Job summary
Are you an expert practitioner in
cancer care, with highly developed leadership skills including the ability to
influence at scale? Do you have experience of working in Haematology outpatient
clinics as a prescriber? We're looking to recruit into the exciting new post of
Consultant Pharmacist Haematology.
The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust has a large cancer
service covering oncology and haematology (including bone marrow transplant) and
common cancers across our three hospital sites (Pinderfields, Dewsbury &
District, and Pontefract). You will have the opportunity to share the leadership
on systemic anti-cancer treatments (SACT) as the Trusts Lead Consultant for
SACT, along with our Consultant Pharmacist Oncology.
You'll be working closely with the Lead Consultant for Haematology, Consultant Haematologists, Advanced Clinical Practitioners in Haematology, lead cancer nurses and managers to maximise the safe and effective care of our patients. You will be expected to provide clinical cover to the haematology ward, managing a portfolio of SACT patients, and using your expert clinical practice in outpatient clinics alongside Haematologists, as well as developing the role of pharmacist prescribers in Haematology.
Find out more about the MYTT Medicines Optimisation & Pharmacy Services at https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/pharmacy
We are also currently recruiting for the Consultant Pharmacist Oncology please search NHS jobs for this post too.
Main duties of the job
You will provide the link with local clinicians and
commissioners, working with the Cancer Alliance, Integrated Care System groups,
and industry to lead regional projects. You will be given dedicated time to
support education, research and development, with opportunities to publish and
undertake practice research.
You will share the
chair of our Systemic anti-cancer Treatments Advisory Group with our Consultant Pharmacist Oncology. Through the
application of medicines optimisation principles, the post holder will help
patients to improve their outcomes with SACT; take their medicines correctly;
reduce wastage of medicines; and improve safety in relation to SACT.
The
post holder will communicate highly complex information about SACT in
appropriate ways to consultant and other clinicians, general practitioners,
pharmacists, nurses, patients and carers in order to achieve the optimum use of
this group of medicines.
If you have not yet completed credentialing by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, please note we will consider candidates who don't meet all the essential criteria as a progression against agreed milestones, which will be considered on the basis of Appendix 21 of Agenda for Change. We'd like to hear from you if this is you. The Consultant Pharmacist Haematology post has been accredited by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people in
Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our
three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of
innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our
workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful
and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid
Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care. We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm
irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and
gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,
or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to
someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the
LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently
under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from
members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all
applicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable
guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If
you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our
patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1.
Key responsibilities
A. Expert Practitioner
Fulfil the
role of Consultant Pharmacist, providing leadership for the pharmaceutical
aspects of SACT use in the Trust. Provide information and advice on therapeutic and
cost-effectiveness measures and guide doctors andother
prescribers in the composition of appropriate drug treatments for individual
patients in accordance with guidance from NICE, Trust Policy and other
guidelines (including CDF). Able to communicate clearly the rationale for
advice where this is challenged.
Fulfil the role of
highly specialist pharmacy practitioner for patients requiring SACT therapy,
developing and evaluating pharmaceutical care for patients across the Trust and
beyond.
Review prescriptions,
challenge treatment choices and communicate highly complex drug and therapeutic
information to senior clinicians, senior managers and other professionals in
order to influence treatment options and ensure compliance with medicines
legislation and avoid errors and side effects.
Participate in joint
rounds with medical consultants and provide highly specialist advice to senior
clinicians on drug treatments for individual patients, applying critical
analysis skills, professional knowledge and judgement where information is
lacking or opinion is divided to influence medical consultants on the
management of pharmaceutically complex cases, outside and beyond any national
guidelines. Be able to conduct an open
discussion when advice is challenged.
Advise medical teams
across MYTT about all aspects of SACT usage, including non-cancer use of SACT
agents and the use of intrathecal chemotherapy where appropriate.
Be accredited in the
pharmaceutical aspects of handling intrathecal chemotherapy and related
products within the current national guidance and legislation.
