Job summary
Job Title: Specialist Pharmacist - Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Division: Unplanned & Integrated Care
Band: 8a
Salary: £50,952 - £57,349 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: Week Commencing 6th June 2023
We are recruiting for a Specialist Pharmacist - Gastroenterology and Hepatologywho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
The post holder will be the Specialist Pharmacist for the Gastroenterology and hepatitis C service at Medway NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will be the department lead for all activity relating to Gastroenterology and Hepatitis C prescribing as part of the King's Hepatitis C Operational Delivery Network (ODN). They will be a role model, working to a high level within the pharmacy department.
Specialist Pharmacists are expected to have a key leadership role, acting as a role model for others. They will communicate and maintain excellent working relationships with all those that use, commission and work within the services delivered.
Main duties of the job
Join our pharmacy department and you will work as part of an innovative and well respected team within the Trust. You will have the opportunity to contribute to transformational changes leading to better care for our patients and better experience for our staff. Here within pharmacy, we have a strong and forward thinking senior leadership team and our transformational work has been presented at national and regional events, most recently at the Health Education England regional Workforce and Quality day.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today. Full training will be provided.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for providing and overseeing the pharmacy clinical service provided to the gastroenterology/endocrinology wards within the hospital
Carry out education and counselling of new patients at the start of direct acting anti-viral therapy (DAA) for hepatitis C.
Ensures the provision of a proactive, high quality, cost effective, safe and responsive service to gastroenterology and hepatology.
To actively develop the gastroenterology and hepatitis C pharmacy service, exploring opportunities for clinically advanced services, such as review of patients in clinic.
To provide a clinical ward pharmacy service to the gastroenterology wards and lead on the education and training of other members of pharmacy and MDT in the pharmaceutical management of these patients.
Check the clinical accuracy and appropriateness of prescriptions for patients
Ensure funding is in place for patients prior to the supply of DAA medications.
To ensure the appropriate ordering of medicines for gastroenterology and hepatitis C to ensure medicines are available for patients and to minimise wastage from unused or expired medicines.
To provide expert pharmacist support to the Trusts hepatitis C/gastroenterology clinics with the specialist CNS.
Attend a weekly MDT with the hepatitis C team, providing expert pharmaceutical advice.
To actively lead on biologic switches for gastroenterology to ensure CIPs and gain share savings where appropriate are realised.
To support with leadership of the homecare department in the absence of the Lead Homecare pharmacist and with the screening of Homecare prescriptions, especially but not exclusively with the screening of gastroenterology and hepatology patients.
Prescribing for hepatitis C patients in clinic and following the recommendations of the MDT.
To be the pharmacy department liaison with the wider MDT for gastroenterology and hepatitis C.
To identify and implement opportunities for the efficient use of medicines in gastroenterology and hepatology.
To support with the late night, weekend and bank holiday rota as part of the departments 7 day services.
To develop a personal audit and research portfolio within heptatitis C, gastroenterology or pharmacy practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for providing and overseeing the pharmacy clinical service provided to the gastroenterology/endocrinology wards within the hospital
Carry out education and counselling of new patients at the start of direct acting anti-viral therapy (DAA) for hepatitis C.
Ensures the provision of a proactive, high quality, cost effective, safe and responsive service to gastroenterology and hepatology.
To actively develop the gastroenterology and hepatitis C pharmacy service, exploring opportunities for clinically advanced services, such as review of patients in clinic.
To provide a clinical ward pharmacy service to the gastroenterology wards and lead on the education and training of other members of pharmacy and MDT in the pharmaceutical management of these patients.
Check the clinical accuracy and appropriateness of prescriptions for patients
Ensure funding is in place for patients prior to the supply of DAA medications.
To ensure the appropriate ordering of medicines for gastroenterology and hepatitis C to ensure medicines are available for patients and to minimise wastage from unused or expired medicines.
To provide expert pharmacist support to the Trusts hepatitis C/gastroenterology clinics with the specialist CNS.
Attend a weekly MDT with the hepatitis C team, providing expert pharmaceutical advice.
To actively lead on biologic switches for gastroenterology to ensure CIPs and gain share savings where appropriate are realised.
To support with leadership of the homecare department in the absence of the Lead Homecare pharmacist and with the screening of Homecare prescriptions, especially but not exclusively with the screening of gastroenterology and hepatology patients.
Prescribing for hepatitis C patients in clinic and following the recommendations of the MDT.
To be the pharmacy department liaison with the wider MDT for gastroenterology and hepatitis C.
To identify and implement opportunities for the efficient use of medicines in gastroenterology and hepatology.
To support with the late night, weekend and bank holiday rota as part of the departments 7 day services.
To develop a personal audit and research portfolio within heptatitis C, gastroenterology or pharmacy practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in pharmacy
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist in the UK (or eligible to be)
- Specialist post graduate qualification such as clinical diploma or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Non-medical Independent Prescribing Qualification.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates advanced knowledge of medicine in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Knowledge of and ability to apply all aspects of regulatory legislation and guidelines
- Demonstrate expert knowledge covering a range of pharmacy services and able to provide highly specialist advice
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in the area to a high level: Gastroenterology/ Hepatology.
- Proven experience of delivering responsibilities and objectives to time in previous posts
- Experience of providing a gastroenterology or hepatology service to the Specialist area
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates ability to identify problems, analyse root cause and propose solutions for complex problems
- Able to solve difficult and ambiguous problems by advanced reasoning and sound technical judgment
- Able to manage and support others
- Advanced IT skills - including MS Word, Excel, email and PowerPoint
- Experience in providing and receiving highly complex and contentious information
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in pharmacy
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist in the UK (or eligible to be)
- Specialist post graduate qualification such as clinical diploma or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Non-medical Independent Prescribing Qualification.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates advanced knowledge of medicine in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Knowledge of and ability to apply all aspects of regulatory legislation and guidelines
- Demonstrate expert knowledge covering a range of pharmacy services and able to provide highly specialist advice
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in the area to a high level: Gastroenterology/ Hepatology.
- Proven experience of delivering responsibilities and objectives to time in previous posts
- Experience of providing a gastroenterology or hepatology service to the Specialist area
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates ability to identify problems, analyse root cause and propose solutions for complex problems
- Able to solve difficult and ambiguous problems by advanced reasoning and sound technical judgment
- Able to manage and support others
- Advanced IT skills - including MS Word, Excel, email and PowerPoint
- Experience in providing and receiving highly complex and contentious 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.
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.
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).
