Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

17 hours ago

Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Overview

The pharmacy team at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist to join their Pain and Palliative Care team as a fixed-term part-time contract to cover maternity leave. This role is part of the Trust's progress towards advanced level of practice for pharmacists.

Main Responsibilities
  • Lead, deliver, and evaluate clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation services across the specialist pain and palliative care teams.
  • Ensure optimum medicines management within pain and palliative care services, adhering to relevant professional, ethical, legal, and locally agreed policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards.
  • Provide a direct clinical pharmacy service to Teesside Hospice, one session (four hours) per week.
  • Offer specialist pharmacist advice, guidance, and information on treatment choices across the multidisciplinary teams in pain, palliative care, and Teesside Hospice.
  • Attend and actively participate in specialist ward rounds, clinic settings, and other patient reviews.
  • Provide education and training across pharmacy and the multidisciplinary teams within pain and palliative care.
Working for Our Organisation

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff, including a four-and-a-half-day programme designed to support leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend this programme and the Quality Improvement Programme, which aims to:

  • Explore leadership within the NHS.
  • Promote Trust Values and Behaviours.
  • Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills.
  • Equip you with the skills to champion, lead, and complete quality improvement within your role.

After completing this training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, including in-house courses and leadership apprenticeships at levels 3, 5, and 7.

Person Specification

The ideal candidate will have a wealth of experience in clinical pharmacy within a hospital setting, including experience of providing directorate-level pharmacist services, budgetary reports, drug usage reviews, and developments of protocols and policies. They will also have experience of developing strong professional relationships with other healthcare professionals, leading and contributing to relevant research, audit, and service improvement projects, and involvement in multidisciplinary service development.

Desirable criteria include staff leadership and management experience, experience in mentorship and training for other staff, and teaching experience in clinical and classroom settings.

The candidate will hold a Master's Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent, be a Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council, and have a Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent relevant postgraduate clinical qualification. They will also have Pharmacist independent prescribing accreditation or be actively working towards qualification, and evidence of CPD and ongoing education.

Desirable criteria include relevant postgraduate clinical qualification, membership with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), and working towards RPS advanced clinical practice or consultancy frameworks.

The candidate will have the ability to apply theoretical knowledge to clinical practice, involvement in the development of evidence-based clinical guidelines, policies, and protocols, and strong knowledge of medicines information resources.

Membership of regional, national, or international specialist interest groups relevant to the field of practice is also desirable.

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