An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and clinically focused pharmacist to join the Pharmacy Directorate at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust as a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Critical Care, Anaesthetics and Surgery . Based at Royal Blackburn Hospital, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred pharmaceutical care across critical care, anaesthetic and surgical services.
This is an ideal opportunity for a pharmacist looking to develop advanced clinical practice within a supportive and progressive department. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including consultants, nurses and allied health professionals, to optimise medicines use, improve patient outcomes and support safe and effective prescribing. The role includes participation in the weekly Critical Care MDT and involvement in quality improvement projects across the Lancashire and South Cumbria Critical Care and Major Trauma Operational Delivery Network.
The successful candidate will provide specialist pharmaceutical input to patients across critical care, anaesthetics and surgical specialties whilst contributing to service development, medicines governance, clinical audit, education and research activities. Independent Prescribing development and practice is supported in line with departmental strategy.
As a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist, you will:
Deliver a high-quality clinical pharmacy service to patients within Critical Care, Anaesthetics and Surgical specialties.
Work alongside consultants and multidisciplinary teams to optimise medicines use and ensure safe, evidence-based prescribing.
Participate in consultant ward rounds, medicines reconciliation, therapeutic drug monitoring and discharge planning.
Provide expert advice on complex medication-related issues to medical, nursing and allied healthcare professionals.
Support medicines safety, clinical governance, risk management and the investigation of medicines incidents and complaints.
Contribute to the development and implementation of medicines management policies, guidelines and clinical protocols.
Lead and participate in medicines optimisation audits, service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives.
Support the education, supervision and development of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and trainee healthcare professionals.
Help develop innovative pharmacy services including electronic prescribing, medicines management technology and technician-led initiatives.
Deputise for senior pharmacy colleagues when required and provide professional leadership within the clinical pharmacy team.
The post also includes participation in weekend and, where required, out-of-hours pharmacy services
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust provides high-quality hospital and community healthcare services for a population of over 550,000 across East Lancashire and surrounding areas. The Trust is committed to delivering safe, compassionate and innovative care whilst supporting staff to develop and reach their full potential.
The Pharmacy Directorate is a forward-thinking and highly regarded department which plays a central role in patient care, medicines optimisation and service improvement across the organisation. Our clinical pharmacy teams are integrated within specialty services and work closely with clinical colleagues to deliver excellent patient outcomes.
We are committed to supporting professional development and offer a wealth of opportunities including:
Independent Prescribing development.
Postgraduate education and specialist training.
Clinical leadership opportunities.
Involvement in research, audit and quality improvement projects.
Participation in regional and network-wide pharmacy initiatives.
Supportive multidisciplinary working and career progression pathways.
At ELHT, we value diversity, inclusion and wellbeing, and we are proud to provide a supportive environment where staff can thrive and make a real difference to the care of our patients.
See Job Description and Personal Specification for full details.
We are seeking an enthusiastic pharmacist who is:
Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
Committed to delivering high-quality patient care.
Passionate about medicines optimisation and patient safety.
Able to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
Motivated to develop advanced clinical and leadership skills.
Interested in contributing to service development and innovation within Critical Care, Anaesthetics and Surgery.
