Job summary
University Hospitals Sussex (UHS) greatly values their pharmacy team and over the years it has continued to grow in strength and numbers. We are now pleased to offer an exciting 8a Surgical and Clinical Preceptor Pharmacist (Highly Specialist) post. The post holder will be a dynamic individual ready to provide expert leadership and knowledge, in safety and clinical governance.
The post holder will be at the forefront of providing pharmacy services optimising and improving the patient experience. It will be an opportunity to share expertise in a multidisciplinary setting and have valuable input into patient outcomes.
The post holder will:
- Provide an expert level of clinical pharmacy services to surgical wards at PRH
- Develop and provide clinical practice education and training (experiential learning) for foundation pharmacists and trainee pharmacists undertaking their rotations at PRH.
- Be responsible for all aspects of medicines management to optimise patient's care involving the use of medication.
- Be able to support the medicines governance quality improvement program when required.
If you are looking to drive your own career in an environment that supports your development in a captivating part of the UK then UHS could be the perfect fit for you.
You must be a Registered Pharmacist with a post graduate qualification and ideally experienced at specialist level.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to have excellent communication skills and be expected to communicate with staff, patients and the widen MDT on complex issues and medicine safety.
Contribute to policies and procedure development in relation to prescribing and medicines management within the surgery division. They will support the Divisional Lead of Surgery in achieving standards set out in the Pharmacy Operational Plan.
Monitor drug expenditure and management and be involved in cost improvements.
To co-ordinate pharmacy input into audits within surgery and complete reports and/or present results of audits to the multi-disciplinary team.
Line management and/or practice supervisor of trainee pharmacist, band 6 and band 7 pharmacists as required when in surgery rotations at PRH.
Post holder to manage, provide, co-ordinate and evaluate clinical pharmacy services to surgery.
The post holder will be responsible for the evaluation of new drugs within surgery for presentation to the Medicines Governance Committee (MGC). The post holder will monitor use of drug following approval and challenge instances where the drug is not prescribed in accordance with the terms set by the MGC.
About us
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Candidate information pack - University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication
- Communicates to resolve ambiguities relating to care of medical patients medicines across the primary / secondary care interface. Actively works to improve the transfer of care of medical patients across the interface with the view to reducing medication related readmissions.
- Effectively communicate with other members of the healthcare team to ensure safe and effective transfer and handover
- Communicates complex information to patients and colleagues in a clear and concise way
- Maintain contact with appropriate specialists and groups both nationally and locally to enable best practice to be identified and incorporated into UHSussex practice
Service Delivery and Improvement
- To lead in the development and evaluation of new and existing clinical pharmacy services within surgery at PRH. Where appropriate to take the lead in the identification of the need for services and in the evaluation of new services implemented.
- To report and where appropriate investigate and manage medication related errors via the Datix system in accordance with trust policy.
- The post holder is responsible for the pharmacy contribution to policies and procedures regarding prescribing and medicines management issues within surgery as appropriate.
- To support the Divisional Lead for Surgery in identifying, developing and managing the achievement of the standards set out in the Pharmacy Operational plan
- To monitor, evaluate and project future drug usage and expenditure for medicine at UHSussex East. Produce financial reports as required by the Divisional Lead for surgery and the Associate Director of Operations for the Division.
- To identify areas where drug expenditure may be minimised and negotiate/influence practise within the multi-disciplinary teams to realise these cost improvements.
- To assist the specialities in applications for funding for new drugs and /or changes in prescribing practise which have financial implications and require additional funding.
- To co-ordinate pharmacy input into multi-disciplinary audit and pharmacy led audits within the surgery services. To produce written reports and /or present results of audit to the multi-disciplinary team. Where applicable to publish the results of such projects.
- As a result of audit work make recommendations for policy/procedural changes and lead on implementation of any changes within surgery and across the Trust.
- Will be required to work in the dispensary at PRH to provide professional support and to provide pharmacy services (clinical and supply) for in-patients, out-patients and patients participating in clinical trials to fulfil the clinical and legal requirements of a dispensary service
- Will be required to participate in the PRH Saturday and bank holiday rota with the view to being involved in the development, implementation and delivery of 7 day clinical pharmacy services to the PRH acute floor
- Will berequired to participate in out of hours emergency duty services if there is a service need
People Management and Development
- The post holder will act as a role model for specialist clinical pharmacists, rotational pharmacists and trainee pharmacists and all other members of the pharmacy team
- The post holder will act as a mentor for rotational pharmacists and trainee pharmacists who are undertaking rotations at PRH, including those in frailty and surgery.
