Job summary
Fancy a challenge? Want to make a difference? Enjoy working with a multidisciplinary team? Then this newly created role may be just for you!
You willlead our clinical pharmacy service within the respiratory department and on the respiratory ward.
You will be working closely with specialist nurses and consultantsmanaging high risk drugsand developing pathways and implementing shared care pathways as well as treatment protocols and guidelines.
You will also work as part of a respiratory ward based multidisciplinary teammanaging medicine related issues and improve patient flow by facilitating discharge.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
- To lead and manage clinical pharmacy services and high cost/homecare medication within the respiratory department, in conjunction with Lead Pharmacist for Medicine
- To provide a high-quality clinical pharmacy service to the respiratory ward including supervision and training of junior pharmacy staff
- To support patient flow within hospital by working with the respiratory team to manage discharge of complex respiratory patient including prescribing of TTA medicines.
- To lead work in managing the high-risk drugs within respiratory medicine by setting up monitoring systems and implementing shared care.
- To support and manage the validation of TB prescriptions.
- To lead, manage and develop medicines management initiatives to respiratory patients in the trust.
- To develop protocols, pathways and shared cared guidelines within the respiratory department
- To develop protocols to maximise gain share from future biosimilar drugs.
- To provide evaluated pharmaceutical and financial information in accordance with the needs of the division, including horizon scanning, prescribing practices and cost saving opportunities
- To train, and develop all staff working within the team
About us
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services in Harlow and the Herts Hospital in Bishop's Stortford.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow and Bishop's Stortford. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart- Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence- Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration- Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Service Provision
General
- Act as a specialist role model and expert in the medicine management within respiratory department.
- Ensure a high level of clinical pharmacy input to the care of patients
- Providing interface and discharge liaison and support.
- Support patient flow within hospital, by working with discharge teams supporting with TTA writing and transcription
- To ensure the smooth running, day to day management of the pharmacy clinical service on the respiratory ward,
- To ensure the safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of drugs
- To meet any medication-related needs of respiratory patients,
- To support clinics and ward in the management of patients with severe asthma and other complex respiratory conditions
High Cost Medicines
- To lead on the repatriation of respiratory patients receiving high cost drugs from tertiary centres to ensure the smooth transfer of care and monitoring of patients.
- To work with the specialist nurses to keep a database of all transfers,
- To manage the homecare pharmacy service to the respiratory patients,
- To improve mechanisms within the respiratory department to minimise waste with Homecare biologics.
- To optimise funding applications for biological therapies that are used outside of national guidelines
- Undertakes research into homecare medicines management services,
- Develop and manage biologic review meetings to discuss all biologic initiations and yearly reviews
- To manage non-biologic patients through dose adjustment and drug switching
Reports/Audits/Service Development
- Pharmacy lead in the achievement of short- and long-term objectives
- To implement NICE guidance
- To actively undertake projects and audits to continually review and improve the quality of service provision
- Responsible for self-audit and data collection to evaluate the on-going effectiveness of the role of Respiratory Specialist Pharmacist
- To provide drug expenditure reports
- Produce quarterly reports on quality and financial indicators on all homecare medicine service
- Write or respond to business cases for service development to secure additional funding
- To develop protocol, pathways and shared care guidelines
- Co-ordinate Medicines Use Cost Savings Projects
- Review prescribing data from out-patient clinics
- To lead on the sustainability for use of inhalers
- Horizon scan for new drugs and advise the respiratory department meetings on the financial implication
Risk/Incidents
- Undertake risk management
- Provides the health care division with regular reports to assist in the safe use of medicines,
- Clinical Practice
- To act as a clinical role model to all pharmacists and ensure the safe clinically effective/evidence based and cost-efficient use of drugs.
