Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to join our brilliant and well-established Clinical Homecare Pharmacy team as the Senior High cost drug and Homecare Pharmacist.
We are looking for a motivated Pharmacist with experience in one or more areas to help shape the future of the homecare and clinical pharmacy service here at East Lancashire Hospital.
You will be responsible for:
- the team of pharmacists working within the Clinical Homecare team
- acting as role model in the field of clinical pharmacy, becoming a subject matter expert, with support from experts, across clinical specialities based on interest and departmental need
- supporting the development of rational prescribing protocols and treatment pathways to facilitate high cost drug treatment access
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Main duties of the job
The post holder will
- Be a member of the homecare team, which provides a high-quality service to the Trust. Along with all pharmacy staff, the aim is to promote the safe, effective and economical use of medicines in patients being cared for by the Trust
- Manage the development of homecare pharmacy services throughout the Trust, developing and delivering the homecare strategy ensuring robust clinical governance systems in place
- Act as the professional pharmacy lead for implementing the use of biosimilar medicines, making the best use of NHS resources and ensuring that high standards of governance are maintained
- Proactively lead on the delivery of strategies to support the financial processes relating to treatments such as biologic, biosimilar and other high cost drugs in line with local and national objectives ensuring that savings on high cost drugs are generated and optimised
- Work closely with other senior staff in the department to ensure the delivery of an integrated pharmacy service
- Assist the Clinical Services Lead Pharmacist in the provision of clinical training and supervision of pharmacy staff
- Participate in relevant local, regional and national sector wide forums for clinical pharmacy
- Audit, monitor and develop medicines management in line with Pharmacy Directorate strategy and objectives
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About us
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust aims to deliver safe, personal and effective care to patients. We employ dedicated pharmacy staff, some of which have won awards for their work and are internationally renowned.
Whilst being spread across sites and having a large number of staff we are very welcoming to all and have many assistants, technicians and pharmacists who have worked and progressed with us for very many years.
We have strong links with our local universities with three teacher practitioners who support junior pharmacists and provide teaching to medical and pharmacy undergraduates.
We have highly specialist pharmacists working within other clinical areas e.g Oncology, MI and those who deliver clinics for Cardiology, Dermatology and Paediatrics. We are keen to support the professional development of our staff and look to the future of Consultant Pharmacist roles at the Trust.
It is a challenging time for all in the NHS, but at East Lancashire Teaching Hospitals you be given support, mentorship, autonomy and the Pharmacy Management Team will work hard to ensure that you reach and maintain your potential whilst having a rewarding and fulfilled career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached documents for full detailed job description.
You will need to be a motivated individual with excellent communication skills and the ability to work under pressure, in order to provide excellent patient care and deliver the Trusts Medicines Optimisation strategy.
Additional contact information
If you would like any further information, or would like to arrange a visit, please contact:
- Michelle Randall (Assistant Director of Pharmacy)
[email protected] 01254 734167
- Emma Watson (Divisional Lead Pharmacist Surgery and Anaesthetics Service) [email protected] 01254 734545
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MPharm Degree (4 years) or equivalent Member GPhC
- Member of GPhC
- Post Graduate clinical diploma
Desirable
- postgraduate leadership or management qualification
- Independent prescribing qualification
Special knowledge
Essential
- Ability to lead and take responsibility in difficult situations
- Demonstrates professional autonomy, involving highly complex facts which require analysis and interpretation
- Demonstrates awareness and commitment to the Trust
- knowledge of external agencies concerned with patient safety
- understanding clinical governance and risk management guidance
Experience
Essential
- Advance practice in one or more area
- Experience of managing change
- Experience of developing and implementing SOPs
- Experience in the production of evidence based prescribing guidelines
- Advanced clinical pharmacy experience and practice
- Supervisory management of a team and experience delivering training and assessing staff
- Ability to deal with complex clinical issues and manage unpredictable workload
Desirable
- Previous experience of managing high cost drugs and homecare medicines service
Judgement
Essential
- Advanced level of clinical reasoning
- knows when to consult and reflects on own practice and learns from experience
communication and personal qualitities
Essential
- Able to communicate highly complex information to patients and staff
- Has vision, imagination and can see beyond barriers
- high level of concentration and ability to prioritise demands and work flexibility
- Able to assess and provide objective feedback to staff in clinical and non clinical activities
- Can do approach, seen as a role model, mature in approach
- can balance strong leadership and ability to work in a team
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 .
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 .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Royal Blackburn Hospital
Haslingden Road
Blackburn
BB2 3HH