Job summary
This is a post for a pharmacist to join the Wandsworth Care Home Pharmacist Service working 15hrs per week on a permanent contract.
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust are looking to recruit a dynamic and innovative pharmacist to join the Medicines Management Team at Central London Community Healthcare Trust.
Working as part of the Medicines Optimisation Service for care homes residents ensuring an integrated approach to the management of medicines.
Main duties of the job
This will involve conducting clinical medication reviews in patients living in care homes who have multiple comorbidities and complexities. A knowledge of polypharmacy, long term conditions, frailty and medicines optimisation is essential. You will be acting as a source of pharmaceutical expertise to various health and social care professionals e.g. GPs, care home staff, hospital clinicians, district nurses, carers, families and community pharmacists . Continuous evaluation of the service will also be key to demonstrate value and areas for further development.
Trust wide Medicines Management Service Provision including policy development, implementation of patient safety initiatives e.g. drug alerts, training for health professionals in the community and support to the bedded services if required.
The post will predominantly be working in Wandsworth with a base at Parsons Green and will involve lone-working and travelling between sites. The postholder may also be required to travel to other sites and services within the organisation so will require flexibility as the organisation continues to grow.
You would also be part of the on-call advisory service (by phone only) providing advice to Bedded services.
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About us
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder must have significant post registration experience in providing clinical pharmacy services and a postgraduate qualification to at least diploma level or equivalent. A sound knowledge of prescribing and medicines management issues faced in both primary and secondary care is essential with excellent decision-making and problem solving skills. Additionally, compassion, flexibility, excellent communication and time management skills are essential and the ability to build relationships with various health and social care professionals e.g. GPs, care home staff, hospital clinicians, specialist nurses, carers, family and community pharmacists.
Please refer to Job description and personal specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder must have significant post registration experience in providing clinical pharmacy services and a postgraduate qualification to at least diploma level or equivalent. A sound knowledge of prescribing and medicines management issues faced in both primary and secondary care is essential with excellent decision-making and problem solving skills. Additionally, compassion, flexibility, excellent communication and time management skills are essential and the ability to build relationships with various health and social care professionals e.g. GPs, care home staff, hospital clinicians, specialist nurses, carers, family and community pharmacists.
Please refer to Job description and personal specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Undergraduate Degree in Pharmacy
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification to at least diploma level/CPPE PCPE pathway
- Takes personal responsibility for Continuing Professional Development as evidenced by portfolio
- Uses reflective practice for personal and professional development
- Independent prescriber or looking to undertake independent prescribing/physical assessment qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Post-qualification experience of clinical pharmacy, medicines information and prescribing advice
- Experience of working in secondary care or in a multidisciplinary environment
- Experience of training
- Experience of audit techniques
Desirable
- Primary care experience including Community Services
- Project management experience
- Experience in supervising a team/service and line management
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge
- Sound knowledge of prescribing, pharmacy and medicines management issues faced in primary and secondary care
- Understanding of the NHS and political environment
- Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written including presentation skills and report writing
- Team player but able to work independently
- Demonstrates initiative
- Demonstrates excellent decision making skills and is able to understand complex information
- Effective negotiation skills and ability to persuade others
- Ability to assimilate, analyse and interpret clinical and financial data.
- Good problem solving skills
- Good inter-personal skills and ability to build relationships
- Ability to provide succinct and objective advice
- To manage own time, prioritise workload effectively and work to tight deadlines
- Computer literate - working knowledge of office applications, internet, email and electronic diary systems
- Ability to plan, set objectives, priorities and review performance against objectives
- Ability to command and deal sensitively with emotive situations and be seen as credible by professional colleagues
- Can identify and manage risks and evaluate quality of own work and service
- Ability to adapt to different working environments
Key Attributes
Essential
- Self-motivator and commitment to supporting high quality medicines management
- Flexibility in approach to meet service needs and ability to support complex changes
- Innovative thinker and 'can do' approach
- Health cleared by occupational health for the role specified
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Undergraduate Degree in Pharmacy
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualification to at least diploma level/CPPE PCPE pathway
- Takes personal responsibility for Continuing Professional Development as evidenced by portfolio
- Uses reflective practice for personal and professional development
- Independent prescriber or looking to undertake independent prescribing/physical assessment qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Post-qualification experience of clinical pharmacy, medicines information and prescribing advice
- Experience of working in secondary care or in a multidisciplinary environment
- Experience of training
- Experience of audit techniques
Desirable
- Primary care experience including Community Services
- Project management experience
- Experience in supervising a team/service and line management
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge
- Sound knowledge of prescribing, pharmacy and medicines management issues faced in primary and secondary care
- Understanding of the NHS and political environment
- Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written including presentation skills and report writing
- Team player but able to work independently
- Demonstrates initiative
- Demonstrates excellent decision making skills and is able to understand complex information
- Effective negotiation skills and ability to persuade others
- Ability to assimilate, analyse and interpret clinical and financial data.
- Good problem solving skills
- Good inter-personal skills and ability to build relationships
- Ability to provide succinct and objective advice
- To manage own time, prioritise workload effectively and work to tight deadlines
- Computer literate - working knowledge of office applications, internet, email and electronic diary systems
- Ability to plan, set objectives, priorities and review performance against objectives
- Ability to command and deal sensitively with emotive situations and be seen as credible by professional colleagues
- Can identify and manage risks and evaluate quality of own work and service
- Ability to adapt to different working environments
Key Attributes
Essential
- Self-motivator and commitment to supporting high quality medicines management
- Flexibility in approach to meet service needs and ability to support complex changes
- Innovative thinker and 'can do' approach
- Health cleared by occupational health for the role specified
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).
