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Clinical Pharmacist Specialising in Biologics - MDU Band 7 (22.5 hours a week)

We are looking for an enthusiastic patient-orientated clinical pharmacist to join our supportive clinical pharmacy team at Gloucestershire Hospitals. The Clinical Pharmacist specialising in Biologics will act as a designated link pharmacist specialising in Biologics based on the medical day unit (MDU) at Cheltenham General Hospital.

There is opportunity to undertake the non-medical prescribing qualification with the opportunity to regularly utilise prescribing within the MDU.

Pharmacists will provide operational and clinical support to the pharmacy department. You will participate in weekend and on-call pharmacy services (at either Gloucestershire Royal or Cheltenham General site depending on service need).

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

- Provide clinical pharmacy service to the medical day Unit (MDU) promoting safe, rational, effective and economic use of medicines

- Manage prescriptions for MDU mainly from the rheumatology, gastroenterology, dermatology, renal and other specialist teams.

- Support specialist teams with safe and cost-effective prescribing and supply of biologics and other medications routinely administered on the MDU

- Develop the specialist pharmacy service delivered to the Medical Day Unit (MDU).

- Provide expert pharmaceutical advice to the MDU and provide clinical pharmacy cover to other areas as required

- Develop and foster good relations with clinical staff on the MDU and the specialties

- Ensure prescriptions are validated and medications are received by the MDU in a timely manner and support the dispensary staff to undertake this.

- Ensure there are robust measures in place for the safe storage, preparation and administration of biologics medicines and processes to monitor these are in place

- To act as a deputy to the biologics pharmacists and monitor the biologics inbox and respond to queries from the specialist teams

- Participation in the weekend pharmacy service rota as we move towards 7-day working.

- Undertake teaching and clinical supervision of pharmacists, foundation pharmacists, Medicines Optimisation Technicians and undergraduate pharmacy students.

- Undertake audits and service improvement projects within clinical pharmacy and the MDU.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK.  We offer a generous annual leave allowance, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir. Both hospitals are located in the city centres with access to shops and cafes.

The pharmacy department has approximately 240 staff. The 2 sites provide dispensary services to inpatients & outpatients, medicines information, procurement services and full clinical service to wards; the onsite aseptic and manufacturing services are centralised at CGH.

Pharmacy is at the forefront of many exciting projects including an award-winning service provided by pharmacist prescribers in orthopaedic pre-admission clinic.

Within the department are specialist clinical teams; the Specialist Mental Health Pharmacy facilitates  delivery of Specialist services for Mental Health & Learning Disabilities.  The cancer services team provide a pharmacy service at both sites for oncology & haematology and satellite pharmacy.

We are a friendly, inclusive department who nurture and develop our staff at all grades, from a mentoring programme for band 6 pharmacists to the development of pharmacist prescribers.