Job summary
Are you ready to face a new challenge? Do you think that an Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner role sounds intriguing but you are unsure whether you would have the required skill set to fulfil this post? Then search no further, we are very thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for an aspiring Trainee Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner to join the Emergency Department at Walsall Manor Hospital.
The posts offers a prescribing pharmacist with a grounding in clinical skills and opportunity to be involved in an enhanced service within this specialism for Walsall. Successful applicants can expect to receive training to enable them to deliver an innovative practitioner role within emergency medicine in supportive environment where training in Advanced Practice and your accreditation on the RPS Advanced Specialist Curriculum will be encouraged.
In 2023, our emergency services department underwent a £40m refurbishmentto form our new Urgentand EmergencyCare Centre so there has never been a more exciting time to join the Emergency and Acute Care Directorate to shape and influence the care our patients receive.This role will be an excellent fit for those who show an appreciation for service development due to the ongoing current transformation of the pharmacy provision within the Emergency Care department.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities for the posts will include:
o Developing and providing a clinical practitioner service to patients presenting in A&E
o Providing a specialist advisory service on medicines usage at ward and consultant level.
o Undertaking complex medication reviews and contributing to the MDT assessment
o Partaking in discharge planning and patient counselling whilst arranging for referrals via the national Discharge Medicines Service scheme.
o Assessing and identifying key areas for service development and expansion in conjunction with the Lead Pharmacist for Emergency Care
o Acting as a mentor and role model for junior pharmacists rotating through emergency care
o Post holders will be required to undertake weekend, bank holidays shifts and late nights on a rota basis.
What are we looking for? You will need to have:
o experience of pro-actively influencing prescribing and medicines management within a secondary care environment
o hold a post graduate clinical diploma
o hold (or currently working towards) an independent prescribing qualification
o To always go above and beyond for the team to ensure a collaborative approach in all that we do.
o Experience in service development and implementing change
About us
WALSALL HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER AND ACTIVELY DISCOURAGES SMOKING AT WORK
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce .
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities.
We would particularly welcome applications from people from a BME background and people with a disability as these groups are currently under-represented at senior level. We value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.
We support flexible working for all employees and prospective applicants.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK-PROFESSIONALISM
Job description
Job responsibilities
You must have good organisational, communication and interpersonal skills and be able to show you are self- motivated and flexible in your approach to your work to meet the requirements for our developing service.
You must already be registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council for a minimum of 2 years and hold or be working towards and independent prescribing qualification.
You are expected to work within key performance indicators as part of the service provision and show you can work on your own initiative, with other Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Assistants, Nursing staff, Medical staff and other healthcare professionals in line with the Hospitals Trust Values.
To support your development, full local training will be provided on medicines management and within an emergency care setting to the successful candidate and your development needs will be identified through an annual individual performance development review.
You will work closely with the Pharmacists and wider multidisciplinary team within the Emergency Department to deliver high quality, patient focused medicines management services.
We are keen to appoint a trainee advanced practitioner with previous Emergency Department experience and prescribing skills, however we also warmly welcome those whom are wishing to progress their career in Emergency Care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You must have good organisational, communication and interpersonal skills and be able to show you are self- motivated and flexible in your approach to your work to meet the requirements for our developing service.
You must already be registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council for a minimum of 2 years and hold or be working towards and independent prescribing qualification.
You are expected to work within key performance indicators as part of the service provision and show you can work on your own initiative, with other Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Assistants, Nursing staff, Medical staff and other healthcare professionals in line with the Hospitals Trust Values.
To support your development, full local training will be provided on medicines management and within an emergency care setting to the successful candidate and your development needs will be identified through an annual individual performance development review.
You will work closely with the Pharmacists and wider multidisciplinary team within the Emergency Department to deliver high quality, patient focused medicines management services.
We are keen to appoint a trainee advanced practitioner with previous Emergency Department experience and prescribing skills, however we also warmly welcome those whom are wishing to progress their career in Emergency Care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Currently Registered as a pharmacist in UK as a Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Holds or currently undertaking prescribing qualification
- Postgraduate clinical specialist knowledge gained via diploma level training i.e. Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.
Desirable
- Previous Emergency Care experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Skilled at preparing and implementing pharmaceutical care plans to best meet patient needs within the MDT
- Skilled at using reference sources, journals, the internet and on-line information sources to prepare evaluated medicines information for consultants and other health-care professionals
- Able to interpret national guidelines within specialist area(s), and Trust policies, procedures and guidelines related to specialist area(s) including clinical governance and risk management
Desirable
- Previous Emergency Care experience
Skills
Essential
- Flexible - Able to adapt to ensure achievement of objectives within constantly changing situations and environments
- Highly self-motivated - Possesses high work standards, sets themselves and helps others to set attainable goals; wants to do things better and measure progress against target
- Patient focussed - committed to ensuring a positive experience for patients and their relatives/ carers
Desirable
- Working towards RPS Faculty membership
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Currently Registered as a pharmacist in UK as a Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Holds or currently undertaking prescribing qualification
- Postgraduate clinical specialist knowledge gained via diploma level training i.e. Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.
Desirable
- Previous Emergency Care experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Skilled at preparing and implementing pharmaceutical care plans to best meet patient needs within the MDT
- Skilled at using reference sources, journals, the internet and on-line information sources to prepare evaluated medicines information for consultants and other health-care professionals
- Able to interpret national guidelines within specialist area(s), and Trust policies, procedures and guidelines related to specialist area(s) including clinical governance and risk management
Desirable
- Previous Emergency Care experience
Skills
Essential
- Flexible - Able to adapt to ensure achievement of objectives within constantly changing situations and environments
- Highly self-motivated - Possesses high work standards, sets themselves and helps others to set attainable goals; wants to do things better and measure progress against target
- Patient focussed - committed to ensuring a positive experience for patients and their relatives/ carers
Desirable
- Working towards RPS Faculty membership
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).
