Senior Pharmacist, Critical Care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide effective clinical and medicines optimisation service to patients admitted and discharged through Critical Care. This includes leading on all aspects of prescribing, administration and governance within the specified specialties
• Liaise with Pharmacy Managers/Team Leaders, Senior Clinicians and Senior Nurse Managers in Critical Care services, to co‑ordinate and ensure all services from pharmacy provide the best in seamless pharmaceutical care for these patients, innovating service change when necessary to achieve this
• Attend daily consultant‑led multi‑professional ward rounds to actively facilitate and provide highly complex medication review and guide doctors in appropriate therapy choice for patients and avoidance of medication errors where advice may regularly be challenged
• Attend weekly therapy‑led long term ward rounds focussing on progressive rehabilitation and multidisci...