As a prescriber,
provide a service for patients requiring SACT agents and liaise with other
colleagues where appropriate, including the provision of outpatient clinics as
part of the MDT. This will require very advanced skills and may include complex
caseloads.
Maintaining
appropriate records for independent prescribing. Taking full responsibility for the
prescribing (writing and signing) of prescriptions as necessary.
As an independent
prescriber, provide dose adjustment, advice and prescriptions for SACT
medication with a narrow therapeutic range requiring therapeutic effect
monitoring, including recording relevant biochemistry results in patient
medical records, recording action plans, and adjusting doses to account for
renal or liver dysfunction or other toxicities.
Provide information
and highly specialised advice to patients and their carers to support the use
of SACT agents and other related medication as required.
Provide advice on
pharmaceutical and medicines management to the Medicines Optimisation Group.
Support the delivery
of CQUINs related to SACT.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1.
Key responsibilities
A. Expert Practitioner
Fulfil the
role of Consultant Pharmacist, providing leadership for the pharmaceutical
aspects of SACT use in the Trust. Provide information and advice on therapeutic and
cost-effectiveness measures and guide doctors andother
prescribers in the composition of appropriate drug treatments for individual
patients in accordance with guidance from NICE, Trust Policy and other
guidelines (including CDF). Able to communicate clearly the rationale for
advice where this is challenged.
Fulfil the role of
highly specialist pharmacy practitioner for patients requiring SACT therapy,
developing and evaluating pharmaceutical care for patients across the Trust and
beyond.
Review prescriptions,
challenge treatment choices and communicate highly complex drug and therapeutic
information to senior clinicians, senior managers and other professionals in
order to influence treatment options and ensure compliance with medicines
legislation and avoid errors and side effects.
Participate in joint
rounds with medical consultants and provide highly specialist advice to senior
clinicians on drug treatments for individual patients, applying critical
analysis skills, professional knowledge and judgement where information is
lacking or opinion is divided to influence medical consultants on the
management of pharmaceutically complex cases, outside and beyond any national
guidelines. Be able to conduct an open
discussion when advice is challenged.
Advise medical teams
across MYTT about all aspects of SACT usage, including non-cancer use of SACT
agents and the use of intrathecal chemotherapy where appropriate.
Be accredited in the
pharmaceutical aspects of handling intrathecal chemotherapy and related
products within the current national guidance and legislation.
As a prescriber,
provide a service for patients requiring SACT agents and liaise with other
colleagues where appropriate, including the provision of outpatient clinics as
part of the MDT. This will require very advanced skills and may include complex
caseloads.
Maintaining
appropriate records for independent prescribing. Taking full responsibility for the
prescribing (writing and signing) of prescriptions as necessary.
As an independent
prescriber, provide dose adjustment, advice and prescriptions for SACT
medication with a narrow therapeutic range requiring therapeutic effect
monitoring, including recording relevant biochemistry results in patient
medical records, recording action plans, and adjusting doses to account for
renal or liver dysfunction or other toxicities.
Provide information
and highly specialised advice to patients and their carers to support the use
of SACT agents and other related medication as required.
Provide advice on
pharmaceutical and medicines management to the Medicines Optimisation Group.
Support the delivery
of CQUINs related to SACT.
Person Specification
Knowledge and awareness
Essential
- Advanced specialist knowledge in SACT acquired working as an cancer pharmacist in Haematology.
- Expert at undertaking change management.
- Report and business case writing for a Board level audience.
- Sound understanding of political agendas and able to work successfully in a political environment.
Desirable
- Demonstrates financial planning skills.
- Work at a national level.
- Understanding of health economics.
- Understanding of NHS structure, systems and politics.
Personal attributes
Essential
- Persuasive, excellent communicator.
- Highly developed leadership skills.
- Experience of line management of staff.
- Assertive and inspires confidence.
