Lead Pharmacist - Training and Education
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 20 April 2025
Job summary
- To provide a co-ordinated, highly effective training service for the pharmacy department and other areas within the Trust.
- To develop & co-ordinate a strategic approach to all training activities within the pharmacy department.
- To contribute to education and training services and developments affecting pharmacy staff in the South & West region.
- Delivery of a highly specialised clinical pharmacy service to promote the safe, rational and cost-effective use of medicines, through personal practice and the training of other staff.
- To provide highly specialised clinical pharmacy services within a designated area of expertise.
- To provide support, as required, to the dispensary services, medicine information services and medicines management programme.
- To act as a non-medical prescriber in accordance with Trust policy and professional, regulatory and national guidance, to independently manage own case-load of patients.
Main duties of the job
- To be responsible for co-ordination and development of ongoing rotational programme for junior pharmacists.
- To act as lead mentor for pharmacists studying for postgraduate certificate or diploma.
- To train, mentor and assess pre-registration trainee pharmacists General Pharmaceutical Council requirements.
- To liaise with education and training leads from other professions within the Trust and to deliver or delegate training in areas such as therapeutics for non-pharmacy staff.
- To co-ordinate and contribute to delivery of departmental contributions to the Junior Doctor Training.
About us
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.
Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Responsible for the provision of highly specialist professional, clinical and scientific information and advice to multidisciplinary healthcare staff, patients and carers regarding medicines use, makes clinical recommendations tailored to the context of specific patients or situations, where clinical information is limited and requires specialist interpretation.
- Working with the specialty care teams to develop and improve the services offered by the speciality in relation to medicines optimisation.
- Performing or overseeing the monitoring and review of drug therapies for specialty outpatients, ensuring treatments are appropriate and comply with current guidance and Trust policies.
- Provision of advice, information and education to patients and carers to improve adherence and encourage self-management.
- To prescribe in accordance with Trust policy and Pan-Dorset Formulary.
- To prescribe within own limits of competence.
- To support the development of non-medical prescribing within the clinical specialities.
- Provide high level, complex pharmaceutical advice on specialist areas of practice to consultants, junior medical staff, general practitioners, nursing staff, pharmacy staff, other healthcare professionals and patients and carers.
- Work with relevant staff to reduce risks in medicine prescribing, storage and administration and ensuring legal requirements are met.
- Oversee the supply of day case medications (if appropriate), including management of supply shortages.
- Identify potential developments in medicines management and to improve the clinical pharmacy service to specialty care.
- Support the optimisation and management of homecare services (if appropriate).
- Manage Individual Funding Requests for patients as appropriate.
- Contribute to formulary applications for medications used in an agreed clinical specialty.
- Ensures medication errors are monitored, reported and managed in line with agreed Trust reporting mechanisms.
- Supports the Medicines Safety Pharmacist (Medicines Safety Officer) and Clinical Pharmacy Manager to address clinical governance and risk management issues relating to the medicines use with in the care group and ensures best practice is embedded.
Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.
Please contact us at Recruitment@dchft.nhs.uk if you are unable to view or download the attachment.
For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Responsible for the provision of highly specialist professional, clinical and scientific information and advice to multidisciplinary healthcare staff, patients and carers regarding medicines use, makes clinical recommendations tailored to the context of specific patients or situations, where clinical information is limited and requires specialist interpretation.
- Working with the specialty care teams to develop and improve the services offered by the speciality in relation to medicines optimisation.
- Performing or overseeing the monitoring and review of drug therapies for specialty outpatients, ensuring treatments are appropriate and comply with current guidance and Trust policies.
- Provision of advice, information and education to patients and carers to improve adherence and encourage self-management.
- To prescribe in accordance with Trust policy and Pan-Dorset Formulary.
- To prescribe within own limits of competence.
- To support the development of non-medical prescribing within the clinical specialities.
- Provide high level, complex pharmaceutical advice on specialist areas of practice to consultants, junior medical staff, general practitioners, nursing staff, pharmacy staff, other healthcare professionals and patients and carers.
