Job summary
BCHC is seeking an experienced, enthusiastic clinical pharmacist, ideally a prescriber, to join our Intermediate Care Pharmacy team.
You will plan and organise the provision of the pharmacy service within the intermediate care unit and provide professional advice and pharmaceutical supportThe post holder will have the opportunity to develop the medicines optimisation programme within the team in order to ensure the best quality care for our patients.
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to manage medicines on transfer of care from other providers, review patients' medication, prescribe within your scope of practice, plan for safe discharges as well as ensuring the secure and safe handling of medications in the setting.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will primarily work within the Intermediate Care units (ICU) working alongside the pharmacy technician, medical and nursing staff. The post is based at Ann Marie Howes Unit , but there may be an occasional requirement to provide cover at our other units or attend meetings elsewhere in the trust and so the ability to travel is essential.
Duties will include
- providing day to day guidance of work and support to the ICU technician
- Medicines reconciliation,
- level 3 clinical medication review
- assessment of patient's use of own drugs
- self- medication assessments and the counselling of patients for discharge
- prescribing and/or working with other prescribers to ensure safe practices and adherence to formulary
- plan for discharges
- ensuring supplies of medication to patients are maintained
- participating in audit
- training of pharmacy and other staff
- investigating or assisting in the investigation of any medication related incidents on the unit.
About us
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BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties are as outlined above . Please see job description for more details of duties and responsibilities of the post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties are as outlined above . Please see job description for more details of duties and responsibilities of the post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Higher degree/diploma in clinical pharmacy.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner.
- Experience of involvement and communication with patients and carers.
Desirable
- Experience of managing a pharmacy service, including staff management
- Experience of producing management reports including budget reports, performance reports and assurance reports.
- Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice.
- Working in care home or intermediary care settings.
Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a good understanding of therapeutic options.
- Conducting clinical medication reviews and medicines-use reviews
Desirable
- Ability to interpret health policy and strategy in order to develop local objectives and policy.
- Formulary management
- Community Pharmacy
- Demonstrate awareness of and commitment to the Clinical Governance agenda.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner and to make sound clinical judgements and decisions.
- Confident and influential. Ability to lead others and command the respect of colleagues.
- Good interpersonal networking skills. Able to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team and across organisational and professional boundaries.
- Excellent communication skills, written and oral.
Desirable
- Ability to deal with conflicting demands on time and deal with ambiguous and uncertain situations; prioritise effectively. Able to respond quickly and flexibly to changing priorities.
- Ability to identify and manage change processes.
other
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites across BCHC.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Higher degree/diploma in clinical pharmacy.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner.
- Experience of involvement and communication with patients and carers.
Desirable
- Experience of managing a pharmacy service, including staff management
- Experience of producing management reports including budget reports, performance reports and assurance reports.
- Demonstrable use of clinical audit to improve practice.
- Working in care home or intermediary care settings.
Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a good understanding of therapeutic options.
- Conducting clinical medication reviews and medicines-use reviews
Desirable
- Ability to interpret health policy and strategy in order to develop local objectives and policy.
- Formulary management
- Community Pharmacy
- Demonstrate awareness of and commitment to the Clinical Governance agenda.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner and to make sound clinical judgements and decisions.
- Confident and influential. Ability to lead others and command the respect of colleagues.
- Good interpersonal networking skills. Able to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team and across organisational and professional boundaries.
- Excellent communication skills, written and oral.
Desirable
- Ability to deal with conflicting demands on time and deal with ambiguous and uncertain situations; prioritise effectively. Able to respond quickly and flexibly to changing priorities.
- Ability to identify and manage change processes.
other
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites across BCHC.
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).
