Advanced Pharmacist- Education and Training

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

Education & Training

1. To coordinate Trainee pharmacist training (with the support of Trainee Pharmacist Tutors).

1. To tutor Diploma students.

1. Actively organise, participate in & contribute to Pharmacy clinical meetings

1. To provide medicines optimisation and teaching/training on prescribing to Pharmacy/ Nursing staff & Foundation doctors, with a particular focus on Acute Kidney Injury.

1. Keep abreast of current Pharmaceutical practice & knowledge, attending meetings, courses or conferences as necessary for Continuing Professional development.

1. To act as a professional role model and mentor in clinical pharmacy practice to junior pharmacists and technicians.

Clinical Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation:

1. Provide an advanced clinical pharmacy service to ward areas in accordance with professional, departmental and trust policies. This will include:

• Compiling a drug history where possible
• Reviewing prescribed medication to ensure safe and effective use.
• Formulating individual pharmaceutical care plans.
• Reviewing and updating care plans depending on clinical response, results of investigations and adverse effects.
• Interpreting and requesting clinical tests to monitor and make recommendations to improve effectiveness of drug therapy.
• Undertaking therapeutic drug monitoring for specific medicines.

1. Investigate medicines related incidents or complaints and explore ways of minimising risk of future recurrence or risk to staff or patients. Complete clinical incident report forms where appropriate.

1. Monitor in-patient and discharge prescriptions for clinical accuracy and cost effective prescribing.

1. Assess the patients response to therapy, interpret blood results, and depending on their clinical parameters either adjust drug doses in accordance with local procedures or advises the clinicians appropriately.

1. Monitor and report Adverse Drug Reactions that patients experience as a result of their medication in line with national guidance.

1. Document clinical interventions and activities in line with local policy.

1. Use inter-personal skills to counsel patients to ensure they gain maximum benefit from their medicines, and educate them regarding the use of equipment for the administration of medicines.
2. Promote adherence to the hospital formulary, treatment guidelines and protocols.
3. Assist in drug utilisation and clinical audit activities.
4. Initiate investigations into problems arising from the use of pharmaceutical products and assist in the development of new methods of service delivery.

Managerial:

1. With appropriate training, supervise Band 7 and Band 6 Pharmacists; conducting appraisals, sickness and absence and performance reviews.

Dispensary:

1. Participate in dispensing services including clinical and final accuracy checking of prescriptions / orders for inpatients, outpatients, patients being discharged and mental health patients in accordance with local standards, policies and safe systems of work and to be professionally / legally responsible for this work.
2. Supervise work carried out by other pharmaceutical staff as required ensuring compliance with agreed legal and professional standards.
3. Counsel outpatients to ensure that they gain maximum benefit from their medicines.

Ward Distribution Service:

1. Liaise with other pharmacy staff providing a supply service to wards in order to maintain safe and economic stock levels. Ensure appropriate storage of pharmaceutical products on wards and departments and that these products are suitable and fit for use.
2. Undertake or take responsibility for ensuring that the Controlled Drug stocks on Critical Care are checked every 3 months.
3. Provide safe and secure transport of medicines to and from the wards as necessary.

Medicines Information:

1. Provide information and advice on all aspects of pharmaceutical products as requested by medical & nursing staff and other health professionals including other Trust professional staff, GPs, community pharmacists, and residential care and nursing home staff.
2. Provide information and advice to patients on all aspects of their medicines
3. Undertake critical appraisal and evaluation of literature relating to the use of pharmaceutical products.

Education & Training:

1. Provide individual assessments and testimonials for Trainee pharmacists as evidence of their training

1. Undertake mandatory training in accordance with Trust requirements

General Duties:

Maintain a high standard of work and promote the professional image of Pharmacy within and outside the department.

1. Ensure that safe working systems are in operation in accordance with Trust and departmental procedures.
2. Ensure that all legal requirements relating to the prescribing, dispensing and storage of pharmaceutical products in the Trust are met and are in accordance with criteria set out under COSSH regulations.
3. To participate in On-call*, Weekend, Bank Holiday and extended hours duties

*Participates in the provision of the on-call service (as requested) in accordance with local procedures. This involves the provision of advice and information relating to the treatment of patients and the supply of urgently required pharmaceutical products outside of normal working hours. This may require arranging supply of pharmaceutical products from other hospitals or wholesalers or taking appropriate action following receipt of Drug Alerts outside of normal working hours in accordance with local procedure.

1. Hold a set of keys for the pharmacy department with associated responsibility for the security of drugs and equipment.
2. Undertake manual handling up to maximum of 15Kg per item regularly each day

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Vocational Masters degree in Pharmacy (4 years) or recognised equivalent
• Pre-registration training and experience
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Completed or undertaking a post-graduate diploma / MSc in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent experience)

Desirable

• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Independent Non-medical Prescribing Qualification (or commitment towards training for same)

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Post registration experience (at least 2 years)
• Working in a busy hospital (or equivalent documented clinical experience)

Desirable

• Experience of working within specialist field

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Specialist and extensive knowledge of therapeutics of common disease states and frequently used therapeutic regimes
• Good all round practical clinical pharmacy and medicines management skills
• Skills for analysing prescribing documentation , clinical systems , and complex patient , medicines or financial information in order to provide advice on medicines and expenditure
• Excellent and effective communication and interpersonal skills both verbal and in writing with patients and service users
• Professional attitude
• Self-motivated , Able to work on own initiative and as part of a large team
• Able to prioritise and organise own workload
• Clear understanding of the legal and professional requirements of a Pharmacist
• Able to meet the demands of a busy department and specifically to work quickly and accurately under pressure
• Understands the issues affecting the NHS and the pharmaceutical service
• Able to understand and solve complex clinical medicines related problems

Desirable

• Has a good understanding of GP and Trust Information systems

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside

Ashton Under Lyne

OL6 9RW

Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)