- To include regular peer review to share working practice and provide informal feedback, identifying individual clinical education needs and learning objectives, and the facilitation of post graduate assessments.
- To act as a designated supervisor for a trainee pharmacist as required
- To line manage band 7 and band 6 pharmacists as required.
- To undertake individual performance review and objective setting with the named pharmacist and be responsible for all personnel issues for this post holder.
- To act as a practice supervisor of band 7 pharmacists and trainee pharmacists in surgery providing developmental feedback during a period of training and assessment and to be able to identify and support those trainees requiring additional assistance including interfacing with employment performance management procedures
- To co-ordinate and participate in the provision of education for pharmacy staff and members of the multidisciplinary team on medicines management issues within surgery.
- To participate in pharmacys input into F1 and F2 training for speciality, this will involve working with the Trusts Clinical Tutors and Medical School as appropriate
- To teach junior doctors good prescribing practices according to legal and trust requirements and to reduce clinical risk.
- To participate in the provision of clinical pharmacy education for pharmacy undergraduates at the University of Brighton
- To contribute to a work-based learning culture
Patient Care Delivery
- To manage, provide, co-ordinate and evaluate clinical pharmacy services to surgery.
This role includes provision of ward-based pharmacy services to medical patients as a highly specialist clinical pharmacy practitioner encompassing:
- Participation in consultant led ward rounds
- Medication reconciliation and review
- Identification of patients who need additional help with their medication
- Prompt identification, preparation of patients for early discharge and where possible complete the discharge process at ward level. Accurately document information relating to medications initiated or discontinued following admission and the follow up required
- Counselling on changes to medication regimens and high risk drugs e.g. warfarin
- To evaluate the clinical appropriateness, safety and legality of prescriptions based on the patients disease, co-morbidities and other medication and treatment taken, contacting the prescriber to make agreed changes asappropriate and clearly documenting rationale and agreed actions in the medical notes
- To provide professional support to the ward based technical pharmacy staff and supervise the daily provision of technical pharmacy services to the surgery service with the senior pharmacy technician
- Provide expert medicine information, and act as a resource on pharmaceutical care issues to other healthcare colleagues and patients within surgery.
- The post holder will be responsible for the evaluation of new drugs within surgery for presentation to the Medicines Governance Committee (MGC). The post holder will monitor use of drug following approval and challenge instances where the drug is not prescribed in accordance with the terms set by the MGC.
- To provide highly specialist clinical pharmacy expertise to senior clinical staff of the multi-disciplinary team within surgery to enable implementation of local and national standards including national service frameworks, NICE guidance and Healthcare Commission recommendations. In addition to, maintain, develop and implement prescribing guidelines for the Trust and the local health economy in line with evidence based medicine.
- To take the lead in the provision of clinical pharmacy expertise for the identification and management of risk issues within surgery, with particular reference to risks associated with medication. To act as a resource for the directorate in investigation of clinical incidents and complaints regarding medication. To contribute to the clinical governance agenda in surgery and pharmacy.
Learning and Development
This job description is an outline of the role and responsibilities. From time to time due to the needs of the service, we may ask you to flexibly undertake other duties that are consistent with your role and banding, including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the department and the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication
- Communicates to resolve ambiguities relating to care of medical patients medicines across the primary / secondary care interface. Actively works to improve the transfer of care of medical patients across the interface with the view to reducing medication related readmissions.
- Effectively communicate with other members of the healthcare team to ensure safe and effective transfer and handover
- Communicates complex information to patients and colleagues in a clear and concise way
- Maintain contact with appropriate specialists and groups both nationally and locally to enable best practice to be identified and incorporated into UHSussex practice
Service Delivery and Improvement
- To lead in the development and evaluation of new and existing clinical pharmacy services within surgery at PRH. Where appropriate to take the lead in the identification of the need for services and in the evaluation of new services implemented.
- To report and where appropriate investigate and manage medication related errors via the Datix system in accordance with trust policy.
- The post holder is responsible for the pharmacy contribution to policies and procedures regarding prescribing and medicines management issues within surgery as appropriate.
- To support the Divisional Lead for Surgery in identifying, developing and managing the achievement of the standards set out in the Pharmacy Operational plan
- To monitor, evaluate and project future drug usage and expenditure for medicine at UHSussex East. Produce financial reports as required by the Divisional Lead for surgery and the Associate Director of Operations for the Division.
- To identify areas where drug expenditure may be minimised and negotiate/influence practise within the multi-disciplinary teams to realise these cost improvements.
- To assist the specialities in applications for funding for new drugs and /or changes in prescribing practise which have financial implications and require additional funding.
