Lead Pharmacist - Developmental Paediatrics

Job description

Job responsibilities

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To provide a specialized paediatric clinical pharmacy service to patientsin accordance with professional, departmental & Trust policies. This will include:-

• Taking drug histories on admission
• Reviewing medication to ensure safe & effective use
• Formulating individual pharmaceutical care plans & reviewing & updating these plans based on response, results of investigations and adverse effects.
• Providing advice on therapeutic drug level monitoring of specific drugs and interpreting drug levels based on clinical condition and response
• Educating patients & carers on aspects of drug therapy
• Participating & providing advice at multidisciplinary team meetings Facilitating implementation of local & national drug therapy guidelines
• Providing advice on drug interactions, adverse drug reactions, drug administration and formulation
• Documenting clinical information in patient notes when appropriate
• Providing clinical advice on multidisciplinary ward rounds or team meetings
• Identifying & reporting adverse reactions to the prescriber and where necessary via the Yellow Card Scheme
• To provide advice on drug administration and formulation

1. To provide expert paediatric pharmaceutical information and advice to medical, nursing and other staff within the Trust. This may be in areas where there is little information and experienced clinical judgement needs to be exercised.
2. To work in accordance with the Code of Ethics, Medicines Act and local policies & procedures, applying specialist professional judgement where required.
3. To be responsible for the development of relevant drug related policies or guidelines.
4. To provide expert advice when submitting new drug requests to the Medicines Mangement and Optimisation Committee (MMOC) or Clinical Development and Evaluation Committee (CDEG).
5. To review prescribing trends and give advise on the cost effective use of drugs within the Community Division
6. Provide support around commissioning processes and implementation of Blueteq for relevant Developmental Paediatrics medicines

DEVELOPMENTAL PAEDIATRICS

1. To provide regular outpatient Developmental Paediatrics clinic sessions under the supervision of consultants. This will involve

1. Follow-up and ongoing care of Developmental Paediatrics patients, Independent prescribing and referral to other colleagues/departments
2. Undertaking clinical assessment in relation to medicines prescribed (eg height, weight, blood pressure)
3. Travel to multiple sites

1. Review patients referred from Developmental Paediatrics team. This may include:

1. Telephone consultation resulting in recommendation for changes in treatment; reassurance; attendance at ED; urgent clinic review; referral, further tests etc
2. Independent prescribing
3. Liaison via telephone or email with patients, parents or carers; school nurses; teachers; GPs; practice nurses or practice pharmacists

1. To coordinate shared care programmes for relevant medicines within Developmental Paediatrics

R & D RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To participate in relevant research projects and clinical trials.
2. To undertake clinical audit or practice research projects
3. To supervise undergraduate, pre-registration or diploma student projects if required

EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT

1. To perform regular ward based training and assessment of clinical pharmacists using local or nationally recognized competency frameworks
2. To provide training in safe and effective use of medicines for nursing and medical staff within the Community Division
3. To tutor junior pharmacists undertaking a post-graduate diploma or pre-registration students.
4. To participate in Continuing Professional Development as per national guidance from the General Pharmaceutical Council.
5. To provide education for parents and patients on safe use of medicines when required.

To provide support and guidance to pharmacy technicians and assistants

COMMUNICATION

1. To contribute specialized clinical advice at multidisciplinary team meetings or consultant ward rounds
2. To communicate complex drug related information to patients and carers on the safe and effective use of their medicines.
3. To ensure effective liaison with GPs and community pharmacists to promote seamless patient discharge in relation to their pharmaceutical care needs.
4. To attend and contribute to relevant meetings within the Community Division
5. To develop effective communication about medicine related issues with the Divisional Management team within the Community Division

CLINICAL GOVERNANCE

1. To work in accordance with procedures to ensure that medicine supply is safe, efficient and in accordance with current legislation and local guidelines.
2. To ensure that any medicine related risks are identified and propose methods of minimizing error within the Community Division

GENERAL

1. To participate in the on call rota if required. This will include provision of paediatric medicines advice to all areas of the Trust if required and dispensing of medicines. It could also include providing clinical advice to other hospitals if required and responding to drug alerts.
2. To participate in flexible working hours between the hours of 8am & 6pm.
3. To provide clinical pharmacy services to critical care or the dispensary at weekends

Person Specification

Education and training

Essential

• MPharm
• GPhC Registration
• NMP qualification
• RPS membership

Desirable

• ACP qualification

Experience

Essential

• 5 years post graduate clinical experience

Skills

Essential

• Ability to communicate complex written and verbal information
• Demonstrated ability to asses risk
• Ability to negotiate positive outcomes
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise and manage own work and that of others
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Financial awareness of drug charges
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Ability to work flexible hours
• Full driving license

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Liverpool

L122AP

Employer's website

https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)