Rotational Clinical Pharmacist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Band 6

To provide a pharmacy service under supervision to wards and departments of the Trust as well as other Trusts and business partners serviced by the Pharmacy department so as to ensure safe and cost-effective use of medicines, in accordance with departmental procedures.

To provide pharmacy service to allocated wards in accordance with professional, departmental and Trust policies. This may include:

Taking drug histories on admission

Review of medication to ensure safe and effective use

Carrying out individual pharmaceutical care plans

Review and update of care plans depending on response, results of investigations and adverse effects

Therapeutic drug monitoring for specific drugs and advising dose adjustments based on assessment of blood levels of the drug

Education and counselling of patients about their medicines

Facilitating implementation of local & national guidelines as appropriate.

As an independent practitioner and advocate for the patient, challenge prescribers including specialist prescribers if prescription is considered in own judgement to be inappropriate for the patient

Communication of medicine-related information to patients & relatives (who may have language difficulties, physical or mental disabilities), prescribers & other health care professionals (who may challenge advice)

Advising, demonstrating & monitoring correct methods for preparation of injections and infusions (including intravenous injections)

Independent Prescribing for medicines optimisation

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Band 7

To provide a clinical service to wards and departments of the trust, as well as other trusts and business partners serviced by the pharmacy department, to ensure safe and cost-effective use of medicines, in accordance with departmental procedures.

To provide a clinical pharmacy service to allocated wards in accordance with professional, departmental and trust policies. This includes:

Undertaking medicines reconciliation on admission

Review of medication to ensure safe and effective use

Carrying out individual pharmaceutical care plans

Review and update of care plans depending on response, results of investigations, and adverse effects

Therapeutic drug monitoring for narrow therapeutic drugs, and advising dose adjustments on assessments of serum blood levels of the drug so as to minimise risk to patients and reduce un-necessary cost

Education and counselling of patients about their medicines

Developing evidence-based treatment protocols for use either within a directorate or across the trust as appropriate

Facilitating implementation of local and national guidelines as appropriate

Analysing drug charts and patient information in clinical specialist fields and providing advice on selection of appropriate medicines, and dosage in areas where information is lacking, and medical or other opinion differs

Challenge prescribers including specialist prescribers if the prescription is considered in own judgment to be inappropriate for the patient

Communication of medicines-related information to patients & relatives (who may have language difficulties, physical or mental disabilities), prescribers and other healthcare professionals (who may challenge advice)

Advising, demonstrating and monitoring correct methods of preparation of injections and infusions (including intravenous injections)

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Qualified Registered Pharmacist
• Commitment to continuing professional development and education
• Sound knowledge base in clinical pharmacy
• Vocational master's degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
• 1 year pre-registration training and experience
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work alone & within a team
• Organisational skills e.g. prioritising/time management for every day work
• Ability to cope in stressful situations and under pressure
• Basic IT skills (Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel etc)

Desirable

• Pre-registration experience of >= 6months in hospital
• Post registration experience in hospital
• At least one year Post-registration experience in either hospital, community OR GP practice

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

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

Address

George Eliot NHS Hospital Trust

College Street

Nuneaton

CV10 7DJ

Employer's website

http://www.geh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)