- To co-ordinate pharmacy input into multi-disciplinary audit and pharmacy led audits within the surgery services. To produce written reports and /or present results of audit to the multi-disciplinary team. Where applicable to publish the results of such projects.
- As a result of audit work make recommendations for policy/procedural changes and lead on implementation of any changes within surgery and across the Trust.
- Will be required to work in the dispensary at PRH to provide professional support and to provide pharmacy services (clinical and supply) for in-patients, out-patients and patients participating in clinical trials to fulfil the clinical and legal requirements of a dispensary service
- Will be required to participate in the PRH Saturday and bank holiday rota with the view to being involved in the development, implementation and delivery of 7 day clinical pharmacy services to the PRH acute floor
- Will berequired to participate in out of hours emergency duty services if there is a service need
People Management and Development
- The post holder will act as a role model for specialist clinical pharmacists, rotational pharmacists and trainee pharmacists and all other members of the pharmacy team
- The post holder will act as a mentor for rotational pharmacists and trainee pharmacists who are undertaking rotations at PRH, including those in frailty and surgery.
- To include regular peer review to share working practice and provide informal feedback, identifying individual clinical education needs and learning objectives, and the facilitation of post graduate assessments.
- To act as a designated supervisor for a trainee pharmacist as required
- To line manage band 7 and band 6 pharmacists as required.
- To undertake individual performance review and objective setting with the named pharmacist and be responsible for all personnel issues for this post holder.
- To act as a practice supervisor of band 7 pharmacists and trainee pharmacists in surgery providing developmental feedback during a period of training and assessment and to be able to identify and support those trainees requiring additional assistance including interfacing with employment performance management procedures
- To co-ordinate and participate in the provision of education for pharmacy staff and members of the multidisciplinary team on medicines management issues within surgery.
- To participate in pharmacys input into F1 and F2 training for speciality, this will involve working with the Trusts Clinical Tutors and Medical School as appropriate
- To teach junior doctors good prescribing practices according to legal and trust requirements and to reduce clinical risk.
- To participate in the provision of clinical pharmacy education for pharmacy undergraduates at the University of Brighton
- To contribute to a work-based learning culture
Patient Care Delivery
- To manage, provide, co-ordinate and evaluate clinical pharmacy services to surgery.
This role includes provision of ward-based pharmacy services to medical patients as a highly specialist clinical pharmacy practitioner encompassing:
- Participation in consultant led ward rounds
- Medication reconciliation and review
- Identification of patients who need additional help with their medication
- Prompt identification, preparation of patients for early discharge and where possible complete the discharge process at ward level. Accurately document information relating to medications initiated or discontinued following admission and the follow up required
- Counselling on changes to medication regimens and high risk drugs e.g. warfarin
- To evaluate the clinical appropriateness, safety and legality of prescriptions based on the patients disease, co-morbidities and other medication and treatment taken, contacting the prescriber to make agreed changes asappropriate and clearly documenting rationale and agreed actions in the medical notes
- To provide professional support to the ward based technical pharmacy staff and supervise the daily provision of technical pharmacy services to the surgery service with the senior pharmacy technician
- Provide expert medicine information, and act as a resource on pharmaceutical care issues to other healthcare colleagues and patients within surgery.
- The post holder will be responsible for the evaluation of new drugs within surgery for presentation to the Medicines Governance Committee (MGC). The post holder will monitor use of drug following approval and challenge instances where the drug is not prescribed in accordance with the terms set by the MGC.
- To provide highly specialist clinical pharmacy expertise to senior clinical staff of the multi-disciplinary team within surgery to enable implementation of local and national standards including national service frameworks, NICE guidance and Healthcare Commission recommendations. In addition to, maintain, develop and implement prescribing guidelines for the Trust and the local health economy in line with evidence based medicine.
- To take the lead in the provision of clinical pharmacy expertise for the identification and management of risk issues within surgery, with particular reference to risks associated with medication. To act as a resource for the directorate in investigation of clinical incidents and complaints regarding medication. To contribute to the clinical governance agenda in surgery and pharmacy.
Learning and Development
This job description is an outline of the role and responsibilities. From time to time due to the needs of the service, we may ask you to flexibly undertake other duties that are consistent with your role and banding, including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the department and the organisation.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Qualified Pharmacist
- Registered with GPhC
- PG certificate or equivalent
- Hospital experience
Desirable
- PG diploma or equivalent
- NMP or working towards
Equality Diversity & Inclusion
Essential
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Qualified Pharmacist
- Registered with GPhC
- PG certificate or equivalent
- Hospital experience
Desirable
- PG diploma or equivalent
- NMP or working towards
Equality Diversity & Inclusion
Essential
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
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).
