Advanced Clinical Lead Pharmacist - General Medicine

We are looking to recruit a dynamic pharmacist to lead our clinical pharmacy service across Renal & General Medicine, including:

• Renal Medicine & Dialysis
• Diabetes & Endocrinology
• Older Adults

You will lead an amazing team of Advanced Specialist Pharmacists, Foundation Pharmacists, Medicines Management Technicians and Medicines Management Assistants, proving the best possible care to our patients. You will work alongside our Advanced Clinical Lead Pharmacist for Emergency Medicine and our Advanced Clinical Lead Pharmacist for Respiratory & Gastroenterology, to drive forward the Pharmacy Service to the wider Unplanned (Medicine) Care Group and implement new innovative ways of working.

We are passionate about investing in the training and development of our pharmacy staff and have a fully established Pharmacy Education and Training Team. Be a visible pharmacy leader and role model with the accountability and responsibility for the provision and development of safe and cost-effective pharmacy services to the General Medicine Directorate. Lead a team of highly skilled pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other pharmacy staff working to deliver cutting edge pharmacy services.

Support the further development of the clinical pharmacy workforce including the role of Medicines Management Technicians and Medicines Management Assistants. Develop a strategic plan for the operational delivery of clinical pharmacy services to the General Medicine Directorate, supporting a positive patient experience, the medicines optimisation agenda and continuous improvement.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. UHNM creates and encourages a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected.

In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co‑created by staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust. At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.