Job overview

Are you an experienced pharmacist ready to specialise and lead in gastroenterology? We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated clinical pharmacist, with an interest in gastroenterology, to join our supportive, friendly, dynamic patient focused clinical pharmacy team. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team you will provide highly specialist pharmacy input to the gastroenterology team. You will provide expert pharmaceutical care to a range of gastroenterology patients with complex conditions such as Inflammatory bowel disease, liver disease and short term parental nutrition requirements ensuring the safe and appropriate use of high-cost medicines. The post presents an excellent opportunity to lead and shape pharmaceutical care for patients with complex gastroenterology and nutritional needs allowing you to further develop your leadership and specialist pharmaceutical skills. You will be supported to complete the NCA Accelerated leader development programme.

Main duties of the job

Work collaboratively with the MDT to deliver advanced clinical pharmacy services to gastroenterology inpatients.

Lead and provide highly specialist pharmaceutical input to the short-term nutrition team.

Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to support gastroenterology day case patients and outpatient clinics. This will include supporting the processing of gastroenterology biologic homecare prescriptions.

 Contribute to service development, quality improvement projects and audits within the speciality.

Work as an independent prescriber to optimise medicine regimes for patients.

Along with all other members of the clinical team, contribute to the provision of the extended hours and on call pharmacy service.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.