Pharmacist

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified and motivated pharmacist to join a hospital team on a locum basis, supporting perioperative care and medicines optimisation.

Key details:

• ASAP start
• £30 per hour PAYE
• 3 to 5 days per week
• Summer role with potential extension beyond
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams including surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, and senior pharmacists
• Support perioperative medicine management across surgical pathways
• Contribute to antimicrobial stewardship and prescribing best practice
• Involvement in enhanced recovery pathways and patient safety initiatives

About the Role:

• Hospital setting in Plymouth
• Focus on perioperative and surgical patient care
• Supportive and collaborative clinical environment
• Opportunity to develop expertise across a range of specialist areas

Key Responsibilities:

• Perioperative medicine management
• Postoperative analgesia optimisation
• Management of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV)
• Antimicrobial stewardship
• Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention, including hospital-acquired thrombosis
• Perioperative care of elderly patients
• Enhanced recovery pathways
• Medicines optimisation

Ideal Candidate:

• GPhC registered Pharmacist
• Previous hospital pharmacy experience preferred

To Apply, either click “Apply” or send in your CV to (url removed).

For more information please also do not hesitate to call Karl on (phone number removed) and he would be happy to answer any questions you may have about this great opportunity. 

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