Job summary
Are you a highly motivated and experienced clinical pharmacist with an enthusiasm for gastroenterology? If YES, please read on for a fantastic opportunity that has arisen to join our existing team of senior clinical pharmacists.
We are looking to recruit a lead gastroenterology pharmacist who is eager to collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to provide excellent patient centred care. This post offers an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual to utilise their prescribing skills, whilst building on their leadership and service development skills.
This is an exciting time for clinical services in the pharmacy department, as we implement enhanced roles in the established patient-facing clinical pharmacy team,delivered by our team of clinical and prescribing pharmacists, medicines management technicians and medicines management assistants. Our senior pharmacists have dedicated SPA time (Supported Professional Activities) in education and training, workforce development, research and audit, governance and finance, which provides valuable experience and the opportunity to develop leadership skills.
The pharmacy department at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust is an innovative and welcoming place to work, with a strong commitment to continuous improvement. We also recognise the importance of the health and wellbeing of our workforce, and we are fully committed to providing flexible working opportunities to enable staff to balance work and life commitments.
Main duties of the job
You will provide prescribing and clinical pharmacy services to the gastroenterology directorate, leading the pharmacy team across the specialty to ensure effective service delivery. The role will also provide specialist pharmacist input to biologic therapy and homecare services for gastroenterology. You will ensure key performance indicators are achieved and work with the directorate and governance teams to review and manage themes in the safe management of medicines.
The use of pharmacist non-medical prescribers is well-established in the department and seen as instrumental in achieving our key performance indicators, so the successful candidate will hold their independent prescribing qualification.
You will be integral to the delivery of clinical pharmacy services to our patients, forging relationships within the multidisciplinary team and engaging with key stakeholders. You will support the delivery of training and education both within, and outside of the pharmacy department. You will be a strong leader and have the ability to motivate, develop and manage others in a positive and supportive working environment within a team that believes this is a great place to work.
About us
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The pharmacy department at Lancashire teaching hospital employs over 200 staff. A licensed manufacturing unit, stores and distribution with wholesale dealer's license, growing clinical trials activity and a proactive medicines management team supporting medical education make it an exciting and diverse department. The clinical pharmacy team provide the service to the wards including tertiary specialties: renal medicine, oncology, plastics, vascular, major trauma, neurology and neurosurgery. Electronic prescribing is now live in over 90% of the hospital. Out patient services are delivered by a wholly independent subsidiary.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Undertake all independent prescribing duties in line with the Trust Non-Medical Prescribing Policy
- Work closely with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff to identify patients who are planned for discharge and generate the medication aspect of the discharge prescription to support timely discharge. This must include ensuring all medicines prescribed are safe and appropriate, with an accurate record of medicines started, stopped and changed during admission.
- Work with the Prescribing Pharmacist Team to develop Key Performance Indicators relating to the Pharmacist independent prescribing of discharges, and devise and implement a system to monitor and improve performance
- Work closely with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff to identify new patient admissions and ensure the safe and timely generation of an in-patient prescription kardex that accurately reflects the medicines the patients were taking prior to admission, accounting for current clinical needs and reasons for admission (including ADRs).
- Work with the Prescribing Pharmacist Team to identify opportunities to expand the role of the independent prescribing pharmacist to enhance the patient experience, and develop business cases to support this. Provide an advanced level clinical pharmacy service to a designated group of wards in accordance with professional, departmental and Trust policies
- Provide advanced level pharmaceutical information to staff and patients in the Trusts
- Monitor monthly drug expenditure in a clinical directorate, identify and implement actions to support adherence to budget. This will include promoting adherence to the Trust prescribing formulary, guidelines and policies to ensure cost effective prescribing, and horizon scanning to identify new pressures or opportunities.
- Investigate medicines related incident reports or complaints in the named speciality and input in to Root Cause Analysis investigations, identifying and implementing measures to minimise future risk
Job description
Job responsibilities
The pharmacy department at Lancashire teaching hospital employs over 200 staff. A licensed manufacturing unit, stores and distribution with wholesale dealer's license, growing clinical trials activity and a proactive medicines management team supporting medical education make it an exciting and diverse department. The clinical pharmacy team provide the service to the wards including tertiary specialties: renal medicine, oncology, plastics, vascular, major trauma, neurology and neurosurgery. Electronic prescribing is now live in over 90% of the hospital. Out patient services are delivered by a wholly independent subsidiary.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Undertake all independent prescribing duties in line with the Trust Non-Medical Prescribing Policy
- Work closely with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff to identify patients who are planned for discharge and generate the medication aspect of the discharge prescription to support timely discharge. This must include ensuring all medicines prescribed are safe and appropriate, with an accurate record of medicines started, stopped and changed during admission.
- Work with the Prescribing Pharmacist Team to develop Key Performance Indicators relating to the Pharmacist independent prescribing of discharges, and devise and implement a system to monitor and improve performance
- Work closely with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff to identify new patient admissions and ensure the safe and timely generation of an in-patient prescription kardex that accurately reflects the medicines the patients were taking prior to admission, accounting for current clinical needs and reasons for admission (including ADRs).
- Work with the Prescribing Pharmacist Team to identify opportunities to expand the role of the independent prescribing pharmacist to enhance the patient experience, and develop business cases to support this. Provide an advanced level clinical pharmacy service to a designated group of wards in accordance with professional, departmental and Trust policies
- Provide advanced level pharmaceutical information to staff and patients in the Trusts
- Monitor monthly drug expenditure in a clinical directorate, identify and implement actions to support adherence to budget. This will include promoting adherence to the Trust prescribing formulary, guidelines and policies to ensure cost effective prescribing, and horizon scanning to identify new pressures or opportunities.
- Investigate medicines related incident reports or complaints in the named speciality and input in to Root Cause Analysis investigations, identifying and implementing measures to minimise future risk
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registration with the GPhC
- Post graduate clinical qualification
- Qualified Prescribing Pharmacist
Desirable
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration hospital experience with experience in a senior clinical pharmacist role
- Delivery of clinical pharmacy services to a broad range of specialities
- Evidence of significant, relevant and on-going CPD
- Service / personnel management / supervision
- Experience of training others
- Experience of audit and research
Desirable
- Acute Trust/tertiary referral centre experience
- Experience of project management
- Formulary management
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent
- Registration with the GPhC
- Post graduate clinical qualification
- Qualified Prescribing Pharmacist
Desirable
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration hospital experience with experience in a senior clinical pharmacist role
- Delivery of clinical pharmacy services to a broad range of specialities
- Evidence of significant, relevant and on-going CPD
- Service / personnel management / supervision
- Experience of training others
- Experience of audit and research
Desirable
- Acute Trust/tertiary referral centre experience
- Experience of project management
- Formulary management
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).
