Job summary
2 x 37.5 hours posts available. ( job share could be considered)We have an opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced pharmacists to join our team to support and lead pharmacy services to the Musculoskeletal and Specialist Surgery (MSS) & Urology, Gastroenterology and General Surgery (UGGS) clinical management group. The successful applicants will be required to work closely with clinicians, nursing staff, allied health care professionals and management teams to provide and support safe, high quality and cost effective patient centered care. The role will involve supporting and coordinating the pharmacy team working within this busy CMG and working closely the CMG Lead Pharmacist to develop the clinical pharmacy services in line with the Pharmacy Departments strategic direction. This strategic direction also includes working across the system with our partners in the ICB. Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential for this role, as well as a desire to lead, learn, and innovate. Clinical experience or a passion to develop experience within these specialist areas. Clinical services within are currently spread across three hospitals sites (Leicester General, Leicester Royal Infirmary and Glenfield) and the roles will involve an element of cross site working. The post holder will be expected to contribute to core pharmacy services including weekends, bank holidays & early evening shifts on a rotational basis.If you would like to discuss the post please contact Naveeda Knopp on 07483938712
Main duties of the job
- Maintain and develop an expert clinical practice in area of speciality.
- To lead and develop the specialist clinical pharmacy service to the specialist area in line with local and national standards and policies, ensuring the safe, clinical and cost effective use of medicines within UHL and the wider health community.
- To deliver highly specialised pharmaceutical care to patients and to support other healthcare staff in meeting risk management, financial management and clinical governance responsibilities around the use of medicines.
- To evaluate errors made with high risk medicines used by speciality, to communicate these errors with relevant teams and to help reduce future occurrence of such errors throughout the Trust and wider healthcare community.
- To undertake clinical supervision and mentoring of junior pharmacists, medicines management technicians and trainee pharmacists.
- To be a source of expert specialist advice for other pharmacists, patients and all other healthcare professionals within the speciality, including participation in multidisciplinary and governance meetings.
- To lead and develop clinical pharmacy audit and practice research within the specialist area.
About us
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
- high-quality care for all,
- being a great place to work,
- partnerships for impact, and
- research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- we are compassionate,
- we are proud,
- we are inclusive, and
- we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities KEY RESULT AREAS 1. To support the development of optimum pharmaceutical care to patients within the Trust and wider Health Community as partly of a multidisciplinary team within the area of specialty. 2. To lead, develop and deliver training for pre-registration and qualified pharmacists and medicines management technicians within the area of specialty. 3. To line manage other pharmacy staff as required 4. To lead the education and training to all other health-care staff in accordance with national and local recommendations. 5. To deliver a highly specialised level of clinical input using advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in area of Specialty, also demonstrating high level of knowledge in other areas so as to take relevant co-morbidities into account when making treatment decisions commensurate with the grade, including attendance on ward rounds. 6. To demonstrate professional autonomy, involving highly complex facts or situations, which require analysis and interpretation of data, leading to the implementation of a treatment and management strategy, 7. To initiate, organise and manage initiatives to promote prudent and cost effective prescribing within the speciality. 8. To report on financial expenditure within Speciality, suggesting areas in which cost savings may be made and evaluating changes in expenditure resulting from policy changes 9. To provide guidance and input into CMG prescribing action plans and monitor progress where relevant to the speciality, adjusting the plans as necessary. 10. To provide expert advice and support the submission of new medicine requests to the UHL Therapeutic Advisory Service (TAS), as necessary and to advise and support initiatives relating to Specialty for the Leicestershire Medicines Strategy Group 11. To provide specialist advice to patients, medical and other clinical staff on any drug element of specialist guidelines and to multidisciplinary care teams, to optimise quality of patient care. 12. To develop shared guidelines / care agreements for medicines within the area of speciality to reduce risks associated with transition between secondary and primary care. 13. To provide highly specialised medication related advice. This will include individualised advice on medication dosing, drug choice, administration, drug level monitoring and dose adjustment, the use of unlicensed medicines, the use of medicines outside the terms of their product license and advice on the safety and storage of medications. 14. To support medicines optimisation within the area of Speciality, to include review of medicines-related errors and formulation of strategies to reduce these errors throughout the Trust, developing strategies to promote safe medicines use and supporting patient education. 15. To work with the wider Health Community and multidisciplinary team to develop and improve medicines-related aspects of patient care pathways to reduce admission and readmission to hospital in area of speciality 16. Collate data and produce reports on drug use within the specialty and prescribing audits as required by the service 17. Assist in the production of Patient Group Directions (PGDs), with appropriate medical/nursing staff. Ensure PGDs are regularly reviewed, and provide PGD training for CMGs as required. 18. Actively pursue audit, research and development within the area of speciality and the Pharmacy Department. Publicise the results of such work through presentations and publications. 19. Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice 20. Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions 22. To undertake other such duties as required commensurate with the post including dispensary duties, evening and weekend working and on call-when required. Person Specification Experience Essential
