Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- 18 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 249-6485873-2
- Employer
- Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Great Western Hospital
- Town
- Swindon
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/09/2024 23:59
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Advanced Pharmacist Neurology
Band 8a
Job overview
**Previous applicants need not apply**
We have an exiting opportunity for a pharmacist to join our team. Are you an enthusiastic, motivated clinical pharmacist with an interest in neurology? Would you like to work as part of a multidisciplinary team to manage the pharmacy service to neurology?
The role will involve working with the neurology team to establish the role of a prescribing pharmacist in our out-patient clinics as well as supporting medicines optimisation and medicines effectiveness across neurology in-patient and outpatient services .
Initially focusing on treatments for multiple sclerosis the post will provide you with the opportunity utilise your skills as a non-medical prescriber across neurology.
Main duties of the job
1. Act as an advanced Pharmacy practitioner for the neurology, to plan the care and identify areas of concern related to medicine use within this specialty.
2. To be an Independent Prescriber (IP) and to continue to develop the role of pharmacist independent prescriber within the Trust.
3. To provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients in neurology wards and out-patient areas in line with clinical pharmacy standards and objectives.
4. Clinically checking all prescriptions before dispensing and referring to the prescriber any unusual doses, potential drug interactions or incompatibilities for confirmation or revision before authorising dispensing.
5. Assist in clinical decision making to ensure patient safety and medication effectiveness through the medicines optimisation agenda.
6. Discussing with patients any issues about their medication, and liaising with other health care professionals in Primary and Secondary Care as appropriate.
7. Reviews results of external audit related to patient care and develop action plan as necessary.
8. Fulfil the role of Responsible Pharmacist in the dispensary when register able activities are taking place, when required as part of the rota or out of hours, as defined in the relevant Trust guidance document. To be aware of the requirements of this role and the relevant standard operating procedures, and to complete the record forms as require.
Working for our organisation
“Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.”
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Specialist Lead
1. To lead and develop the clinical pharmacy service to neurology speciality within the Trust. This includes setting and monitoring quality standards for clinical pharmacy services.
2. To introduce, maintain and develop a team and speciality-based model for clinical pharmacy service provision.
3. To act as the point of liaison for the speciality and lead on pharmacy-related aspects of the development of services, medicines introduction, horizon scanning and specialist information provision.
4. To regularly meet with the Pharmacy Clinical Services Manager and develop a strategic plan for clinical pharmacy services.
5. To provide the Pharmacy Clinical Services Manager with details of output, performance and activity of the clinical pharmacy service within neurology speciality at specified time intervals in a format agreed by the Pharmacy leadership team.
6. To actively participate in trust wide medicines assurance, governance and specialty meetings to promote the safe effective use of medicines and role of Pharmacy in medicines optimisation.
7. To prepare business cases to support clinical Pharmacy service developments within the speciality.
8. To collaborate in the development of Integrated Care Pathways, clinical guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures, Patient Group Directions and any other required policies within the speciality and Pharmacy department.
9. To support the investigation of medication related safety incidents and formulation/delivery of actions plans across the Trust to address problems identified where appropriate.
See attached JD for full responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- M Pharm Degree or equivalent / General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) registration
- Postgraduate diploma (Diploma or MSc) in clinical pharmacy, community pharmacy or similar
- Keeping professionally up to date including CPD
- Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification
Desirable criteria
- Management experience
- Experience working in out-patient clinic
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Highly experienced as qualified pharmacist
- Experience working across departmental and organizational boundaries
- Knowledge of financial systems and structures
- Experience in Neurology
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience as specialist pharmacist
- Experience of service development
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication, verbal and written eg SOPs
- Presentation skills - teaching and repost writing
- Use of financial systems to generate reports
- Good clinical knowledge backed up be extensive ward based experience
- Able to priorities workload and delegate and manage time effectively
Desirable criteria
- Use of databases to collate information
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Oates
- Job title
- Clinical Pharmacy Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01793 605030
- Additional information
Claire Oates: Clinical Pharmacy Manager - [email protected] 01793 60 5030
Lisa King: Lead Pharmacist Medicines Effectiveness - [email protected]
01793-607105
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