Job summary
Fixed term 12 months or secondment opportunity for current Trust employee's
We are seeking an enthusiastic, patient-focused, independently motivated pharmacist to cover 12 months maternity within our Integrated Care Home team working across Northumberland, based with the Wansbeck hub.
We provide a proactive and collaborative, high quality medicines optimisation service for frail elderly patients in care homes , working closely with colleagues in health and social care across both the primary and secondary care sectors.
The role will provide an opportunity to undertake a mix of face to face, patient-centred consultations and telephone support to patients, family members and carers as well as involvement with multidisciplinary team meetings, care home visits and ward rounds.
We need an experienced pharmacist with a clinical diploma or equivalent clinical pharmacy experience, and a non-medical prescribing qualification would be desirable.
The postholder would be based at Wansbeck, covering the Blyth locality to support the Blyth/Centralestablished team.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received
For Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval from your current manager and have completed documentation required beforehand (see secondment policy) , as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made.
Main duties of the job
Working within professional boundaries to provide person-centred, evidence-based structured medication reviews for care home residents to ensure appropriate, cost-effective and safe provision of medicines.
Targeted review of care home residents and frail elderly patients in their own homes to help minimise risk at transfer of care including those patients who have recurrent falls,complex polypharmacy, swallowing difficulties and those taking high risk medicines.
Close working with the multi-disciplinary team, which is likely to include attendance at care home MDT meetings. Interacting with a wide variety of health/social care professionals including, GPs, community nurses/matrons, care home staff, specialist secondary care consultants (e.g., geriatricians, Parkinson's disease specialists), the old age psychiatry team, and pharmacy colleagues in community pharmacy, GP practices and the hospital setting.
Clinical leadership and support for a team of integrated care home technicians.
Provision of expert advice, information and recommendations on medicines and prescribing.
Promote safe and effective use of medicines, minimise waste and reduce medicines related incidents/errors.
The role is patient-facing, with reviews conducted through a combination of telephone, face-to-face and video consultations with patients/residents and their families/carers.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients?
The Northumberland Integrated Care pharmacy team is well established and has been a very effective, welcoming and supportive team so come and join us.
Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support the clinical pharmacy in care home team of clinical pharmacists and clinical technicians to help deliver specialist clinical pharmacy services within care homes in Hexham and the surrounding areas.
To complete targeted review of care home residents , to help minimise risk at transfer of care including those patients who have recurrent falls,complex polypharmacy, swallowing difficulties and those taking high risk medicines.
To undertake risk management and clinical governance activities within own assigned areas of responsibility.
To assist in the provision of expert advice on pharmaceutical matters and those pertaining to medicines management within the community and care homes.
To participate in medical and other ward rounds as well as multi-disciplinary team meetings as appropriate.
To role model compassionate and inclusive care for our care home residents including using your clinical skills to carry out structured medication reviews and medicines optimisation; improve safety and quality with regards to medications in line with local and national policies; and reduce inappropriate prescribing in these often-complex patients with a strong emphasis on shared decision making with residents/family members.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support the clinical pharmacy in care home team of clinical pharmacists and clinical technicians to help deliver specialist clinical pharmacy services within care homes in Hexham and the surrounding areas.
To complete targeted review of care home residents , to help minimise risk at transfer of care including those patients who have recurrent falls,complex polypharmacy, swallowing difficulties and those taking high risk medicines.
To undertake risk management and clinical governance activities within own assigned areas of responsibility.
To assist in the provision of expert advice on pharmaceutical matters and those pertaining to medicines management within the community and care homes.
To participate in medical and other ward rounds as well as multi-disciplinary team meetings as appropriate.
To role model compassionate and inclusive care for our care home residents including using your clinical skills to carry out structured medication reviews and medicines optimisation; improve safety and quality with regards to medications in line with local and national policies; and reduce inappropriate prescribing in these often-complex patients with a strong emphasis on shared decision making with residents/family members.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st degree - Vocational masters degree in pharmacy
- Previous pre-registration training
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate clinical qualification (over and above that of the 1st degree, preferably at Masters level) and/or significant relevant clinical experience to demonstrate a similar level of knowledge
- Independent prescribing qualification or commitment to achieving following appointment.
- Evidence of continuing professional development to at least meet the mandatory requirements of the GPhC
- IT skills to at least ECDL standard or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society and/or other professional groups to facilitate continuing professional development
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Significant and relevant post-registration experience
- Experience of supervising staff
Desirable
- Experience of working with primary care colleagues
- Experience of managing staff
Other Requirements
Essential
- You may also need to travel between Trust premises as required for the performance of your duties. You may also be expected to work at any of the trust sites. The Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st degree - Vocational masters degree in pharmacy
- Previous pre-registration training
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate clinical qualification (over and above that of the 1st degree, preferably at Masters level) and/or significant relevant clinical experience to demonstrate a similar level of knowledge
- Independent prescribing qualification or commitment to achieving following appointment.
- Evidence of continuing professional development to at least meet the mandatory requirements of the GPhC
- IT skills to at least ECDL standard or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society and/or other professional groups to facilitate continuing professional development
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Significant and relevant post-registration experience
- Experience of supervising staff
Desirable
- Experience of working with primary care colleagues
- Experience of managing staff
Other Requirements
Essential
- You may also need to travel between Trust premises as required for the performance of your duties. You may also be expected to work at any of the trust sites. The Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
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).
