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An opportunity has arisen in the NHS@Home team, based at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Hospitals. With growing evidence that supports the benefits of a ‘home first’ approach for our patients, there has never been a better time to be part of the expanding NHS@Home service.

We are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated, forward-thinking clinical pharmacist to join our small but friendly NHS@Home multidisciplinary team of nurses, pharmacists, physician associates, AHP and microbiology, respiratory and frailty consultants

NHS@Home acts as an extension to our hospitals, enabling patients to go home to continue their hospital treatments in the comfort of their own homes. The Pharmacy role in our team will allow you to continue to utilise and develop your acute clinical and leadership skills.

As the B7 Pharmacist in the NHS@Home team, you will be based at Weston General but will the role will require cross trust working across our Bristol and Weston hospitals to support the management of patients for our Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapies (OPAT), Frailty, Respiratory, General Medical and Surgical and Heart Failure pathways.

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This role will enable you to continue to utilise and develop new skills, knowledge, and expertise.  We will support you with the training you will require.

The band 7 NHS@Home pharmacist will work alongside NHS@Home pharmacy colleagues from UHBW, NBT and Sirona, to deliver and develop the clinical pharmacy aspects of the NHS@Home service within the BNSSG locality.

The specialist role will involve working across boundaries, including primary, community and secondary care, to provide individualised clinical care to patients in the NHS@Home virtual wards.

The NHS @ Home Pharmacy Lead will: 

• Be an integral member of the team, working with the NHS @ Home team to develop and deliver the service in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, national legislation, and standards.   

• Work as a specialised practitioner to deliver the clinical pharmacy aspects of the NHS @Home service.  
• Responsible for ensuring that the pharmaceutical aspects of the service, including prescribing, stability, supply and storage, are delivered in line with relevant national legislation and standards. 
• Support the Trust antimicrobial stewardship programme, working at all times to ensure practices and guidelines are aligned with those of the antimicrobial pharmacy team, microbiology colleagues and those of the national agenda. 
• Act as a leader and role model, adopting a flexible approach in a role which encompasses leadership, management, and clinical responsibilities. 

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.