Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

National health service; Fir Tree; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

National Health Service in County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist. The rotation is based at Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham, delivering medicines optimisation, clinical pharmacy and governance support to designated teams.

You will contribute to safeguarding patient safety, supervise staff, develop services, and pursue independent prescribing.

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Experience of working as a qualified pharmacist in a clinical setting.
• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Postgraduate clinical qualification or working towards (to at least diploma level) or portfolio evidence of attainment.
• Evidence of CPD.
• Pharmacist prescriber or able to undertake the training within 12 months of commencing employment.

Responsibilities

• Provide medicines management, medicines optimisation and medicines reconciliation services to support department priorities.
• Supervise a team of clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support workers.
• Deliver safe, effective and efficient clinical pharmacy and medicines management services.
• Develop and implement local policies and guidelines on good prescribing practice.
• Influence practice to ensure patient safety and minimisation of risk.
• Provide medicines information to healthcare professionals and perform new drug reviews.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Medicines optimisation

Medicines reconciliation

Autonomous practitioner

Team supervision

Education

Masters in Pharmacy

Postgraduate clinical qualification / equivalent

GPhC registered

Job description

Reference numberC -RP-N112Job locationsDarlington Memorial Hospital NHS TrustHollyhurst RoadDarlingtonCounty DurhamDL3 6HXUnited KingdomUniversity Hospital Of North DurhamNorth RoadDURHAMDH1 5TWUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilities
Deputising for the Pharmacist Advanced for
their area and in so doing will be required to supervise a team of clinical
pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support workers, ensuring the
delivery of safe, effective and efficient clinical pharmacy and medicines
management services to an agreed standard and to a designated group of patient
and service users
Providing medicines management, medicines
optimisation and medicines reconciliation services to help achieve department
priorities and targets on a designated ward or group of wards, day case units
or clinics as decided by the Lead Pharmacist
Helping to develop and implement local policies
and guidelines on good prescribing practice.
Influencing local practice to ensure safe
medication use, and to ensure that their own practice and the practice of
others effectively acknowledges good prescribing practice, patient safety and
risk minimisation.
Being a point of contact for nursing and
clinical staff regarding medicine management issues.
Providing medicines information to healthcare
professionals and new drug reviews as appropriate utilising the range of
information resources available, including the library and the internet, and to
make an informed decision on the appropriate response required.
Being involved in providing clinical pharmacy
service to designated multidisciplinary team structures e.g. out patient
clinics, pre assessment.
Providing
high quality patient
education on medicines
use in both
in-patient and outpatient
settings.
Engaging in activities relating to clinical
effectiveness including: drug use review, clinical audit and clinical
self-audit and to contribute to ongoing measures of service evaluation.
Supporting the planning and implementation of
service changes and new treatments, as agreed within the pharmacy service.
Acting as a professional checker in the
dispensary and/or chemotherapy service
Participating in the
weekend, late night, on call and bank holiday rotas to meet the needs of the
service., Deputising for the Pharmacist Advanced for
their area and in so doing will be required to supervise a team of clinical
pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support workers, ensuring the
delivery of safe, effective and efficient clinical pharmacy and medicines
management services to an agreed standard and to a designated group of patient
and service users
Providing medicines management, medicines
optimisation and medicines reconciliation services to help achieve department
priorities and targets on a designated ward or group of wards, day case units
or clinics as decided by the Lead Pharmacist
Helping to develop and implement local policies
and guidelines on good prescribing practice.
Influencing local practice to ensure safe
medication use, and to ensure that their own practice and the practice of
others effectively acknowledges good prescribing practice, patient safety and
risk minimisation.
Being a point of contact for nursing and
clinical staff regarding medicine management issues.
Providing medicines information to healthcare
professionals and new drug reviews as appropriate utilising the range of
information resources available, ...
Special Skills & Knowledge
