South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Pharmacy Service seeks to recruit a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist to work within our Integrated Medicines Management service. The Pharmacy Service operates a seven-day clinical service and benefits from full electronic prescribing, electronic decision support and care planning and automated dispensaries.
On Appointment you will join one of the clinical teams to develop your specialist clinical practice, deliver Integrated Medicines Management at the bedside and contribute to the ongoing training and supervision of Band 6 pharmacists. You will spend over 95% of your time on direct patient care which will include clinical experience in admission and discharge management, consultant ward rounds and supervising and training staff including trainee pharmacist mentoring. You will support the Directorate Lead Pharmacist(s) for your team in delivering and managing the IMM service in the Divisions of Medicine, Emergency Care, Surgery or Family Care including Paediatrics and Neonatal Intensive Care. In addition you will have the opportunity to develop a specialist area of practice, or contribute to an existing service, with attendance at clinics or multi-disciplinary team meetings and the utilisation of independent prescribing skills.
Main duties of the job
You will be a Registered Pharmacist with post-registration experience in clinical services, excellent team-working skills and have completed at least two cycles of revalidation with the GPhC with at least 60 academic credits of post-graduate or equivalent study. You will have a positive and flexible approach, clinically-focussed practice and the desire to develop specialist skills. Support will be given for professional development such as Independent Prescribing and advanced practice clinical skills where appropriate.
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for the delivery of an agreed standard of specialist clinical care to patients to achieve safe, effective and economic use of medicines to a defined clinical area.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Extensive post-registration experience in clinical pharmacy services.
2. MPharm or equivalent GPhC registration.
3. Successful completion of at least 60 credits of a higher education accredited post-graduate clinical pharmacy programme or equivalent.
4. Evidence of two completed cycles of CPD in-line with the requirements of the GPhC.
5. Eligible to undertake the GPhC-approved prescribing qualification.
Desirable
1. Hospital pharmacy practice.
2. Interest in specialist area of pharmacy.
3. Publication of practice research.
4. Conference presentation.
5. Experience of specialist practice delivery.
6. Member of the RPS or other representative body.
7. Have commenced study for a non-medical prescribing qualification.
Skills
Essential
1. Good communication skills (verbal and written).
2. Clinical Pharmacy skills.
3. Leadership and motivational skills.
4. Ability to deliver via a team and as an individual.
Desirable
1. Ability to turn theory into practice.
2. Good computer skills.
Experience
Essential
1. Extensive post-registration experience in clinical pharmacy practice.
2. Experience of supervising staff.
Special Circumstances
Essential
1. Must be flexible to meet Service needs.
2. Awareness that job requires a commitment to an extended hours/seven-day service.
3. Requirement for you to work at various sites across the Trust and GP Practice as appropriate to provide a service often at short notice.
Disposition
Essential
1. Ability to work in a professional manner with all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
2. Perform effectively in stressful circumstances.
3. Self-confident.
4. Drive to improve patient care.
5. Positive, flexible and co-operative approach.
Employer details
Employer name
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trust Headquarters
Sunderland Royal Hospital
Sunderland
SR4 7TP
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