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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend and on call commitment)
Job ref
264-6816844-FAM
Employer
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kettering General Hospitals
Town
Kettering
Salary
£53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Advanced Pharmacist- Emergency Care & Frailty

Band 8a

Job overview

Kettering General NHS Foundation Hospitals  are seeking an experienced, motivated and dynamic clinical pharmacist with excellent communication and leadership skills  to join our established, friendly clinical pharmacy team.

The post holder will be responsible for delivering clinical pharmacy services within Emergency Care & Frailty pathways.  

Main duties of the job

  • To operate as an Advanced Pharmacist in the Emergency Department and Admissions Unit.
  • To communicate highly complex information relating to medicines with clinicians, nurses, independent prescribers, carers and patients.
  • To develop and evaluate the delivery of a responsive, proactive, patient-focused Clinical Pharmacy Service to the Emergency Department
  • To be an active member of the multidisciplinary team and promote the safe, appropriate and clinically effective use of medicines.
  • To organise, provide and evaluate pharmaceutical services to the Emergency Department.
  • To lead the strategic planning of pharmaceutical projects relating to the Emergency Department, e.g. develop and maintain the EPMA system.
  • Facilitate achievement of clinical standards for 7-day pharmacy services.
  • To supervise and train pharmacy staff rotating through the clinical specialities within the Medicine and Urgent Care Group.
  • To play a lead role in promoting and developing the optimum use of medicines as per Primary and Secondary Care policies involving use of medicines.
  • To play a key role in ensuring continuity of pharmaceutical care on admission and transfer to acute admission wards, and to facilitate smooth and rapid admission and discharge.
  • To be responsible for advising areas regarding security of medicines and controlled stationery.
  • To contribute to the delivery of the Trust Medicines Optimisation Strategy.

 

Working for our organisation

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
 
Our Excellence Values:
Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Patient Specification and Job Description.

  • Support the Lead Pharmacist for Medicine to manage the pharmacy clinical service across the Adult Medicine Division
  • Providing professional leadership and support for other pharmacy services as needed.
  • Liaising with nursing and medical staff, senior clinicians and managers to drive forward improvements within Adult Medicine
  • Demonstrate a high level of commitment to and enthusiasm for research, audit and education in the clinical area.
  • To act as a deputy for Team medicine when needed.
  • To be a line manager to designated staff within the team. To be responsible for managing attendance and performance, and identifying staff training needs through individual performance development plans.
  • To participate in the provision of the Pharmacy on-call emergency duty service (2nd on-call)

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Master’s degree in Pharmacy
  • Registration with the GPhC
  • Postgraduate qualification in hospital Pharmacy
Desirable criteria
  • Registered Independent prescriber
  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
  • Member of the RPS Faculty

Knowledge / experience

Essential criteria
  • 5 years post registration UK hospital experience
  • Clinical experience in a range of ward/clinical areas
  • Experience of leading or implementing change
  • Good clinical knowledge of commonly prescribed medicines
  • Good knowledge of NICE guidelines for common conditions
  • Good knowledge of the NHS and current priorities

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
  • Time management/Organisation/Delegation/ Prioritisation

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.

Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Geshwin Ramnarain
Job title
Lead Pharmacist - Medicine
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01536 493147
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