Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Pharmacist- Emergency Care & Frailty

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Job summary

Kettering General NHS Foundation Hospitals are seeking an experienced, motivated and dynamic clinical pharmacist with excellent communication and leadership skills to join our established, friendly clinical pharmacy team.

The post holder will be responsible for delivering clinical pharmacy services withinEmergency Care & Frailty pathways.

Main duties of the job

To operate as an Advanced Pharmacist in the Emergency Department and Admissions Unit.
To communicate highly complex information relating to medicines with clinicians, nurses, independent prescribers, carers and patients.
To develop and evaluate the delivery of a responsive, proactive, patient-focused Clinical Pharmacy Service to the Emergency Department
To be an active member of the multidisciplinary team and promote the safe, appropriate and clinically effective use of medicines.
To organise, provide and evaluate pharmaceutical services to the Emergency Department.
To lead the strategic planning of pharmaceutical projects relating to the Emergency Department, e.g. develop and maintain the EPMA system.
Facilitate achievement of clinical standards for 7-day pharmacy services.
To supervise and train pharmacy staff rotating through the clinical specialities within the Medicine and Urgent Care Group.
To play a lead role in promoting and developing the optimum use of medicines as per Primary and Secondary Care policies involving use of medicines.
To play a key role in ensuring continuity of pharmaceutical care on admission and transfer to acute admission wards, and to facilitate smooth and rapid admission and discharge.
To be responsible for advising areas regarding security of medicines and controlled stationery.
To contribute to the delivery of the Trust Medicines Optimisation Strategy.

About us

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire. Our Excellence Values: Compassion Respect Integrity Courageous Accountable

Date posted

02 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

264-6816844-FAM

Job locations

Kettering General Hospitals

Rothwell Road

Kettering

NN16 8UZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Patient Specification and Job Description.

Support the Lead Pharmacist for Medicine to manage the pharmacy clinical service across the Adult Medicine Division
Providing professional leadership and support for other pharmacy services as needed.
Liaising with nursing and medical staff, senior clinicians and managers to drive forward improvements within Adult Medicine
Demonstrate a high level of commitment to and enthusiasm for research, audit and education in the clinical area.
To act as a deputy for Team medicine when needed.
To be a line manager to designated staff within the team. To be responsible for managing attendance and performance, and identifying staff training needs through individual performance development plans.
To participate in the provision of the Pharmacy on-call emergency duty service (2nd on-call)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Patient Specification and Job Description.

Support the Lead Pharmacist for Medicine to manage the pharmacy clinical service across the Adult Medicine Division
Providing professional leadership and support for other pharmacy services as needed.
Liaising with nursing and medical staff, senior clinicians and managers to drive forward improvements within Adult Medicine
Demonstrate a high level of commitment to and enthusiasm for research, audit and education in the clinical area.
To act as a deputy for Team medicine when needed.
To be a line manager to designated staff within the team. To be responsible for managing attendance and performance, and identifying staff training needs through individual performance development plans.
To participate in the provision of the Pharmacy on-call emergency duty service (2nd on-call)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Master's degree in Pharmacy
Registration with the GPhC
Postgraduate qualification in hospital Pharmacy

Desirable

Registered Independent prescriber
Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
Member of the RPS Faculty

Knowledge / experience

Essential

5 years post registration UK hospital experience
Clinical experience in a range of ward/clinical areas
Experience of leading or implementing change
Good clinical knowledge of commonly prescribed medicines
Good knowledge of NICE guidelines for common conditions
Good knowledge of the NHS and current priorities

Skills

Essential

Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
Time management/Organisation/Delegation/ Prioritisation

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Master's degree in Pharmacy
Registration with the GPhC
Postgraduate qualification in hospital Pharmacy

Desirable

Registered Independent prescriber
Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
Member of the RPS Faculty

Knowledge / experience

Essential

5 years post registration UK hospital experience
Clinical experience in a range of ward/clinical areas
Experience of leading or implementing change
Good clinical knowledge of commonly prescribed medicines
Good knowledge of NICE guidelines for common conditions
Good knowledge of the NHS and current priorities

Skills

Essential

Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
Time management/Organisation/Delegation/ Prioritisation

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

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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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kettering General Hospitals

Rothwell Road

Kettering

NN16 8UZ

Employer's website

https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kettering General Hospitals

Rothwell Road

Kettering

NN16 8UZ

Employer's website

https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)