Job summary
The BCHFT pharmacy team are looking for Band 8a Lead Pharmacist for our Dudley and Walsall localities.This exciting post will appeal to a pharmacist looking for a challenge in developing, leading and providing clinical pharmacy services.
This post is a part time opportunity based on a 4 days per week 28 hours per week , based at our in-patient sites in Dudley (Bushey Fields) and Walsall (Dorothy Pattison Hospital).
Our service operates Monday to Friday and there is no expectation to take part in on-call, evenings and weekend rota's.
You will be a member of the trust Senior Pharmacy Team and be expected to take the lead on a number of projects as well as contributing to the development of clinical pharmacy services across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
This is a specialist post and the post holder will already have a post graduate qualification in mental health pharmacy in order to lead and provide a specialist clinical service. The postholder will be qualified or willing to undertake funded training in Independent Prescribing.
The post holder is professionally and managerially responsible for the provision and development of a professional and progressive pharmaceutical service in line with professional and national guidelines.
To be responsible for providing high quality, safe, cost effective, medicines management.
The post-holder may provide a prescribing function as part of their role, where appropriate.
To be responsible for development and implementation of local audits, policy and procedures to ensure medicines management operates safely, effectively and efficiently.
To provide professional advice and pharmaceutical support to the clinical teams and partner services. To support the development of quality initiatives that address identified prescribing and medicines management issues, including those that cross interfaces.
To have direct management responsibility for staff.
About us
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.
Across the whole of the region we provide:
- Adult and older adult mental health services
- Specialist learning disability services
- CAMHS
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, after NHS England and NHS Improvement approved the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.
Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.
We currently employ over 3,000 members of staff and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Provide highly specialist advice concerning patient care in relation to medicines management.
2. To be responsible for ensuring compliance with the local formulary, promote cost effective prescribing, and monitor the introduction of new medicines.
3. Address issues identified as a result of Department of Health / National body reports & recommendations. This may involve liaising with other pharmacists and healthcare staff.
4. Promote team involvement in support of self-medication processes for patients.
5. Developing and oversee delivery of induction/training sessions to healthcare professionals, (e.g. doctors) in relation to medicines management.
6. Assist, advise and escalate formulary issues and support formulary applications within their specialist area as appropriate.
7. Monitor prescribing and associated costs to ensure the appropriate use of medicines. To investigate or escalate issues as deemed necessary.
8. To be involved in the development of new services where appropriate as part of service delivery. (e.g. SLA, service redesign, workforce changes etc.)
9. The post holder will be required to travel between Trust locations where appropriate, and may be required to rotate across the localities/sites.
10. To undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the relevant line manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Provide highly specialist advice concerning patient care in relation to medicines management.
2. To be responsible for ensuring compliance with the local formulary, promote cost effective prescribing, and monitor the introduction of new medicines.
3. Address issues identified as a result of Department of Health / National body reports & recommendations. This may involve liaising with other pharmacists and healthcare staff.
4. Promote team involvement in support of self-medication processes for patients.
5. Developing and oversee delivery of induction/training sessions to healthcare professionals, (e.g. doctors) in relation to medicines management.
6. Assist, advise and escalate formulary issues and support formulary applications within their specialist area as appropriate.
7. Monitor prescribing and associated costs to ensure the appropriate use of medicines. To investigate or escalate issues as deemed necessary.
8. To be involved in the development of new services where appropriate as part of service delivery. (e.g. SLA, service redesign, workforce changes etc.)
9. The post holder will be required to travel between Trust locations where appropriate, and may be required to rotate across the localities/sites.
10. To undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the relevant line manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GPHC registration as pharmacist
- Relavent Post Registration Experience
- Postgraduate mental health pharmacy qualification
- Extensive experience in hospital pharmacy
- Experience of managing pharmacy staff
- Experience of planning and organising
- Able to prioritise and organise workload / work under pressure
- Excellent communication skills, written and oral
- Able to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Independant Prescriber
- Management qualification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GPHC registration as pharmacist
- Relavent Post Registration Experience
- Postgraduate mental health pharmacy qualification
- Extensive experience in hospital pharmacy
- Experience of managing pharmacy staff
- Experience of planning and organising
- Able to prioritise and organise workload / work under pressure
- Excellent communication skills, written and oral
- Able to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Independant Prescriber
- Management qualification
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).
