Job summary
Are you looking for a new wide ranging pharmacy experience? The ICSD Pharmacy Team plays a significant role in supporting patients following an acute hospital discharge or to prevent avoidable admissions to hospital during periods of acute illness.
The role will include working as part of a multidisciplinary team, including GPs, Consultants, Nurses, Pharmacy, Therapists, Social workers, Support Workers and other colleagues within Local Authority. We also work closely with independent providers of care providing training around medication.
The ICSD Pharmacy team also works closely with Community Pharmacy, ICB and the acute pharmacy team at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. We recognise that effective collaboration is the cornerstone to the safe and effective use of medicines and therefore more positive patient outcomes.
The objective of the service is to offer patients the best opportunity to maximise their potential for regaining independence, and therefore relies on an integrated and committed multidisciplinary team to deliver the shared goal.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this role is to work as part of a multidisciplinary team to:
- Provide better co-ordinated care for these patients
- Identify the medicines management needs of the patients within the ICSD
- Reduce hospital admissions / re-admissions by being proactive
- Reduce patient anxiety relating to medicines usage following hospital admission
- Improve medicine safety
- Improve medication compliance
- Reduce medication wastage
- Avoid duplication of use of services
- Support the delivery of other services within ICSD
- Support the delivery of a pharmacy service at Bolton One Pharmacy by providing pharmacy cover
About us
Vision
We have a plan that will deliver excellent health and care for future generations, working with partners to ensure our services are sustainable.
We make decisions that are best for long term health and social care outcomes for our communities
We communicate clearly to our patients, families and our staff with transparency and honesty
We encourage feedback from everyone to help drive innovation and Improvement
We demonstrate fairness, respect and empathy in our interactions with people
We take responsibility for our actions, speaking out and learning from our mistakes
We take a person-centred approach in all our interactions with patients, families and our staff
We provide compassionate care and demonstrate understanding to everyone
We put quality and safety at the heart of all our services and processes
We continuously improve our standards of healthcare with the patient in mind
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide specialised pharmaceutical advice and education to patients/carers and other health professionals
- Advise on therapeutic drug level monitoring for specific drugs
- To support safe and cost effective delivery of pharmaceutical services in bed based services and domiciliary care
- To provide assessment of patients ability to self-medicate and offer advice and guidance on self-management strategies for individuals
- To carry out follow up domiciliary visits to patients wherereviewing patients medicines and recommending processes to improve medicines optimisation ensuring all medicines are fit for purpose and appropriate
- Ensure medicines related incidents are reported ensuring that appropriate learning is implemented
- Support the delivery of a pharmacy service at Bolton One Pharmacy by providing pharmacy cover as necessary
- Assist in providing clinical training and supervision of pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide specialised pharmaceutical advice and education to patients/carers and other health professionals
- Advise on therapeutic drug level monitoring for specific drugs
- To support safe and cost effective delivery of pharmaceutical services in bed based services and domiciliary care
- To provide assessment of patients ability to self-medicate and offer advice and guidance on self-management strategies for individuals
- To carry out follow up domiciliary visits to patients wherereviewing patients medicines and recommending processes to improve medicines optimisation ensuring all medicines are fit for purpose and appropriate
- Ensure medicines related incidents are reported ensuring that appropriate learning is implemented
- Support the delivery of a pharmacy service at Bolton One Pharmacy by providing pharmacy cover as necessary
- Assist in providing clinical training and supervision of pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- Vocational Master's Degree in Pharmacy
- Registered as a Pharmacist with The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- 2 years post registration experience
- Confident when dealing with staff of other disciplines at all levels of seniority & in a variety of disciplines
- Good all round clinical knowledge and ability to use research findings to develop clinical services / patient care.
Desirable
- Post graduate diploma in clinical or community pharmacy.
- NMP
- Experience of root cause analysis and risk management
- Demonstrable leadership skills & ability.
communication
Essential
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
Desirable
- Teaching / training experience
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- Vocational Master's Degree in Pharmacy
- Registered as a Pharmacist with The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- 2 years post registration experience
- Confident when dealing with staff of other disciplines at all levels of seniority & in a variety of disciplines
- Good all round clinical knowledge and ability to use research findings to develop clinical services / patient care.
Desirable
- Post graduate diploma in clinical or community pharmacy.
- NMP
- Experience of root cause analysis and risk management
- Demonstrable leadership skills & ability.
communication
Essential
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
Desirable
- Teaching / training experience
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).
