The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Sessional work - Prescribing Support Team (BCICB)

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Job summary

At The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust we can provide opportunities to work in primary care (both GP practice and CCG Teams) and secondary care as well as community services and covid-19 services.

If you are looking for a varied role across any or all of these areas we invite you to join our Pharmacy Bank team to work on a sessional basis.

In particular we are looking for prescribers to support regular sessions in our CMDU (covid-19 medicine delivery unit). We also have opportunities in the hospital, primary care and community services.

Please read on for more detail of the variety of the roles you could deliver

Main duties of the job

Prescribing Support Team - BCICB Team

To promote effective medicines optimisation, providing education andtraining for healthcare professionals and enabling patients to get more fromtheir medicines.

To undertake and develop clinical audits to promote best prescribing practice in line with local and national clinical guidelines and safety advice.

About us

We are one of the largest acute and community providers in the West Midlands having more than 850 beds on the New Cross site.

We also have 56 rehabilitation beds at West Park Hospital and 54 beds at Cannock Chase Hospital.

We are the largest employer in Wolverhampton, the Trust employs more than 9,400 staff, covering more than 350 different roles.

We provide services from the following locations;

  • New Cross Hospital - Secondary and Tertiary Services, Maternity, Accident and Emergency, Critical Care and Outpatients
  • West Park Hospital - Rehabilitation Inpatient and Day Care Services, Therapy Services and Outpatients
  • Cannock Chase Hospital - General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Breast Surgery, Urology, Dermatology/Plastic Surgery and Medical Day Case Investigations and Treatment (including Endoscopy, Rheumatology and Dermatology)
  • More than 20 community sites - Community Services for Children and Adults, Walk-in Centres and Therapy and Rehabilitation Services
  • Primary care- Eight GP practices have now joined us and offer extended opening hours to patients.

Details

Date posted

02 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year pro rata

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

225-Div3-6408925

Job locations

West Park Hospital

Park Rd West

Wolverhampton

WV1 4PW


Job description

Job responsibilities

Depending on your experience and the roles available you could work in one, or all areas.

Job Descriptions are available but in summary you would:

CMDU

To provide clinical cover to the Covid Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU),including clinical assessment of patients and prescribing appropriate antiviral/neutralising monoclonal antibody treatment.

To ensure that developments in the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service to patients who are treated within the CMDU are in line with the strategicdirection for the development of clinical pharmacy services within the Trust.

To support the principal pharmacists with reviewing and updating the Trust Covid guidance.

To work under the supervision of the RWT principal pharmacists

Primary Care

To develop and deliver patient facing services and clinics which improvepatient outcomes, reflect the needs of the practice population and shiftworkload from other disciplines

Support the delivery of the clinical medicines elements of QOF, IIF andincentive scheme objectives through patient review and clinical interventions.

Primary Care - CCG Team

To achieve a pattern of prescribing in primary care that maximises costeffectiveness and minimises risk, while delivering the specifications of the SLA with Wolverhampton CCG

To promote effective medicines optimisation, providing education andtraining for healthcare professionals and enabling patients to get more fromtheir medicines.

To undertake and develop clinical audits to promote best prescribing practice in line with local and national clinical guidelines and safety advice.

To clinically assess, diagnose and prescribe for complex or highly-complexpatients to deliver high quality patient care using cost-effective evidence based treatments

Community Services

Support the principal pharmacist to deliver prescribing and medicines advice for virtual wards, anti-coagulation services, community nursing and rapid intervention teams.

Hospital

Support the principal pharmacist to provide clinical ward support across the hospital. This could be to support a specific clinical area such as paediatrics or diabetes or provide a flexible support to cover holidays across any area.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Depending on your experience and the roles available you could work in one, or all areas.

Job Descriptions are available but in summary you would:

CMDU

To provide clinical cover to the Covid Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU),including clinical assessment of patients and prescribing appropriate antiviral/neutralising monoclonal antibody treatment.

To ensure that developments in the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service to patients who are treated within the CMDU are in line with the strategicdirection for the development of clinical pharmacy services within the Trust.

To support the principal pharmacists with reviewing and updating the Trust Covid guidance.

To work under the supervision of the RWT principal pharmacists

Primary Care

To develop and deliver patient facing services and clinics which improvepatient outcomes, reflect the needs of the practice population and shiftworkload from other disciplines

Support the delivery of the clinical medicines elements of QOF, IIF andincentive scheme objectives through patient review and clinical interventions.

Primary Care - CCG Team

To achieve a pattern of prescribing in primary care that maximises costeffectiveness and minimises risk, while delivering the specifications of the SLA with Wolverhampton CCG

To promote effective medicines optimisation, providing education andtraining for healthcare professionals and enabling patients to get more fromtheir medicines.

To undertake and develop clinical audits to promote best prescribing practice in line with local and national clinical guidelines and safety advice.

To clinically assess, diagnose and prescribe for complex or highly-complexpatients to deliver high quality patient care using cost-effective evidence based treatments

Community Services

Support the principal pharmacist to deliver prescribing and medicines advice for virtual wards, anti-coagulation services, community nursing and rapid intervention teams.

Hospital

Support the principal pharmacist to provide clinical ward support across the hospital. This could be to support a specific clinical area such as paediatrics or diabetes or provide a flexible support to cover holidays across any area.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MSc Pharmacy (or equivalent)
  • Registered with GPhC

Desirable

  • Clinical Diploma (or equivalent experience)
  • Independent Prescriber

Experience

Essential

  • hospital pharmacy experience

Desirable

  • primary care pharmacy experience
  • Covid-19 services experience
  • community services experience
  • CCG pharmacy experience

Skills

Essential

  • use of EPMA
  • working in multidisciplinary teams
  • influencing senior clinicians
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MSc Pharmacy (or equivalent)
  • Registered with GPhC

Desirable

  • Clinical Diploma (or equivalent experience)
  • Independent Prescriber

Experience

Essential

  • hospital pharmacy experience

Desirable

  • primary care pharmacy experience
  • Covid-19 services experience
  • community services experience
  • CCG pharmacy experience

Skills

Essential

  • use of EPMA
  • working in multidisciplinary teams
  • influencing senior clinicians

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address

West Park Hospital

Park Rd West

Wolverhampton

WV1 4PW


Employer's website

https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address

West Park Hospital

Park Rd West

Wolverhampton

WV1 4PW


Employer's website

https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Principal Primary Care Pharmacist

Zahida Saleem

zahida.saleem@nhs.net

07467337215

Details

Date posted

02 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year pro rata

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

225-Div3-6408925

Job locations

West Park Hospital

Park Rd West

Wolverhampton

WV1 4PW


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