- to train and work as an Independent Prescriber according to Trust Policies
- To professionally screen/check prescriptions
- To integrate research evidence into practice
- To plan, monitor and review drug treatment protocols
- To optimise patient knowledge of their drugs
- To ensure that in-patients reviewed have accurate drug histories
- To demonstrate expert clinical knowledge
- To influence prescribers and recommend changes to patients treatment where appropriate
- To make decisions with limited information
- To work with a whole-system patient focused approach
- To communicate with patients and health care professionals
- To prioritise clinical interventions according to individual patient needs
- To help with the monitoring and implementation of Clinical Management Guidelines and Formulary adherence
- General Service Provision
- To provide a high quality, patient focused pharmaceutical service to in-patients, outpatients, discharge patients and other patients as required by the respiratory and pharmacy department
- To input prescription information using the Pharmacy Computer system
- To be able to use the computerised e-prescribing & medical notes system used in the Trust
- To dispense and supply drugs to patients (including using the automated dispensing system (Robot))
- To provide evaluated pharmaceutical advice and information, to all health care professionals and patients of the Trust using on-line data bases and primary sources
- To have a working knowledge of pharmacy stock control and ordering systems To collect and handle prescription monies according to Government and Trust policy
- Provide cover and support for pharmacists working in other clinical specialisms in their absence
- Training and Development
- To participate in education and training of other healthcare professionals particularly in relation to respiratory medicines
- To participate in education and training schemes and meetings organised within the Department (Pharmacy & respiratory department)
- To participate in other areas of pharmacy practice in order to ensure a broad base of pharmaceutical knowledge
- To undertake continual professional development and maintain a CPD portfolio, in line with requirements of professional body, including continuing education and attendance at appropriate courses and study days
- To participate in the Trust appraisal system
- To supervise pharmacy staff as appropriate to job role
- General Duties
- To maintain a broad level of pharmacy practice and ensure a broad base of pharmaceutical knowledge
- To participate in all relevant departmental meetings and contribute to effective communication within the department
- To be aware of and apply, relevant legislation such as the Health and Safety at Work Act, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health, GMP and Medicines Act
- To provide a high quality, customer focused pharmaceutical service to patients within the Trust (out-patients & in-patients)
- To have a working knowledge of all procedures, legislation or national guidelines relating to the storage and dispensing of unlicensed medicinal products, controlled drugs, oral chemotherapy and clinical trials
- To have a working knowledge of pharmacy stock control and ordering systems
- To at all times practice in accordance with the Code of Ethics of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- To uphold the security of drugs and the premises at all times
- To participate in department rotas as agreed including weekends, bank holidays and late duties
- To attend clinical pharmacy meetings
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Service Provision
General
- Act as a specialist role model and expert in the medicine management within respiratory department.
- Ensure a high level of clinical pharmacy input to the care of patients
- Providing interface and discharge liaison and support.
- Support patient flow within hospital, by working with discharge teams supporting with TTA writing and transcription
- To ensure the smooth running, day to day management of the pharmacy clinical service on the respiratory ward,
- To ensure the safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of drugs
- To meet any medication-related needs of respiratory patients,
- To support clinics and ward in the management of patients with severe asthma and other complex respiratory conditions
High Cost Medicines
- To lead on the repatriation of respiratory patients receiving high cost drugs from tertiary centres to ensure the smooth transfer of care and monitoring of patients.
- To work with the specialist nurses to keep a database of all transfers,
- To manage the homecare pharmacy service to the respiratory patients,
- To improve mechanisms within the respiratory department to minimise waste with Homecare biologics.
- To optimise funding applications for biological therapies that are used outside of national guidelines
- Undertakes research into homecare medicines management services,
- Develop and manage biologic review meetings to discuss all biologic initiations and yearly reviews
- To manage non-biologic patients through dose adjustment and drug switching
Reports/Audits/Service Development
- Pharmacy lead in the achievement of short- and long-term objectives
- To implement NICE guidance
- To actively undertake projects and audits to continually review and improve the quality of service provision
- Responsible for self-audit and data collection to evaluate the on-going effectiveness of the role of Respiratory Specialist Pharmacist
- To provide drug expenditure reports
- Produce quarterly reports on quality and financial indicators on all homecare medicine service
- Write or respond to business cases for service development to secure additional funding
- To develop protocol, pathways and shared care guidelines
- Co-ordinate Medicines Use Cost Savings Projects
- Review prescribing data from out-patient clinics
- To lead on the sustainability for use of inhalers
- Horizon scan for new drugs and advise the respiratory department meetings on the financial implication
Risk/Incidents
- Undertake risk management
- Provides the health care division with regular reports to assist in the safe use of medicines,
- Clinical Practice
- To act as a clinical role model to all pharmacists and ensure the safe clinically effective/evidence based and cost-efficient use of drugs.
