Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Aseptic Services team at Mid Yorkshire NHS Teaching trust as an Advanced Pharmacist for a period of 12 months. This role would be split between technical services and clinical services.
We are an enthusiastic and dynamic team who put patients at the centre of everything we do in our Section 10 Aseptic Unit. We supply aseptically prepared medicines for cancer patients, CIVAS and parenteral nutrition to both adults and neonates.
The ideal candidate would be able to deputise for the Accountable pharmacist and be an Authorised Pharmacist for the day-to-day supervision of our unit and be proactive in training our rotational pharmacists/ trainee pharmacists.
We would also consider candidates who would like to progress to a band 7 or an 8a. Full training, education and support will be given on appointment.
It is an exciting time to join the pharmacy team at Mid Yorkshire as we have recently achieved teaching hospital status and our collaborative working with colleagues in the south sector region provides an exciting time within cancer services and technical services.
The successful candidate will contribute to our bank holiday and weekend service. If you would like to discuss the post further, please contact Tracey Keys - Lead Pharmacist- Technical services on tracey.keys@nhs.net or 01924 (541380).
Main duties of the job
To promote the safe, rational, effective and economic use of drugs used in Aseptic Services across the Trust, in line with the Aseptic Services, Medicines Optimisation and Pharmacy Services Strategy.
To provide a clinical commitment to medicine or surgery and utilise independent prescribing to aid discharges.
To act as a highly specialised Pharmacist in the provision of professional supervision for all activities related to aseptic dispensing and manufacturing to ensure the safe, effective, and efficient use of medicines within available resources. This includes provision of cytotoxic medicine, parenteral nutrition and CIVA services.
Undertake final product checking and release of aseptically prepared products prepared under Section 10 (Medicines Act 1968) and under the MHRA Specials licence.
To manage and train rotational pharmacists working within Aseptic Services.
Delivering training to pharmacists, technicians, pre-registration pharmacy graduates and assistants including revalidation.
Maintain and carry out all duties in compliance with Rules and Guidance to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and departmental standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Promote team working in the Aseptic Services Pharmacy Department and within the wider Pharmacy Department.
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people in
Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our
three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of
innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our
workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful
and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid
Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm
irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and
gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,
or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to
someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the
LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently
under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from
members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all
applicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable
guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If
you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our
patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
The Advanced Pharmacist will be responsible for medicines optimisation in Aseptic Services.
The Advanced Pharmacist will work closely with the Lead Pharmacist for Aseptic Services to the specialty area, demonstrating advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in all aspects of work.
Manage the training and supervision of all Clinical Pharmacists who rotate through Aseptic Services.
Act as a deputy for the Accountable Pharmacist for aseptic and chemotherapy preparation services in accordance with Section 10 of the Medicines Act 1968 the Quality Assurance of Aseptic Preparation Services Standards and the Manual for Cancer Standards.
Act as an approved, named authorised pharmacist for all aseptically prepared products, signing worksheets and authorising release for use of products to wards and departments both within and outside the Trust.
To develop our electronic prescribing for chemotherapy with regards to aseptic functions (e.g. aseptic worksheet and label module).
Advise on aspects of Aseptic Services policy, including the establishment, audit and review of the systems necessary to comply with the latest national Aseptic Preparation Standards.
Ensure that at all times the correct SOPs are followed using GMP and that all volumes and additives are correct.
Contribute to key performance indicators (KPIs) related to Aseptic services including those related to patient related incidents.
Ensure prompt notification of any errors generated in Aseptic Services and ensure incidents are investigated and recorded on Datix and necessary corrective actions and learning are implemented as appropriate.
Contribute to strategic issues related to Aseptic Services, developing business cases (including for staff, non-pay and capital equipment) and contributing to multi-disciplinary service planning and complex re-configuration.
Named person on the Trust Intrathecal register for dispensing and releasing of Intrathecal chemotherapy.
Attend annual update training sessions relating to the prescribing, preparation and supply of intrathecal cytotoxic chemotherapy and to ensure all legislation relating to this is adhered to.
Provide sessional cover for aseptic unit and release of aseptically prepared medicines.
Represent the Trust at Aseptic regional and national level meetings and project groups.
Provide pharmaceutical and technical input into the development of Trust guidelines and policies.
Form part of the Aseptic Service Pharmacy Management Team and represent Aseptic services in appropriate multidisciplinary committees.
Manage own work to ensure that objectives are achieved and that priorities are identified to ensure a timely delivery of tasks.
Participate in the weekend, Bank Holiday and late-night rota.
Provide cover for colleagues' absence on wards as appropriate to the needs of the service, and as directed by the line manager or Pharmacy Management Group.
Carry out dispensary duties when required for the needs of the service.
Areas of responsibility may be subject to review as the needs of the Trust and the Aseptic Services and Pharmacy services change.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
The Advanced Pharmacist will be responsible for medicines optimisation in Aseptic Services.
The Advanced Pharmacist will work closely with the Lead Pharmacist for Aseptic Services to the specialty area, demonstrating advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in all aspects of work.