EssentialGood understanding of medicines reconciliation and how it fits into the larger function of clinical pharmacy practice.Able to apply evidence-based clinical knowledge to make suitable recommendations or take appropriate actions.Aware of where to seek appropriate information to solve problems and make decisions.Able to assimilate and communicate complex medicines information to patients and healthcare professionals across the multidisciplinary team using appropriate language and different mediums.Aware of and able to inform others about, the clinical, legal and governance aspects of medicines.Able to work as an autonomous practitioner in all areas of pharmacy practice.An understanding of current pharmacy and NHS issues.DesirableAwareness and understanding of the pharmacy teams role in governance processes
Statutory Registration
EssentialRegistered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)DesirableMembership of a pharmacy professional body e.g. RPS, UKCPA, BOPA, NPPG.
Special Requirements
EssentialGood oral and written communication skills.Able to build strong relationships across the multidisciplinary team; working in partnership to promote positive outcomes.Motivated to develop personally and professionally through self-audit, reflection and learning.Able to prioritise own workload in a busy and changing environment.Able to travel independently across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post.
Person Specification
Experience
EssentialExperience of working as a qualified pharmacist in a clinical setting.Experience of day-to-day registered pharmacy staff supervisionDesirableExperience of delivering education and training sessions.Hospital pharmacy trainee or qualified pharmacist experience.Experience of providing clinical supervision to trainee pharmacists, EssentialMasters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalentPost graduate clinical qualification or working towards (to at least diploma level) or portfolio evidence of attainment to the same standard.Evidence of CPD.Pharmacist prescriber or able to undertake the training within 12 months of commencing employment.DesirableEvidence of an up to date portfolio of personal professional activity
Special Skills & Knowledge
EssentialGood understanding of medicines reconciliation and how it fits into the larger function of clinical pharmacy practice.Able to apply evidence-based clinical knowledge to make suitable recommendations or take appropriate actions.Aware of where to seek appropriate information to solve problems and make decisions.Able to assimilate and communicate complex medicines information to patients and healthcare professionals across the multidisciplinary team using appropriate language and different mediums.Aware of and able to inform others about, the clinical, legal and governance aspects of medicines.Able to work as an autonomous practitioner in all areas of pharmacy practice.An understanding of current pharmacy and NHS issues.DesirableAwareness and understanding of the pharmacy teams role in governance processes
Statutory Registration
EssentialRegistered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)DesirableMembership of a pharmacy professional body e.g. RPS, UKCPA, BOPA, NPPG.
Special Requirements
EssentialGood oral and written communication skills.Able to build strong relationships across the multidisciplinary team; working in partnership to promote positive outcomes.Motivated to develop personally and professionally through self-audit, reflection and learning.Able to prioritise own workload in a busy and changing environment.Able to travel independently across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Job summaryWe have an exciting opportunity
for a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist to join our pharmacy team. We pride
ourselves in working at the leading edge of clinical pharmacy practice and
medicines optimisation, with our teams winning national recognition for
innovative, high-quality patient care. This rotational post based at either
Darlington Memorial Hospital or the University Hospital of North Durham however
the successful applicant may be required to work across any of the Trust
hospital sites.
As part of one of
Englands largest integrated care providers, you will work alongside
multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver safe, compassionate and joined up care,
supporting our mission of getting it right first time, every time.Main duties of the jobWe pride ourselves on the
quality of the pharmaceutical care we provide for patients. The successful
candidate will be expected to deliver a high standard of near-patient
specialist pharmaceutical care to our patients. In addition, they will support
the pharmacy team to deliver governance, education, training and service
improvement to their rotational area. They will help shape the strategic
direction of pharmacy by supporting the development of innovative new services.
To achieve this we will support the successful candidate with mentoring and
development opportunities including independent prescribing, RPS portfolio
development and other further education opportunities. Applicants need to be
able to work autonomously, be a team player whilst motivating others. We welcome
applications from forward thinking, motivated pharmacists who share the values
of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. Applicants currently
undertaking a postgraduate Clinical Diploma may be eligible for financial
support to continue this with us.
Pharmacists that do
not have an independent prescriber qualification will be supported to undertake
and complete the course as part of their professional developmentAbout usIf you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents.Over reliance
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