Lead Pharmacist for Endocrinology & Diabetes

Job responsibilities

Role Summary

The postholder will:

Undertake Lead Pharmacist duties for area of designated specialism Endocrinology & Diabetes

Be responsible for delivering on the Trust medicines optimisation strategy in respect to Endocrinology & Diabetes

Perform risk assessments, clinical governance and provide assurance measures in areas of responsibility.

Undertake relevant training to maintain competencies and further develop clinical or technical specialist knowledge in specialist area.

Apply highly specialist knowledge to provide and develop clinical services, produce protocols or guidelines, undertake audits / research, act as a source of pharmaceutical expertise and promote cost effective use of medicines to other healthcare professionals.

Be responsible for providing formal training / education for Pharmacy staff, other healthcare professionals (e.g. nurses, doctors, medical students) and patients, on medication use and expenditure in designated specialism and other areas at the request of the education lead.

When registered as a non-medical prescriber, undertake the clinical management and drug treatment of designated patients.

Take on responsibility for managing and developing staff

In the absence of the Clinical Pharmacist Team Manager/responsible pharmacist construct and/or amend the weekly service cover rota as required.

Deal with issues that need senior input when acting as the most senior pharmacist available on site.

Participate in the provision and development of pharmaceutical services to Warrington Hospital, Halton Hospital and for other units provided with services by the Pharmacy Department under service level agreements.

FULL JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHED.

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 e.g. Mental Health
• Ward based, medicines management experience
• Experience in delivering training and supervising others
• Audit and / or practice research experience
• 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
• Has proven ability to achieve results and good communication skills
• Can communicate complex, contentions and sensitive information effectively using clear written and spoken English.
• Excellent IT skills in Microsoft Office applications
• Able to work with and influence other grades of staff and professions
• Excellent organisational skills in the context of clinical, operational and personal management prioritistaion and meeting deadlines
• Extensive specialist therapeutic and clinical kno0wledge relevant to the post and patient groups.
• Expert knowledge and understanding of relevant pharmacy / medicines standards, legal requirements and guidelines
• Knowledge and awareness of implications of current developments in pharmacy practice and NHS strategies /policy
• Willingness to undertake training to perform a prescribing role
• Responds well to constructive feedback
• Empathetic & sensitive to patients & members of staff
• 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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).