Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a new post within pharmacy services to Gastroenterology and we are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacist to join our well-respected and friendly team.
You will work as part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team to deliver and develop specialist pharmacy and medicines management services to the Gastroenterology department, including both inpatient and outpatient services and will work closely with our specialist Inflammatory Bowel Disease team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for career progression and will be well supported by the lead pharmacist for Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Main duties of the job
To support the lead pharmacist for Gastroenterology and Hepatology to develop and coordinate pharmacy and medicines optimisation services.
The post-holder will:
- Act as a specialist role model and ensure a high level of clinical pharmacy input to the care of patients within Gastroenterology.
- Ensures the continuity of pharmaceutical care by provision of drug history, prescription monitoring, clinical monitoring of drugs and discharge planning.
- Work directly with clinicians, specialist nurses and other allied healthcare professionals to deliver safe and effective treatment.
- Actively participate in multidisciplinary team meetings within Gastroenterology.
- Act as a specialist role model and maintain excellent working relationships with all those that use, commission and work within the services delivered.
- Support the lead pharmacist with horizon scanning and financial management of medicines expenditure including the use and funding of new medicines.
- Provide specialist education to patients and carers.
- Develop, implement and audit local guidelines.
- Provide education and training to a range of healthcare. professionals.
We are looking for someone who:
- Puts patient care first.
- Will apply good clinical knowledge.
- Has strong team-working and communication skills.
- Has good problem solving and prioritisation skills.
- Has a strong commitment to learning and development of themselves and others.
- Is adaptable and resilient.
About us
The Trust is committed to driving excellence in care for our patients and communities and was rated good by the Care Quality Commission report published 2020 and became a University Hospital. We are ranked as the third in the country for research; embedding education and training across the organisation and we continuously strive to achieve our core values which are at the heart of everything we do. The Trusts main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, starting life as a military hospital over a century ago and now one of the largest hospitals on the south coast and you may have seen us on the TV series Nurses on the Ward. The Trust provides comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. The Trust employs over 8,000 staff and are #ProudtobePHU; our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because its the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for providing outstanding care and support for patients, colleagues and our community you will find a home at PHU. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in
terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender
identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans
status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
- Be responsible for delivering specialist clinical pharmacy and medicines management services to the Gastroenterology Department including the Gastroenterology ward and Gastroenterology Outpatients, to support the Lead Pharmacist for Gastroenterology/Hepatology.
- Advise consultants, junior doctors, nursing and pharmacy staff on all aspects of medicines for gastroenterology patients.
- Recommend, substantiate and communicate best therapeutic options for patients and implement changes in prescribing practice to ensure evidence-based medicine is followed as appropriate under the guidance of the Lead Pharmacist.
- Undertake clinical audit of medicine use and pharmacy services within Gastroenterology.
- Ensure compliance with medicines legislation, the Trust Medicines Management Policy, the Trusts Controlled Drugs Policy, and related national and local medicine guidelines.
- Provide clinical pharmacy teaching to medical, nursing and pharmacy staff.
- Monitor drug expenditure within gastroenterology under the guidance of the Lead Pharmacist including the monitoring of the use and funding of new medicines.
- Monitor drug expenditure within gastroenterology under the guidance of the Lead Pharmacist including the monitoring of the use and funding of new medicines.
- Be based within the pharmacy department working with the Lead pharmacist for Gastroenterology/Hepatology and other colleagues to ensure provision of an integrated and efficient service.
- Assist in the development of policies, guidelines and protocols under the direction of the Lead Pharmacist for Gastroenterology/Hepatology.
Key Responsibilities:
Specific Core Functions
- Provide clinical ward cover and clinical pharmacy expertise in use of medicines to and for patients within the Gastroenterology Department during an inpatient hospital stay or on an outpatient or day case basis.
- Evaluate prescribing practices and amend according to evidence-based practice, national/regional directives and clinical governance targets on a daily basis, during Consultant ward rounds and at multidisciplinary team meetings.
- Ensure all newly admitted patients are interviewed to enable an accurate medication history and subsequent medicines reconciliation.
