Advanced Pharmacist Critical Care

Job description

Job responsibilities

To proactively promote safe and evidence-based prescribing with all grades of doctors, prescribers and nursing staff in Critical Care by communicating and providing highly complex information on medicines and challenging poor practice.

To implement high quality specialist prescribing and effective use of medicines in patients presenting to Critical Care, either as a defined cohort of patients or as part of the flow of management of patients with clinicians.

To prescribe safely in the interests of the patients and in line with the formulary, policy, procedures or guidance.

To provide general and specialist pharmaceutical advice and support to Critical Care, to enhance the quality of patient care which will include all patient aged groups and of many morbidities.

To actively prescribe on Critical Care as required

To liaise closely with medical, pharmacy and nursing staff to develop and implement complex therapeutic guidelines e.g., standard operating procedures and medicines-related policies in Critical Care, so as to provide advice where information is lacking or medical opinions may differ.

To manage and participate in the delivery and development of the Clinical Pharmacy Service e.g., proactive participation in ward rounds, input into medicines management review, acting as a clinical pharmacy role model, being accountable for your own professional actions.

Provide pharmaceutical expertise to any multidisciplinary working groups considering

protocols, policies and guidelines as required

Deal with high level pharmaceutical queries and provides advice to medical and nursing staff

including senior medical staff.

Contribute to the overall development of the clinical pharmacy service through active participation in clinical team meetings. Work closely with all members of the pharmacy department and other healthcare professionals.

Maintain expert EPMA user status and acquire technical skills needed to program and validate the prescribing components of the EPMA solution.

Ensure that the electronic prescribing solution has effective interoperability with other relevant clinical systems, including medicines reconciliation on admission, during transfer and on discharge from hospital.

Be responsible for ensuring clinical decision support/alerts where applicable (e.g. in relation to dose ranges, interactions, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and allergies) are clinically appropriate, safe and cost-effective.

Adapt and modify the configuration and presentation of the EPMA system

Review feedback from clinical users about the electronic prescribing and medicines administration components to improve its functionality and usability.

Assist and develop training of other staff in the Trust (such as nurses, junior doctors,

pharmacists) in the use and application of the EPMA system

Represent pharmacy and where appropriate the Trust, in internal and external forums concerning the EPMA system as required

To closely work with the Pharmacy Medicines Value Team to contribute to the Trust Medicines Value agenda.

To identify and manage medicine/pharmacy Quality / Innovation / Productivity / Prevention (QIPP) Schemes, including Cost Improvement Programme (CIP) Schemes within the specialities to ensure this is coordinated within the Pharmacy and Trust.

To participate in the analysis, identification and management of medication risks

Line manage direct reports to include performance management, appraisals SMART objective / target setting, personal development plans and attendance monitoring.

To be an Educational Supervisor for the Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MPharm and GPhC registration
• Completion of Foundation Stage 1 of the Postgraduate Diploma in General Practice Pharmacy or equivalent demonstrable knowledge gained through a broad spectrum of clinical pharmacy training and experience

Desirable

• Postgraduate Diploma in General Practice Pharmacy i.e. completion of both Foundation Stage 1 and 2 or equivalent
• Training and accreditation as a Practice Supervisor an/or Educational Supervisor
• Registered with GPhC as an Independent Prescriber

Knowledge

Essential

• Experience in hospital pharmacy (post registration) showing clinical experience
• Understanding of patient safety issues relevant to pharmacy services
• Experience of working in critical care

Desirable

• Demonstrate experience in a full range of clinical specialities
• Demonstrate experience of working with electronic medicines management systemss
• Experience of service development

Personal and professtional attributes

Essential

• Ability to deal with stressful and highly complex situations
• Experience as senior pharmacy leader providing mentorship, support and positive role model
• Demonstrates collaborative working with multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Demonstrates collaborative working with wider pharmacy team within the Trust
• Teaching and presenatation skills
• Experience of quality and cost effectiveness initiatives and/or projects

Trust Values

Essential

• Upholds and models Trust Values

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).

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

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

William Harvey Hospital

Ashford

TN24 0LZ

Employer's website

https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)