Specialist Paediatric Pharmacist - PICU & Surgery

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

We are excited to offer a rare opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated clinical pharmacist to join the Woman's and Children's Pharmacy at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. 

The successful candidate will be a member of our clinical pharmacy team providing Pharmaceutical care to patients under the PICU service and be part of the PICU multidisciplinary team, based within Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. The post holder will also have leadership responsibility to the clinical pharmacy services offered to our paediatric surgery department. 

The Woman and Children's Pharmacy team spans across two adjacently located hospital sites providing care to woman, children and neonates. You will be working as part of a well supported team of clinical pharmacists driving the development of clinical and operational services to your patient group. 

Main duties of the job

• Providing a clinical pharmacy service to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. 
• Providing leadership and training to clinical pharmacists working within paediatric surgery wards and working closely with the surgical team on improvement, training and governance. 
• Working alongside the multidisciplinary team including nursing staff, doctors and other healthcare professionals to provide excellent inpatient care.
• Supporting and training junior staff as they develop their knowledge and skills.

Working for our organisation

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. 

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

• Masters degree (or equivalent) in Pharmacy.
• Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council for Pharmacists.
• Post Graduate Clinical Diploma in Pharmacy or equivalent.

Desirable criteria

• Member of the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacists Group (NPPG).
• Qualified Independent Prescriber.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive post registration Clinical Pharmacy Experience.
• Working Knowledge of UK Hospital Pharmacy.
• Evidence of Sound Clinical Pharmacy Methods.
• Experience of Staff Management/supervision.
• Experience of Teaching/presenting.
• Experience in clinical management of paediatric patients.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Experience of Audit.

Desirable criteria

• Experience managing paediatric surgical and Intensive Care Patients.
• Experience undertaking Quality Improvement Projects.
• Experience of Working as an Independant Prescriber.
• Experience working with electronic prescribing/critical care electronic monitoring systems.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Evidence of commitment to continued improvement of patient experience.
• Ability to use judgement to challenge and influence prescribing.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills & negotiation skills.
• Excellent prioritisation and time management skills.
• Ability to mentor other members of staff.

Desirable criteria

• Ability to use and adapt to the use of IT systems within the healthcare setting particularly electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA).
• Evidence of an interest in medicine management agenda.

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

• 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 to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
• The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
• UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
• To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
• If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
• The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
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