DMC Healthcare

Dermatology Lead Pharmacist

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Job summary

DMC are looking for an experienced Pharmacists with strong communication skills. A key element of this role will be to analyse and interpret prescribing data to support the service in understanding prescribing behaviours to drive efficiencies. You must have a strong understanding of prescribing governance and the ability to work well with others to drive change for better patient care.

Main duties of the job

DMC have an exciting opportunity for a Dermatology Pharmacist to support our services. You will be responsible for accurately and safely providing necessary care to patients engaging with the service in the organisation. You will maintain key relationships with co-workers and other health care professionals across the organisation to ensure an effective service. The Dermatology Pharmacist is an integral part of the team, using and sharing Pharmacy expertise to support the Dermatology service in effective medicines management and optimal patient care. Working alongside medical professionals and other clinicians supporting patients prescribing and medicines management governance.

You will be responsible to review the prescribing for each contract and investigate any high risk drugs being prescribed. You will review local Dermatology formularies in each ICB DMC work in, to ensure our Dermatologists are following local guidelines on emollients and prescribing.

About us

A strong provider in the NHS ecosystem, DMC Healthcare has played a significant role in service delivery for over 50 years, helping to reduce health inequalities. From being at the sharp end of the patient journey into treatment in primary care, to delivering fast, accurate radiology reporting, consultant-led dermatology and insourced endoscopy services, DMC Healthcare remains committed.

Our TRUST values reinforce that what we do is built on strong teamwork, respect for one another and importantly respect for the patient. We take time to listen and understand everyones needs, were supportive and truly care and whatever we do, we do it together.

DMC takes pride in a diverse workforce, involving a range of talented and knowledgeable experts working together as teams. This includes clinical experts, who constantly strive towards delivering the best patient care, and non-clinical experts and support staff, who revolutionise working methods in the healthcare industry.

Date posted

15 September 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£35 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Home or remote working

Reference number

U0106-23-0023

Job locations

DMC Healthcare

60 Chadwick Road

London

SE15 4PU

Job description

Job responsibilities

Core functions, but not limited to:

Clinical leadership on meds optimisation

Working with the Dermatology Operations Team to ensure systems and processes are in place to ensure prescribing is in line with guidelines and contract specification requirements, review formulary on TPP

Regularly connecting and working with pharmacy lead counterparts at Trusts and the ICB to ensure partnership working in medicines management

Providing pharmaceutical knowledge and support during mobilisations and demobilisation of contracts and services

Regularly monitoring prescribing activities and working with the Finance team to ensure costs are in line with budgeted expectations

Risk stratification

Supporting service with prescription and medication queries

In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of principles of evidence-based healthcare

Medicine Management (producing report for medicine usage, Medicine Governance)

Reviewing Formulary

Specific Medicine Annual Audits - prescribing Audits

Governance

Support and participate in clinical quality improvement of services to patients

Ensure safe and appropriate use of medicines to maximise benefits and minimise risk to patients. This will include regular review of prescriptions, identification of drug interactions and adverse effects, advice on clinical monitoring, compliance with legislation (for example, Medicines Act, Mental Health Act), compliance with policies and guidelines.

Develop and implement cost effective and robust medicines supply contracts to meet the clinical and pharmaceutical requirements.

Provide advice to clinicians on unlicensed medicines use and areas of practice where the evidence base is poor.

Advise medical and nursing staff on the actions, properties, and the safe, cost-effective use of drugs, and be able to critically appraise the literature and give accurate interpretation in order to improve use of medicines.

Utilise medicines information resources to further clinical pharmacy practice in Dermatology.

Report adverse drug reactions through the pharmacists and doctors national reporting scheme.

Advise clinicians on, and promote evidence based prescribing through the implementation of prescribing guidelines, and pharmaceutical care plans.

Sorting out clinical queries effectively with internal clients: doctors, in-patient pharmacists and other hospital staff and to counsel on the safe and effective use of medicines and provide advice to customers and patients.

Developing annual audit plan in relation to effective medicines management. Ensuring the audit plan is carried out and reporting at regular governance meetings.

Carrying out clinical checks (Screening) of all outpatient prescriptions, including Dermatology outpatients and to accuracy-check prescriptions as auditing compliance.

Adhering to the provided Standard Operating Procedures and to enforce them if they are not adhered to by any member of staff. Work with the team to ensure SOPs are kept up to date and valid to ensure an effective Pharmacy service.

Review if prescribing is appropriate in line with current guidance, cost-effective and safe; identify unmet need, stop unnecessary/ineffective medicines.

Answer medical information queries from clinicians, Nurses, staff, patients and third-party providers.

Provide education on medicines related topics for Clinicians, Nurses, support teams

Review NICE and other evidence-based guidance as it is issued, to evaluate any impact on medicines and prescribing.

Undertake regular clinical audit to support implementation of clinical guidance across the Dermatology service.

Provide regular education sessions for the clinicians at the practices to discuss audit results and agree an action plan for improving standards within clinical areas.

To take part in service meetings.

Provide advice on suitable alternative medications in the event of a medicine being unavailable.

Medicine Management

Encourage cost effective prescribing within the practice, including adherence to local formulary.

Build good working relationships with local Medicines Management Team members.

Provide education for the clinical team on new medicines

Review all relevant safety alerts (e.g. MHRA) and ensure any action required is undertaken

Provide specialist knowledge and advice on pharmaceutical matters

Improve communication about medication-related issues between the service and both the patient and other care providers.

To review communication processes between practices/ hospitals/ community pharmacies and to evaluate how this can be improved.

Act as the lead contact for DMC Dermatology pharmacy related projects and build effective working relationships.

To review medications for patients, to ensure safe, cost-effective prescribing in line with practice/local prescribing policies.

Lead on implementation of safe and efficient prescribing systems

To provide specialist knowledge on medication monitoring and ensure a system for implementation is in place