Advanced Pharmacist

2 weeks ago


Swindon, Swindon, United Kingdom Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Summary

The Clinical Pharmacist will work collaboratively with pharmacy, clinical, finance, and commissioning colleagues across Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to ensure safe, clinically-effective, and cost-efficient medicines are introduced to our local formulary, in line with national guidance and commissioning policies.

This role is ideal for a highly-experienced, clinical pharmacist seeking to acquire transferrable skills in collaborative working, strategic planning, and leadership.

Main Responsibilities:
  1. Deputise for the Lead Pharmacist (Clinical Commissioning & Medicines Value), leading the Pharmacy Medicines Effectiveness team in his/her absence.
  2. Provide information and support the Lead Pharmacy Technician (Medicines Effectiveness) in managing the introduction of new formulary medicines, including medicines with positive NICE TAs and PBR-excluded medicines.
  3. Lead the development of treatment pathways, prescribing guidance, and shared care agreements to facilitate implementation of formulary decisions.
  4. Work collaboratively with pharmacy and clinical colleagues to introduce high-cost drugs to the Trust, in line with commissioning policies and contractual agreements.
  5. Provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients in specified wards and clinical areas, with opportunities for independent prescribing.
  6. Line manage a junior clinical pharmacist, with potential involvement in recruitment, induction, appraisal, attendance management, and performance review.
About Us

Our team values a culture of improving together, inspiring up-and-coming team members, and embracing change. We strive to deliver great joined-up services to our local community, empowering individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  1. M Pharm Degree (or equivalent)
  2. Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  3. Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent)
  4. Keeps professionally up to date, including CPD

Desirable

  1. Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
  2. Management training/experience
  3. Non-medical prescriber

Experience

Essential

  1. Highly experienced as a qualified pharmacist in the NHS, preferably in multiple sectors
  2. Experience of working across departmental and organisational boundaries to deliver specific targets and improve services for patients
  3. Knowledge of financial systems and structures within the NHS
  4. Understanding of current commissioning arrangements and national medicines effectiveness programs

Desirable

  1. Previous experience working with medicines formularies, high-cost drugs, and/or commissioning processes
  2. Experience in change management
  3. Experience in managing a team
  4. Experience in service development
  5. Knowledge of systems and strategies to minimise risk to patients receiving high-risk injectable medicines

Skills

Essential

  1. Good communication, verbal and written (SOPs & reports)
  2. Good clinical knowledge backed up by extensive ward/practice-based experience
  3. Able to prioritise workload, delegate appropriately, and manage time effectively
  4. Good IT skills (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
  5. Good presentation report writing skills
  6. Evidence of strategic planning ability
  7. Able to deal with unpredictable workload associated with on-call
  8. Deal calmly and appropriately with emotional situations related to complaints, incidents
  9. Use of financial systems to generate reports, analysis, or review of medicine usage

Desirable

  1. Experience of producing trust/network-wide guidelines and/or policy documents
  2. Use of a database for collation of information

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