Job summary
Applications are invited for Advanced Clinical Pharmacist- Homecare & High Cost Drugs Band 8A at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
Applicants will assist the Head of Pharmacy and all other pharmacy staff in providing and developing an efficient and comprehensive pharmaceutical service for the patients of MWL Teaching Hospitals.
Please note, interviews may include assessment tasks.
Interview date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To manage and develop the clinical services and delivery of all high cost and homecare medicines to MWL patients.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for Full Details
KEY DUTIES
Homecare/High Cost Drugs
To provide a clinical service in the provision of all high cost drug prescriptions to the key therapeutic areas, with a focus on use of biologic medicines in specific clinical areas.
To support the development of commissioner approved pathways within these key therapeutic areas, liaising with clinicians and nurse specialists
To support the use of biologics including the introduction of biosimilar equivalents in the Trust according to agreed protocols and standards.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for Full Details
KEY DUTIES
Homecare/High Cost Drugs
To provide a clinical service in the provision of all high cost drug prescriptions to the key therapeutic areas, with a focus on use of biologic medicines in specific clinical areas.
To support the development of commissioner approved pathways within these key therapeutic areas, liaising with clinicians and nurse specialists
To support the use of biologics including the introduction of biosimilar equivalents in the Trust according to agreed protocols and standards.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational master's degree in pharmacy
- Post Graduate Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy
- 1 Year pre-registration training
- Membership of General Pharmaceutical Council
- Non-Medical prescribing qualification or working towards
- Demonstrate commitment to continuing professional development/education
Desirable
- Membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society(RPS) Faculty membership of the RPS
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate extensive experience of providing clinical pharmacy services to multiple specialities within an acute hospital
- In depth clinical Knowledge and experience of management of patients within the department of Medicine for older people (DMOP)
- Experience of working in a busy dispensary environment
- Experience of drug reporting and financial management to directorates
- Demonstrable experience of clinical audit and practice research
Desirable
- Leading and supervising audit or practice research projects
- Experience in using the Pharmacy Computer System
- Experience of electronic prescribing
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team in a challenging environment
- Good organisational skills including ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to work under pressure
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational master's degree in pharmacy
- Post Graduate Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy
- 1 Year pre-registration training
- Membership of General Pharmaceutical Council
- Non-Medical prescribing qualification or working towards
- Demonstrate commitment to continuing professional development/education
Desirable
- Membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society(RPS) Faculty membership of the RPS
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate extensive experience of providing clinical pharmacy services to multiple specialities within an acute hospital
- In depth clinical Knowledge and experience of management of patients within the department of Medicine for older people (DMOP)
- Experience of working in a busy dispensary environment
- Experience of drug reporting and financial management to directorates
- Demonstrable experience of clinical audit and practice research
Desirable
- Leading and supervising audit or practice research projects
- Experience in using the Pharmacy Computer System
- Experience of electronic prescribing
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team in a challenging environment
- Good organisational skills including ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to work under pressure
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).
