Specialist Pharmacist ESM/Education and Training

Emergency and Specialist Medicine (ESM) You will be working within the multidisciplinary team where you will provide a pharmacy services to a variety of clinical areas including Emergency Medicine, Neurology, Stroke, Geriatrics, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases, Rheumatology and Dermatology. The University Hospitals of Leicester has one of the busiest Emergency Departments in the country. Our acute medicine department also has a large Acute Medical Unit, an Acute Ambulatory Care service, a Short Stay Unit, an Acute Care Medical HDU and 2 Acute Frailty Units; which includes the newly formed Frailty Emergency Squad (FES). Education and Training responsibilities: • To assist in the induction planning and oversight for new trainee and foundation pharmacists. This will include updating induction rotas, completion of induction checklists and the planning of competency assessments. • Provide ongoing and diploma support for foundation pharmacists (ward assessments, case based discussions, presentations). • To assist in the planning, delivery and quality assurance of University placement programmes and other training sessions deemed appropriate. • Both roles will be expected to provide adhoc support within the E&T team and will include line management responsibilities and providing support for the line managers of staff in training posts. Post holders will be expected to contribute towards evening, on-call and weekend rotas. Job description Job responsibilities Emergency and Specialist Medicine (ESM) You will be working within the multidisciplinary team where you will provide a pharmacy services to a variety of clinical areas including Emergency Medicine, Neurology, Stroke, Geriatrics, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases, Rheumatology and Dermatology. The University Hospitals of Leicester has one of the busiest Emergency Departments in the country. Our acute medicine department also has a large Acute Medical Unit, an Acute Ambulatory Care service, a Short Stay Unit, an Acute Care Medical HDU and 2 Acute Frailty Units; which includes the newly formed Frailty Emergency Squad (FES). Education and Training responsibilities: • To assist in the induction planning and oversight for new trainee and foundation pharmacists. This will include updating induction rotas, completion of induction checklists and the planning of competency assessments. • Provide ongoing and diploma support for foundation pharmacists (ward assessments, case based discussions, presentations). • To assist in the planning, delivery and quality assurance of University placement programmes and other training sessions deemed appropriate. • Both roles will be expected to provide adhoc support within the E&T team and will include line management responsibilities and providing support for the line managers of staff in training posts. Post holders will be expected to contribute towards evening, on-call and weekend rotas.