Job summary
Advanced Specialist Pharmacist
Band: 8A
We are looking for a dynamic, organised and motivated individual who is keen to support medicines optimisation and patient education in the management of long-term respiratory conditions.
The post involves:
- Participation in the multidisciplinary team delivering and promoting high quality, cost-effective, patient-focused pharmaceutical care to patients.
- Acting as a clinical role model in their clinical areas and supervising rotational staff at ward level.
- Promotion of safe drug use within the specialty.
- Development, implementation and audit of local guidelines.
- Auditing drug usage with the aim of promoting cost effective prescribing.
- Ensuring seamless pharmaceutical care on discharge from wards and liaising with other healthcare professionals (primary and secondary care) as necessary.
We have well established links with the specialist respiratory clinical teams and work closely with them to provide support to our respiratory patients to achieve optimal care for them. The post holder will work closely with and be supported by our Consultant Respiratory Pharmacist who has a passion for educating patients and other healthcare professionals. Her years of clinical knowledge and expertise at a national level enable her to act as a mentor and support career development in this specialist area.
Team-working, innovation, communication and influencing skills will be essential to being effective in the post.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work closely with medical staff, nursing staff, allied health care professionals and management teams within the Renal, Respiratory and Cardiovascular CMG to provide and support safe, high quality and patient centred care services to the cardiorespiratory patients. The post holder will need to undertake audit, service improvement projects and review clinical practices to affect positive change in medicines management.
The post holder will be required to attend clinical meetings when appropriate, maintain and develop formal links with clinical teams, support junior pharmacy staff and provide relevant drug information as requested to healthcare professionals on the wards.
The post holder will monitor drug expenditure within the directorate, advise on the most effective treatment options, and through production of financial reports to the RRCV CMG lead and the relevant teams.
The role will include line managing the band 7 pharmacists, training and development of less experienced team members including the trainee pharmacists, band 6 and 7 pharmacists in cardiorespiratory.
As part of the job, the post holder will be expected to contribute to core pharmacy services including weekends, bank holidays early evening shifts and on-call on a rotational basis.
About us
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
- high-quality care for all,
- being a great place to work,
- partnerships for impact, and
- research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- we are compassionate,
- we are proud,
- we are inclusive, and
- we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Maintain and develop an expert clinical practice in area of Specialty.
- To lead and develop the specialist clinical pharmacy service to the specialist area in line with local and national standards and policies, ensuring the safe, clinical and cost effective use of medicines within UHL and the wider Health Community.
- To deliver highly specialised pharmaceutical care to patients and to support other healthcare staff in meeting risk management, financial management and clinical governance responsibilities around the use of medicines.
- To evaluate errors made with high risk medicines used by Specialty, to communicate these errors with relevant teams and to help reduce future occurrence of such errors throughout the Trust and wider Healthcare Community.
- To undertake clinical supervision and mentoring of junior pharmacists, medicines management technicians and trainee pharmacists.
- To be a source of expert specialist advice for other pharmacists, patients and all other healthcare professionals within the speciality, including participation in multidisciplinary and governance meetings.
- To lead and develop clinical pharmacy audit and practice research within the specialist area.
Please see attached job description(s) for more details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Maintain and develop an expert clinical practice in area of Specialty.
- To lead and develop the specialist clinical pharmacy service to the specialist area in line with local and national standards and policies, ensuring the safe, clinical and cost effective use of medicines within UHL and the wider Health Community.
- To deliver highly specialised pharmaceutical care to patients and to support other healthcare staff in meeting risk management, financial management and clinical governance responsibilities around the use of medicines.
- To evaluate errors made with high risk medicines used by Specialty, to communicate these errors with relevant teams and to help reduce future occurrence of such errors throughout the Trust and wider Healthcare Community.
- To undertake clinical supervision and mentoring of junior pharmacists, medicines management technicians and trainee pharmacists.
- To be a source of expert specialist advice for other pharmacists, patients and all other healthcare professionals within the speciality, including participation in multidisciplinary and governance meetings.
- To lead and develop clinical pharmacy audit and practice research within the specialist area.
Please see attached job description(s) for more details.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC registration
- Postgraduate clinical qualification or experience to an equivalent level
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate diploma
- Registered as an Independent Prescriber or ability to complete training upon appointment
Desirable
- Supervisory/management training/qualification
- Registered Independent Prescriber
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent written / oral communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills at all levels
- Ability to influence and negotiate with relevant senior clinicians and managers
- Effective listening skills
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to demonstrate achievement of set goals
- Able to work alone and as part of a team
- Good time management of self and others
- Ability to cope under stressful situations
- Reliable
- Willingness to learn
- Advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement
Desirable
- Information technology skills
- Interpreting / production of financial reports
- Ability to show commitment to both ward and pharmacy and reconcile conflicting priorities
- Experience of audit / data collection/research
Experience
Essential
- Significant recent post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy
- Clinical ward based experience
- Medical / nursing / pharmacy staff teaching or training
- Demonstrable continuing professional development (CPD)
- Evidence of involvement in service development
- Implementation of change affecting pharmacy and other disciplines
- Able to demonstrate advanced specialist clinical pharmacy knowledge and expertise in area of specialty
- Experience of leading and working in multidisciplinary teams at a senior level
Desirable
- Attendance on clinician ward rounds
- Experience of working in specialty
- Publications and professional presentations in area of speciality
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary team (MDT)
- Experience of supervision/ supervision/management of staff
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound /current clinical knowledge in area of speciality
- Awareness of national issues, including NICE guidance
- Awareness and understanding of pharmacy issues within the NHS
- Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Knowledge of patient's own drugs (POD) and self-medication schemes
- Knowledge of use of medicines within infection control and current trends in practice
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC registration
- Postgraduate clinical qualification or experience to an equivalent level
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate diploma
- Registered as an Independent Prescriber or ability to complete training upon appointment
Desirable
- Supervisory/management training/qualification
- Registered Independent Prescriber
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent written / oral communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills at all levels
- Ability to influence and negotiate with relevant senior clinicians and managers
- Effective listening skills
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to demonstrate achievement of set goals
- Able to work alone and as part of a team
- Good time management of self and others
- Ability to cope under stressful situations
- Reliable
- Willingness to learn
- Advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement
Desirable
- Information technology skills
- Interpreting / production of financial reports
- Ability to show commitment to both ward and pharmacy and reconcile conflicting priorities
- Experience of audit / data collection/research
Experience
Essential
- Significant recent post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy
- Clinical ward based experience
- Medical / nursing / pharmacy staff teaching or training
- Demonstrable continuing professional development (CPD)
- Evidence of involvement in service development
- Implementation of change affecting pharmacy and other disciplines
- Able to demonstrate advanced specialist clinical pharmacy knowledge and expertise in area of specialty
- Experience of leading and working in multidisciplinary teams at a senior level
Desirable
- Attendance on clinician ward rounds
- Experience of working in specialty
- Publications and professional presentations in area of speciality
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary team (MDT)
- Experience of supervision/ supervision/management of staff
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound /current clinical knowledge in area of speciality
- Awareness of national issues, including NICE guidance
- Awareness and understanding of pharmacy issues within the NHS
- Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Knowledge of patient's own drugs (POD) and self-medication schemes
- Knowledge of use of medicines within infection control and current trends in 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.
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).