- Significant recent post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy
- Clinical ward based experience
- Medical / nursing / pharmacy staff teaching or training
- Demonstrable continuing professional development (CPD)
- Evidence of involvement in service development
- Implementation of change affecting pharmacy and other disciplines
- Able to demonstrate advanced specialist clinical pharmacy knowledge and expertise in area of specialty
- Experience of leading and working in multidisciplinary teams at a senior level
Desirable - Experience of working in specialty
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary team (MDT)
- Experience of supervision/ supervision/management of staff
Skills & Abilities Essential - Excellent written / oral communication skills
- Ability to influence and negotiate with relevant senior clinicians and managers
- Able to work alone and as part of a team
- Good time management of self and others
- Advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement
Desirable - Experience of audit / data collection/research
Training & Qualifications Essential - GPhC registration
- Postgraduate clinical qualification or experience to an equivalent level
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate diploma
- Registered as an Independent Prescriber or ability to complete training upon appointment
Desirable - Supervisory/management training/qualification
- Registered Independent Prescriber
Equality and Diversity Essential - Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours Essential - Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
Knowledge Essential - Sound /current clinical knowledge in area of speciality
- Awareness of national issues, including NICE guidance
- Awareness and understanding of pharmacy issues within the NHS
- Clinical Governance
Desirable - Knowledge of patient's own drugs (POD) and self-medication schemes
- Knowledge of use of medicines within infection control and current trends in practice
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities KEY RESULT AREAS 1. To support the development of optimum pharmaceutical care to patients within the Trust and wider Health Community as partly of a multidisciplinary team within the area of specialty. 2. To lead, develop and deliver training for pre-registration and qualified pharmacists and medicines management technicians within the area of specialty. 3. To line manage other pharmacy staff as required 4. To lead the education and training to all other health-care staff in accordance with national and local recommendations. 5. To deliver a highly specialised level of clinical input using advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in area of Specialty, also demonstrating high level of knowledge in other areas so as to take relevant co-morbidities into account when making treatment decisions commensurate with the grade, including attendance on ward rounds. 6. To demonstrate professional autonomy, involving highly complex facts or situations, which require analysis and interpretation of data, leading to the implementation of a treatment and management strategy, 7. To initiate, organise and manage initiatives to promote prudent and cost effective prescribing within the speciality. 8. To report on financial expenditure within Speciality, suggesting areas in which cost savings may be made and evaluating changes in expenditure resulting from policy changes 9. To provide guidance and input into CMG prescribing action plans and monitor progress where relevant to the speciality, adjusting the plans as necessary. 10. To provide expert advice and support the submission of new medicine requests to the UHL Therapeutic Advisory Service (TAS), as necessary and to advise and support initiatives relating to Specialty for the Leicestershire Medicines Strategy Group 11. To provide specialist advice to patients, medical and other clinical staff on any drug element of specialist guidelines and to multidisciplinary care teams, to optimise quality of patient care. 12. To develop shared guidelines / care agreements for medicines within the area of speciality to reduce risks associated with transition between secondary and primary care. 13. To provide highly specialised medication related advice. This will include individualised advice on medication dosing, drug choice, administration, drug level monitoring and dose adjustment, the use of unlicensed medicines, the use of medicines outside the terms of their product license and advice on the safety and storage of medications. 14. To support medicines optimisation within the area of Speciality, to include review of medicines-related errors and formulation of strategies to reduce these errors throughout the Trust, developing strategies to promote safe medicines use and supporting patient education. 15. To work with the wider Health Community and multidisciplinary team to develop and improve medicines-related aspects of patient care pathways to reduce admission and readmission to hospital in area of speciality 16. Collate data and produce reports on drug use within the specialty and prescribing audits as required by the service 17. Assist in the production of Patient Group Directions (PGDs), with appropriate medical/nursing staff. Ensure PGDs are regularly reviewed, and provide PGD training for CMGs as required. 18. Actively pursue audit, research and development within the area of speciality and the Pharmacy Department. Publicise the results of such work through presentations and publications. 19. Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice 20. Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions 22. To undertake other such duties as required commensurate with the post including dispensary duties, evening and weekend working and on call-when required. Person Specification Experience Essential
