Job summary
First Community Health and Care (FCHC) is an expanding and exciting social enterprise and employer in the East Surrey region. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services across East Surrey.
We have an immediate need for a dynamic highly motivated, organised, and enthusiastic Clinical Pharmacists to join our innovative multidisciplinary team to provide integrated care and clinical pharmacy support to our community team. Eligible candidate must have minimum of 2 years hospital inpatient ward experience.
- Hours of work are Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.
- No weekend,
- No on-call,
- No late-night duties,
- Opportunity to develop skills, do research, and innovative work.
If interested will be supported to complete your prescribing course.
Main duties of the job
The post
holder is responsible for:
1.
To support the Head of Medicines
Management in developing the specialist clinical pharmacy service to wards and
community team, in line with local and national standards and policies,
ensuring the safe, clinical, and cost-effective use of medicines and staff
resources.
2.
Support other healthcare staff in
meeting risk management, financial management and clinical governance
responsibilities around the use of medicines.
3.
To undertake clinical supervision,
mentoring and ward-based assessments of placement and work experience student,
medicines management technicians and pre-registration pharmacists.
4.
To carry out clinical pharmacy
audit and practice research in conjunction with the Head of Medicines
Management.
5.
To provide leadership and manage
medicines related task/incident for inpatient ward and community teams
especially with Controlled Drug
You will work in an exceptionally
friendly clinically led organisation, genuinely patient-centric and encouraging
innovation that results in real improvements in quality care and positive
patient experience.
About us
Do you want to be part of an organisation that is committed to providing first rate care and services to its local community?
First Community is a CQC rated Good staff owned social enterprise, which delivers NHS community services to residents across east Surrey and in parts of West Sussex.
First Community is a great place to work, everyone here has a voice and is supported to develop their career to its full potential. We offer all our staff: NHS terms and conditions, high quality training and development opportunities, flexible working to enable a good work life balance, an inclusive and friendly work environment, an NHS pension, flexible retirement options and employee benefits including a car salary sacrifice scheme.
First Community values diversity and inclusion and is committed to the recruitment and retention of under-represented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
Sustainability is integral to First Community achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is
responsible for:
1.
To support the Head of Medicines
Management (HOMM) in developing the specialist clinical pharmacy service to
wards and community team, in line with local and national standards and
policies, ensuring the safe, clinical, and cost-effective use of medicines and
staff resources.
2. To deliver specialised pharmaceutical advice within their area of
clinical specialism to other healthcare professionals, including participation
in multidisciplinary and governance meetings.
3. Support other healthcare staff in meeting risk management by
highlighting risk to HOMM, financial management and clinical governance
responsibilities around the use of medicines.
4. To undertake clinical supervision, mentoring and ward-based assessments
of placement and work experience student, medicines management technicians and
pre-registration pharmacists and to supervise and manage other pharmacy staff.
5.
To carry out clinical pharmacy
audit and practice research in conjunction with the Head of Medicines
Management and to review First Community policies and procedures.
6.
To provide leadership and manage
medicines related task / incident for inpatient ward and community teams
especially with Controlled Drugs
Please see job description and person specification document attached for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is
responsible for:
1.
To support the Head of Medicines
Management (HOMM) in developing the specialist clinical pharmacy service to
wards and community team, in line with local and national standards and
policies, ensuring the safe, clinical, and cost-effective use of medicines and
staff resources.
2. To deliver specialised pharmaceutical advice within their area of
clinical specialism to other healthcare professionals, including participation
in multidisciplinary and governance meetings.
3. Support other healthcare staff in meeting risk management by
highlighting risk to HOMM, financial management and clinical governance
responsibilities around the use of medicines.
4. To undertake clinical supervision, mentoring and ward-based assessments
of placement and work experience student, medicines management technicians and
pre-registration pharmacists and to supervise and manage other pharmacy staff.
5.
