Job summary
The successful applicant will be responsible as an advanced specialist for leading and providing safe, efficient and cost-effective clinical pharmacy services to Transfer to Assess and Complex Discharge patients at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
- To ensure rationalisation of medication particularly for complex patients with polypharmacy, including rationalising medication timing to aid patient concordance for self-managed medication, and to help reduce the number of care calls required for patients with managed medication.
- To liaise with the community health care teams about the patient's needs including ongoing monitoring requirements
- To provide support and medication advice to other members of the multi-disciplinary team
- To use the skills as a pharmacist prescriber to write discharge prescriptions to meet service needs
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
o Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
o NHS pension scheme membership
o Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
o NHS Staff discounts
o Cycle to work scheme
o Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
o Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a highly specialised clinical pharmacy service.
- Co-ordinate with the multidisciplinary teams to identify patients requiring pharmacy input
- To ensure the pharmaceutical service facilitates early discharge where appropriate
- To plan the day-to-day delivery of the pharmacy service to the Bluebell unit.
- To work across traditional boundaries e.g. primary / secondary care to provide seamless care.
- To use the skills as a pharmacist prescriber to write discharge prescriptions to meet service needs
- To participate in the pharmacy departments on call and out of hours pharmacy services rota as and when required.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Before applying for a secondment opportunity please familiarise yourself with the Trust secondment policy (found on the intranet) and ensure that you have discussed and gained approval from your current line manager
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a highly specialised clinical pharmacy service.
- Co-ordinate with the multidisciplinary teams to identify patients requiring pharmacy input
- To ensure the pharmaceutical service facilitates early discharge where appropriate
- To plan the day-to-day delivery of the pharmacy service to the Bluebell unit.
- To work across traditional boundaries e.g. primary / secondary care to provide seamless care.
- To use the skills as a pharmacist prescriber to write discharge prescriptions to meet service needs
- To participate in the pharmacy departments on call and out of hours pharmacy services rota as and when required.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Before applying for a secondment opportunity please familiarise yourself with the Trust secondment policy (found on the intranet) and ensure that you have discussed and gained approval from your current line manager
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Master's degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Postgraduate UK Diploma or higher (MSc or Doctorate) in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy Practice or equivalent or relevant experience
- Non medical prescribing qualification
- Annotation to the GPhC Pharmacist Register as an independent non-medical prescriber
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced level of clinical knowledge
- Evidence of use of clinical IT systems
Experience
Essential
- oExperience in Clinical Pharmacy services in a UK hospital
Desirable
- oExperience in delivering training.
- Previous experience of working in a clinic setting
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- oDemonstrate a good level of verbal and written English.
- oHighly developed communication skills
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Master's degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Postgraduate UK Diploma or higher (MSc or Doctorate) in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy Practice or equivalent or relevant experience
- Non medical prescribing qualification
- Annotation to the GPhC Pharmacist Register as an independent non-medical prescriber
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced level of clinical knowledge
- Evidence of use of clinical IT systems
Experience
Essential
- oExperience in Clinical Pharmacy services in a UK hospital
Desirable
- oExperience in delivering training.
- Previous experience of working in a clinic setting
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- oDemonstrate a good level of verbal and written English.
- oHighly developed communication 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.
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).