- Significant recent post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy
- Clinical ward based experience
- Medical / nursing / pharmacy staff teaching or training
- Demonstrable continuing professional development (CPD)
- Evidence of involvement in service development
- Implementation of change affecting pharmacy and other disciplines
- Able to demonstrate advanced specialist clinical pharmacy knowledge and expertise in area of specialty
- Experience of leading and working in multidisciplinary teams at a senior level
Desirable - Experience of working in specialty
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary team (MDT)
- Experience of supervision/ supervision/management of staff
Skills & Abilities Essential - Excellent written / oral communication skills
- Ability to influence and negotiate with relevant senior clinicians and managers
- Able to work alone and as part of a team
- Good time management of self and others
- Advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement
Desirable - Experience of audit / data collection/research
Training & Qualifications Essential - GPhC registration
- Postgraduate clinical qualification or experience to an equivalent level
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate diploma
- Registered as an Independent Prescriber or ability to complete training upon appointment
Desirable - Supervisory/management training/qualification
- Registered Independent Prescriber
Equality and Diversity Essential - Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours Essential - Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
Knowledge Essential - Sound /current clinical knowledge in area of speciality
- Awareness of national issues, including NICE guidance
- Awareness and understanding of pharmacy issues within the NHS
- Clinical Governance
Desirable - Knowledge of patient's own drugs (POD) and self-medication schemes
- Knowledge of use of medicines within infection control and current trends in practice
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant recent post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy
- Clinical ward based experience
- Medical / nursing / pharmacy staff teaching or training
- Demonstrable continuing professional development (CPD)
- Evidence of involvement in service development
- Implementation of change affecting pharmacy and other disciplines
- Able to demonstrate advanced specialist clinical pharmacy knowledge and expertise in area of specialty
- Experience of leading and working in multidisciplinary teams at a senior level
Desirable
- Experience of working in specialty
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary team (MDT)
- Experience of supervision/ supervision/management of staff
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent written / oral communication skills
- Ability to influence and negotiate with relevant senior clinicians and managers
- Able to work alone and as part of a team
- Good time management of self and others
- Advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement
Desirable
- Experience of audit / data collection/research
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC registration
- Postgraduate clinical qualification or experience to an equivalent level
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate diploma
- Registered as an Independent Prescriber or ability to complete training upon appointment
Desirable
- Supervisory/management training/qualification
- Registered Independent Prescriber
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound /current clinical knowledge in area of speciality
- Awareness of national issues, including NICE guidance
- Awareness and understanding of pharmacy issues within the NHS
- Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Knowledge of patient's own drugs (POD) and self-medication schemes
- Knowledge of use of medicines within infection control and current trends in practice
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant recent post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy
- Clinical ward based experience
- Medical / nursing / pharmacy staff teaching or training
- Demonstrable continuing professional development (CPD)
- Evidence of involvement in service development
- Implementation of change affecting pharmacy and other disciplines
- Able to demonstrate advanced specialist clinical pharmacy knowledge and expertise in area of specialty
- Experience of leading and working in multidisciplinary teams at a senior level
Desirable
- Experience of working in specialty
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary team (MDT)
- Experience of supervision/ supervision/management of staff
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent written / oral communication skills
- Ability to influence and negotiate with relevant senior clinicians and managers
- Able to work alone and as part of a team
- Good time management of self and others
- Advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement
Desirable
- Experience of audit / data collection/research
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC registration
- Postgraduate clinical qualification or experience to an equivalent level
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate diploma
- Registered as an Independent Prescriber or ability to complete training upon appointment
Desirable
- Supervisory/management training/qualification
- Registered Independent Prescriber
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound /current clinical knowledge in area of speciality
- Awareness of national issues, including NICE guidance
- Awareness and understanding of pharmacy issues within the NHS
- Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Knowledge of patient's own drugs (POD) and self-medication schemes
- Knowledge of use of medicines within infection control and current trends in practice
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).
