Position Overview
This is a fixed term post to cover maternity leave until May 2027. Applications are invited from enthusiastic, well‑motivated, Clinical Prescribing Pharmacists (or working towards a prescribing qualification) with significant experience in delivering hospital pharmacy services, to join our Virtual Ward team based at locations across North Lancashire and South Cumbria.
Key Responsibilities
You will support the virtual ward teams (Consultants, ANPs and AHPs) to deliver safe and effective medicines management for patients. Responsibilities include medicines reconciliation, clinical reviews, supporting safe and secure medicines audits, antimicrobial stewardship and ongoing service design in conjunction with the virtual ward team and the Lead Pharmacist. You will support and work alongside medicines management technicians on the virtual ward team and the technician senior leadership team.
You must be highly motivated and able to demonstrate leadership skills and manage conflicting demands on your time. You will demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You will contribute to patient safety improvement and medicines optimisation initiatives including ensuring the implementation of best value medicines in your area.
Working Hours and Flexibility
Core hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 to 17:30 with some flexibility possible. No weekend, bank holiday or on‑call commitment. The location is flexible; home working possible with a minimum requirement to attend one of our acute inpatient sites for 20% of contracted hours. Occasional meetings and training may be required at other sites.
Locations
We operate from three main hospitals – Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal – as well as community health premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre. All three hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day‑case and inpatient surgery, plus local outreach services across Morecambe Bay.
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