Job Description

An opportunity has arisen to join the pharmacy team as a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB), covering the absence of the permanent staff member whilst they go on maternity leave.



You will lead the pharmacy service provision to hepato-pancreato-biliary patients at NUH. The Nottingham HPB Service is both a local and regional tertiary referral centre for all aspects of HPB disease and we are a centre of excellence for laparoscopic (keyhole) HPB surgery



The job will be based at Queens Medical Centre where you will work as part of the MDT providing high quality medicines reconciliation and pharmaceutical knowledge. The post holder will work with the other members of the MDT to perform medicines optimisation, including deprescribing and prevention of harm from inappropriate polypharmacy. You would also be involved in improving prescribing and reducing risks within the wider healthcare team in your given area.



In addition the post holder will also work within the wider pharmacy surgical team, receiving and giving support to the other team members and trainees.



For full duties please refer to the attached job description. Key duties are:



1) To partake in specialist clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken specifically



2) Leadership, management and directorate/service support roles



3) To line manage and support more junior pharmacists in the listed directorates



4) To take full part in the 7-day shifted rota and bank holidays duties



With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.



Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!



We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.



Please see the attached job description and person specification.



1) To partake in specialist clinical pharmacy duties ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken specifically



a. To lead, deliver and develop clinical pharmacy services to the gastroenterology speciality within NUH. To implement medicines management policies and ensure the safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of medicines in this service/speciality in accordance with national priorities and local objectives.



b. To provide patients and members of the multidisciplinary team with information about new drugs and developments to facilitate their safe and effective use.



c. To provide a clinical pharmacy service to inpatient ward areas



2) Leadership, management and directorate/service support roles



3) To line manage and support more junior pharmacists in the listed directorates



4) To take full part in the 7-day shifted rota and bank holidays duties