Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 812-24-0711-CKT-15
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- HCT Referral Hub - Abel Smith House
- Town
- Stevenage
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Pharmacist, Hospital at Home
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Do you have varied hospital pharmacy experience?
Would you like to develop your clinical skills and make a real impact for patients under the care of our community trust?
Do you have drive and ambition to support the team and shape and revolutionise the clinical pharmacy service for our patients in the local community?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical pharmacist to join our growing pharmacy team who support our Hospital at Home virtual ward service based at the East and North Herts Referral Hub. The Hospital at Home hub is a dynamic and innovative environment adapting to the needs of the local population and the pharmacy team are integral to the success of the service.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
The Hospital at Home service (otherwise known as Virtual Ward) can help to prevent unnecessary acute hospital attendances and admissions for a range of conditions by providing medical care and support for patients in their own homes or usual place of residence.
The Hospital at Home service provides same or next day assessment, followed by treatment and monitoring as appropriate. The key services and conditions covered are:
- IV/oral antibiotics to treat acute infections
- Heart failure management, including IV diuretics
- COPD and other respiratory conditions
- DVT pathway
- End of life and specialist palliative care
- Support for care homes
- Falls
- IV fluids
- Medication reviews by pharmacists
The service is open to patients with a GP in East and North Hertfordshire who are aged 18 and over, both with and without COVID-19.
The clinical pharmacists work alongside clinicians, Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs), nurses and therapists to support the safe delivery of medical care in the patient’s home. Progression in this role may involve prescribing once suitably trained, so interest in undertaking the qualification to be an Independent Prescriber would be beneficial and you would be supported to do so in this role if needed.
Working for our organisation
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff.
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision -
Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities. Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision. We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds.
We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now.
You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are looking for additional pharmacists to support further expansion of the service.
The SystmOne EPMA/EPS system has now been fully implemented across all hospital units, so experience of using this system would be advantageous.
The successful applicant will need to be self-motivated and able to work on their own, whilst also integrating into a well-established team. You will have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills together with a good working knowledge of hospital pharmacy.
The successful candidate must have experience of working in a clinical setting with a multidisciplinary team. Experience of implementing Medicines Optimisation projects will be ideal. You will need to have post registration experience in hospital pharmacy and a clinical diploma or working towards one. You will also need a great deal of self-motivation, sound clinical knowledge and computer literacy. The role will also be supported by a full training package, according to needs.
If you think you have the right experience and are up to the challenge, we would love to hear from you.
A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Interview Date: 02 December 2024
Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Pharmacy
- Master level in Pharmacy (entry level for pharmacy profession) and one year pre-registration training.
- Registration with the GPhC
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Post-graduate clinical pharmacy qualification (certificate, diploma or MSc)
Desirable criteria
- Other postgraduate qualifications in leadership or business management
- Supplementary/independent prescriber
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience in hospital pharmacy practice
- Clinical pharmacy knowledge and experience across different clinical specialties
- Experience of medicines management activities
- Working within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of undertaking prescribing audits / giving advice
- Knowledge of the principles underpinning Medicines Optimisation
Desirable criteria
- Good understanding of medicines legislation
- Knowledge of drug therapeutics
- Knowledge of national guidance relating to medicines and pharmaceutical practice
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Initiative and enthusiasm to drive forward and develop the HAH role
- Excellent communicator - both with healthcare professionals and patients
- Can demonstrate understanding of clinical governance and risk management
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise effectively and work on own initiative
- Good IT skills including word processing, spreadsheets
- Able to analyse and interpret budgetary data
Desirable criteria
- Able to use SystmOne
- Experience of developing and monitoring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Experience in provision of training and/or presentations
- Able to use ePACT systems
- Presenting complex issues to large audiences
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Must be flexible and able to cope with unpredictable workload and multi-task
- Able to lead and motivate a team.
- Able to work under stressful conditions and meet tight deadlines
- Must be able to interpret and critically appraise reference sources and papers, reading and keeping up to date on professional and clinical issues.
- Ability to work within a team
- Dynamic and innovative
- Self-motivated
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Elizabeth Curtis
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07788 724 273
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