Advanced Specialist Pharmacist - ESM

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full timePart time37.5 hours per week (Evenings, Weekends and Oncall as per department rotas)
Job ref
358-6177212-CSI
Employer
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Leicester General Hospital / Leicester Royal Infirmary
Town
Leicester
Salary
£50,952 - £57,349 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
17/06/2024 23:59
Advanced Specialist Pharmacist - ESMNHS AfC: Band 8aWe are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work / life balanceJob overviewAre you looking for a new challenge that will develop your leadership and management skills while providing clinical expertise across a range of areas?We are seeking experienced and enthusiastic pharmacists to join our Emergency and Specialist Medicine (ESM) Pharmacy team at University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust. As one of our Advanced Specialist Pharmacists you will work alongside the MDT to support and develop our services within a speciality and collaboratively across the Emergency and Specialist Medicine service. Our service is well established and forward thinking. You will help us in our aim to improve the experience and care of our patients on specialist wards, non-specialist wards, day case and out-patients.Working alongside our current Advanced Specialist Pharmacists in Geriatrics and Frailty Emergency Service (FES) you will be involved in overseeing pharmacists and technicians who rotate through the speciality whilst working with the wider service on other exciting initiatives. There will be great opportunities to work with the consultant geriatricians on initiatives such as de-prescribing and falls prevention in order to improve outcomes for frail, older patients. You will also have the opportunity to participate in our FES in-reach service within our ED. With a strong emphasis on teaching, you will be involved in carrying out innovative geriatric-related training for pharmacists as well as the wider multi-disciplinary team.At the Leicester General Hospital (LGH) site, with a particular focus on the Medical Day Case Unit (MDCU) process redesign and quality improvement. As the site lead for the LGH Pharmacy team, you will be a key member of the wider Pharmacy team and will co-ordinate the pharmacy team at LGH across specialities. ESM Wards at the LGH currently include general and geriatric medicine, Brain Injuries Unit and Rehab. Our MDCU provides services to neurology, gastroenterology, rheumatology and immunology amongst others.You will need to be well-organised, pro-active, highly-motived and adaptable. Working closely with CMG Lead Pharmacists across multiple services you will provide leadership, training and development of pharmacy staff, trainees and students across ESM.We have an ever growing number of Independent Prescribers and there is a strong desire to increase these numbers further so that responsibility for prescribing becomes further integral to our pharmacist's roles.Joining our team at University Hospitals of Leicester will give you the opportunity to utilise your skills and knowledge whilst improving our services to patients.Main duties of the jobWe are seeking an experienced, highly motivated and forward thinking person for this varied role. You role will involve:Acting as the Site Lead Pharmacist for LGHProviding specialist pharmacy and medicines optimisation to ESM wards, particularly at LGH site.Lead on ensuring patients receive the most appropriate and cost-effective treatments at our Medical Day Case Unit.Developing, implementing and monitoring guidelines and polices relevant to the serviceMentoring and managing Pharmacy staffTeaching and training within the DepartmentIdentifying and promoting best practiceProviding support, management and development to other team membersThe post is focused on ESM services at the LGH, but cross site working across the 3 sites of UHL will be required.The post holder will be expected to contribute to departmental evening, out of hours and weekend duties as per current rotas.Working for our organisationOur new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (##########0).We have four primary goals:high-quality care for all,being a great place to work,partnerships for impact, andresearch and education excellenceAnd we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:we are compassionate,we are proud,we are inclusive, andwe are one teamThis is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesMaintain and develop an expert clinical practice in area of Specialty.To lead and develop the specialist clinical pharmacy service to the specialist area in line with local and national standards and policies, ensuring the safe, clinical and cost effective use of medicines within UHL and the wider Health Community.To deliver highly specialised pharmaceutical care to patients and to support other healthcare staff in meeting risk management, financial management and clinical governance responsibilities around the use of medicines.To evaluate errors made with high risk medicines used by Specialty, to communicate these errors with relevant teams and to help reduce future occurrence of such errors throughout the Trust and wider Healthcare Community.To undertake clinical supervision and mentoring of junior pharmacists, medicines management technicians and trainee pharmacists.To be a source of expert specialist advice for other pharmacists, patients and all other healthcare professionals within the speciality, including participation in multidisciplinary and governance meetings.To lead and develop clinical pharmacy audit and practice research within the specialist area, to act as a role model and national pharmacist expert in the Specialty area, networking with peers in other organisation.The post holder will be expected to contribute to departmental evening, out of hours and weekend duties as per current rotas.Person specificationQualificationsGPhC register pharmacist with relevant experience as per JDDiploma or demonstrated equivalent clinical knowledge and experienceSkillsAbility to influence and negotiate with relevant senior clinicians and managersAbility to demonstrate achievement of set goalsExperienceSignificant recent post-registration experience in hospital pharmacyMedical / nursing / pharmacy staff teaching or trainingExperience of leading and working in multidisciplinary teams at a senior level Additional Information Please submit yourapplicationform without delay toavoiddisappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs. Disclosure and Barring Service CheckPlease note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment.The current price of a check is £38 for an enhanced and £18 for a standard check.Due to the current Covid pandemic we have introduced a staff risk assessment into our pre-employment process. This now forms part of the mandatory pre-employment checks that will be carried out if you receive a conditional offer.The risk assessment is intended to ensure you are able to safely perform your duties in any of our work areas, and if you have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. Our main aim is to reduce risk and to ensure the safety of all new starters to the Trust as well as current staff, patients and visitors.If it is identified that you are within a vulnerable category, we will endeavorto make reasonable adjustments to accommodate this through discussions with both Occupational Health and your recruiting manager.Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve. We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meets the needs of our diverse communities.Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration.The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Ac#####74 (Exceptions) Ord#####975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Or#####2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Name
David Kearney
Job title
CMG Lead Pharmacist - Specialist Medicine
Email address
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Telephone number
07950 882 812
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