- Participate in the use of Patients Own Drugs schemes within the specified clinical area, where appropriate.
- Assess patients discharge information requirements as early as possible during the in-patient admission so as to be able to prepare information on medicines based on their individual need.
- Provide advice on pharmaceutical matters within the specified clinical area, undertakes risk management and ensures compliance with medicines legislation and other national guidance.
- Promote and contribute to clinical audit, research and development, to provide information to managers & clinicians on the quality and effectiveness of the clinical pharmacy within the specified clinical area and improve the provision of pharmaceutical care.
- Develop guidelines and processes to enable the safe, efficacious and cost-effective use of medicines within the specified clinical area, to include cost control and reduction where necessary.
- Support clinicians through the preparation of prescribing guidelines for the relevant medicines management committees to ensure that medicines are used in such a way as to maximise benefits to patients within available resources.
- Provide comment on drug expenditure with the specified clinical area on a monthly basis to the directorate pharmacist and team as required.
- Provide clinical pharmacy training, education and support to pharmacy staff to meet the needs of the individual and the service to the specified clinical area. Provides training and support for junior doctors and nurses in specific aspects of medicines management.
- Provide tutor support to a pre-registration trainee pharmacist, student undertaking the postgraduate certificate in clinical pharmacy, newly qualified pharmacist as appropriate.
- Support pharmacy quality systems through the development of work instructions for the area of expertise.
- Supervise the dispensing of medicines within legal and ethical requirements and in accordance with local guidelines and work instructions to ensure that patients receive the correct medication in a timely manner.
- Provide out of hours service through the on-call rota.
- Support colleagues within the pharmacy team including pharmacy technicians and assistants in the delivery of a robust clinical pharmacy service.
- Provide dispensary cover for 10% of working week.
- Take part in extended working hours at weekends, late nights and on bank holidays on a rota basis.
- Carry out professional duties in accordance with GPhC standards for practice, including the requirement to undertake continuing professional development (CPD) in line with statutory requirements.
- To act as a role model in clinical practice for all other pharmacists.
- To maintain security of medication at all times in line with departmental and Trust policy including non-disclosure of appropriate pharmacy security codes and advising on the safe and secure storage of medicines within clinical areas. To undertake other reasonable duties, within the framework of the post, as directed by the Pharmacy Senior management team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
- Be responsible for delivering specialist clinical pharmacy and medicines management services to the Gastroenterology Department including the Gastroenterology ward and Gastroenterology Outpatients, to support the Lead Pharmacist for Gastroenterology/Hepatology.
- Advise consultants, junior doctors, nursing and pharmacy staff on all aspects of medicines for gastroenterology patients.
- Recommend, substantiate and communicate best therapeutic options for patients and implement changes in prescribing practice to ensure evidence-based medicine is followed as appropriate under the guidance of the Lead Pharmacist.
- Undertake clinical audit of medicine use and pharmacy services within Gastroenterology.
- Ensure compliance with medicines legislation, the Trust Medicines Management Policy, the Trusts Controlled Drugs Policy, and related national and local medicine guidelines.
- Provide clinical pharmacy teaching to medical, nursing and pharmacy staff.
- Monitor drug expenditure within gastroenterology under the guidance of the Lead Pharmacist including the monitoring of the use and funding of new medicines.
- Monitor drug expenditure within gastroenterology under the guidance of the Lead Pharmacist including the monitoring of the use and funding of new medicines.
- Be based within the pharmacy department working with the Lead pharmacist for Gastroenterology/Hepatology and other colleagues to ensure provision of an integrated and efficient service.
- Assist in the development of policies, guidelines and protocols under the direction of the Lead Pharmacist for Gastroenterology/Hepatology.
Key Responsibilities:
Specific Core Functions
- Provide clinical ward cover and clinical pharmacy expertise in use of medicines to and for patients within the Gastroenterology Department during an inpatient hospital stay or on an outpatient or day case basis.
- Evaluate prescribing practices and amend according to evidence-based practice, national/regional directives and clinical governance targets on a daily basis, during Consultant ward rounds and at multidisciplinary team meetings.
