Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

3 weeks ago


Sheffield, United Kingdom Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a clinical pharmacist to join our successful anticoagulation pharmacy team working across various sites at STHFT.

The pharmacy department at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises almost 500 staff, delivering care to patients from all over the country. As a forward-thinking department, we are keen to appoint enthusiastic, knowledgeable and exceptional individuals.

The successful applicant will be an experienced, capable and enthusiastic clinical pharmacist with a specialist interest in anticoagulation & thrombosis prevention. Excellent communication & interpersonal skills and a postgraduate certificate in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience are required. Independent prescriber status is desirable.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity for personal & professional development within the team.

The team are responsible, together with the haemostasis & thrombosis consultant Haematologists, for ensuring safe, clinical- & cost-effective use of anticoagulant therapies across STH. This involves the writing & implementing of guidelines & policies relating to anticoagulants, educating other health professionals and the assessment of applications for new anticoagulants on to the Trust formulary.

The anticoagulation team provide a pharmacy service to a large group of patients on anticoagulants; participating in MDT meetings and service development.

Main duties of the job

The key roles of the post are to:

To proactively identify, implement and develop optimum clinical pharmaceutical services regarding anticoagulants under the direction of the Principal Pharmacist, in close liaison with haematology. To evaluate the delivery, implementation and risks involved with clinical pharmaceutical services regarding anticoagulant therapies, under the direction of the Principal Pharmacist and with close liaison with Haematology. To be an active member of the STHFT Thrombosis Committee Perform independent pharmacist prescriber role (when completed relevant training). Application of highly complex knowledge of the evidence base behind anticoagulant drug therapies Produce and implement guidelines, protocols. PGDs and SOPs with the support of a principal pharmacist. Provide clinical services to the thrombosis service. Provide support and mentorship for the post-registration pharmacists Participate in the education and training of pre-registration pharmacists, other pharmacy staff and healthcare professionals. Support pharmacy service areas in the department, this may include dispensaries, technical services and medicines information Contribute to the out of hours service including evenings & weekends.

Please also note this vacancy is banded dependent upon applicants experience relevant to this post. The banding of the successful applicant will start at band 7 unless they meets the necessary threshold of skills and experience required to start on band 8a.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

(Band 7 & 8a) MPharm degree in pharmacy (Band 7 & 8a) Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (Band 7 & 8a) Postgraduate Certificate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (Band 8a) Registered Independent Prescriber (Band 8a) Higher degree/ Postgraduate diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent postgraduate diploma in specialist area

Desirable

(Band 7) Registered Independent prescriber (Band 7) Higher degree/ postgraduate diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent postgraduate diploma in specialist area (Band 7 & 8a) Postgraduate Masters in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent)

Experience

Essential

(Band 7 & 8a) Experience in a wide range of clinical pharmacy specialities (Band 7 & 8a) Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team (Band 7 & 8a) Experience of working in a UK hospital pharmacy (Band 7 & 8a) Experience of clinical audit and service improvement projects (Band 8a) Experience of working within service development projects (Band 8a) Experience of regular contribution to multi-professional ward rounds (Band 8a) Extensive Post-registration experience including significant experience in anticoagulation

Desirable

(Band 7 & 8a) Experience of leadership, delivery and evaluation of pharmacy projects with multidisciplinary implications (Band 7) Experience of working within service development projects (Band 7) Experience of regular contribution to multi-professional ward rounds (Band 7) Extensive Post-registration experience including significant experience in anticoagulation

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

(Band 7 & 8a) Have excellent communication skills; non-verbal, verbal and written in order to communicate with a broad spectrum of people (from senior directorate managers to members of the public). (Band 7 & 8a) Able to work independently and have own accountability for professional actions. (Band 7 & 8a) Able to develop good working relationships across traditional boundaries, primary, secondary, tertiary care. (Band 7 & 8a) Able to plan and organise own and others workload to achieve clinical objectives. (Band 7 & 8a) Provides outstanding service by putting patients first (Band 7 & 8a) Is respectful to patients and colleagues; values diversity (Band 7 & 8a) Takes ownership of own actions and areas of responsibility (Band 7 & 8a) Demonstrates unity by working in partnership with all colleagues and committing to team goals (Band 7 & 8a) Has a proven track record of delivery of professional, efficient and effective services (Band 8a) Proven experience in the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate highly complex therapeutic options (Band 8a) Good IT skills & experience with use of a Clinical Information System

Desirable

(Band 7) Good IT skills & experience with use of a Clinical Information System (Band 7) Proven experience in the ability for appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate highly complex therapeutic options (Band 7 & 8a) Appropriate short management courses appraisal training, leadership skills

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