Specialist Pharmacist Digital Systems - Jersey £60k - £67k

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Support the Consultant pharmacist, digital systems in the development, implementation,maintenance, and optimisation of medicines related digital systems, including (but not limitedto EPMA, chemotherapy e-prescribing, PharmaTrac, Pyxis).

2. Deputise for the Consultant pharmacist, digital systems for the operational and clinicalmanagement of digital systems involving medicines.

3. Provide all HCS staff with day-to-day application support, for medicines related digitalsystems, to enhance clinical medicines safety practices and resolve any issues which mayarise.

4. Plan and develop user acceptance test plans and test system upgraded so that systemsmaintenance and upgrades meet clinical users needs and cause minimal disruption to normalworking practices.

5. Act as authorised Pharmacist and supervise day-today preparation of products and releasefor use in accordance with local, regional and national guidelines. To deputise for theAccountable Pharmacist in their absence.

6. To ensure the Pharmacy Aseptic Services Unit is operating in accordance with currentlegislation and guidance including Good Manufacturing Practise (GMP), Good ClinicalPractise (GCP), Good Distribution Practice (GDP), Quality Assurance of Aseptic PreparationServices, RPSGB Code of Ethics, Health and Safety, Medicines law, COSHH andDepartmental procedures.

7. To be fully aware of the processes used to accurately and consistently prepare, dispense andrelease a wide range of aseptically prepared products (including both those prepared in-houseand those purchased as unlicensed ready to administer doses from specials manufacturers).

8. To be able to risk assess situations and determine appropriate actions within their remit as anauthorised pharmacist e.g. out of specifications to environmental monitoring, breach instorage conditions, air handling unit failures.

9. To work with the Accountable Pharmacist to identify and monitor the needs of the serviceusers and Pharmacy Aseptics Service Unit, and effectively plan and implement changes andimprovements to the unit to promote a safe, effective and economic service provision.

10. To maintain the necessary competencies. These include but are not limited to validhandwashing, gowning, transfer, cleaning, pre & in-process and checking validations,preparation of sterile products.

11. Support the Consultant pharmacist, Digital systems and Lead pharmacist, Technical servicesand Oncology in the development of local guidelines and policies ensuring compliance withnational and local policies and guidelines.

12. Develop and deliver related training programmes to staff at all levels across HCS, ensuringthey are trained and competent to safely undertake their specific roles.

13. Identify and participate in areas of research including audits of medicines use and digitalinformatics reporting to assist with medicines optimisation throughout HCS. To assist theAccountable Pharmacist in the self-inspection audits and external audits and take an activerole in addressing any deficiencies identified.

14. Work as a member of the multi-professional health and care teams, providing highly complexclinical pharmacy advice and expertise to peers, patients and management to ensure that bestpractice is promoted and patient outcomes and experience are optimised, within a designatedarea.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Vocational (four year) masters degree in pharmacy.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (obtained by
• completing one-year postgraduate pre-registration training with final
• examination).
• Post-graduate certificate in Clinical Pharmacy (completion of first year of post-graduate Diploma/MSc) or completion of RPS postgraduate Foundation Programme.

Desirable

• Post-graduate MSc or Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy.
• Experience of working with digital systems involving medicines.
• Experience working within a hospital Aseptic Services Unit.

Experience

Essential

• Understanding of digital systems involving medicines, including
• relevant legislation and national guidance.
• Understanding of working within an aseptic services unit
• Understanding of the use of clinical informatics to support healthcare
• provision.
• Specialist knowledge of therapeutics of common disease states and
• frequently used therapeutic regimes.
• Well-developed knowledge of pharmaceutical technical and clinical
• procedures acquired through training and experience.
• Knowledge of checking dispensed prescriptions and supervising staff within the Pharmacy.
• Good understanding of medicines governance, safety and management, including relevant legislation.
• Understanding of clinical governance, medication incidents and risk
• management.
• Up to date knowledge of national guidelines and legislation relating to medicines use and pharmacy practice.
• Practical knowledge of maintaining records according to confidentiality and data protection protocols.

Desirable

• Understanding of the use of clinical informatics to support healthcare
• provision.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Health and Community Services

Address

Government Of Jersey

19-21 Broad Street

St. Helier

Jersey

Channel Islands

JE2 3RR

Employer's website

https://www.gov.je (Opens in a new tab)