Specialist Clinical Pharmacist Lipid Clinic

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits in the cardiac division pharmacy team, where you will play a crucial role in optimizing lipid therapy for post-MI patients. This position focuses on establishing a new clinic aimed at improving health outcomes and reducing inequalities in lipid management. You will collaborate with healthcare professionals to ensure patients receive the best possible care, all while working within one of the largest NHS Trusts in England. Join a forward-thinking organization that values innovation, teamwork, and professional development, and make a significant impact on patient health in Greater Manchester.

Qualifications

• Professional knowledge from a Master's in Pharmacy or equivalent experience.
• Current registration with GPhC and completion of Independent Prescribing Course.

Responsibilities

• Setup and implement a new lipid optimisation clinic.
• Provide high-quality pharmacy service and medicines reconciliation.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Negotiation and influencing skills

Computer literate

Empathy

Education

Vocational Master’s degree in Pharmacy

Pre-registration training

Job-related postgraduate qualification

Job description

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Band 7

Main area: Pharmacy Grade Band 7
Contract: 1 year (Fixed term)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Supports weekend, out of hours and bank holiday rotas)
Job ref: 349-CSS-6885718*

Site: Wythenshawe Hospital
Town: Manchester
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum (Pro Rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/02/2025 23:59

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the cardiac division pharmacy team to support a new specialist lipid optimisation project being set up by MFT. A new clinic aims to review all post MI/ACS patients to ensure their lipid therapy is being optimised. The post holder will provide an independent review of lipid therapy and provide recommendations to changes in therapy and help to reduce health inequalities across this patient population.

Post MI patients are currently discharged back to their GP for follow up, and data shows a lipid review is only occurring in around a level of 30-40% of patients. As such, this equates to approximately 60-70% of patients from Greater Manchester not reaching their LDL-C target of <1.4mmol/l. This project, supported by GMMMG and Health Innovation Manchester, aims to evaluate the impact a pharmacist led lipid optimisation clinic has on post ACS/MI patients lipid targets. The clinic will work to ensure all patients have lipids optimised in accordance with the GMMG lipid pathway and Nice guidance. Project data will be used to develop a proposal for consideration by the Greater Manchester ICB, to gain ongoing funding for this service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will primarily be responsible for the setup and implementation of a new lipid optimisation clinic in conjunction with the lead consultant and pharmacy cardiology directorate lead as part of the Cardiac Division pharmacy workstreams.

The post holder will also support the wider pharmacy cardiac team by providing a high-quality pharmacy service to allocated clinical areas, ensuring timely and accurate medicines reconciliation on admission, ongoing inpatient monitoring and review in accordance with agreed acuity and complexity requirements, and optimising medications to deliver a safe and appropriate discharge service to patients. They will support the directorate lead pharmacist and be expected to actively participate in organisational medicines safety and risk management initiatives, including audit and incident reporting.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Knowledge & Experience

• Professional knowledge acquired through the vocational master’s degree in pharmacy or equivalent pre-registration experience.
• Able to work with and influence other grades of staff and professions; ability to use own initiative.
• Current and relevant clinical knowledge in area of speciality.
• Demonstrable team working.
• Demonstrable commitment to CPD.
• Demonstrable experience in training of other healthcare professionals.
• Experience in supervision of other staff.
• Awareness of current political agendas.
• Financial awareness in the management of drug budgets.
• Research experience.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills both written and spoken.
• Ability to work on initiative and as part of the team.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Analysis of complex information relating to individual patients' medication.
• Ability to recognise own limitations and boundaries and need to consult with senior colleagues.
• Negotiation and influencing skills.
• To be motivated and have ability to motivate others.
• Computer literate.
• Empathy.

Qualifications / Registration

• Vocational Master’s degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Pre-registration training and successful completion of relevant examination.
• Current registration with GPhC.
• Job-related postgraduate qualification e.g. clinical diploma (or successful completion of the first year), or equivalent vocational experience.
• Completion of the Independent Prescribing Course.
• Member of National/ International Specialist Organisation.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.