An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and adaptable registered Pharmacist to join our inpatient Pharmacy team and 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 motivated individual who wants to work within the NHS@Home team. This is a 1-year fixed term band 8a, full-time (1 wte) post to cover maternity leave and an ideal opportunity to gain experience within this specialist field.
We are looking for someone with the clinical and organisational skills to manage all pharmacy aspects of patient care, with specialities including OPAT, heart failure, infections and general medical surgical pathways.
The individual will need to have excellent communication skills to work with the wider NHS@Home team, specialist consultants and microbiologists as well as with patients both in and out of the hospitals.
You will have recent hospital experience, have excellent communication, influencing and problem solving skills, good mentoring and assessment skills to enable you to take on this influential role within our Trust.
This is a great opportunity to further develop your broader clinical and managerial skill set.
For further information, please contact:
Carys Jones: [email protected] or
Sue Wade: [email protected]
The main duties of the job are to:
Work as a highly specialised practitioner to deliver the clinical pharmacy aspects of the NHS@Home service, in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, national legislation and standards.
Demonstrate a whole-system patient-focused approach, working across boundaries to contribute to the development of virtual ward services within the BNSSG locality.
Provide individualised care to patients in their own homes, working across the interface between primary and secondary care.
Representing pharmacy and the Trust at external meetings and on external groups and ensure services meet national quality standards.
You will also support the wider pharmacy team to deliver a comprehensive, safe and cost effective clinical pharmacy for the hospital as a whole.
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
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
