Job summary
Ready for an exciting, demanding and fulfilling challenge that will make a difference to patient care and transform prescribing at Wirral University Teaching Hospitals?
As part of our Urgent and Emergency Care Update Programme, we have a unique opportunity for a senior pharmacist to lead the implementation of a new electronic prescribing solution within our Emergency Department.
The post presents an excellent opportunity to optimise all of your clinical expertise and to develop further leadership and specialist informatics skills. No previous informatics experience is needed, as full training will provided by our experienced clinical informatics team.
The role will be offered on a fixed term basis for 12 months.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will have the following responsibilities;
Lead the implementation of a new electronic prescribing system to support the transformation of clinical services in the emergency department.
Collaborative working with multidisciplinary clinical and digital teams
Ensuring the electronic prescribing system is developed in line with clinical digital safety standards.
Provide training and onboarding support for pharmacy teams, prescribers, and administrative staff
Collaborating with other organisations through participation in supplier user groups
Developing prescribing reports
Provision of clinical pharmacy service to the Emergency Department
Championing the medicines optimisation and safety agenda
Participating in clinical audit and practice research
The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, organised person with excellent communication and interpersonal skills working effectively under pressure, both alone and as part of a team
About us
WUTH Pharmacy has been recognised as a high performer by NHSE and CQC. We deliver services to the acute hospital, primary care networks (PCN) and a range of external customers for aseptic services and via our wholesalers dealers authority.
We are highly innovative department; recently winning, or shortlisted for national awards within pharmacy IT, surgery, antimicrobial stewardship and PCN. Our service is highly regarded by clinical teams, demonstrated by investment in a wide range of specialist roles embedded within MDTs.
We are proud of our approach in maximising staff satisfaction and developing staff to reach their full potential. Staff satisfaction scores are high and we proactively seek feedback regularly to continue to improve. We have a strong focus on training and development opportunities via a range of qualifications and a proactive process for appraisal and personal development planning.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Lead the provision and development of an advanced level, highly specialist clinical pharmacy and medicines supply service to patients within an agreed specialty. The post holder will ensure that medicines use is high quality, safe, rational, cost effective, legal and accurate. They will be expected to work to the medicines optimisation standards for Wirral Hospital.
Support the Lead Divisional Pharmacists and deputise in their absence when appropriate.
Train and supervise less experienced pharmacists within the subspecialty.
Key Responsibilities
The post holder is responsible for:
The leadership and proactive development of specialist clinical pharmacy services to patients within the agreed specialty.
Providing highly specialist clinical pharmacy services to patients within the agreed specialty and developing services in line with appropriate national standards.
Providing expert and highly specialised pharmaceutical information and advice to medical staff, nursing staff, other healthcare professionals and patients, both within the Trust and externally as appropriate.
Providing clinical training, guidance, support and supervision of junior pharmacists, pre-registration trainees, other Pharmacy staff and other Trust staff as required.
Promoting the medicines optimisation agenda by leading specific audit and research projects in the agreed specialty and provide support to others.
Monitoring expenditure within the agreed specialty against drugs budget, identifying and implementing cost saving initiatives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Lead the provision and development of an advanced level, highly specialist clinical pharmacy and medicines supply service to patients within an agreed specialty. The post holder will ensure that medicines use is high quality, safe, rational, cost effective, legal and accurate. They will be expected to work to the medicines optimisation standards for Wirral Hospital.
Support the Lead Divisional Pharmacists and deputise in their absence when appropriate.
Train and supervise less experienced pharmacists within the subspecialty.
Key Responsibilities
The post holder is responsible for:
The leadership and proactive development of specialist clinical pharmacy services to patients within the agreed specialty.
Providing highly specialist clinical pharmacy services to patients within the agreed specialty and developing services in line with appropriate national standards.
Providing expert and highly specialised pharmaceutical information and advice to medical staff, nursing staff, other healthcare professionals and patients, both within the Trust and externally as appropriate.
Providing clinical training, guidance, support and supervision of junior pharmacists, pre-registration trainees, other Pharmacy staff and other Trust staff as required.
Promoting the medicines optimisation agenda by leading specific audit and research projects in the agreed specialty and provide support to others.
Monitoring expenditure within the agreed specialty against drugs budget, identifying and implementing cost saving initiatives.
Person Specification
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Enthusiasm for the role
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Good leadership skills
- Able to work alone and as a team member
- Able to use initiative
- Able to deal with and resolve conflict and disagreement
- Able to deal with sensitive issues
- Able to deal with constant interruptions, multiple pressures and at times aggression
- Conscientious and reliable
- Methodical with good attention to detail
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Good all round clinical knowledge and practical skills in other areas.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills with other professionals, patients and carers
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Excellent written communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills, able to work with all grades of staff
- Ability to interpret and relay complex and sensitive information
- Good organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise own workload
- Ability to work to deadlines and meet set targets
- Integrate research evidence in everyday practice
- Computer literacy
- Up to date knowledge of current NHS policies, processes and structures
- Commitment to and demonstration of Continuing Professional Development
- Able to provide constructive feedback and process suggestions
Desirable
- Financial awareness regarding the management of drug budgets
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experiential learning.
- Extensive experience as a qualified pharmacist working within a range of clinical areas.
- Experience in delivering education and training of other staff.
- Experience of developing evidence based clinical guidelines or preparing written work for review at drug and therapeutics committee
- Undertaken a lead role in audit
- Evidence of post graduate learning or continual CPD
Desirable
- Independent Prescribing qualification and registration as an Independent Prescriber.
- Other post graduate qualifications ie MSc.
- Published pharmaceutical research in a peer reviewed journal
- Line management experience
Other Requirements
Essential
- Current UK driving license.
- Ability to work weekends, evenings, bank holidays and on call to meet the needs of departmental service delivery
Person Specification
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Enthusiasm for the role
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Good leadership skills
- Able to work alone and as a team member
- Able to use initiative
- Able to deal with and resolve conflict and disagreement
- Able to deal with sensitive issues
- Able to deal with constant interruptions, multiple pressures and at times aggression
- Conscientious and reliable
- Methodical with good attention to detail
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Good all round clinical knowledge and practical skills in other areas.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills with other professionals, patients and carers
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Excellent written communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills, able to work with all grades of staff
- Ability to interpret and relay complex and sensitive information
- Good organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise own workload
- Ability to work to deadlines and meet set targets
- Integrate research evidence in everyday practice
- Computer literacy
- Up to date knowledge of current NHS policies, processes and structures
- Commitment to and demonstration of Continuing Professional Development
- Able to provide constructive feedback and process suggestions
Desirable
- Financial awareness regarding the management of drug budgets
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experiential learning.
- Extensive experience as a qualified pharmacist working within a range of clinical areas.
- Experience in delivering education and training of other staff.
- Experience of developing evidence based clinical guidelines or preparing written work for review at drug and therapeutics committee
- Undertaken a lead role in audit
- Evidence of post graduate learning or continual CPD
Desirable
- Independent Prescribing qualification and registration as an Independent Prescriber.
- Other post graduate qualifications ie MSc.
- Published pharmaceutical research in a peer reviewed journal
- Line management experience
Other Requirements
Essential
- Current UK driving license.
- Ability to work weekends, evenings, bank holidays and on call to meet the needs of departmental service delivery
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).
