Job summary
Interested in a clinical leadership role working across both the interface and community setting as part of an established, successful, and friendly pharmacy team?
An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, senior pharmacist to work within a leadership role as part of the Community Services Pharmacy team and award-winning Lewisham Integrated Medicines Optimisation Service (LIMOS). LIMOS provides a formal pathway for medicines support and pharmacy input which is integrated across both the pharmacy workforce and wider multidisciplinary teams working in hospital, community and care home settings.
Interviews will take place Thursday 19th December 2024
Main duties of the job
This senior role requires partnership working across both health and social care interfaces and presents the opportunity to further develop the integrated approach to medicines across community, primary and secondary care settings in Lewisham.
Key responsibilities include management and further development of the interface and domiciliary care service arm of the LIMOS team, provision of strategic pharmacy leadership around immunisation and vaccination to provider services, professional input into the development of patient group directions, and oversight of the safe and secure handling of medicines and associated policy development and medicines optimisation in community settings. The post will also include an element of clinical commitment and direct patient care to provide patient centred and holistic medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy particularly the elderly and those with multiple long-term conditions in both in-reach and home settings.
In addition to having lots of enthusiasm, applicants should ideally have some experience of working in primary care or the community services setting and a multidisciplinary environment. This is a full-time post however candidates interested in a degree of flexible working are also encouraged to make contact to discuss opportunities ahead of application.
About us
LIMOS is a unique and highly regarded team which enables a collaborative approach to medicines support across the pharmacy workforce within the hospital, community and GP practice settings. Integration of medicines support assessments within pathways for social care adds to this joined up approach to a rewarding opportunity to work as part of the MDT to improve patient care as part of the delivery of robust structured medication reviews and overprescribing agenda.
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for provision of pharmaceutical advice and/ or support to appropriate provider/community services to ensure the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines in the community settings.
To facilitate the co-ordination for Trust wide clinical governance initiatives related to community services, promoting multidisciplinary engagement and delivery of such initiatives
To manage and develop the interface and domiciliary arm of the pharmacy Lewisham Integrated Medicines Optimisation Service (LIMOS), monitor implementation and the impact on care.
To provide operational and clinical support to pharmacy developments as dictated by Trust, departmental and service objectives.
To deputise for the Service Lead Pharmacist Community Services / LIMOS.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for provision of pharmaceutical advice and/ or support to appropriate provider/community services to ensure the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines in the community settings.
To facilitate the co-ordination for Trust wide clinical governance initiatives related to community services, promoting multidisciplinary engagement and delivery of such initiatives
To manage and develop the interface and domiciliary arm of the pharmacy Lewisham Integrated Medicines Optimisation Service (LIMOS), monitor implementation and the impact on care.
To provide operational and clinical support to pharmacy developments as dictated by Trust, departmental and service objectives.
To deputise for the Service Lead Pharmacist Community Services / LIMOS.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of medicines management in community care and domiciliary settings
- Demonstrable experience managing and developing pharmacy services.
- Previous management role.
- Evidence of working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.
Desirable
- Registered pharmacist independent prescriber
- Experience of the medicines management issues for vulnerable client groups e.g. complex elderly / vulnerable / multiple LCTs
- Minimum of 3 years experience in primary care or community care setting.
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge in relevant areas of community health services e.g. patient group directions (PGDs) and immunisation & vaccination.
- Understanding of primary care issues and organisational structures
- Ability to think strategically. Applies sound professional judgement to legal and ethical issues.
- Ability to prioritise and plan work effectively alone and for a team Including the ability to delegate appropriately.
Desirable
- Expertise on legal issues and support e.g. PGD development.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- To be able to negotiate with health professionals in a diplomatic manner, including when knowledge is challenged, occasionally in an emotional atmosphere.
- Flexible approach to work
- Ability to cope with challenges and change
- Demonstrable ability to inspire others to be positive in support of continuous improvement
- Reliable, polite and approachable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of medicines management in community care and domiciliary settings
- Demonstrable experience managing and developing pharmacy services.
- Previous management role.
- Evidence of working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.
Desirable
- Registered pharmacist independent prescriber
- Experience of the medicines management issues for vulnerable client groups e.g. complex elderly / vulnerable / multiple LCTs
- Minimum of 3 years experience in primary care or community care setting.
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge in relevant areas of community health services e.g. patient group directions (PGDs) and immunisation & vaccination.
- Understanding of primary care issues and organisational structures
- Ability to think strategically. Applies sound professional judgement to legal and ethical issues.
- Ability to prioritise and plan work effectively alone and for a team Including the ability to delegate appropriately.
Desirable
- Expertise on legal issues and support e.g. PGD development.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- To be able to negotiate with health professionals in a diplomatic manner, including when knowledge is challenged, occasionally in an emotional atmosphere.
- Flexible approach to work
- Ability to cope with challenges and change
- Demonstrable ability to inspire others to be positive in support of continuous improvement
- Reliable, polite and approachable
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).
