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ARE YOU A BAND 8A PHARMACIST LOOKING FOR A NEW CAREER OPPORTUNITY OR A BAND 7 PHARMACIST LOOKING FOR THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR CAREER? We have an exciting opportunity for you!

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced, motivated and dynamic Pharmacist to join our friendly, established and respected team, in leading and developing the Homecare and High cost Medicines service within our Trust.

You will support the 8b Lead Pharmacist for Medicines Optimisation & Governance in co-ordinating and delivering Pharmaceutical services within the trust.

Working at WHH combines the excitement, challenge and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does re-build our patients’ lives. 

*Opportunities for varied hours/ flexible working / bespoke shift patterns / part time are available*

We also offer attractive benefits such as 

• tailored personal development to support career aspirations, including accredited clinical and management development programmes

If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require then please apply.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

1. Undertake Lead Pharmacist Duties for homecare and high cost medicines (Medicines Management).
2. Apply highly specialist knowledge to patients, provide and develop clinical services, produce protocols or guidelines, undertake audits / research, act as a source of pharmaceutical expertise and promote cost effective use of medicines to other healthcare professionals.
3. When registered as a non-medical prescriber, undertake the clinical management and drug treatment of designated patients.
4. Be responsible for providing formal training / education for Pharmacy staff, other healthcare professionals (e.g. nurses, doctors, medical students) and patients, on medication use and expenditure in homecare and high cost medicines and other areas at the request of the education lead.
5. Perform risk assessments as required by the Principal Pharmacist(s).
6. Deal with issues that need senior input when acting as the most senior pharmacist available on site.
7. Undertake relevant training to maintain competencies and further develop specialist knowledge in Medicines Management.
8. Participate in the provision and development of pharmaceutical services to Warrington Hospital, Halton Hospital and for other units provided with services by the Pharmacy Department under service level agreements.
9. To develop procedures, in relation with the trust locality to ensure the delivery of seamless pharmaceutical care across the primary/secondary care interface as required

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.