- Ensure all newly admitted patients are interviewed to enable an accurate medication history and subsequent medicines reconciliation.
- Participate in the use of Patients Own Drugs schemes within the specified clinical area, where appropriate.
- Assess patients discharge information requirements as early as possible during the in-patient admission so as to be able to prepare information on medicines based on their individual need.
- Provide advice on pharmaceutical matters within the specified clinical area, undertakes risk management and ensures compliance with medicines legislation and other national guidance.
- Promote and contribute to clinical audit, research and development, to provide information to managers & clinicians on the quality and effectiveness of the clinical pharmacy within the specified clinical area and improve the provision of pharmaceutical care.
- Develop guidelines and processes to enable the safe, efficacious and cost-effective use of medicines within the specified clinical area, to include cost control and reduction where necessary.
- Support clinicians through the preparation of prescribing guidelines for the relevant medicines management committees to ensure that medicines are used in such a way as to maximise benefits to patients within available resources.
- Provide comment on drug expenditure with the specified clinical area on a monthly basis to the directorate pharmacist and team as required.
- Provide clinical pharmacy training, education and support to pharmacy staff to meet the needs of the individual and the service to the specified clinical area. Provides training and support for junior doctors and nurses in specific aspects of medicines management.
- Provide tutor support to a pre-registration trainee pharmacist, student undertaking the postgraduate certificate in clinical pharmacy, newly qualified pharmacist as appropriate.
- Support pharmacy quality systems through the development of work instructions for the area of expertise.
- Supervise the dispensing of medicines within legal and ethical requirements and in accordance with local guidelines and work instructions to ensure that patients receive the correct medication in a timely manner.
- Provide out of hours service through the on-call rota.
- Support colleagues within the pharmacy team including pharmacy technicians and assistants in the delivery of a robust clinical pharmacy service.
- Provide dispensary cover for 10% of working week.
- Take part in extended working hours at weekends, late nights and on bank holidays on a rota basis.
- Carry out professional duties in accordance with GPhC standards for practice, including the requirement to undertake continuing professional development (CPD) in line with statutory requirements.
- To act as a role model in clinical practice for all other pharmacists.
- To maintain security of medication at all times in line with departmental and Trust policy including non-disclosure of appropriate pharmacy security codes and advising on the safe and secure storage of medicines within clinical areas. To undertake other reasonable duties, within the framework of the post, as directed by the Pharmacy Senior management team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy.
- Member of GPhC.
Desirable
- Completed or studying for certificate / diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 1 years hospital pharmacy experience involving clinical pharmacy, preferably with experience in Gastroenterology.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Role Model.
- Prepared to work flexibly in multidisciplinary environment.
- Ability to remain calm and work under pressure.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable confidence as a clinical pharmacist.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Good communication skills.
- Demonstrable confidence as a clinical pharmacist.
- Demonstrable ability to work in a team.
- Demonstrable ability to motivate self and others.
- Demonstrable ability to organise and manage workload.
- Demonstrable ability to use initiative.
- Demonstrable ability to maintain quality standards.
Desirable
- Sound knowledge of therapeutics in specialist area of practice.
- Clinical appraisal skills.
- Good presentation skills.
- Word and data processing.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy.
- Member of GPhC.
Desirable
- Completed or studying for certificate / diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 1 years hospital pharmacy experience involving clinical pharmacy, preferably with experience in Gastroenterology.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Role Model.
- Prepared to work flexibly in multidisciplinary environment.
- Ability to remain calm and work under pressure.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable confidence as a clinical pharmacist.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Good communication skills.
- Demonstrable confidence as a clinical pharmacist.
- Demonstrable ability to work in a team.
- Demonstrable ability to motivate self and others.
- Demonstrable ability to organise and manage workload.
- Demonstrable ability to use initiative.
- Demonstrable ability to maintain quality standards.
Desirable
- Sound knowledge of therapeutics in specialist area of practice.
- Clinical appraisal skills.
- Good presentation skills.
- Word and data processing.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
