Job summary
Do you have a strong clinical background and demonstrable track record of leading teams and influencing clinicians? This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Lead Pharmacist to join our Integrated Pharmacy workforce leading the joint team delivering clinical pharmacy services to the eight GP practices across Wallasey Wellbeing and Moreton & Meols PCNs. You will lead a team of pharmacists and technicians to ensure patients get the right medicine at the right time and are supported to get the most out of them. As an integrated role this is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to shape how PCN clinical pharmacy services can be developed to improve the health of the populations for these practices. We have embraced collaboration to achieve a system wide overview of the patients' medicines journey. This helps you identify how processes can be improved when patients move between care settings and become part of the system wide pharmacy family.
Main duties of the job
As a lead for thePCN Pharmacy team, the role will: Operationally and clinically lead a responsive, proactive, patient focused service to both PCNs. Lead a team of Clinical Pharmacists and Technicians to deliver an agreed workplan in line with the PCN joint priorities Evaluate performance to ensure a consistently high-quality service is delivered, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. Provide a highly specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients and staff within the PCNs and across the wider system as required. Clinically supervise and provide mentorship to the team which will include trainees. Contribute to the strategic development of the service delivered to the PCNs, including developing the joint workplan and projects. Build strong relationships with community pharmacy and trust pharmacy colleagues. Develop and contribute to the integration agenda by supporting improvements in patient care and the development of integrated pathways across the interface.
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job overview and attached job description for further information about the role. Whilst this is an integrated post we would require the successful candidate to work their full hours within the PCN setting. We welcome applications from candidates with a Community/Primary Care background who would like to work solely in Primary Care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job overview and attached job description for further information about the role. Whilst this is an integrated post we would require the successful candidate to work their full hours within the PCN setting. We welcome applications from candidates with a Community/Primary Care background who would like to work solely in Primary Care.
Person Specification
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Methodical with attention to detail
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Vocational Master Degree in Pharmacy plus 1 year pre-registration experience
- Postgraduate Pharmacy qualification or equivalent vocational experience
- Independent prescriber
- Minimum of 4 years post graduate experience
- Significant relevant and ongoing CPD
- Experience of multidisciplinary working to deliver a range of complex developments
- Experience of measuring and understanding KPIs
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
- Creativity to develop a vision for medicines optimisation within the PCN and the ability to sell this to the PCN MDT
- Demonstrates an understanding of national and local strategic and operational priorities for medicines optimisation and the NHS and identifies best practice
- Demonstrates ability to identify issues / gaps in safe and optimal medicines use, and to write clear, concise action plans to address these
- An appreciation of the nature of General Practice and of Primary Care, including the concept of rational prescribing
- Good leadership skills and motivational skills and the ability to positively promote change in a complex healthcare environment
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Excellent written communication skills
- Expert clinical knowledge and skills with advanced levels of clinical and non-reasoning and judgement in order to manage difficult and ambiguous problems and act on highly complex information
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences
- Be able to effectively improve and evaluate service quality
- Be able to plan, monitor, manage, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
- Critical appraisal skills, able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Demonstrate ability to prioritise own work and that of others and manage time and resources effectively
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identified deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to senior or GPs when appropriate
- Ability to prioritise and achieve demanding tasks and objectives against deadlines to achieve targets
- Awareness of and commitment to the wider medicines optimisation agenda
- Identify own training needs
- Promotion and evaluation of best practice
- Produce timely and informative reports
Desirable
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations where there may be significant barriers
- Confidence to present cases to large and senior audiences whilst maintaining a clear message
- Demonstrates ability to change service delivery in response to audit results
- High degree of computer literacy including database searching and manipulation of spreadsheets
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Lead by example with enthusiasm for the position
- High degree of personal integrity
- Self-motivated, innovative thinker, inspire others
- Reliable, conscientious and supportive
- Team worker and leader, able to relate to all grades of staff and clinical and non-clinical professionals
- Able to cope well with a busy environment and deal with frequent interruptions and changes in daily routine
- Evidence of personal insight and sound judgement
- Methodical with attention to detail
- Have empathy with and be sensitive to patients' needs
Desirable
- Demonstrates ability to remain positive in the face of adversity and criticism
- Demonstrates the ability to review decisions made in the light of new information
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work weekends and evenings
Person Specification
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Methodical with attention to detail
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Vocational Master Degree in Pharmacy plus 1 year pre-registration experience
- Postgraduate Pharmacy qualification or equivalent vocational experience
- Independent prescriber
- Minimum of 4 years post graduate experience
- Significant relevant and ongoing CPD
- Experience of multidisciplinary working to deliver a range of complex developments
- Experience of measuring and understanding KPIs
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
- Creativity to develop a vision for medicines optimisation within the PCN and the ability to sell this to the PCN MDT
- Demonstrates an understanding of national and local strategic and operational priorities for medicines optimisation and the NHS and identifies best practice
- Demonstrates ability to identify issues / gaps in safe and optimal medicines use, and to write clear, concise action plans to address these
- An appreciation of the nature of General Practice and of Primary Care, including the concept of rational prescribing
- Good leadership skills and motivational skills and the ability to positively promote change in a complex healthcare environment
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Excellent written communication skills
- Expert clinical knowledge and skills with advanced levels of clinical and non-reasoning and judgement in order to manage difficult and ambiguous problems and act on highly complex information
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences
- Be able to effectively improve and evaluate service quality
- Be able to plan, monitor, manage, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
- Critical appraisal skills, able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Demonstrate ability to prioritise own work and that of others and manage time and resources effectively
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identified deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to senior or GPs when appropriate
- Ability to prioritise and achieve demanding tasks and objectives against deadlines to achieve targets
- Awareness of and commitment to the wider medicines optimisation agenda
- Identify own training needs
- Promotion and evaluation of best practice
- Produce timely and informative reports
Desirable
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations where there may be significant barriers
- Confidence to present cases to large and senior audiences whilst maintaining a clear message
- Demonstrates ability to change service delivery in response to audit results
- High degree of computer literacy including database searching and manipulation of spreadsheets
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Lead by example with enthusiasm for the position
- High degree of personal integrity
- Self-motivated, innovative thinker, inspire others
- Reliable, conscientious and supportive
- Team worker and leader, able to relate to all grades of staff and clinical and non-clinical professionals
- Able to cope well with a busy environment and deal with frequent interruptions and changes in daily routine
- Evidence of personal insight and sound judgement
- Methodical with attention to detail
- Have empathy with and be sensitive to patients' needs
Desirable
- Demonstrates ability to remain positive in the face of adversity and criticism
- Demonstrates the ability to review decisions made in the light of new information
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work weekends and evenings
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).