- Work with relevant staff to reduce risks in medicine prescribing, storage and administration and ensuring legal requirements are met.
- Oversee the supply of day case medications (if appropriate), including management of supply shortages.
- Identify potential developments in medicines management and to improve the clinical pharmacy service to specialty care.
- Support the optimisation and management of homecare services (if appropriate).
- Manage Individual Funding Requests for patients as appropriate.
- Contribute to formulary applications for medications used in an agreed clinical specialty.
- Ensures medication errors are monitored, reported and managed in line with agreed Trust reporting mechanisms.
- Supports the Medicines Safety Pharmacist (Medicines Safety Officer) and Clinical Pharmacy Manager to address clinical governance and risk management issues relating to the medicines use with in the care group and ensures best practice is embedded.
Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.
Please contact us at Recruitment@dchft.nhs.uk if you are unable to view or download the attachment.
For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Masters degree or equivalent in Pharmacy
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain (GB or NI)
- Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy
Desirable
- Good Clinical Practice Certificate (for clinical trials)
- Independent prescriber
- Current BLS training
- Advanced Clinical Skills training
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Substantial post-registration experience in Pharmacy
- Significant experience operating at the level of a specialist clinical pharmacist or above
- Experience in delivering a clinical pharmacy service to a range of specialties
- Significant experience in clinical audit and implementation of the outcomes
- Experience of line management
- Experience in mentoring & coaching
- Experience in managing change
Desirable
- Experience of using independent prescribing qualification
- Experience of clinical governance including management of clinical risk
- Previous experience of providing a specialist clinical service a specialty
- Experience in clinical trials GCP
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrated ability to communicate with patients and hospital staff
- Excellent written and oral communication and able to communicate complex information effectively and at all levels with the healthcare organisation
- Evidence of working in a team
- Evidence of working on own initiative with high level of self-motivation
- Evidence of ability to influence prescribing practice
- Evidence of CPD
- Broad and in-depth clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge
- Advanced relevant specialist knowledge to diploma level or beyond
- Able to evaluate information to make effective decisions
- Able to work under pressure and prioritise tasks appropriately
- Able to work flexibly, including working late shifts, weekends and bank holidays according to departmental rota
Desirable
- Audit and research skills to set up and manage clinical audits
- Experience in providing a clinical pharmacy service to renal patients
- Able to write and issue appropriate prescriptions
- Able to perform, interpret and record appropriate clinical examinations, including complex physical tests and use these to formulate diagnosis and treatment
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Masters degree or equivalent in Pharmacy
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain (GB or NI)
- Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy
Desirable
- Good Clinical Practice Certificate (for clinical trials)
- Independent prescriber
- Current BLS training
- Advanced Clinical Skills training
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Substantial post-registration experience in Pharmacy
- Significant experience operating at the level of a specialist clinical pharmacist or above
- Experience in delivering a clinical pharmacy service to a range of specialties
- Significant experience in clinical audit and implementation of the outcomes
- Experience of line management
- Experience in mentoring & coaching
- Experience in managing change
Desirable
- Experience of using independent prescribing qualification
- Experience of clinical governance including management of clinical risk
- Previous experience of providing a specialist clinical service a specialty
- Experience in clinical trials GCP
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrated ability to communicate with patients and hospital staff
- Excellent written and oral communication and able to communicate complex information effectively and at all levels with the healthcare organisation
- Evidence of working in a team
- Evidence of working on own initiative with high level of self-motivation
- Evidence of ability to influence prescribing practice
- Evidence of CPD
- Broad and in-depth clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge
- Advanced relevant specialist knowledge to diploma level or beyond
- Able to evaluate information to make effective decisions
- Able to work under pressure and prioritise tasks appropriately
- Able to work flexibly, including working late shifts, weekends and bank holidays according to departmental rota
Desirable
- Audit and research skills to set up and manage clinical audits
- Experience in providing a clinical pharmacy service to renal patients
- Able to write and issue appropriate prescriptions
- Able to perform, interpret and record appropriate clinical examinations, including complex physical tests and use these to formulate diagnosis and treatment
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
