenda is challenging but rewarding with a clinical focus. To enable this, this exciting opportunity has arisen for a forward thinking and highly motivated pharmacist to join our friendly close-knit pharmacy team.
Medicines optimisation service provision
Support senior pharmacy managers in the delivery of a high quality, patient-focused
medicines optimisation service for inpatients, and where relevant, outpatients; thereby

enhancing the quality of the patient experience and outcomes for the patient

• Apply core clinical pharmacy skills in order to plan, manage, monitor and review therapeutic

programmes for all patients

• Identify and manage patients’ pharmaceutical needs and make appropriate referrals
• Professionally screen/check prescriptions, thus taking professional responsibility, as required

by legislation

• Integrate research evidence into practice

Medicines Assurance and Governance service provision

• Support the senior pharmacy managers in the provision of medicines-related assurance to

RNOH, its patients and various other external organisations

• Support the senior pharmacy managers in the provision of medicines-related governance

through the various structures within RNOH including RNOH Drugs and Therapeutics

Committee, Medication Safety Committee, Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee etc.

• Contribute to medicines evaluations and critical appraisals to medicines
• Participate in medicines-related incident reviews, investigations and complaints
• Contribute towards medicines-related root cause analysis as appropriate

General Service Provision • Review prescriptions for their clinical appropriateness, safety and legality

• Input prescription information using the Pharmacy Computer system
• Request, dispense and supply drugs to patients
• Provide evaluated pharmaceutical advice and information, to all health care professionals and

patients of the Trust using on-line data bases and primary sources

• Have a working knowledge of pharmacy stock control and ordering systems

Please refer the Job description for details