Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Paediatric and Neonatal Nutrition

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. JOB DETAILS

Job Title: Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

Reports to: Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader

Accountable to: Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader

Band: 8a

Unit/Department: Pharmacy

Clinical Services Unit: Medicines Management and Pharmacy Services

Location Trustwide

2. JOB PURPOSE

To deliver and develop specialist clinical pharmacy services to the Leeds Childrens Hospital within the Trust, through provision of.

3. JOB DIMENSIONS

There are line management responsibilities attached to this post.

Reporting to the Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader the post holder will be responsible for the day today clinical pharmacy service to inpatients ward at LTH. The post holder will communicate across multi-disciplinary teams providing specialist advice on appropriateness of medicines prescribed, across paediatric clinical specialities.

Ensure medicines are used appropriately, safely, and cost effectively in accordance with Trust policy, standard operating procedures, and medicines legislation.

Monitors use of medicines within inpatient prescribing. This includes recording of significant clinical interventions, risk management and some basic financial aspects.

Support other members of the team with specialist advice regarding the development and implementation of treatment protocols and guidelines for use of drugs within the clinical areas.

Responsible for training pharmacists, and other health care professionals, on aspects of drug use within the outpatient clinics.

Provides service cover in the dispensary, aseptics with ward cover when and if required. Participates in the departments weekend and Bank Holiday rotas and where appropriate, out of hours services.

4. ORGANISATIONAL CHART

Clinical Director - Medicines Management and Pharmacy Services

Lead Clinician - Clinical Services

Associate Lead Clinican - Unplanned Care

Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

5. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Master of Pharmacy degree (4 years), or equivalent qualification, plus 1 year pre-registration training.

Registrant of the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Ability to demonstrate competency in all domains of the General Level Framework (GLF)

Substantial post-registration experience as practising pharmacist.

Experience of dealing with complex clinical issues, that require the analysis of a variety of sources of information, these may not be in agreement when reaching an appropriate response. The pharmacist will have experience in negotiating with and persuading other members of the multidisciplinary clinical team, or patients/clients, to agree on a course of action

Experience of dealing with clinical and non-clinical staff, typically at junior grades, but occasionally at higher consultant and managerial levels.

Ability to comprehensively counsel patients on use or sales of medication ensuring appropriate advice is supported by written information using patient information leaflets.

6. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES

Professional attitude.

Deal with patients, colleagues, and other customers in an honest and open manner with integrity.

Strict adherence to patient confidentiality.

Committed to CPD.

Reliable.

Support, advise and value others.

Honesty.

Empathy to patients, carers, and other service users.

Commitment to high standards of service delivery.

7. CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS

Work within standard operational procedures, Trust policy, and wider professional guidelines

Team player

Enthusiastic

Lateral thinker

Confident

Excellent communication oral/written/listening

Good problem solver

Good time management

Adaptable

Use initiative

Negotiation and influencing skills

Attention to detail

Self-directed management of own workload

Works accurately under pressure

IT skills (e.g., Word, Excel)

8. CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

Comprehensive knowledge of current government legislation relating to pharmacy and patient care.

Thorough understanding of medicine legislation.

Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge in clinical pharmacy practice, over a wide range of specialities.

Be professionally accountable for action and advice.

9. PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Provide specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients and other members of the multi-disciplinary team over a wide range of specialities. This will include:

Individual prescription review to optimise therapy.

Utilising patient medication records to support review of medicines suitable for use.

Advice on dosage and side effects.

Advise on safe administration of medicines of both prescribed and over the counter sales.

Responsibility for medicines risk management in a variety of clinical areas, including investigating clinical incidents, recording significant clinical interventions/near misses, and ensuring compliance with medicines legislation, and local policies.

Assist in the introduction of new drugs, including unlicensed medicines, into the clinical specialty.

Organisation and planning of own workload on an on-going basis e.g. ward cover, training and CPD, audit, project work, attendance of meetings etc.

Supervise, teach and assess junior pharmacy staff completing training in outpatient dispensaries. This could involve: -

Providing support for student technicians.

Being a named tutor for a pre-registration pharmacist.

Being a mentor to junior pharmacists.

Participate in any medicines related clinical trials relating to outpatient services speciality.

Propose and carry out clinical pharmacy practice research within outpatient areas and participate in any larger pharmacy research and audit.

Work within standard operational procedures, Trust policy and wider professional guidelines.

Involvement in reviewing and implementing clinical policies and procedures relating to outpatient services.

Advise on over the counter sales of medicines to customers and patients.

Deals with prescription charges and sales from patients.

Provide a service commitment within the pharmacy department i.e the dispensary

Provide clinical ward cover when and if required.

Participate in weekend and bank holiday pharmacy service and contribute to the emergency out of hours service where appropriate.

Health and Safety/Risk Management

All staff are responsible for working with their colleagues to maintain and improve the quality of services provided to our patients and other service users. This always includes complying with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Policies, including Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures, and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting system.

Infection Control

The jobholder must always comply with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Infection Control policies, in particular by practising Universal Infection Control Precautions. Hand hygiene must be performed before and after contact with patients and their environment.

Equality and Diversity

The job holder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and their families. No person whether they are staff, patient or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.

Patient and Public Involvement

The Trust has a statutory duty to involve patients and public in evaluating and planning services. All staff have a responsibility to listen to the views of patients and to contribute to service improvements based on patient feedback.

Training and Personal Development Continuous Professional Development

The job holder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line manager for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. The jobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.

Respect for Patient Confidentiality

The job holder should always respect patient confidentiality and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.

10. COMMUNICATION & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Communicate complex information about medicine use to pharmacy staff, consultants and junior doctors, nursing staff, patients, managers, and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

11. SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS

i) PHYSICAL EFFORT:

The post requires a combination of sitting, standing, and walking with little requirement for physical effort, excepting an occasional need to move pharmacy boxes, fluids, enteral nutrition packs. These typically weigh approximately 10kg per box.

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ii) MENTAL EFFORT:

The post required frequent amounts of concentration for clinical and accuracy checking, reviewing prescriptions, performing complicated calculations etc. Post holders will frequently be interrupted by urgent or non-urgent clinical enquiries, received verbally, or by telephone or bleep, at any time, including during breaks.

Also by members of the public and outpatients requiring additional advice.

iii) EMOTIONAL EFFORT:

The post holder may be exposed to distressing or emotional circumstances due to their work with very ill patients. More occasionally, they may be exposed to emotional or distressing circumstances when investigating drug misadventures or explaining to relatives or patients an unpleasant drug regime.

Person Specification

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Exceptional communication skills written, verbal, and listening.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure.

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters degree (or equivalent) in pharmacy.
• Registrant of General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent.
• Non-Medical Prescriber

Experience

Essential

• Substantial Post Registration Experience
• Hospital Pharmacy Experience

Desirable

• Paediatric Pharmacy experience
• Nutrition Pharmacy experience

Skills & behaviours

Essential

• Highly developed patient counselling skills.
• Understanding of NHS/government policy and its applications.
• Understanding and appreciation of local and national pharmaceutical and clinical strategies.
• Team player.
• Self-motivated.
• Be highly adaptive to changing circumstances and situations.

Desirable

• Effective prioritisation skills.
• Highly developed influencing and negotiating skills.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)