Anticoagulation and Haemophilia Pharmacist

Job summary

To contribute to the safe and effective use of anticoagulant and haemophilia medicines across the Trust. Key duties include:

- Supporting the safe and effective prescribing of medications for management of inherited and acquired bleeding disorders and anticoagulants including ongoing audit to ensure compliance with guidelines and targets

- Ensuring the cost-effective use of clotting factors and related medication and anticoagulants in line with national and local guidelines

- Contributing to the development of hospital guidelines and protocols

- Teaching and training of healthcare professionals in the safe use of the above medications

- To contribute to the development of PGD's

- Leading on Homecare delivery of haemophilia/anticoagulation medicines

- Act as expert resource on the use of the above medications

Since haemophilia is a specialist area we do not expect the candidate to have previous experience and training will be provided to the successful candidate.

Main duties of the job

1. CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Regular attendance of consultant ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings. To provide advanced clinical advice regarding all aspects of the use of clotting factors and non-clotting factors for use in inherited and acquired coagulation disorders, and the use of anticoagulants across a wider variety of settings To contribute to the optimisation of dosing of haemophilia products to ensure cost-effectiveness Delivery of a high quality, specialist ward-based pharmacy service. This involves taking medication histories from patients admitted to wards, clarifying inconsistencies with the patient's GP or Community Pharmacist, ensuring appropriate use of patients' own drugs brought from home, drug supply, review of highly complex medication regimens, clarification of medication changes made during inpatient stay by liaising with the admitting team, drug interaction and adverse drug reaction monitoring, discharge planning and rapid turnaround of TTAs, full medication counselling to patients, and assessment for appropriateness of compliance aids to assist patients' medication needs.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

MPharm or equivalent Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Post graduate diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent

Desirable

RPS Faculty Membership Registered supplementary or independent prescriber

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Experience

Essential

Significant demonstrable experience of working in hospital based pharmacy, some experience as a specialist clinical pharmacist Experience of managing change and leading service developments Experience of managing and analysing drug expenditure. Experience of writing / implementing clinical guidelines and government directives Experience of multidisciplinary working Evidence of clinical audit/drug evaluation/practice research and the promotion of evidence based practice. Experience of appraising staff and giving feedback Experience in delivering education and training. Experience as a clinical pharmacy tutoR Experience of working as a band 7 clinical pharmacisT

Desirable

Experience of working in clinics and/or managing own caseload

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

Good written and verbal communication skills Good interpersonal skills Good presentation skills Good management skills Ability to justify and reason any advice given should this be challenged. Ability to communicate with patients/carers and staff of all levels. Ability to manage time, people and resources to deliver timely outcomes Ability to successfully develop knowledge in the specialist area Ability to work alone and a part of a team Ability to work accurately under pressure. Ability to motivate and act as a role model Demonstrates initiative particularly in relation to problem solving Ability to identify and manage risk Demonstrates advanced clinical knowledge and pharmaceutical care skills Critical appraisal skills Higher level of clinical reasoning and judgment Understanding of clinical risk and clinical governance Understanding of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to anticoagulation and haemophilia Understanding of NHS national and local priorities Computer literate (including word processing, email & use of internet. Preferably knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages)

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

Enthusiastic, well motivated, hardworking Identifies own training needs actively seeks training opportunities and maintains a portfolio of practice. Flexibility to work weekends, bank holidays, late nights and on call Reliable with good attendance record

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