- Team player but also able to work autonomously.
- Able to influence a large group of independent practitioners.
- Commitment to life-long learning.
- Able to work flexibly.
Other
Essential
- Must be physically able to visit wards and departments within the hospital and to visit other Trust sites as required by the activities of the job.
Desirable
- Clean driving licence and own transport.
Qualifications
Essential
- Completed their Credentialing (or working towards it), awarded by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- The title of Consultant Pharmacist can only be used once the post-holder has been credentialed, in line with NHS guidance.
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Membership of the British Oncology Pharmacy Association.
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy.
- Independent Prescriber or working towards this with a view to qualification within 12 months (or willingness to work towards this).
Desirable
- Foundation management training.
- Formal teaching training.
- DPharm, PhD or undertaking study at doctorate level.
- Postgraduate studies in SACT.
Experience
Essential
- A majority of competencies in each of the expert professional practice, collaborative working relationships and leadership clusters at the highest level (mastery) as defined in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Advanced Pharmacy Framework (APF).
- A majority of the competencies in each of the management, education, training and development and research and evaluation clusters at the Advanced Stage 2 as defined in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Advanced Pharmacy Framework (APF).
- Development of guidelines concerning medicine use for trust wide application.
- Audit projects involving multidisciplinary audience.
- Project leadership skills in highly complex projects and change management skills.
Desirable
- Management experience.
- Experience in community pharmacy or primary care.
- Relevant publications in a range of peer review journals.
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Able to interpret highly complex data and present highly complex information in an informative manner to a wide range of individuals.
- Able to conduct drug use reviews and interpret highly complex prescribing data.
- Expert IT skills.
Person Specification
Knowledge and awareness
Essential
- Advanced specialist knowledge in SACT acquired working as an cancer pharmacist in Haematology.
- Expert at undertaking change management.
- Report and business case writing for a Board level audience.
- Sound understanding of political agendas and able to work successfully in a political environment.
Desirable
- Demonstrates financial planning skills.
- Work at a national level.
- Understanding of health economics.
- Understanding of NHS structure, systems and politics.
Personal attributes
Essential
- Persuasive, excellent communicator.
- Highly developed leadership skills.
- Experience of line management of staff.
- Assertive and inspires confidence.
- Team player but also able to work autonomously.
- Able to influence a large group of independent practitioners.
- Commitment to life-long learning.
- Able to work flexibly.
Other
Essential
- Must be physically able to visit wards and departments within the hospital and to visit other Trust sites as required by the activities of the job.
Desirable
- Clean driving licence and own transport.
Qualifications
Essential
- Completed their Credentialing (or working towards it), awarded by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- The title of Consultant Pharmacist can only be used once the post-holder has been credentialed, in line with NHS guidance.
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Membership of the British Oncology Pharmacy Association.
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy.
- Independent Prescriber or working towards this with a view to qualification within 12 months (or willingness to work towards this).
Desirable
- Foundation management training.
- Formal teaching training.
- DPharm, PhD or undertaking study at doctorate level.
- Postgraduate studies in SACT.
Experience
Essential
- A majority of competencies in each of the expert professional practice, collaborative working relationships and leadership clusters at the highest level (mastery) as defined in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Advanced Pharmacy Framework (APF).
- A majority of the competencies in each of the management, education, training and development and research and evaluation clusters at the Advanced Stage 2 as defined in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Advanced Pharmacy Framework (APF).
- Development of guidelines concerning medicine use for trust wide application.
- Audit projects involving multidisciplinary audience.
- Project leadership skills in highly complex projects and change management skills.
Desirable
- Management experience.
- Experience in community pharmacy or primary care.
- Relevant publications in a range of peer review journals.
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Able to interpret highly complex data and present highly complex information in an informative manner to a wide range of individuals.
- Able to conduct drug use reviews and interpret highly complex prescribing data.
- Expert IT skills.
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).
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UK Registration
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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).