To carry out clinical pharmacy
audit and practice research in conjunction with the Head of Medicines
Management and to review First Community policies and procedures.
6.
To provide leadership and manage
medicines related task / incident for inpatient ward and community teams
especially with Controlled Drugs
Please see job description and person specification document attached for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent
-
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical or Technical Pharmacy or equivalent demonstrable experience
-
- Registered as a pharmacist with The General Pharmaceutical Council
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialised knowledge of the treatment of patients especially older people
- Knowledge of how the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service must meet the needs of local and national priorities
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Takes responsibility for own actions and show enthusiasm and commitment to develop the service
- Excellent verbal and written skills.
- Able to visit patients in their own home
- Confident in own judgement and inspires confidence in others
- Professional and patient focused, with a strong commitment to providing high quality care
- Ability to remain calm and polite under pressure
- Ability to demonstrate commitment to CPD
- Able to work autonomously in making clinical decision within a team
- Able to travel between sites for audit purpose as when required
- Excellent Keyboard skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal Computer literacy - variety of software packages e.g word excel and PowerPoint
- Able to use own initiative to inform decisions and ensure accuracy when checking medication.
- Able to identify and prioritise complex time sensitive workload and projects
- Ability to deal with distressed / angry patients / clients.
- Ability to occasional exposure to distressing or emotional incidents e.g., medicine incidents, dealing with patients and their relatives following traumatic events and end of life patients.
- Ability to work in a ward environment where there may occasional be exposure to unpleasant working conditions.
Desirable
- Maintains high levels of concentration for prolonged periods of time
- Able to use Emis
- Car Owner / Driver
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate post-registration experience with substantial 2 years hospital inpatient ward experience
- Able to demonstrate experience providing a pharmacy clinical service to patients in a range of medical sub-specialities
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience in providing and evaluating pharmacy education & training.
- Experience of managing or supervising other staff
- Evidence of on-going CPD
- Evidence of audit and project work
Desirable
- Experience in the provision of pharmacy expertise to the clinical governance agenda
- Experience of implementing and/or reviewing policies, guidelines, PGDs or equivalent
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent
-
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical or Technical Pharmacy or equivalent demonstrable experience
-
- Registered as a pharmacist with The General Pharmaceutical Council
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialised knowledge of the treatment of patients especially older people
- Knowledge of how the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service must meet the needs of local and national priorities
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Takes responsibility for own actions and show enthusiasm and commitment to develop the service
- Excellent verbal and written skills.
- Able to visit patients in their own home
- Confident in own judgement and inspires confidence in others
- Professional and patient focused, with a strong commitment to providing high quality care
- Ability to remain calm and polite under pressure
- Ability to demonstrate commitment to CPD
- Able to work autonomously in making clinical decision within a team
- Able to travel between sites for audit purpose as when required
- Excellent Keyboard skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal Computer literacy - variety of software packages e.g word excel and PowerPoint
- Able to use own initiative to inform decisions and ensure accuracy when checking medication.
- Able to identify and prioritise complex time sensitive workload and projects
- Ability to deal with distressed / angry patients / clients.
- Ability to occasional exposure to distressing or emotional incidents e.g., medicine incidents, dealing with patients and their relatives following traumatic events and end of life patients.
- Ability to work in a ward environment where there may occasional be exposure to unpleasant working conditions.
Desirable
- Maintains high levels of concentration for prolonged periods of time
- Able to use Emis
- Car Owner / Driver
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate post-registration experience with substantial 2 years hospital inpatient ward experience
- Able to demonstrate experience providing a pharmacy clinical service to patients in a range of medical sub-specialities
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience in providing and evaluating pharmacy education & training.
- Experience of managing or supervising other staff
- Evidence of on-going CPD
- Evidence of audit and project work
Desirable
- Experience in the provision of pharmacy expertise to the clinical governance agenda
- Experience of implementing and/or reviewing policies, guidelines, PGDs or equivalent
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
