Senior Cardiology Pharmacist

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

This is an exciting role in which you will deliver, develop and evaluate our clinical pharmacy service to cardiology patients including those with congenital heart disease and pulmonary hypertension. The post holder will also lead our clinical pharmacy service to patients with heart failure (HF) and inherited cardiac conditions (ICC) across Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals which will include the delivery and development of pharmacist-led heart failure clinics. The expectation is that the appointed pharmacist will be a role model in the field of cardiology and provide a consistently high pharmaceutical service for patients in line with GSTT corporate objectives.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the service provision across the following domains:

Clinical Practice

To act as a clinical role model for pharmacists involved in the care of cardiology patients including those with congenital heart disease and pulmonary hypertension and demonstrate the ability to provide safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs in these patients. To deliver and develop pharmacist-led heart failure clinics and work with the ICC team to support the introduction of new specialist drugs.

Leadership

To lead our clinical pharmacy service to patients with heart failure and inherited cardiac conditions across Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals in accordance with priorities set by the post holder, lead heart failure consultant, lead ICC consultant and lead cardiology pharmacist, in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs in these patients.

Evaluation of Service

To monitor clinical pharmacy services to cardiology patients including those with congenital heart disease and pulmonary hypertension in accordance with the priorities set by the post holder, lead heart failure consultant, lead ICC consultant, lead cardiology pharmacist and general manager/clinical director in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs in these patients.

Please refer to the job description for the full list of duties

About us

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide safe, clinically effective and patient-focused care for cardiology patients, including those with congenital heart disease and pulmonary hypertension. To support the development of guidelines and protocols, monitor drug expenditure, manage medicines related risk, provide education and training and undertake practice research.

To work collaboratively with senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary teams and management and to participate in the development of pharmacy services in accordance with the agreed objectives.

See Job Description and personal specification for further details.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential

MPharm degree Registration with GPhC Higher degree / Postgraduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice, or equivalent experience Independent Prescribing Qualification

Desirable

RPS membership / RPS Faculty Membership

Skills

Essential

Demonstrable ability to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs in cardiology patients Deliver pharmaceutical services to acute and/or specialist medicine patients Identify and promote best practice Ensure delivery of the clinical governance agenda in relation to drug use Motivate and inspire others Proactively develop clinical pharmacy services in line with local and national objectives

Desirable

Clinical experience in intensive care or another level 3 environment Demonstrate innovation Extend the boundaries of the profession Ensure that issues related to pharmaceutical care are appropriately represented at directorate or equivalent level

Experience

Essential

To have managed an area of clinical pharmacy services Identify and prioritise clinical pharmacy services Ensure national and local agendas are delivered Establish processes for the setting of standards of care Identify and manage changes that need to occur to achieve these Identify and manage the risks involved Delegate authority appropriately to junior staff To provide evaluated pharmaceutical and financial information including high cost medicines funded via individual funding requests To identify changes in prescribing practices that may impact on the drugs budget

Desirable

To have a recognised management qualification or equivalent experience Have managed clinical pharmacy services in cardiology Reconcile national priorities with local realities Work across traditional boundaries Evaluate performance of junior staff against identified criteria using Trust IPR tools To promote Improvements in Working Lives To identify new prescribing practices that may impact budget (horizon scanning) To demonstrate professional accountability to service users, stakeholders and the profession

Skills (Research)

Essential

To demonstrate a critical approach to the development and evaluation of clinical pharmacy services Demonstrate a critical approach towards pharmacy practice Integrate research evidence into practice. Identify gaps in the evidence base Develop, implement, monitor and evaluate protocols and guidelines Actively seek to improve the ward and clinical services provided

Desirable

To have a recognised post graduate qualification with a research component, or equivalent published evidence Demonstrates critical approach to development and evaluation of clinical pharmacy services to cardiovascular Undertake own research Guide and support others undertaking research Co-ordinate the undergraduate and preregistration student clinical activity

Skills (Education and Training)

Essential

To demonstrate the ability to educate, train and evaluate pharmacy staff and other health care professionals Identify training needs of staff in order to undertake the roles required Provide education and training to pharmacy and other staff Evaluate the training provided Participate in the clinical training of the ward pharmacists Identify own training needs Actively seek novel opportunities to meet training needs Maintain a portfolio of practice

Desirable

To have a recognised post graduate qualification with a teaching component, or equivalent evidence of teaching experience To demonstrate the ability to educate, train and evaluate pharmacy staff and other health care professionals in a clinical specialty Develop strategies to meet the training needs of staff Previous experience of delivering teaching or training to undergraduates

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