NhsJobs Gateshead

• To provide specialist clinical pharmacy input into the secondary prevention of ASCVD for Gateshead patients who have undergone the following CVD events:

-Myocardial infarction

-Revascularisation for peripheral vascular disease

-Ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack

To triage referrals for secondary prevention of ASCVD, ensuring relevant tests and information are available in advance of the MDT.

To work closely as part of the MDT alongside cardiology, endocrinology, stroke, renal and vascular teams to discuss referrals, generate treatment plans and escalate patients who require specialist input e.g. familial hypercholesterolemia.

Contribute to clinics to assess, treat and monitor patients for secondary prevention of ASCVD. This will include new patient clinics and follow up clinics where you will prescribe guideline based medication, ensure patients receive appropriate counselling and monitoring and communicate treatment plans with primary care.

You will work collaboratively with the patient, the MDT and primary care to offer a patient centred approach to treatment options.

You will provide education to patients, pharmacy, nursing and medical colleagues regarding lipid management and secondary prevention.

You will have the opportunity due to the innovative nature of the post to partake in regional and national research. With the possibility of sharing research in peer reviewed publications, via conferences and presentations and networking with other lipid optimisation teams.

• You will have opportunities to participate in clinical trials including commercial trials undertaken by the consultant members in the MDT.

You will have opportunity to participate within regional network to support regional primary care teams with lipid management.

You will support the inpatient clinical pharmacy team with clinical sessions on the wards or within the dispensary.

Work to deliver the 7 day clinical Pharmacy service and support the late night, on call and weekend rota.

As a senior member of the team you will support students, trainee pharmacists and pharmacy technicians by providing clinical supervision and education

You will provide leadership and management within the pharmacy team

Job description

• To provide specialist clinical pharmacy input into the secondary prevention of ASCVD for Gateshead patients who have undergone the following CVD events:

-Myocardial infarction

-Revascularisation for peripheral vascular disease

-Ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack

To triage referrals for secondary prevention of ASCVD, ensuring relevant tests and information are available in advance of the MDT.

To work closely as part of the MDT alongside cardiology, endocrinology, stroke, renal and vascular teams to discuss referrals, generate treatment plans and escalate patients who require specialist input e.g. familial hypercholesterolemia.

Contribute to clinics to assess, treat and monitor patients for secondary prevention of ASCVD. This will include new patient clinics and follow up clinics where you will prescribe guideline based medication, ensure patients receive appropriate counselling and monitoring and communicate treatment plans with primary care.

You will work collaboratively with the patient, the MDT and primary care to offer a patient centred approach to treatment options.

You will provide education to patients, pharmacy, nursing and medical colleagues regarding lipid management and secondary prevention.

You will have the opportunity due to the innovative nature of the post to partake in regional and national research. With the possibility of sharing research in peer reviewed publications, via conferences and presentations and networking with other lipid optimisation teams.

• You will have opportunities to participate in clinical trials including commercial trials undertaken by the consultant members in the MDT.

You will have opportunity to participate within regional network to support regional primary care teams with lipid management.

You will support the inpatient clinical pharmacy team with clinical sessions on the wards or within the dispensary.

Work to deliver the 7 day clinical Pharmacy service and support the late night, on call and weekend rota.

As a senior member of the team you will support students, trainee pharmacists and pharmacy technicians by providing clinical supervision and education

You will provide leadership and management within the pharmacy team

What is the salary for this clinical pharmacist role in Gateshead?

The advertised salary for this clinical pharmacist role at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is £57528.00 to £64750.00 p.a.. Typical clinical pharmacist pay in Gateshead varies by experience, sector (NHS versus community), and employer; see the PharmSee UK pharmacy salary guide for benchmarks.

How many pharmacy jobs are currently open in Gateshead?

PharmSee is currently tracking 2 active pharmacy vacancies in Gateshead across 11 major UK chains and NHS sources. Browse every open Gateshead pharmacy role on PharmSee's jobs search.

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