Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Anaesthetics

Job responsibilities

The main responsibilities of the post include the following:

Speciality Pharmacy Role - Anaesthetics

To support the Advanced Clinical Pharmacist, Critical Care and Nutrition and Principal Pharmacist, Surgery.

Have a working knowledge of current practice and protocols within Anaesthetics related to medicines and how these relate to national and other guidance.

Provide a clinical pharmacy service to Critical Care and participate in consultant led ward rounds

Provide specialist pharmacy input to the Pain team, including participation in Acute Pain Team round.

Provide specialist pharmacy input into Theatre areas.

To optimise medicines through prescribing role operating within areas of competence (where appropriately qualified and authorised via the Trust NMP register).

To identify new opportunities for the development of Pharmacy Services, and assist in the preparation of business cases to support these developments.

To support the training of all (medical, nursing and pharmacy) staff across the division.

To identify and support the Cost Improvement Programme, and contribute to the Directorate Prescribing Reports, which monitor, analyse and report on medicine use and expenditure.

To develop/review relevant Trust Clinical Guidelines, PGDs etc.

To support Surgical Services including attendance in Pre-operative Assessment Clinic (POAC), Main Theatres Admission Unit (MTAU) and other developments within the Surgical Division. Opportunity to gain experience in Nutrition.

Clinical Services

To provide information, advice and guidance on the safe, effective and economical use of medicines and to challenge poor practice.

To optimise medicines management by reconciling drug histories, performing structured medication reviews and using patients own medicines.

To detect, record and report adverse drug reactions to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and via Datix as per Trust Policy or via practice policy, as appropriate.

To record your clinical activity and to monitor the outcome of your advice.

To monitor interventions in treatment to identify training and information needs.

To fulfil the requirements of the Code of Ethics and Standards of Good Professional Practice.

To participate in CQUINs and QIPPs at NGH.

To implement countywide and local prescribing strategies within the Trust and your practices.

Facilitate the expansion of the tools within EPMA within NGH.

To undertake validation duties in the dispensary within NGH.

To supervise, check and, if necessary undertake the supply of medicines in NGH. Technical checking is in place; pharmacists make initial validations and have a professional responsibility to decide on the need for their further involvement in the supply process.

Management & Supervision

To line manage and lead those staff allocated, undertaking appraisals, supervision and identification of training and development of their skills and knowledge.

To assist in the induction of staff into the service; to help identify training and development needs.

To maintain appropriate standards of service and safety; to enforce guidelines, policies and procedures to ensure standards are met.

To partake / lead in recruitment of junior pharmacists or other pharmacy staff as required.

Deputise for Advanced/Lead Pharmacists, when required

Education & Training

To attend Clinical Pharmacy meetings and education/training schemes relevant to post.

To take part in formal and informal training of pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals in both settings. For example at NGH, including training for Technicians enhanced patient counselling skills and Medicines Management Technician training.

Education, Training and Qualifications

Essential

• BPharm or MPharm degree
• Member of General Pharmaceutical Council
• Achieved (or working towards) postgraduate clinical qualification (or equivalent knowledge/experience)
• CPD portfolio

Desirable

• Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing
• Member of UKCPA, PCPA or other relevant specialist body

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Post-registration clinical pharmacy experience within hospital, PCN, community including at least four of the following specialties: Medicine (or medical specialties), Care of the Older Person, Surgery (or surgical specialties), Paediatrics, Medicines Information, Oncology/Haematology, Aseptics (this would normally be achieved over at least a 2-3 year period).
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Skill mix /role of Technicians in Clinical Services
• Awareness of interface issues
• Teaching, supervising and training staff
• Undertaken service improvement / quality improvement projects or audits
• Appraisals/personal development
• Good Clinical Knowledge
• NHS arrangements, eg CCGs, NICE, CQC, Clinical Governance, PCNs, NHS Digital

Desirable

• Experience of prescribing within a speciality to optimise medicines for specific patient groups.
• Experience of electronic prescribing and administration systems and electronic patient records.
• Staff supervision
• Recruitment process

Skills

Essential

• Computer skills, eg databases
• Ability to work under pressure
• Excellent communication
• Ability to prioritise and delegate
• Presentation skills
• Ability to work alone or as team member
• Time management

Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes

Essential

• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines where there are competing demands
• Both full time and part time candidates should have the ability to work shifts that will cover 7 days of the week as the NHS moves towards 7 day service provision.
• Enthusiasm
• Confidence
• Integrity and personal credibility
• Innovative
• Willing to learn and develop personally
• Self-motivated and able to motivate others to achieve a high level of performance

Desirable

• Effective leadership qualities
• Strives for excellence
• Ability to be flexible and respond to the needs of the organisation
• Proactive and solution focused
• Emotionally resilient

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).