Clinical Pharmacist – Elective Orthopaedic CentreNHS

Job summary

Based at Central Middlesex Hospital, the orthopaedic centre is a collaboration between the four acute trusts in north west London:

• Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
• The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Trust
• London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.

The centre specialises in elective bone and joint surgery and sees patients from across 12 hospitals and 8 boroughs. It is a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with continual improvements being made to discharge pathways.

The post-holder will be responsible for providing a safe and effective clinical pharmacy service to meet the needs of the enhanced recovery pathway. The post-holder will support in the management of the ward Pharmacy service, including suggesting, implementing and reviewing service improvement changes. Additionally, the post-holder will be involved in providing a Pharmacy pre-op service to elective surgical patients across London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for:

• Providing a safe and effective clinical pharmacy service from admission to discharge on the Elective Orthopaedic Centre in accordance with Trust policies.
• Providing accurate medication reconciliation, in order to minimise medication related errors on admission.
• Maintaining a high level of pharmaceutical input, as part of a multidisciplinary team within the department and on the wards, to ensure optimal medicines usage and value for money.
• Facilitating a speedy discharge for patients by organising their medication according to Dispensing for Discharge policies.
• Liaising with the multidisciplinary team to facilitate the successful implementation of the same day discharge pathway
• Liaising with the multidisciplinary team and be ward based, to improve communication with patients, hospital doctors, nursing team and GPs.

*Further information regarding this position can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

The post holder provides a pharmaceutical service to the Trust on a rota basis at weekends, late duties, bank holidays, Christmas and on-call.

Job description

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information on the key responsibilities and person requirements for this role.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

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