Specialist Pharmacist, VTE Prevention and Thromboprophylaxis
An exciting opportunity for a specialist pharmacist in VTE Prevention and Thromboprophylaxis has arisen within our team at The Whittington Health NHS Trust.
We are looking for a fixed-term pharmacist to cover for one year whilst our current post-holder goes on maternity leave.
Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want a role that involves patient interaction alongside teaching, audit, service evaluation and quality improvement? The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and promoting best practice in thromboprophylaxis and VTE prevention at the Whittington Hospital. They will also be leading on audits and investigations into hospital-acquired venous thromboembolisms.
Main Duties of the Job
The successful post-holder will act as an expert clinical practitioner developing and promoting best practice in VTE prevention. They will provide advice and training via Mandatory Trust training to medical and Allied Health care Professionals. The post involves working closely with Thrombosis lead and patient safety teams but will also be independent and autonomous with its own daily workload.
1. Continued implementation of NICE guidance in reducing the risk of VTE across the Trust.
2. Monitor electronic VTE risk assessments and deliver engagement and surveillance in high admission areas optimising risk assessment for all patients.
3. For patients who develop a hospital-acquired VTE, the post-holder will work within multidisciplinary teams to complete root cause analysis investigations, reporting back to stakeholders all outcomes.
About Us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job Responsibilities
Main Duties
1. To work with clinical teams in ensuring all in-patients receive an electronic VTE risk assessment and auditing the outcomes in accordance with NICE guidance and local commissioner requirements.
2. To improve and sustain compliance with recommendations from the Government Select Committee report / VTE Expert Working Groups for DoH in relation to VTE protocols / guidance.
3. To work with data managers at Whittington to ensure that data being reported is clean and correct and therefore accurate for use in audit.
4. To audit VTE risk assessment numbers on a monthly basis and feedback to Thrombosis Committee, Medicines Safety Committee and local commissioners where required.
5. To provide information and data in a timely manner for all freedom of information (FoI) requests.
6. To be responsible for the carrying out and management of root cause analysis (RCA) on all hospital acquired thromboses and to report feedback directly to the Thrombosis Committee and Medicines Safety Committee.
7. To alert all clinicians where VTE are confirmed through hospitalisation and incorrect / sub-therapeutic treatment has taken place, offering support and advice to clinical groups in these situations.
8. To be a source of information and provide expertise in VTE risk management to acute staff in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of VTE.
9. To support the MDT in delivering organisational VTE prevention objectives and meeting national/locally agreed standards.
10. To work with the Thrombosis Committee and relevant clinical teams in creating robust care plans/guidelines for all patients admitted.
11. To develop and implement written information pertaining to risks of VTE and ensure this is available in all clinical areas for staff, patients and general public.
12. To support good communications and working relationships across the health sector divide.
Policy, Service Development and Professional Responsibilities
1. To follow both the Trust and national policy in line with VTE prevention.
2. To be motivated and enthusiastic toward the VTE prevention and thromboprophylaxis program instilling a positive attitude throughout the Trust.
3. To be a key member of the Thrombosis Committee and participate in policy developments, delivering education needs and audit change in clinical practice.
4. To be a key player in auditing of all aspects of VTE.
5. To develop and maintain links within national and regional clinical networks to enhance and optimise the delivery of VTE thromboprophylaxis and VTE management.
6. To work to implement changes VTE policies in line with agreed Trust and national policies for thromboprophylaxis.
7. To participate in the education of medical, nursing / midwifery and pharmacy staff by organising and delivering training in relation to VTE.
8. To participate and attend specialist education forums / meetings. Disseminating all knowledge and information gained.
9. To share and promote good practice.
10. To ensure VTE services provided are in line with local and national policies, guidelines and frameworks.
Personal Development
1. All staff are required to be appraised by their line managers at least once a year at a personal development review meeting.
2. To take responsibility for undertaking induction and mandatory training in line with the trust guidelines.
3. To take responsibility in keeping up to date within specialist field of practice.
Additional Duties/Responsibilities
1. To participate in the dispensary Bank Holiday rota.
2. To participate in the dispensary lunch / late duty rota.
3. To participate in the Saturday/Sunday dispensary rota.
4. To participate in the Pharmacy On call service.
5. To carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by the Chief Pharmacist, Principal Pharmacist in Clinical Services or Head of Pharmaceutical Services.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
* Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (or an equivalent EEC body).
* Diploma / MSc in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent).
* Royal Pharmaceutical Society Faculty Membership.
Skills and Abilities
* Accurate dispensing, checking, and prescription monitoring skills, and ability to follow written procedures.
* Good written and oral communication skills. Able to communicate with patients and all grades of healthcare staff (verbally and in writing).
* Ability to work autonomously.
* Competent in the use of computers and familiar with hospital pharmacy computer systems.
* Confident & assertive when dealing with other professionals.
* Good interpersonal skills.
* Demonstrates ability to organise and prioritise workload.
* Ability to effectively monitor therapeutic regimens in order to ensure effectiveness and safety.
* Health Promotion Skills.
* Teaching Skills.
* Presentation Skills.
Knowledge and Experience
* Pharmaceutical knowledge to B.Pharm., B.Sc., or M.Pharm Degree level.
* Minimum of two years post registration.
* Previous participation in audit and / or Research.
* Aware of National Agenda and / or NICE guidance.
* Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team.
* Experience of service development.
Personal Qualities
* Reliable.
* Self-motivated.
* Able to work under pressure whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
* Demonstrates initiative, and motivation & enthusiasm for the post.
* Able to prioritise, organise, coordinate and work on own initiative or as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Commitment to continuing personal development.
* Articulate.
* Personable.
* Ability to lead and motivate others.
Other
* Ability to work in a fast-paced and quick changing environment, adapting and implementing new ways of working.
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.
£54,320 to £60,981 a year pro rata per annum inclusive of HCAs.
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