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Clinical Pharmacist
3 months ago
Job summary
Would you like to join our progressive, ward based and patient focused Pharmacy service?
As we continue to develop our clinical services we have opportunities for highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacists to join our friendly team. This post offers you the opportunity to progress your career in an environment that values excellent communication and team work.
We support our staff to undertake fully funded Clinical Diploma and Independent Prescribing qualifications and this post includes progression to Band 7 after completion of the first year of the Clinical Diploma (Certificate).
We encourage applications from trainee pharmacists due to register after completing the GPhC assessment in Summer 2024 and qualified pharmacists from other sectors who are interested in expanding their practice into hospital.
Please feel free to get in touch if you have any further questions or wish to visit us.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will join our friendly team of rotational pharmacists. We provide clinical rotations through medicine (including cardiology, neurology, respiratory, endocrinology and gastroenterology), surgery, acute admissions, paediatrics and aseptic services.
Although this post is based at Musgrove Park Hospital, as Somerset NHS Foundation Trust we provide clinical pharmacy services to two acute hospitals, specialist mental health units and community hospitals across Somerset, so there is opportunity to gain experience in a wide variety of settings and to work alongside pharmacists specialising in these areas.
You will be supported by our team of senior pharmacists (including independent prescribers) and by accredited medicines optimisation technicians and assistants as we expand our ward based Medicines Optimisation Teams.
Your training opportunities will be further supported through the opportunity to undertake a fully funded Clinical Pharmacy Diploma (including Independent Prescribing qualification).
About us
Our purpose built and recently renovated pharmacy department is modern and spacious. Our automated dispensary and lean service design means you can spend your time using your clinical skills on the wards. Electronic prescribing, ordering and medicines administration is already in place, enhancing patient safety both at ward and dispensary level.
As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.
You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.
We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.
Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job details:
Job Title: Clinical Pharmacist - Rotational
Band:6 progressing to band 7
Directorate: County wide clinical support and specialist services directorate
Department: Pharmacy
Base: Musgrove Park Hospital
Responsible for: Supporting the delivery of a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to Musgrove Park Hospital
Responsible to: Associate Director of Pharmacy -- Clinical Services
Accountable to: Director of Pharmacy
Job Purpose:
To act as a clinical pharmacist within the Trust providing high quality and professional input into the delivery of clinical and operational pharmacy services
To work in all sections of the pharmacy service on a rotational basis under the direction of the relevant lead pharmacy staff. These areas include dispensary, medicines information, medical and surgical wards, and chemotherapy production.
Support safe, effective and efficient medicines and medicines information provision for patients and/ or carers, medical and nursing staff and other healthcare professionals throughout the whole organisation. This will include directing and checking the dispensing or issuing of medicines from all areas of the pharmacy department and screening for legality, drug incompatibilities, interactions and prescribing errors.
To provide high quality clinical pharmacy services at ward level as a part of ward based Medicines Optimisation Teams meeting the needs of patients and healthcare professionals within the trust. This includes medicines reconciliation, the screening of discharge summaries and oversight of ward based dispensing.
Support clinical governance processes, by incident reporting, following Trust and departmental guidelines, policies and procedures.
Support the delivery and development of new clinical pharmacy services to facilitate pharmaceutical care.
To actively participate in mandatory Continuing Personal Development (CPD) Programme as required by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Participate in continuing education through appropriate training schemes, clinical diploma and independent prescribing where appropriate, and self-directed learning, in line with clinical governance requirements.
To participate in the on-call, evening, weekend and bank holiday rotas.
Date of Job Description: 2023
Duties and Responsibilities
Communication and Key Working Relationships
This post will involve communicating with a variety of individuals via a variety of media including face to face, MS Teams, telephone, letters, electronic communications and high quality reports.
Key Working relationships include:
Pharmacy staff of all grades
Consultants and junior doctors
Nursing staff of all grades
Primary care pharmacists, doctors and nurses
Other multidisciplinary staff
Patients, patient interest groups, and the general public
Planning and Organisation
*Prioritising own workload.
*When the sole pharmacist in dispensary, ensuring work is coordinated and prioritised in conjunction with the senior technicians.
*Take a ward based clinical pharmacy workload, visiting allocated wards and seeing each patient on those wards daily complying with all departmental clinical pharmacy standards.
*Work as part of the Medicines Optimisation Team to identify patients at ward level who need medicines optimisation prioritisation and input.
*To provide cytotoxic manufacturing services to patients of the trust. This includes dispensing and set-up, technical screening of paperwork for manufacture of cytotoxic drugs and performing the final check and release of manufactured cytotoxic drugs.
Analytics
*Provide safe and efficient service to inpatients, day patients and outpatients.
*Analyse drug charts and patient information in order to provide advice on medicines and dosage.
*Analyse discharge summaries for accuracy and quality of information in relation to medication.
