Highly Specialist Pharmacist: Cardiovascular (Cardiology)

Highly Specialist Pharmacist: Cardiovascular (Cardiology)
Employer
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Location
London
Salary
£58,698 to £65,095 a year p.a inclusive of HCA
Closing date
22 May 2024
To support leading, delivering, developing and evaluating clinical pharmacy services to patients in cardiovascular in accordance with the objectives set between the Specialty Clinical Lead, Directorate General Manager and Principal Pharmacist Cardiovascular. To be a role model in the field of cardiovascular and provide a consistently high pharmaceutical service for patients in line with GSTT corporate objectives.Main duties of the jobAs a key member of the team, you will support the delivery of clinical services to patients with cardiovascular disease. See JD and PS for further details.About usThe cardiovascular services at our foundation trust are one of the largest and most comprehensive in the UK. We are looking for an experienced and committed clinical pharmacist to deliver clinical pharmacy services to our directorates. Essentially you should be able to demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options for patients with cardiovascular diseases. See JD and PS for further details.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesYou will work in a structured environment providing support to the wider team to meet key directorates targets. This will include delivering a clinical pharmacy service to a range of patients with cardiovascular conditions, supporting and training junior pharmacists, whilst also maintaining and developing the services further both within the primary and secondary care. This post may require cross site working across our partner organisations.Candidates should have demonstrable competencies in hospital clinical pharmacy practice, excellent communication skills and commitment to pharmaceutical care. Furthermore candidates should be highly organised and have experience in delivering specialist pharmacist led clinics and clinical commissioning of high cost medicines. See JD and PS for further details.Person SpecificationKnowledge/QualificationsEssentialMPharm degreeHigher degree / Postgraduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice, or equivalent experienceSuccessfully completed an approved course for non-medical prescriberRegistration with GPhCRegistered with the appropriate healthcare regulator as an non-medical prescriberDesirableRPS Faculty MembershipSkillsEssentialDemonstrable ability to ensure safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs in acute and/or specialist medicineDeliver pharmaceutical services to acute and/or specialist medicine patientsDeliver pharmaceutical services to cardiovascular patientsIdentify and promote best practiceEnsure delivery of the clinical governance agenda in relation to drug useMotivate and inspire othersProactively develop clinical pharmacy services in line with local and national objectivesDesirableClinical experience in intensive care or another level 3 environmentClinical experience in the community settingDemonstrate innovationExtend the boundaries of the professionEnsure that issues related to pharmaceutical care are appropriately represented at directorate or equivalent levelExperienceEssentialTo have managed an area of clinical pharmacy servicesIdentify and prioritise clinical pharmacy servicesEnsure national and local agendas are deliveredEstablish processes for the setting of standards of careIdentify and manage changes that need to occur to achieve theseIdentify and manage the risks involvedDelegate authority appropriately to junior staffTo provide evaluated pharmaceutical and financial information including high cost medicines funded via individual funding requestsTo identify changes in prescribing practices that may impact on the drugs budgetDesirableTo have a recognised management qualification or equivalent experienceHave managed clinical pharmacy services in cardiovascularReconcile national priorities with local realitiesWork across traditional boundariesEvaluate performance of junior staff against identified criteria using Trust IPR toolsTo promote Improvements in Working LivesTo identify new prescribing practices that may impact budget (horizon scanning)To demonstrate professional accountability to service users, stakeholders and the professionExperienceEssentialTo demonstrate a critical approach to the development and evaluation of clinical pharmacy servicesDemonstrate a critical approach towards pharmacy practiceIntegrate research evidence into practice.Identify gaps in the evidence baseDevelop, implement, monitor and evaluate protocols and guidelinesActively seek to improve the ward and clinical services providedDesirableTo have a recognised post graduate qualification with a research component, or equivalent published evidenceDemonstrates critical approach to development and evaluation of clinical pharmacy servicesUndertake own researchGuide and support others undertaking researchCo-ordinate the undergraduate and preregistration student clinical activitySkillsEssentialTo demonstrate the ability to educate, train and evaluate pharmacy staff and other health care professionalsIdentify training needs of staff in order to undertake the roles requiredProvide education and training to pharmacy and other staffEvaluate the training providedParticipate in the clinical training of the ward pharmacistsIdentify own training needsActively seek novel opportunities to meet training needsMaintain a portfolio of practiceDesirableTo have a recognised post graduate qualification with a teaching component, or equivalent evidence of teaching experienceTo demonstrate the ability to educate, train and evaluate pharmacy staff and other health care professionals in a clinical specialtyDevelop strategies to meet the training needs of staffPrevious experience of delivering teaching or training to undergraduatesEmployer detailsEmployer nameGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustAddressGuy's and St Thomas' HospitalSt Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge RoadLondonSE1 7EHAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.196-LIS8470 Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
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