Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive pharmacist to join our supportive team delivering innovative pharmacy services to the community.
No two days will be the same; you will have patient contact; you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team; you will problem solve and you will have the opportunity to shape the pharmacy service you deliver.
Prospective candidates should be efficient, enthusiastic and confident to work autonomously within a supportive team and their sphere of competence. They should have excellent communication skills as the job will involve liaising with social care, clinical and community teams as well as patients and their carers.
You will have a desire to improve patient outcomes; ensure our medicines governance is compliant with CQC standards, the will to learn and develop and the opportunity to influence the future of pharmacy services within the scope of the new NHS 10 year plan.
An independent non-medical prescribing qualification would be ideal. If however you are not currently a prescriber, you will be supported to undertake this.
You will need to be flexible in your approach to work and able to travel as the role involves hybrid working.
Experience in community services is not essential but a strong clinical background would be helpful.
This is a real opportunity to shape the future of healthcare in the Norfolk and Waveney locality whilst working for a caring and forward-thinking organisation.
This post is 30 hours a week.
Main duties of the job
You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team supporting our four primary care home teams delivering patient centered care. You will also have the opportunity to provide clinical input into our two community hospital in-patient wards (Beccles Hospital and Carlton Court) as well as the specialist palliative care unit delivered by St Elizabeth's Hospice.
The Clinical Pharmacy Service must be safe, evidence based, innovative, costeffective and high quality.
You will be responsible for ensuring that there is compliance with medicines legislation; national and local guidance and to manage risks associated with medicines use. Audits, improvement projects and resulting action plans in line with the Pharmacy yearly plan will also be completed.
To ensure appropriate governance is in place regarding medicines, including leading on the response to any drug safety alerts or changes in clinical guidance, responding to incidents and escalate as appropriate.
To provide professional expertise, advice, support and training on medicines optimisation policies to health professionals.
To organise and participate in regular training and feedback sessions as appropriate to a variety of clinicians and support staff.
Mentor the Pharmacy Technicians and other pharmacy support staff and respond to their queries in a supportive and timely manner.
To deputise where appropriate (and agreed) for the Operational Lead or Head of Pharmacy.
About us
ECCH is well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.
We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website - www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.
At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.
We encourage you to apply as early as possible as this job may close earlier than the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To develop and provide a high-quality
Clinical Pharmacy Service to ECCH Primary Care Home Teams, including medicines
reviews, polypharmacy, medicines reconciliation and drug monitoring to ensure
safe and cost-effective use of evidence-based medicine in line with local
policies and national guidance.
To
support the provision of clinical pharmacy services to the community hospital
ward and specialist palliative care beds. Participate in ward rounds and MDTs where appropriate.
To provide professional expertise in
relation to drugs or medicines to PCH staff; patients and carers and others
including medical practitioners.
To support and implement efficient
medicines optimisation initiatives to ensure the safe and secure handling of
medicines; reduce drug waste and manage drug expenditure.
To prescribe within sphere of
competence and where appropriate the necessary medicines to meet the needs of
the patient.
To participate in MDTs and PCH
huddles where appropriate.
To work closely with the pharmacy
technicians to enable patients in our care to be empowered to manage their
medicines.
To facilitate the medicines element
of discharge in a safe and effective manner.
To participate in and undertake
audits as agreed including collecting and recording data for KPIs.
To support the wider pharmacy and
ECCH teams in delivering safe patient centred care through implementation of
the Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation strategy including providing professional
advice; training and education; developing and reviewing relevant policies and
SOPs.
To
line manage pharmacy support staff where required
All roles
within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our
Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to
patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff
should consider these as an essential part of their job role.
Our Values outline the core behaviours that we
can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.
Underpinning our Values are our Signature
Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a
strong culture. Our four Signature
Behaviours are: Compassion
- We Listen, We Learn,
We Lead| Action - My
Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect
Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To develop and provide a high-quality
Clinical Pharmacy Service to ECCH Primary Care Home Teams, including medicines
reviews, polypharmacy, medicines reconciliation and drug monitoring to ensure
safe and cost-effective use of evidence-based medicine in line with local
policies and national guidance.
To
support the provision of clinical pharmacy services to the community hospital
ward and specialist palliative care beds. Participate in ward rounds and MDTs where appropriate.
To provide professional expertise in
relation to drugs or medicines to PCH staff; patients and carers and others
including medical practitioners.
To support and implement efficient
medicines optimisation initiatives to ensure the safe and secure handling of
medicines; reduce drug waste and manage drug expenditure.
To prescribe within sphere of
competence and where appropriate the necessary medicines to meet the needs of
the patient.
To participate in MDTs and PCH
huddles where appropriate.
To work closely with the pharmacy
technicians to enable patients in our care to be empowered to manage their
medicines.
To facilitate the medicines element
of discharge in a safe and effective manner.
To participate in and undertake
audits as agreed including collecting and recording data for KPIs.
To support the wider pharmacy and
ECCH teams in delivering safe patient centred care through implementation of
the Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation strategy including providing professional
advice; training and education; developing and reviewing relevant policies and
SOPs.
To
line manage pharmacy support staff where required
All roles
within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our
Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to
patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff
should consider these as an essential part of their job role.
Our Values outline the core behaviours that we
can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.