Manage the training and supervision of all Clinical Pharmacists who rotate through Aseptic Services.
Act as a deputy for the Accountable Pharmacist for aseptic and chemotherapy preparation services in accordance with Section 10 of the Medicines Act 1968 the Quality Assurance of Aseptic Preparation Services Standards and the Manual for Cancer Standards.
Act as an approved, named authorised pharmacist for all aseptically prepared products, signing worksheets and authorising release for use of products to wards and departments both within and outside the Trust.
To develop our electronic prescribing for chemotherapy with regards to aseptic functions (e.g. aseptic worksheet and label module).
Advise on aspects of Aseptic Services policy, including the establishment, audit and review of the systems necessary to comply with the latest national Aseptic Preparation Standards.
Ensure that at all times the correct SOPs are followed using GMP and that all volumes and additives are correct.
Contribute to key performance indicators (KPIs) related to Aseptic services including those related to patient related incidents.
Ensure prompt notification of any errors generated in Aseptic Services and ensure incidents are investigated and recorded on Datix and necessary corrective actions and learning are implemented as appropriate.
Contribute to strategic issues related to Aseptic Services, developing business cases (including for staff, non-pay and capital equipment) and contributing to multi-disciplinary service planning and complex re-configuration.
Named person on the Trust Intrathecal register for dispensing and releasing of Intrathecal chemotherapy.
Attend annual update training sessions relating to the prescribing, preparation and supply of intrathecal cytotoxic chemotherapy and to ensure all legislation relating to this is adhered to.
Provide sessional cover for aseptic unit and release of aseptically prepared medicines.
Represent the Trust at Aseptic regional and national level meetings and project groups.
Provide pharmaceutical and technical input into the development of Trust guidelines and policies.
Form part of the Aseptic Service Pharmacy Management Team and represent Aseptic services in appropriate multidisciplinary committees.
Manage own work to ensure that objectives are achieved and that priorities are identified to ensure a timely delivery of tasks.
Participate in the weekend, Bank Holiday and late-night rota.
Provide cover for colleagues' absence on wards as appropriate to the needs of the service, and as directed by the line manager or Pharmacy Management Group.
Carry out dispensary duties when required for the needs of the service.
Areas of responsibility may be subject to review as the needs of the Trust and the Aseptic Services and Pharmacy services change.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in hospital pharmacy, including ward-based clinical work.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional development.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team including senior doctors and nurses.
- Relevant clinical experience.
- Experience of audit.
- Relevant clinical or technical experience.
Desirable
- Experience of writing guidelines, policies and procedures and putting them into practice.
- Experience of external audit, involving use of quality standards and benchmarking.
- Experience of high-level trust committees or similar.
- Line management.
- Experience in staff recruitment.
- Experience of using QPulse or a similar Quality Management System.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters or Bachelors degree in Pharmacy.
- Postgraduate diploma or Postgraduate Masters degree in clinical pharmacy, or the equivalent degree of experience.
- Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Qualified as Pharmacist Independent Prescriber or willingness to train to become an independent prescriber if relevant to the role.
- Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Assurance (PTQA) or willing to undertake.
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training or working towards it.
Desirable
- Membership of relevant Pharmacy professional bodies e.g. RPS Faculty, UKCPA.
- Membership of British Oncology Pharmacist Association (BOPA) and British Pharmaceutical l Nutrition Group (BPNG).
- Relevant management qualification or equivalent experience.
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Aware of national standards and matters relating to the specialist area.
- Awareness of own limitations.
Desirable
- Awareness of Commissioning issues surrounding excluded from tariff medicines.
- Awareness of cancer services and nutrition and how this relates to pharmacy aseptics.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in hospital pharmacy, including ward-based clinical work.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional development.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team including senior doctors and nurses.
- Relevant clinical experience.
- Experience of audit.
- Relevant clinical or technical experience.
Desirable
- Experience of writing guidelines, policies and procedures and putting them into practice.
- Experience of external audit, involving use of quality standards and benchmarking.
- Experience of high-level trust committees or similar.
- Line management.
- Experience in staff recruitment.
- Experience of using QPulse or a similar Quality Management System.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters or Bachelors degree in Pharmacy.
- Postgraduate diploma or Postgraduate Masters degree in clinical pharmacy, or the equivalent degree of experience.
- Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Qualified as Pharmacist Independent Prescriber or willingness to train to become an independent prescriber if relevant to the role.
- Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Assurance (PTQA) or willing to undertake.
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training or working towards it.
Desirable
- Membership of relevant Pharmacy professional bodies e.g. RPS Faculty, UKCPA.
- Membership of British Oncology Pharmacist Association (BOPA) and British Pharmaceutical l Nutrition Group (BPNG).
- Relevant management qualification or equivalent experience.
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Aware of national standards and matters relating to the specialist area.
- Awareness of own limitations.
Desirable
- Awareness of Commissioning issues surrounding excluded from tariff medicines.
- Awareness of cancer services and nutrition and how this relates to pharmacy aseptics.
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
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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).
