Main area: Pharmacy
Grade Band: 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37 hours per week (Average of 37.5 hours/week across a 7 day working rota (with a maximum weekend commitment of 1 in 4))
Job ref: 205-6873143
Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Stoke University Hospital
Town: Stoke on Trent
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing Date: 22/01/2025 23:59
Job Overview
This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist to deliver and lead pharmacy services within Dermatology. This is a new post within the Trust due to an expansion of the current Dermatology services.
The successful candidate will provide an active role in developing and monitoring treatment pathways for dermatology patients, working closely with our Consultant Dermatologists and Clinical Nurse Specialists. The post-holder will be an integral part of the dermatology multidisciplinary team. There is scope to develop a role in outpatient clinics and take an active role as a prescriber in this setting.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Provide holistic, specialist pharmaceutical care service to patients attending Dermatology clinics, including advice and counselling on biologic and high-risk therapies.
2. Ensure continuity of supply of specialist on homecare therapies.
3. Review patients as part of a pharmacist-led consultation which may include prescribing medication, ordering & interpreting blood tests and corresponding with relevant members of the dermatology MDT.
4. Maintain and develop Homecare services for Dermatology.
5. Maintain records of patients on biologic therapies and assist with monitoring, including BlueTeq to ensure compliance with NICE and commissioning guidelines.
6. Manage Medicines Safety issues related to Dermatology and ensure compliance e.g. with Pregnancy Prevention Programme for oral retinoids.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for the full details of this role. The essential qualifications are:
* Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
* Independent Prescriber with appropriate annotation on GPhC register or willing to undertake
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
* Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
* Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent qualification
* Independent Prescriber with appropriate annotation on GPhC register or willing to undertake
* Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
* MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
* Formal management and/or leadership qualification
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
* Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner including a solid grounding in a broad range of clinical specialties.
* Experience working as a clinical pharmacist in a hospital setting.
* Computer literate and able to use Windows applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams and internet.
* High standard of oral and written (including report writing) communication skills with attention to detail.
* Good understanding of current hospital pharmacy practice and future direction.
* Confidence in discussing clinical guidelines and patient management plans with senior clinicians.
* Experience providing education, training and supervision of staff.
* Clinical pharmacy experience within dermatology and enthusiasm to develop this.
* Evidence of involvement in pharmacy practice research and/or audit.
* Publication of research in a peer-reviewed journal.
* Experience line managing and/or conducting formal appraisals.
* Evidence of involvement in writing guidelines.
* Presentation of abstract on pharmacy practice research at a regional or national conference.
Important Information About Your Application
* All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
* References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
* We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
* Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
* New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.
Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
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.
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