Job summary
We are looking for two motivated pharmacists to lead an innovative new cross-sector service in Boston, Lincolnshire.
Rural Division of First Coastal Primary Care Network (RDFC) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) are working together to address systemic challenges relating to continuity of care for patients across healthcare sectors. The aims of the service are to bridge the gap between primary and secondary care, to proactively manage patients' needs and to improve experience and outcomes for those members of our community that are most at risk.
This is an excellent opportunity for a pharmacist who wants to develop their leadership skills and work as a part of a multidisciplinary team across organisations.
Job Title: Cross Sector Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Band 8a
Hours:37.5
Locations: Pilgrim Hospital Boston, RDFC Surgeries
Main duties of the job
Based at Pilgrim Hospital and within RDFC surgeries, you will be expected to facilitate the safe discharge and ongoing review for high-risk patients. Patient focus will be based on system level challenges and therefore the role may include working alongside our ICS colleagues.
The role aims to improve patient care by:
- Bridging communications between primary and secondary care and reducing fragmentation
- Shared decision making and joint care with multidisciplinary teams (MDT) across primary and secondary care
- Involving patients in decisions relating to their care
Specifically by:
- Reconciliation of medicines at discharge within hospital and in GP surgeries
- Reducing polypharmacy and optimising the use of medicines
- Providing pharmacological support to the MDT
- Increasing clinical interventions
- Improving compliance
- Reducing medication errors
- Improving the discharge process and ongoing care needs
- Providing a structured review process
This role would be ideal for someone that has a passion for challenging practices and procedures to drive service development.
About us
What are our hospitals like?
Lincoln County Hospital is situated in a thriving university city and serves the city of Lincoln and the North Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialities and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the South and South East Lincolnshire communities. It provides all major specialities and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area and has excellent rail and transport links. It provides ambulatory, paediatric and accident and emergency services.
County Hospital Louth is set on the edge of the Wolds and serves the communities of Louth and the local area. It provides several services, including an outpatient department, diagnostic and surgical procedures, and an inpatient surgical ward.
"Outstanding Care Personally delivered"
Job description
Job responsibilities
What we are looking for in candidates:
Qualifications:
Essential
- MPharm qualification
- Registered with the GPhC
- Postgraduate Clinical Diploma and/or equivalent experience
- Some supervisory experience
- Independent prescriber qualification
Desirable
Experience:
Essential
- Significant specialist medical knowledge acquired through training and experience
- Medicines management experience gained in a hospital environment across a range of specialities
Desirable
- Mentoring and/or teaching experience
- Medicines information experience
- Primary care experience
Skills and Knowledge:
Essential
- Awareness and knowledge of the dignity in care agenda
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework:
- Patient Centred
- Safety
- Compassion
- Respect
- Excellence
- Evidence of CPD
- Excellent clinical pharmaceutical knowledge of medical specialities
- Computer literacy in word processing and spreadsheets
- Good written, including reporting, and verbal communication skills
- Ability to plan and co-ordinate own work and that of others (time management)
- Good interpersonal skills including persuasion to influence prescribing
- Genuine care and concern for staff and patient welfare
- Flexibility
- Knowledge of Primary Care Networks (PCN) and the role of pharmacists within them
Specific Requirements:
- Ability to travel between sites is essential for this role must hold a valid UK driving licence
Job description
Job responsibilities
What we are looking for in candidates:
Qualifications:
Essential
- MPharm qualification
- Registered with the GPhC
- Postgraduate Clinical Diploma and/or equivalent experience
- Some supervisory experience
- Independent prescriber qualification
Desirable
Experience:
Essential
- Significant specialist medical knowledge acquired through training and experience
- Medicines management experience gained in a hospital environment across a range of specialities
Desirable
- Mentoring and/or teaching experience
- Medicines information experience
- Primary care experience
Skills and Knowledge:
Essential
- Awareness and knowledge of the dignity in care agenda
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework:
- Patient Centred
- Safety
- Compassion
- Respect
- Excellence
- Evidence of CPD
- Excellent clinical pharmaceutical knowledge of medical specialities
- Computer literacy in word processing and spreadsheets
- Good written, including reporting, and verbal communication skills
- Ability to plan and co-ordinate own work and that of others (time management)
- Good interpersonal skills including persuasion to influence prescribing
- Genuine care and concern for staff and patient welfare
- Flexibility
- Knowledge of Primary Care Networks (PCN) and the role of pharmacists within them
Specific Requirements:
- Ability to travel between sites is essential for this role must hold a valid UK driving licence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in Pharmacy
- Registration as a Pharmacist with the GPhC
- Postgraduate Clinical Diploma and/or equivalent experience
- Some supervisory experience
- Independent prescriber qualification
Desirable
Previous experience
Essential
- Significant specialist medical knowledge acquired through training and experience
- Medicines Management experience gained in a Hospital environment across a range of specialities
Desirable
- Mentoring and/or teaching experience
- Medicines Information experience
- Primary Care experience
Evidence of particular
Essential
- Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
- Evidence of CPD
- Excellent clinical pharmaceutical knowledge of Medical specialities
- Computer literacy in word processing and spreadsheets
- Good written, including reporting, and verbal communication skills
- Ability to plan and co-ordinate own work and that of others (time management)
- Good interpersonal skills including persuasion to influence prescribing
- Genuine care and concern for staff and patient welfare
- Flexibility
- Knowledge of PCN and the role of pharmacists within the PCN
Desirable
- Ability to be flexible with length of working day to meet needs of service
Specific requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites and for On-call duties
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in Pharmacy
- Registration as a Pharmacist with the GPhC
- Postgraduate Clinical Diploma and/or equivalent experience
- Some supervisory experience
- Independent prescriber qualification
Desirable
Previous experience
Essential
- Significant specialist medical knowledge acquired through training and experience
- Medicines Management experience gained in a Hospital environment across a range of specialities
Desirable
- Mentoring and/or teaching experience
- Medicines Information experience
- Primary Care experience
Evidence of particular
Essential
- Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
- Evidence of CPD
- Excellent clinical pharmaceutical knowledge of Medical specialities
- Computer literacy in word processing and spreadsheets
- Good written, including reporting, and verbal communication skills
- Ability to plan and co-ordinate own work and that of others (time management)
- Good interpersonal skills including persuasion to influence prescribing
- Genuine care and concern for staff and patient welfare
- Flexibility
- Knowledge of PCN and the role of pharmacists within the PCN
Desirable
- Ability to be flexible with length of working day to meet needs of service
Specific requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites and for On-call duties
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).