*Analyse patient's blood results in relation to their drugs and provide advice to medical staff.
Responsibility for Patient / Client Care, Treatment & Therapy
*Demonstrate a whole-system, patient-focused approach.
*Provide high quality specialist clinical pharmacy services on a daily basis.
*Act as an exemplar in the provision of clinical pharmacy services and medicines management by providing expert clinical pharmacy advice to clinicians, pharmacy staff and other healthcare providers on related drug prescribing and medicines management issues.
*To assist in medicines governance in the clinical setting, ensuring risks are managed and assurance of best practice achieved for specifically identified risks.
*To provide educational / instructional support to medical and nursing staff, other healthcare professionals and patients.
*To participate in general clinical pharmacy ward cover and dispensary services to facilitate continuous pharmacy services.
*To work closely with, and supervise the work of any Medicines Management Technicians and Assistants working within the Medicines Optimisation Teams.
*To actively participate in the departmental continuous professional development programme.
*To maintain professional registration with the GPhC at all times through payment of fees and participation in continuous professional development.
*To participate in the emergency duty on-call service and weekend dispensary duties on a rota basis. Weekend working occurs approximately every 10 weeks.
*To participate in bank holiday rotas (approximately 1 per annum).
*To follow all pharmacy departmental policies and procedures and adhere to the professional code of ethics, ensuring safe practice and all standards are maintained at all times.
*Be involved in other work, as agreed with the Clinical Pharmacy Manager or Director of Pharmacy.
Policy, Service, Research & Development Responsibility
*Support and undertake specific clinical pharmacy audit, service improvement programs and departmental and medicines management projects as agreed by the clinical pharmacy manager.
*Undertake data collection to evaluate the effectiveness of the role of clinical pharmacy in the Trust including intervention monitoring, audits etc.
*To undertake and participate in research projects as agreed with the clinical pharmacy manager.
*Appraise the applicability of research evidence, and incorporate into clinical practice where appropriate.
*To identify, develop, implement and sustain medicines safety, efficiency or quality improvement and research projects.
*To undergo regular structured departmental appraisal.
Responsibility for Finance, Equipment & Other Resources
*Ensure compliance with the hospital formulary.
*Ensure compliance with appropriate medicines legislation.
*Identify and propose reasonable changes to ward stock list in designated clinical area.
*Responsible for the receipt of controlled drugs into the pharmacy.
Responsibility for Supervision, Leadership & Management
*To support the day-to-day delivery and development of clinical pharmacy services across the Trust in accordance with the priorities agreed between the post-holder and lead clinical pharmacists in order to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of medicines.
*Provide clinical pharmacy training for Trainee Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Students as defined by national training standards as part of the structured training package ( lectures, accompanied ward visits, competency assessments and tutorials).
*Contribute to the appraisal, objective setting and personal development plans of clinical pharmacy staff.
*To supervise the activities of junior pharmacists undertaking clinical pharmacy activities and prioritise ward cover in their absence.
*To promote compliance with the Trust Formulary and prescribing guidelines.
*Promote best practice.
*Work collaboratively with senior pharmacy colleagues and appropriate staff in all disciplines to forward the pharmacy services agenda, in accordance with agreed objectives and priorities.
Information Resources & Administrative Duties
*Recording of clinical activity and other data using departmental/ organisational databases and electronic systems
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Masters degree or equivalent in Pharmacy Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Demonstrable commitment to continuous professional development Good knowledge and understanding of disease states and their treatments obtained through the completion of degree course and pre-registration year. Awareness of Pharmacy standards documents
Experience
Essential
Experience of working with patients either in a hospital or community environment Pre-registration training and experience
Desirable
Previous hospital pharmacy experience Experience with medicines information services Experience of working with other healthcare professionals Experience of working in the NHS.
Additional Criteria
Essential
Positive attitude to change. Innovative and well organised. Ability to utilise email, word processing, presentation and spreadsheet software packages to support routine work activity Good interpersonal skills Ability to handle difficult situations whilst maintaining a professional approach Clinical assessment skills to be able to read and understand prescription and authorise dispensing of prescriptions To be able to interpret and communicate information about medicines effectively to patients/ carers, healthcare professionals and prescribers Evidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills High quality communication skills, verbal, telephonic and written Professional attitude at all times Ability to communicate effectively in differing situations Good communicator, motivated, able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team Ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure Ability to work both independently and as part of groups and teams Ability to achieve desired outcomes in the face of unavoidable work pressures Participation in weekend, on-call and bank holiday services Have good manual dexterity to be able to count and dispense medicines, and prepare Intravenous drugs and chemotherapy Able to undertake lone working to attend hospital site within 60 minutes whilst on-call. Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support to our patients Displays honesty and integrity, is aware of ethical dilemmas relating to practice, and respects confidentiality
Desirable
Ability to lead a team to deliver agreed goals