The Specialist Clinical Pharmacist -- Medicines Optimisation will play a key role in supporting the Medicines Optimisation team in delivering medicines management and medicines optimisation across the Trust.
The post holder will assist in horizon scanning, with specific interest in the implementation of cost-effective therapies as product patents expire commercially. The post holder will:
1. Lead on coordinating, monitoring and analysing medicines related cost improvement programmes.
2. Utilise prescribing skills to expedite switch programmes.
3. Support the relevant clinical MDT and be actively involved in the service to patients being switched to cost-effective treatments within specialties across the Trust.
UHB Pharmacy is a great place to work where everyone can thrive and grow. Some of the benefits of joining our team include:
1. Working from home would be considered depending on the CIP project.
2. Possibility of flexible working hours, dependent on the project.
3. Flexibility offered on the base site of working, with scope to work cross site.
4. Excellent learning and development opportunities.
5. A variety of staff networks - LGBTQ+ Network, Multicultural network, Disability and Wellbeing Network.
To arrange an informal discussion, please contact:
* Baljit Ahitan (Advanced Pharmacist -- Medicines Optimisation) Baljit.Ahitan@uhb.nhs.uk
* Gurjit Sohal (Clinical Pharmacy Operational Service Lead - Medicines Optimisation) Gurjit.Sohal@uhb.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder's main responsibilities will include:
1. To ensure correct and safe prescribing, demonstrate expert clinical knowledge and provide a clinical pharmacy service of the highest standard.
2. Proactively facilitate switching patients' biologics to biosimilars.
3. To provide a clinic-based pharmacy service to patients, carers, relatives alongside other health care professionals involved in the treatment of patients.
4. Undertake a pharmacist-led drug education clinic.
5. To provide advice and information on issues surrounding adherence to medications prescribed in the treatment of patients.
6. To develop protocols and guidelines to support the medicines optimisation process where appropriate.
7. To help develop new methods of delivering patient focused care with the multidisciplinary team.
8. To provide risk management strategies and ensure compliance with medicines legislation and clinical governance.
Additionally, the post holder will support monitoring drug use and expenditure, ensuring this information is disseminated to the relevant clinicians, pharmacy and finance personnel. The role will also include the development and collation of the dataset (in collaboration with informatics and finance) required for submission to the Trust as evidence for compliance.
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
About us
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
1. Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can.
2. Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Masters Degree in Pharmacy plus 1 year pre-registration training plus specialist knowledge required through diploma level experience. GPhC registration.
Desirable
* Membership of the RPS
* Qualified as an independent non-medical prescribed
Experience
Essential
* Substantial experience as a band 7 pharmacist (or above) within hospital pharmacy.
* Experience in a range of clinical specialties.
* Previous participation in multi-disciplinary team.
* Experience in supervising and managing pharmacists & pharmacy technicians and performing appraisals.
* Experience of audit work.
* Excellent knowledge of general clinical pharmacy and drug use.
* Networking: being able to work within and without the Trust with credibility.
* Knowledge of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to education & training.
* In-depth knowledge of Continuing Professional Development process and of Plan & Record system.
* Experience of supervision, developing and appraising staff as well as giving feedback.
Desirable
* Experience of managing drug expenditure for a specialty and understanding of budgetary mechanism.
* Experience of tutoring pharmacists studying for postgraduate qualification.
* Previous experience of teaching other healthcare professionals.
* Experience of short listing and interviewing.
* Experience in service development.
* Experience of working at a strategic level with senior clinicians and managers and experience of working in an integrated directorate.
* Experience as a trainer.
* Experience with RX-Info.
Additional Criteria
Essential
* Good communication skills, written and verbal, with ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity and effectiveness at all levels.
* Good teaching and presentation skills (variety of methods, individual and small & large groups).
* IT and presentation skills and report writing.
* Time management skills.
* Organisational skills.
* Negotiating skills.
* Co-ordination of duties of staff.
* Can prioritise local and own workload and that of others.
* Can meet deadlines.
* Can remain composed and effective in demanding situations.
* Can reflect and critically analyse own performance.
* Can critically and objectively analyse performance of others.
* Able to identify, prioritise and solve problems.
* Identifies and manages risk.
* Numerate and literate.
* Able to work effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
* Committed to developing and extending pharmacy services.
* Able to critically evaluate evidence.
* Able to implement change.
* Professional manner.
* Well motivated and reliable.
* Able to work with all grades of staff.
* Capacity to work calmly under pressure.
* Ability to deal with frequent interruptions.
* Proven ability to work to deadlines and time management without supervision.
* Willingness to travel across all sites as required by the job role.
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
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