Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
About
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust which provides hospital and community health services in North Tyneside, and hospital, community health and adult social care services in Northumberland.
Key details
Location
Site: Ponteland Medical Group
Town: Ponteland
Postcode: NE20 9SD
Major / Minor Region: Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full time - Part time may also be considered)
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
Salary
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: Band 7
Specialty
Main area: Pharmacy
Job overview
Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Primary Care (Ponteland / Haydon Bridge & Allendale)
We have a great opportunity for pharmacists wishing to develop their careers as part of our progressive team, with a national reputation for innovation and development. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has a diverse and supportive clinical pharmacy team with a proven track record of providing high quality, patient-centred care.
Advert
We are looking for an enthusiastic pharmacist to support medicines optimisation across Northumbria Primary Care's West Northumberland neighbourhood (NPC Ponteland and NPC Haydon Bridge & Allendale practices) to help meet their population needs. This clinical role will involve supporting patients with long-term conditions, medication review and patient-facing medicines support to ensure that care is personalised to ‘what matters’ to patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide specialist clinical pharmacy services within primary care. Primary care encompasses general medical practice, as well as people requiring care in their own homes or in residential care homes. To provide leadership on matters pertaining to medicines optimisation within primary care, to advise on medicines use (risk, clinical governance, research and development, formulary, expenditure) and to develop/audit relevant protocols and guidelines. To assist in the provision of expert advice on pharmaceutical matters and that pertaining to medicines management (particularly within own area of responsibility). Medicines optimisation encompasses the selection, purchasing, delivery, prescribing, supply, administration and review of medicine to optimise the contribution they make to produce informed and desired outcomes of patient care. To manage the care of specific patients, as part of the team. To ensure that there is compliance with medicines legislation particularly within own assigned area of responsibility. To undertake teaching and to supervise less experienced pharmacists, technical staff, students etc. To participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings as appropriate. To contribute to the collection of clinical key performance indicators.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration
Essential criteria
* Vocational masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
* Previous pre-registration training
* Relevant post-registration hospital experience
* Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
* IT skills to at least ECDL standard or equivalent experience
* Independent Prescriber, or commitment to achieving this on appointment
Desirable criteria
* Membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society or organizations to assist personal and professional development
* Achieved or working towards a postgraduate clinical qualification
Other requirements
Essential criteria
* It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
* Knowledge and experience of the operation of NHS Organisations
* Experience of supervising staff
* Must have highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience.
Desirable criteria
* Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
* Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
* Published pharmaceutical research
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Steven Barrett
Job title: Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Integrated Care
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0191 293 2729
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