Job summary
In the role of Band 8a Lead Pharmacist for Respiratory and Hospice Services at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing and enhancing inpatient and outpatient respiratory services while supporting our hospice Service Level Agreements with St Rocco's Hospice and Halton Haven Hospice.
This dynamic position involves active participation in multidisciplinary ward rounds, where your expertise in pharmaceutical care will be integral to ensuring optimal outcomes for patients. You will provide specialist advice to healthcare teams, ensuring the safe and effective use of medicines tailored to individual patient needs.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical pharmacy expertise further while contributing to service evaluation, driving quality improvements, and developing your leadership skills. The role supports personal growth, encourages innovation, and allows you to make a meaningful difference in patient care within a supportive and collaborative environment.
Join us and help deliver exceptional care to our patients while advancing your professional journey.
Main duties of the job
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Attend multidisciplinary team meetings during respiratory and hospice ward rounds to provide a comprehensive pharmaceutical service, support bespoke patient management protocols, and contribute to improved patient outcomes.
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Conduct thorough medication reviews, assess treatment plans, and provide evidence-based recommendations to optimise patient care.
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Educate patients and clinicians on safe and effective medication use, ensuring adherence and understanding.
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Develop and deliver educational materials and training programmes for healthcare professionals and patients, enhancing knowledge and confidence in medication management.
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Participate in research activities and quality improvement initiatives related to respiratory and hospice care, driving advancements in patient outcomes and service delivery.
About us
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake Lead Pharmacist duties for area of designated specialism Respiratory and Hospice / Palliative Care
- Be responsible for delivering on the Trust medicines optimisation strategy in respect to Respiratory and palliative therapeutics
- Perform risk assessments, clinical governance and provide assurance measures in areas of responsibility.
- Undertake relevant training to maintain competencies and further develop clinical or technical specialist knowledge in specialist area.
- Apply highly specialist knowledge to provide and develop clinical services, produce protocols or guidelines, undertake audits / research, act as a source of pharmaceutical expertise and promote cost effective use of medicines to other healthcare professionals.
- Be responsible for providing formal training / education for Pharmacy staff, other healthcare professionals (e.g. nurses, doctors, medical students) and patients, on medication use and expenditure in designated specialism and other areas at the request of the education lead.
- When registered as a non-medical prescriber, undertake the clinical management and drug treatment of designated patients.
- Take on responsibility for managing and developing staff
- In the absence of the Clinical Pharmacist Team Manager/responsible pharmacist construct and/or amend the weekly service cover rota as required.
- Deal with issues that need senior input when acting as the most senior pharmacist available on site.
- Participate in the provision and development of pharmaceutical services to Warrington Hospital, Halton Hospital and for other units provided with services by the Pharmacy Department under service level agreements.
- FULL JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHED
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake Lead Pharmacist duties for area of designated specialism Respiratory and Hospice / Palliative Care
- Be responsible for delivering on the Trust medicines optimisation strategy in respect to Respiratory and palliative therapeutics
- Perform risk assessments, clinical governance and provide assurance measures in areas of responsibility.
- Undertake relevant training to maintain competencies and further develop clinical or technical specialist knowledge in specialist area.
- Apply highly specialist knowledge to provide and develop clinical services, produce protocols or guidelines, undertake audits / research, act as a source of pharmaceutical expertise and promote cost effective use of medicines to other healthcare professionals.
- Be responsible for providing formal training / education for Pharmacy staff, other healthcare professionals (e.g. nurses, doctors, medical students) and patients, on medication use and expenditure in designated specialism and other areas at the request of the education lead.
- When registered as a non-medical prescriber, undertake the clinical management and drug treatment of designated patients.
- Take on responsibility for managing and developing staff
- In the absence of the Clinical Pharmacist Team Manager/responsible pharmacist construct and/or amend the weekly service cover rota as required.
- Deal with issues that need senior input when acting as the most senior pharmacist available on site.
- Participate in the provision and development of pharmaceutical services to Warrington Hospital, Halton Hospital and for other units provided with services by the Pharmacy Department under service level agreements.
- FULL JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHED
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters qualification in Pharmacy (4 years), or equivalent qualification, plus 1-year pre-registration training and experience.
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience
- Evidence of Continuing Professional development
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification (V300 or equivalent)
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Validated post registration hospital experience or equivalent documented clinical experience
- Ward based, medicines management experience
- Experience in delivering training and supervising others
- Audit and / or practice research experience
- Collaborative working in multidisciplinary settings
- Management and leadership experience
Desirable
- Medicines information experience
- Project management experience
- Experience of policy, guideline and service development
- Risk management
- Staff management
Skills, knowledge and competencies
Essential
- Demonstrate team working and team management skills
- Demonstrate ability to use initiative and solve problems
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Good IT skills
- Can assimilate complex information for decision making and prioritisation
- Excellent knowledge of clinical therapeutics and pharmacology
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of medicines regulation and guidance
- Reponds positively and pragmatically to constructive feedback
- Empathetic and sensitive nature to service users and colleagues
- Deals with patients & staff with honesty & integrity
- Ability to work flexibly and reliably, including on-call
- Ability to travel to study days/other work locations using own or public transport 24hrs a day
- Ability to undertake moderate physical exercise/effort
Desirable
- Ability to develop services in designated area.
- Ability to affect and manage change with an ability to motivate others.
- Ability to manage time, people and resources to deliver outcomes
- Identifies and manages risk
- Expert knowledge of drug related admissions and adverse drug reactions
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters qualification in Pharmacy (4 years), or equivalent qualification, plus 1-year pre-registration training and experience.
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience
- Evidence of Continuing Professional development
Desirable
- Independent prescribing qualification (V300 or equivalent)
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Experience
Essential
- Validated post registration hospital experience or equivalent documented clinical experience
- Ward based, medicines management experience
- Experience in delivering training and supervising others
- Audit and / or practice research experience
- Collaborative working in multidisciplinary settings
- Management and leadership experience
Desirable
- Medicines information experience
- Project management experience
- Experience of policy, guideline and service development
- Risk management
- Staff management
Skills, knowledge and competencies
Essential
- Demonstrate team working and team management skills
- Demonstrate ability to use initiative and solve problems
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Good IT skills
- Can assimilate complex information for decision making and prioritisation
- Excellent knowledge of clinical therapeutics and pharmacology
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of medicines regulation and guidance
- Reponds positively and pragmatically to constructive feedback
- Empathetic and sensitive nature to service users and colleagues
- Deals with patients & staff with honesty & integrity
- Ability to work flexibly and reliably, including on-call
- Ability to travel to study days/other work locations using own or public transport 24hrs a day
- Ability to undertake moderate physical exercise/effort
Desirable
- Ability to develop services in designated area.
- Ability to affect and manage change with an ability to motivate others.
- Ability to manage time, people and resources to deliver outcomes
- Identifies and manages risk
- Expert knowledge of drug related admissions and adverse drug reactions
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT
Address
Warrington & Halton Hospitals
Lovely Lane
Warrington
WA5 1QG
Employer's website
https://whh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
