Job summary
In the position of Lead Pharmacist for Acute Medicine, your contribution will be essential in offering pharmaceutical knowledge and guidance within the acute medicine and admissions sector of our hospital.
By collaborating with both the multidisciplinary and clinical pharmacy teams, your responsibility will include guaranteeing the secure, efficient, and prompt provision of pharmacy services to our patients in a hyper-acute and acute clinical setting.
Main duties of the job
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to optimize acute medical management protocols and patient outcomes.
- Conduct medication reviews, assess treatment plans, and provide evidence-based recommendations.
- Educate patients on proper medication usage, self-monitoring techniques, and lifestyle.
- Develop and deliver educational materials and programs for healthcare professionals and patients.
- Participate in research activities and quality improvement initiatives related to diabetes care.
About us
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Carry out Lead Pharmacist responsibilities in their area of expertise acute medicine and admissions.
- Ensure the implementation of the Trust's medicines optimisation strategy for acute medicine and admissions.
- Conduct risk assessments, uphold clinical governance, and to provide assurance in medicines management across acute medical inpatient services.
- Engage in ongoing training to keep up with competencies and advance in clinical or technical knowledge within their specialism.
- Utilise highly specialist knowledge to enhance clinical services, develop protocols or guidelines, conduct audits or research, provide pharmaceutical expertise, and advocate for cost-effective medication use in acute medicine to other healthcare professionals.
- Manage clinical treatment and medication for specific patients when certified as a non-medical prescriber.
- Create or modify the weekly service cover rota in the absence of the Principal Pharmacist (or otherwise responsible pharmacist).
- Address significant operational and clinical pharmacy issues as the most senior pharmacist on site.
- Contribute to the delivery and advancement of pharmaceutical services at Warrington Hospital, Halton Hospital, and other facilities served by the Pharmacy Department under service-level agreements.
Please refer to the full job description (see attachments for further information)
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Carry out Lead Pharmacist responsibilities in their area of expertise acute medicine and admissions.
- Ensure the implementation of the Trust's medicines optimisation strategy for acute medicine and admissions.
- Conduct risk assessments, uphold clinical governance, and to provide assurance in medicines management across acute medical inpatient services.
- Engage in ongoing training to keep up with competencies and advance in clinical or technical knowledge within their specialism.
- Utilise highly specialist knowledge to enhance clinical services, develop protocols or guidelines, conduct audits or research, provide pharmaceutical expertise, and advocate for cost-effective medication use in acute medicine to other healthcare professionals.
- Manage clinical treatment and medication for specific patients when certified as a non-medical prescriber.
- Create or modify the weekly service cover rota in the absence of the Principal Pharmacist (or otherwise responsible pharmacist).
- Address significant operational and clinical pharmacy issues as the most senior pharmacist on site.
- Contribute to the delivery and advancement of pharmaceutical services at Warrington Hospital, Halton Hospital, and other facilities served by the Pharmacy Department under service-level agreements.
Please refer to the full job description (see attachments for further information)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters qualification in Pharmacy (4 years), or equivalent qualification, plus 1-year pre-registration training and experience.
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience
- Evidence of Continuing Professional development
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification (V300 or equivalent)
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Validated post registration hospital experience or equivalent documented clinical experience
- Ward based, medicines management experience
- Experience in delivering training and supervising others
- Audit and / or practice research experience
- Collaborative working in multidisciplinary settings
- Management and leadership experience
Desirable
- Medicines information experience
- Project management experience
- Experience of policy, guideline and service development
- Risk management
- Staff management
Skills, knowledge and competencies
Essential
- Demonstrate team working and team management skills
- Demonstrate ability to use initiative and solve problems
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Good IT skills
- Can assimilate complex information for decision making and prioritisation
- Excellent knowledge of clinical therapeutics and pharmacology
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of medicines regulation and guidance
- Reponds positively and pragmatically to constructive feedback
- Empathetic and sensitive nature to service users and colleagues
- Deals with patients & staff with honesty & integrity
- Ability to work flexibly and reliably, including on-call
- Ability to travel to study days/other work locations using own or public transport 24hrs a day
- Ability to undertake moderate physical exercise/effort
Desirable
- Ability to develop services in designated area.
- Ability to affect and manage change with an ability to motivate others.
- Ability to manage time, people and resources to deliver outcomes
- Identifies and manages risk
- Expert knowledge of drug related admissions and adverse drug reactions
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters qualification in Pharmacy (4 years), or equivalent qualification, plus 1-year pre-registration training and experience.
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience
- Evidence of Continuing Professional development
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification (V300 or equivalent)
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Validated post registration hospital experience or equivalent documented clinical experience
- Ward based, medicines management experience
- Experience in delivering training and supervising others
- Audit and / or practice research experience
- Collaborative working in multidisciplinary settings
- Management and leadership experience
Desirable
- Medicines information experience
- Project management experience
- Experience of policy, guideline and service development
- Risk management
- Staff management
Skills, knowledge and competencies
Essential
- Demonstrate team working and team management skills
- Demonstrate ability to use initiative and solve problems
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Good IT skills
- Can assimilate complex information for decision making and prioritisation
- Excellent knowledge of clinical therapeutics and pharmacology
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of medicines regulation and guidance
- Reponds positively and pragmatically to constructive feedback
- Empathetic and sensitive nature to service users and colleagues
- Deals with patients & staff with honesty & integrity
- Ability to work flexibly and reliably, including on-call
- Ability to travel to study days/other work locations using own or public transport 24hrs a day
- Ability to undertake moderate physical exercise/effort
Desirable
- Ability to develop services in designated area.
- Ability to affect and manage change with an ability to motivate others.
- Ability to manage time, people and resources to deliver outcomes
- Identifies and manages risk
- Expert knowledge of drug related admissions and adverse drug reactions
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
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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).
Employer details
Employer name
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT
Address
Warrington & Halton Hospitals
Lovely Lane
Warrington
WA5 1QG
Employer's website
https://whh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