Underpinning our Values are our Signature
Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a
strong culture. Our four Signature
Behaviours are: Compassion
- We Listen, We Learn,
We Lead| Action - My
Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect
Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent
- Postgraduate clinical qualification and/or significant relevant clinical experience to demonstrate similar level of knowledge
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Management or Leadership qualification
- Project management experience
- Holding or working towards a non-medical prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience in acute hospital, community health services or community pharmacy
- To analyse, interpret and evaluate specialist medicines related information or data, using clinical and professional judgement. This includes interpreting reports from any pharmacy computer system e.g. about drug usage and expenditure, clinical intervention reports, data from clinical trials and published papers, and changes in medicines legislation and policy (local and national). This information could inform decisions about an individual patients drug treatment (e.g. data from the pathology system) or protocol & guideline development
- To interpret prescriptions for drug problems such as drug dosage, drug interactions and appropriateness of therapy. Considers legality, clarity and risk associated with prescribed medicines and prescriptions and makes interventions to ensure safety and optimal therapy
- Experience in planning, developing and delivering pharmacy services
- Experience of being responsible and accountable for own professional actions, working independently within professional and organisational boundaries and being responsible for the actions of others within their area of responsibility
Desirable
- Experience in working with end-of-life patients gained through working in hospice or specialist centre
- To possess the technical knowledge and skills to make or instruct others, in the preparation of injections and intravenous infusions
- Teaching and training experience to a range of healthcare professionals; students and undergraduates
- Experience of working in a range of environments e.g. community; hospital; primary care
- Experience service re-design
- Experience of using SystmOne
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- To communicate sensitive and highly complex specialist medicines related information and advice to patients & carers, consultants and their medical teams, and other healthcare professionals. Types of sensitive and specialist medicines and pharmaceutical information include: choice of therapy (including formulary issues), choice of formulation and route of administration, side effects, adverse drug reactions, use of drugs where its action and effects may be influenced by patient disease state, biochemical parameters, liver and kidney function, diet, gender, ethnicity, pregnancy, breast feeding, age-related problems. This could be in sensitive situations including cancer treatment, terminal illness and the effect of drug administration or prescribing errors or other drug misadventures. Discussions may be on a one-to-one basis with patient, doctor or other healthcare professional, or by telephone, e-mail or letter; or a one to many e.g. on medical ward rounds; in community MDTs
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible and enthusiastic
- Self-motivated
- Ability to lead and motivate others
- Methodical
- Tactful and empathetic
- Emotionally resilient
- Able to deal with conflict e.g. negotiate with individuals who may be aggressive, emotional, disagree or challenge decisions
- Able to continually update knowledge, skills and challenge own practice
- Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours:
- (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together)
- Willingness and ability to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree in pharmacy or equivalent
- Postgraduate clinical qualification and/or significant relevant clinical experience to demonstrate similar level of knowledge
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Management or Leadership qualification
- Project management experience
- Holding or working towards a non-medical prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience in acute hospital, community health services or community pharmacy
- To analyse, interpret and evaluate specialist medicines related information or data, using clinical and professional judgement. This includes interpreting reports from any pharmacy computer system e.g. about drug usage and expenditure, clinical intervention reports, data from clinical trials and published papers, and changes in medicines legislation and policy (local and national). This information could inform decisions about an individual patients drug treatment (e.g. data from the pathology system) or protocol & guideline development
- To interpret prescriptions for drug problems such as drug dosage, drug interactions and appropriateness of therapy. Considers legality, clarity and risk associated with prescribed medicines and prescriptions and makes interventions to ensure safety and optimal therapy
- Experience in planning, developing and delivering pharmacy services
- Experience of being responsible and accountable for own professional actions, working independently within professional and organisational boundaries and being responsible for the actions of others within their area of responsibility
Desirable
- Experience in working with end-of-life patients gained through working in hospice or specialist centre
- To possess the technical knowledge and skills to make or instruct others, in the preparation of injections and intravenous infusions
- Teaching and training experience to a range of healthcare professionals; students and undergraduates
- Experience of working in a range of environments e.g. community; hospital; primary care
- Experience service re-design
- Experience of using SystmOne
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- To communicate sensitive and highly complex specialist medicines related information and advice to patients & carers, consultants and their medical teams, and other healthcare professionals. Types of sensitive and specialist medicines and pharmaceutical information include: choice of therapy (including formulary issues), choice of formulation and route of administration, side effects, adverse drug reactions, use of drugs where its action and effects may be influenced by patient disease state, biochemical parameters, liver and kidney function, diet, gender, ethnicity, pregnancy, breast feeding, age-related problems. This could be in sensitive situations including cancer treatment, terminal illness and the effect of drug administration or prescribing errors or other drug misadventures. Discussions may be on a one-to-one basis with patient, doctor or other healthcare professional, or by telephone, e-mail or letter; or a one to many e.g. on medical ward rounds; in community MDTs
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible and enthusiastic
- Self-motivated
- Ability to lead and motivate others
- Methodical
- Tactful and empathetic
- Emotionally resilient
- Able to deal with conflict e.g. negotiate with individuals who may be aggressive, emotional, disagree or challenge decisions
- Able to continually update knowledge, skills and challenge own practice
- Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours:
- (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together)
- Willingness and ability to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
East Coast Community Healthcare CIC
Address
Carlton Court Hospital
St. Peters Road
Carlton Colville
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR33 8AG
Employer's website
https://www.ecch.org/ (Opens in a new tab)
