Job summary
Are you an experienced clinical pharmacist seeking a new challenge, wanting to make a positive difference to patient care in the community?
Are you passionate about delivering patient centered medication reviews to older adults with complex health needs, in their own homes? If so, we are looking for highly enthusiastic, proactive and self-motivated Senior Clinical Pharmacists to join our Medicines Management Team.
Main duties of the job
You will be the medicines optimisation lead for the local ProactiveCare multidisciplinary community teams in your area.
As a core member of these teams, you will visit adults with multiple long term conditions in their own homes for patient-centred structured medication reviews (SMR), reviewing prescribing and making recommendations to improve patient outcomes focusing on quality and safety. You will be liaising with primary care pharmacists, community pharmacies and others involved in patient care as required to implement medicines optimisation.You will be supported by a small team of experienced pharmacists as well as the wider trust pharmacy team; the medicines management team (MMT). Your development and career progression is also important to us - to start with you will need to have a Clinical Diploma or evidence of robust relevant CPD, a knowledge of prescribing in the frail elderly population is desirable but not essential as we can support your development. If you are not already a prescriber, we will support you to undertake a prescribing course once established in role.
Looking to the future the proactive care pharmacy service is part of an expanding, dynamic and proactive Medicines Management team with roles across East and West Sussex including in-patient, care home, advanced and specialist pharmacy roles, so there will be opportunities to further develop your career in the future.
About us
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) is the largest community healthcare provider in Sussex.
- Over 8,400 full time, part time and bank staff members
- Medical, nursing and therapeutic care provided to over 10,000 children and adults a day
- July 2018 Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of 'Good' with 'Outstanding' features
- Flexible working patterns offered across all services
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader
SCFT is an inclusive employer that promotes equality and challenges discrimination, and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. Applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, disabled candidates and LGBT+ candidates are particularly encouraged, to ensure the Trust's workforce reflects the diverse communities it serves.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be considered for this exciting opportunity you will need excellent communication and interpersonal skills and proven team working abilities. You should be able to work autonomously and manage your time effectively by prioritising your own workload, and clinical issues to makeeffective patient centred interventions to improve care and outcomes for patients. You will need to be resourceful and make complex clinical decisions to provide advice, including where there is ambiguity. You will recognise the importance of key performance indicators in demonstratingthe differences made to patient care and patient outcomes.
Based with community multidisciplinary teams at Trust sites in West Sussex the successful candidate will travel to provide domiciliary medication review across a defined geographic region. You will also be expected to periodically travel to other areas covered by Sussex Community Foundation Trust. This will require you to have access to your own mode of transport (e.g. car).
Multiple posts, base can be agreed from; Chichester, Bognor Regis, Pulborough, Littlehampton, Worthing
Working hours are Monday to Friday, no weekends or on call. Flexible working may be considered.
Consideration may be given to suitable candidates with less experience seeking a development role
Informal visits prior to application or interview are encouraged. For further details / informal visits contact:
Karen Varisco, Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Care of Older People
karen.varisco@nhs.net 07825 606914
Helena Stimpson, Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Proactive Care
helena.stimpson@nhs.net 07825 60685
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be considered for this exciting opportunity you will need excellent communication and interpersonal skills and proven team working abilities. You should be able to work autonomously and manage your time effectively by prioritising your own workload, and clinical issues to makeeffective patient centred interventions to improve care and outcomes for patients. You will need to be resourceful and make complex clinical decisions to provide advice, including where there is ambiguity. You will recognise the importance of key performance indicators in demonstratingthe differences made to patient care and patient outcomes.
Based with community multidisciplinary teams at Trust sites in West Sussex the successful candidate will travel to provide domiciliary medication review across a defined geographic region. You will also be expected to periodically travel to other areas covered by Sussex Community Foundation Trust. This will require you to have access to your own mode of transport (e.g. car).
Multiple posts, base can be agreed from; Chichester, Bognor Regis, Pulborough, Littlehampton, Worthing
Working hours are Monday to Friday, no weekends or on call. Flexible working may be considered.
Consideration may be given to suitable candidates with less experience seeking a development role
Informal visits prior to application or interview are encouraged. For further details / informal visits contact:
Karen Varisco, Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Care of Older People
karen.varisco@nhs.net 07825 606914
Helena Stimpson, Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Proactive Care
helena.stimpson@nhs.net 07825 60685
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council UK (GPhC)
- Postgraduate Diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent evidenced experience
Desirable
- Professional experience in more than one healthcare setting (including primary, community or secondary care settings)
- Post graduate masters qualification in clinical pharmacy
- Independent prescriber
Skills
Essential
- High level written and verbal communicaiton
- Independent working; planning and organising own time, prioritising
- Advanced pharmaceutical care knowledge and skills
- Ability to develop effective working relationships
- Computer skills including. word-processing , Excel, presentations, or ECDL
- demonstrated leadership skills
- Teaching and training skills: Train the trainer course or similar
- critical appraisal skills
Experience
Essential
- multidisciplinary Team member,
- Effective working relationships
- Experience working in relevant clinical speciality
- working in different pharmacy sectors
- Extensive post-registration experience with a significant relevant experience as a clinical pharmacist.
- Experience of undertaking clinical audits
- Knowledge of primary / secondary care interface issues
- Experience of working in direct patient facing clinical pharmacy roles
Desirable
- experience in GP practice
- familiarity with relevant clinical computer systems
Travel
Essential
- Willing and able to travel actorss SCT area with appropriate own transport
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council UK (GPhC)
- Postgraduate Diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent evidenced experience
Desirable
- Professional experience in more than one healthcare setting (including primary, community or secondary care settings)
- Post graduate masters qualification in clinical pharmacy
- Independent prescriber
Skills
Essential
- High level written and verbal communicaiton
- Independent working; planning and organising own time, prioritising
- Advanced pharmaceutical care knowledge and skills
- Ability to develop effective working relationships
- Computer skills including. word-processing , Excel, presentations, or ECDL
- demonstrated leadership skills
- Teaching and training skills: Train the trainer course or similar
- critical appraisal skills
Experience
Essential
- multidisciplinary Team member,
- Effective working relationships
- Experience working in relevant clinical speciality
- working in different pharmacy sectors
- Extensive post-registration experience with a significant relevant experience as a clinical pharmacist.
- Experience of undertaking clinical audits
- Knowledge of primary / secondary care interface issues
- Experience of working in direct patient facing clinical pharmacy roles
Desirable
- experience in GP practice
- familiarity with relevant clinical computer systems
Travel
Essential
- Willing and able to travel actorss SCT area with appropriate own transport
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
