Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Aseptic Services & Clinical Trials

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

a) Area of responsibility

The Advanced Pharmacist will be responsible for medicines optimisation in the following specialty area(s):

o Aseptic Services

o Unlicensed Medicines

o CTIMPs

The Advanced Clinical Pharmacist will work closely with the Lead Pharmacist for the delivery of pharmacy services to the specialty area, demonstrating advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in all aspects of work.

Areas of responsibility may be subject to review as the needs of the Trust and the Medicines Optimisation and Pharmacy Services change.

b) General

Analyse, interpret and compare highly complex drug usage and expenditure data, and prepare detailed reports.

Provide highly specialised advice to Clinical Divisions and relevant Trust Committees.

Produce recommendations in support of medicines optimisation strategies and efficiency savings relevant to the specialty area.

Work to and in accordance with national legislation, guidelines and policies, local guidelines and policies, SOPs and formularies.

Be an active member of the multidisciplinary team(s) relating to the specialty area.

Produce detailed reports on medicines spend, usage, security, adherence to NICE guidelines and Technology Appraisals and other applicable pharmacy services or performance indicators.

Undertake horizon scanning work, including consideration of non-tariff medicines, to support budget forecasting.

Act as primary link with other Advanced Pharmacists working in the specialist area, both regionally and nationally.

Be an active member of trust Committees and Groups relevant to the specialist area.

Communicate complex and influential information effectively using the most appropriate methods of communication (verbal, written, electronic).

Be a member of the UKCPA, or other appropriate professional organisations relevant to the specialist area.

Receive, process and provide highly complex information concerning medicines and treatment strategies and pathways, including the analysis and interpretation of complex and highly complex facts.

Where appropriate and necessary, help construct rotas to support pharmacy services, including the requirement to adapt at short notice to allocate or re-allocate tasks to meet organisational requirements.

Deputise for Senior Pharmacy Managers at relevant specialty meetings where appropriate.

Work as a senior pharmacist within a designated service area on a rota basis, providing professional, clinical & scientific information according to national and local standards. Execute advanced and complex search strategies and assess complex information within urgent deadlines, reassigning priorities as necessary.

Supervise, direct and manage pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and students as appropriate.

Utilise, maintain and record data using the pharmacy dispensing computer system, trust medicines discharge and records management systems, primary care record systems and other such electronic systems in use at the time, according to standard operating procedures.

Work independently as an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist at ward level to provide safe and efficient specialised pharmacy services. This includes clinical duties such as medicines reconciliation, patient counselling, highly accurate clinical review of medicines, completing discharge letters, discharge prescribing and working alongside other health care professionals to optimise patient care.

Provide highly specialised advice on choice, dose, adverse effects and administration of medicines, tailored to specific patients or high-risk situations.

Address issues of co-existing medical diseases, conditions such as renal and hepatic impairment, pregnancy and concurrent medications. This includes complex dose calculations and interpretation of biochemical, microbiological and drug plasma level data.

Apply sound professional judgment to complex legal and ethical issues and dilemmas, particularly where definitive information is lacking.

Participate in the weekend, Bank Holiday, late-night and emergency duty rotas.

Provide cover for colleagues' absence on wards as appropriate to the needs of the service, and as directed by the line manager of Pharmacy Management Group.

Carry out dispensary duties when required for the needs of the service.

Perform any other duties appropriate to the grade as designated by the line manager or Associate Director(s) or Director of Pharmacy.

To be involved where appropriate in the clinical checking, dispensing and or accuracy checking of aseptically prepared medicines and clinical trial materials.

To support the management of the Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS) in specialty areas.

Supervise and perform product approval of aseptically prepared medicines in accordance with SOPs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters or Bachelors degree in Pharmacy
• Postgraduate diploma or Postgraduate Masters degree in clinical pharmacy, or the equivalent degree of experience
• Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

• Membership of relevant Pharmacy professional bodies e.g. RPS Faculty, UKCPA
• Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Assurance (PTQA) or willing to work towards.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in hospital pharmacy, including ward-based clinical work
• Evidence of Continuing Professional development
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team including senior doctors and nurses.
• Relevant clinical experience
• Experience of audit
• Experience of working in aseptic services
• Experience of working with clinical trials and completion of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training.

Desirable

• Experience of writing guidelines, policies and procedures and putting them into practice
• Experience of audit, involving use of quality standards and benchmarking
• Experience of high-level trust committees or similar.
• Line management

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

• Aware of national standards and matters relating to the specialist area
• Awareness of own limitations.

Desirable

• Awareness of Commissioning issues surrounding excluded from tariff medicines
• Awareness of Homecare services and how this relates to pharmacy

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent communication skills verbal, written and electronic
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritise and manage an unpredictable workload
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Demonstrate ability to use initiative and be proactive
• Information technology skills, including use of Microsoft Office applications
• Excellent presentation skills
• Negotiation skills

Desirable

• Ability to lead and manage change
• Familiarisation with Pharmacy computer systems such as JAC, SystmOne, netFormulary and MiDatabank

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Pinderfields Hospital

Aberford Road

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF14DG

Employer's website

https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)