Job summary
The post holder will support the Clinical Pharmacists in developing, implementing and maintaining a medicines management service at ward level. This will include medicines reconciliation, the assessment of patients own drugs, providing original pack dispensing, counselling patients about their medicines and co-ordinating supply of discharge medicines.
Main duties of the job
To assist the Medication Safety Pharmacist to develop, deliver and evaluate the medication safety programme for the trust in line with objectives set by the Chief Pharmacist and Director of Medicines Optimisation
To support and coordinate the delivery of a responsive, proactive, patient-focused clinical pharmacy service to the wards. This will include the promotion of safe, effective and cost effective drug use to facilitate patient admission and enhance continuity of care across the primary/secondary interface.
To carry out pharmacy practice research and clinical audit in this area of practice.
To promote high quality drug use, effective risk management, patient safety - clinical governance initiatives and adherence to trust policies and guidelines and advises on drug budget management in these areas
The post holder will also be responsible for leading the team of ward based technicians and managing their induction, training and appraisal.
The post holder will also involve deputising for the Pharmacy Technician Team Manager - Medicines Management and Education, Training & Development in their absence.
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached Job Description (JD) / Person Specification (PS) for further details about this position.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached Job Description (JD) / Person Specification (PS) for further details about this position.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Pharmacy services level 3 plus an accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent)
- Accredited to perform final accuracy check on previously screened prescriptions and to dispense accurately to set standards
- Medicines Optimisation Program qualification or equivalent
- Educational Supervisor, Practice Supervisor, NVQ assessor qualification or equivalent
Desirable
- NHS Leadership underpinning knowledge e.g. CPPE Leading for Change, Edward Jenner, Mary Seacole or equivalent
- Project management qualification e.g PRINCE2, Agile or equivalent
- NVQ Assessor Qualification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills to convey complex and potentially sensitive information
- Effective time management and organisational skills with flexibility to rapidly changing service demands
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex and sensitive problems
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills and ability to negotiate and deal with complaints in the first instance
- Ability to influence and engage all grades of staff
- Excellent IT skills including all MS packages
- Ability to contribute to the strategic development of the pharmacy service
Desirable
- Project management skills
- Risk assessment and risk management skills
Experience
Essential
- Significant previous experience innovating and implementing a technician lead training programme.
- Previous experience of creating and/or implementing rotational objectives
- Previous experience line-managing direct reports including appraisal and probation
- Previous evaluated experience of contribution to the development and final authorisation of SOPs or medicines policies across a variety of tasks as indicated in the job description
- Previous experience of working with HEE / NHSE and Higher Education Institutes.
- Previous experience managing HR processes i.e. sickness management, recruitment and selection
- Previous evaluated experience of planning, organising and delivering induction and competency-based training
Desirable
- Experience implementing and monitoring quality standards
- Experience with HEE / NHS E annual reports and quality visits
- Experience with staff performance management and disciplinary including HEE / NHS E TRAS
- Experience with managing apprentice schemes
- Previous experience collecting, analysing and presenting data for quality improvement projects and governance reports
- Experience of change management, influencing change and quality improvement project work
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrates leadership qualities
- High level of self-motivation, commitment and dedication to the role
- High level of professional judgement and integrity
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
Other
Essential
- Able to work weekends and late duties on a rota basis
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Pharmacy services level 3 plus an accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent)
- Accredited to perform final accuracy check on previously screened prescriptions and to dispense accurately to set standards
- Medicines Optimisation Program qualification or equivalent
- Educational Supervisor, Practice Supervisor, NVQ assessor qualification or equivalent
Desirable
- NHS Leadership underpinning knowledge e.g. CPPE Leading for Change, Edward Jenner, Mary Seacole or equivalent
- Project management qualification e.g PRINCE2, Agile or equivalent
- NVQ Assessor Qualification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills to convey complex and potentially sensitive information
- Effective time management and organisational skills with flexibility to rapidly changing service demands
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex and sensitive problems
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills and ability to negotiate and deal with complaints in the first instance
- Ability to influence and engage all grades of staff
- Excellent IT skills including all MS packages
- Ability to contribute to the strategic development of the pharmacy service
Desirable
- Project management skills
- Risk assessment and risk management skills
Experience
Essential
- Significant previous experience innovating and implementing a technician lead training programme.
- Previous experience of creating and/or implementing rotational objectives
- Previous experience line-managing direct reports including appraisal and probation
- Previous evaluated experience of contribution to the development and final authorisation of SOPs or medicines policies across a variety of tasks as indicated in the job description
- Previous experience of working with HEE / NHSE and Higher Education Institutes.
- Previous experience managing HR processes i.e. sickness management, recruitment and selection
- Previous evaluated experience of planning, organising and delivering induction and competency-based training
Desirable
- Experience implementing and monitoring quality standards
- Experience with HEE / NHS E annual reports and quality visits
- Experience with staff performance management and disciplinary including HEE / NHS E TRAS
- Experience with managing apprentice schemes
- Previous experience collecting, analysing and presenting data for quality improvement projects and governance reports
- Experience of change management, influencing change and quality improvement project work
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrates leadership qualities
- High level of self-motivation, commitment and dedication to the role
- High level of professional judgement and integrity
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
Other
Essential
- Able to work weekends and late duties on a rota basis
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).