- to train and work as an Independent Prescriber according to Trust Policies
- To professionally screen/check prescriptions
- To integrate research evidence into practice
- To plan, monitor and review drug treatment protocols
- To optimise patient knowledge of their drugs
- To ensure that in-patients reviewed have accurate drug histories
- To demonstrate expert clinical knowledge
- To influence prescribers and recommend changes to patients treatment where appropriate
- To make decisions with limited information
- To work with a whole-system patient focused approach
- To communicate with patients and health care professionals
- To prioritise clinical interventions according to individual patient needs
- To help with the monitoring and implementation of Clinical Management Guidelines and Formulary adherence
- General Service Provision
- To provide a high quality, patient focused pharmaceutical service to in-patients, outpatients, discharge patients and other patients as required by the respiratory and pharmacy department
- To input prescription information using the Pharmacy Computer system
- To be able to use the computerised e-prescribing & medical notes system used in the Trust
- To dispense and supply drugs to patients (including using the automated dispensing system (Robot))
- To provide evaluated pharmaceutical advice and information, to all health care professionals and patients of the Trust using on-line data bases and primary sources
- To have a working knowledge of pharmacy stock control and ordering systems To collect and handle prescription monies according to Government and Trust policy
- Provide cover and support for pharmacists working in other clinical specialisms in their absence
- Training and Development
- To participate in education and training of other healthcare professionals particularly in relation to respiratory medicines
- To participate in education and training schemes and meetings organised within the Department (Pharmacy & respiratory department)
- To participate in other areas of pharmacy practice in order to ensure a broad base of pharmaceutical knowledge
- To undertake continual professional development and maintain a CPD portfolio, in line with requirements of professional body, including continuing education and attendance at appropriate courses and study days
- To participate in the Trust appraisal system
- To supervise pharmacy staff as appropriate to job role
- General Duties
- To maintain a broad level of pharmacy practice and ensure a broad base of pharmaceutical knowledge
- To participate in all relevant departmental meetings and contribute to effective communication within the department
- To be aware of and apply, relevant legislation such as the Health and Safety at Work Act, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health, GMP and Medicines Act
- To provide a high quality, customer focused pharmaceutical service to patients within the Trust (out-patients & in-patients)
- To have a working knowledge of all procedures, legislation or national guidelines relating to the storage and dispensing of unlicensed medicinal products, controlled drugs, oral chemotherapy and clinical trials
- To have a working knowledge of pharmacy stock control and ordering systems
- To at all times practice in accordance with the Code of Ethics of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- To uphold the security of drugs and the premises at all times
- To participate in department rotas as agreed including weekends, bank holidays and late duties
- To attend clinical pharmacy meetings
Person Specification
Trust Values
Essential
- Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with GPhC
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice / or certificate level with other relevant experience
Desirable
- Successful completion of Independent prescribers course
Experience
Essential
- Experience working on a busy hospital ward and working as a part of an MDT
Desirable
- Experience of participating in audit activities
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Ability to work on own and part of a team
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Commitment to development of the services
Person Specification
Trust Values
Essential
- Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with GPhC
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice / or certificate level with other relevant experience
Desirable
- Successful completion of Independent prescribers course
Experience
Essential
- Experience working on a busy hospital ward and working as a part of an MDT
Desirable
- Experience of participating in audit activities
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Ability to work on own and part of a team
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Commitment to development of the services
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
