Job summary
Do you have an enthusiasm to work within emergency care? Do you thrive in fast paced environments?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to our lead pharmacist within the Emergency Department at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. The post-holder will lead the service provided to the emergency department working alongside the other lead pharmacists working in the acute care team. We offer a supportive and developmental environment to work in giving you the opportunity to grow and develop and meet your potential.
Our acute and admissions team consists of:
- Specialist Emergency Department Pharmacist (Band 8a)
- Specialist Acute Medicine Pharmacist (flow) (8a)
- Lead Medical Admissions Pharmacist (8a)
- Acute Medicine and Practice Educator Pharmacist (8a)
- Care of the Elderly Specialist Pharmacist (8a)
- Band 7, Band 6 and Band 5 staff working in the team
Main duties of the job
Your day to day duties will include (but not be limited to):
- To be responsible for providing pharmaceutical care and medicines optimisation to individual patients in the Emergency Department (ED)
- To ensure delivery of the clinical governance agenda in relation to medication use in the Emergency Departmento To independently prescribe for all patients where clinically appropriate within professional competency; predominantly at admission but also to facilitate discharges directly from theED; maintaining prescribing competencies and prescribe within the Trust's Non-Medical Prescribing Policy
- This post holder will be expected to cover 7 1/2 hours a day Monday to Friday. The exact daily hours worked will be determined according to service need but is likely to be between 8am and 6pm.
- As a member of the Pharmacy team you will also work in our BRI dispensary (as overtime), on a rota basis, during Mon-Fri 5-6pm
- Our Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holiday shifts are part of normal contracted hours with commensurate 'off-duty days', on a rota basis of roughly one weekend day every 6 weeks.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Master's degree (or equivalent) in pharmacy.
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
- Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- Qualification in Independent Prescribing - oNB: To be undertaken on appointment if not already a registered non-medical prescriber)
- Qualification in advanced clinical practice
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- A thorough knowledge of UK hospital pharmacy practice, safe management at transfers of care and medication commissioning
- Medicines reconciliation in an acute care setting
- Experience of one to one and small group teaching
- Previous experience of audit & quality improvement
- Experience and ability to initiate, lead, manage and supervise a range of projects
- Experience of managing and motivating staff, appraising and giving feedback
- Knowledge of basic medicines information and critical appraisal techniques to apply medical / pharmacotherapeutic evidence to patient care
- Knowledge of the legal framework for the dispensing, prescribing and administration of medicines
- Knowledge of budgetary management and financial control
- Understanding of medicine and nursing practice, record keeping and terminology
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to holistically & critically analyse prescriptions and treatment plans for clinical appropriateness, clinical risk, cost-effectiveness, adherence to local & national guidance and legality
- Ability to use professional judgement to challenge inappropriate prescribing and otherwise influence prescribing decisions to enable optimal therapy
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Holistic problem identification and solving
- Good time management, able to prioritise appropriately and effectively
- Able to mentor, manage and support others
- Computer literate with experience of working with Microsoft Office suite
- Able to act as a role model
- Influencing and negotiation skills
- Be able to manage a project at team and/or service level
Desirable
- Advanced clinical assessment skills
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Master's degree (or equivalent) in pharmacy.
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
- Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- Qualification in Independent Prescribing - oNB: To be undertaken on appointment if not already a registered non-medical prescriber)
- Qualification in advanced clinical practice
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- A thorough knowledge of UK hospital pharmacy practice, safe management at transfers of care and medication commissioning
- Medicines reconciliation in an acute care setting
- Experience of one to one and small group teaching
- Previous experience of audit & quality improvement
- Experience and ability to initiate, lead, manage and supervise a range of projects
- Experience of managing and motivating staff, appraising and giving feedback
- Knowledge of basic medicines information and critical appraisal techniques to apply medical / pharmacotherapeutic evidence to patient care
- Knowledge of the legal framework for the dispensing, prescribing and administration of medicines
- Knowledge of budgetary management and financial control
- Understanding of medicine and nursing practice, record keeping and terminology
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to holistically & critically analyse prescriptions and treatment plans for clinical appropriateness, clinical risk, cost-effectiveness, adherence to local & national guidance and legality
- Ability to use professional judgement to challenge inappropriate prescribing and otherwise influence prescribing decisions to enable optimal therapy
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Holistic problem identification and solving
- Good time management, able to prioritise appropriately and effectively
- Able to mentor, manage and support others
- Computer literate with experience of working with Microsoft Office suite
- Able to act as a role model
- Influencing and negotiation skills
- Be able to manage a project at team and/or service level
Desirable
- Advanced clinical assessment 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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Marlborough Street
Bristol
BS2 8HW
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
