University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Pharmacist Prescriber - lipidology

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Job summary

This is a great opportunity to join the pharmacy team at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton.

This new & exciting role will allow you to help shape how to treat patients with hyperlipidaemia across Derbyshire. Working alongside specialist clinicians, nursing staff & within primary care you will provide clinical pharmacy service that utilises your independent prescribing skills to assist the team to ensure high quality, safe and timely management of patients.

As a motivated and enthusiastic clinical pharmacist, you will be supported to develop and implement your own ideas to ensure optimal pharmaceutical care for our patients. You will also have the opportunity to effectively contribute to the leadership, coordination, governance and development of the lipidology services across Derbyshire.

If you have an interest in Lipidology and the desire to deliver and develop pharmacy services in this ever-growing area, whilst working in a Trust that offers you flexible working, a supportive environment focused on staff wellbeing and good career development, why don't you come and join our friendly, inclusive and well-regarded Pharmacy team at UHDB (Trust Chair's Team of the Year for 2022!)

Derby and the surrounding areas provides you with good transport links to all major UK cities by being in the heart of the Midlands and is a great place to work and/or live.

Main duties of the job

Ensuring the quality, accuracy and safety of prescribing in lipidology service.
Deliver prescribing clinics for the RDH lipidology service.
Attend MDT meetings to provide clinical advice and implementation of prescribing decisions, promoting use of Trust and national clinical guidelines and optimising patient medication where possible.
Initiate Pharmacy support in primary care: education, CVD risk stratification and optimising lipid management.
Develop a patient and public involvement group (PPI) to expand engagement and reach around CVD prevention with a focus on lipid management, in areas of high health deprivation.

This post is based at the Royal Derby Hospital. Travel to other UHDB hospitals & primary care practices will be required to fulfil the requirements of this role.

Closing date of applications - 6 June 2023

Interview date - 19 June 2023

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust - over 3,300 per week
An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day - 6th largest in the country
Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily
We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day

Date posted

23 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year pro rata pa

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

320-SNR-0055

Job locations

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Communication and relationships

Essential

Excellent communication skills, verbal and written to communicate with a broad spectrum of people (from senior Division managers to members of the public). Able to articulate information and present clearly to healthcare staff, patients and members of the public.
Ability to influence senior & junior healthcare staff (pharmacy, medical, nursing staff and managers) e.g. therapeutic decisions.
Demonstrable leadership skills - role model for clinical pharmacists.
Effective computer / IT knowledge and skills.

Desirable

Training in influencing and negotiating skills.
Training in leadership skills

Knowledge, training and experience

Essential

Vocational Master's Degree in Pharmacy plus additional demonstrable pre-registration training, portfolio-based experience and final examination.
PG Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
Significant post-registration hospital practice experience including specialist clinical pharmacy practice in a relevant area.
Wide-ranging clinical pharmacy experience and expert knowledge and ability to use research findings to develop services and patient care.
Non-medical prescribing qualification within specialist area
Statutory regulatory membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Desirable

Membership of other organisations (e.g. RPSGB, Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists, etc)
Higher degree e.g. Masters, DPharm or management.

Patient care and service development

Essential

Provides safe, effective and timely services to individual patients
Regular clinical pharmacy practice within specialist clinical area.
Ability to identify and manage risk
Plans and organises performance indicators and audit.
Ability to effect and manage change

Desirable

Experience in service planning and project management in short-medium term.
Prior experience managing change

Person Specification

Communication and relationships

Essential

Excellent communication skills, verbal and written to communicate with a broad spectrum of people (from senior Division managers to members of the public). Able to articulate information and present clearly to healthcare staff, patients and members of the public.
Ability to influence senior & junior healthcare staff (pharmacy, medical, nursing staff and managers) e.g. therapeutic decisions.
Demonstrable leadership skills - role model for clinical pharmacists.
Effective computer / IT knowledge and skills.

Desirable

Training in influencing and negotiating skills.
Training in leadership skills

Knowledge, training and experience

Essential

Vocational Master's Degree in Pharmacy plus additional demonstrable pre-registration training, portfolio-based experience and final examination.
PG Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
Significant post-registration hospital practice experience including specialist clinical pharmacy practice in a relevant area.
Wide-ranging clinical pharmacy experience and expert knowledge and ability to use research findings to develop services and patient care.
Non-medical prescribing qualification within specialist area
Statutory regulatory membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Desirable

Membership of other organisations (e.g. RPSGB, Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists, etc)
Higher degree e.g. Masters, DPharm or management.

Patient care and service development

Essential

Provides safe, effective and timely services to individual patients
Regular clinical pharmacy practice within specialist clinical area.
Ability to identify and manage risk
Plans and organises performance indicators and audit.
Ability to effect and manage change

Desirable

Experience in service planning and project management in short-medium term.
Prior experience managing change

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

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