King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
STEP Pharmacists assist in the delivery of our comprehensive pharmacy service and provide operational support to the department as agreed in the rotational programme.
A regional 3 year structured training programme in South East London and the Royal Brompton Hospital, fully integrated with the Postgraduate Certificate in General Pharmacy Practice at UCL or an equivalent Post Registration Foundation Pharmacist Development Programme.
Main duties of the job
A structured post-foundation workplace-based training programme in a hospital setting, fully integrated with a post-graduate pharmacy practice qualification.
We are looking for post-foundation pharmacists to join our team of STEP Pharmacists based at our PRUH site.
Successful candidates will be qualified pharmacists already registered with the GPhC. We are looking for pharmacists capable of adapting quickly to the demands of our rotational clinical commitments, 7-day working, residency on-call service and other operational duties including patient services and aseptics.
STEP pharmacists are currently enrolled onto the UCL JPB PG Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice and can rotate to other acute trusts in South East London. The programme has been successfully running for over twenty years.
Job responsibilities
* Dispensary services (where applicable)
* To follow procedures relating to good dispensing practice, and to maintain high standards and orderly methods of working.
* To be the Responsible Pharmacist.
* To comply with the formulary and dispensary policies.
* To dispense and check outpatients and inpatients scripts, including clinical trials and chemotherapy.
* To effectively clinically screen prescriptions and professionally resolve any problems or refer when appropriate.
* To effectively and efficiently counsel patients on the needs relating to their medicines.
* To deal with requests from members of staff and patients in a professional manner.
* To be aware of the overall dispensary workload, and by liaising with dispensary leads, to prioritise and effectively manage the workflow.
* To participate in dispensary audits and contribute to quality service assurance initiatives.
* To update dispensary protocols and standard operating procedures as required.
* Technical services (where applicable)
* To assist in the provision of a comprehensive preparative service to the Trust and external customers.
* To ensure that activities undertaken within the units meet current legislation such as GMP/GDP, GCP, Health and Safety, COSHH, and that all work is documented according to these procedures.
* To undertake when required preparation of all products following adequate training.
* To be aware of and follow standard operating procedures at all times.
* To be aware of and follow all quality assurance procedures and make the section manager aware of any deficiencies.
* To undertake, where relevant, clinical screening of prescriptions and to provide pharmaceutical advice on the use of medicines prepared during the rotation.
* To undertake the final check of dispensed and batch prepared products after appropriate training.
* Ward based pharmacy services
* To participate in the medicines management programme / clinical pharmacy services.
* To identify patients with complex pharmaceutical problems, propose solutions and refer these to more senior staff.
* To identify drug interactions, prioritise and take appropriate action to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines.
* To monitor patients responses to drug treatments for efficacy and toxicity.
* To identify errors on clerking including medication histories and allergies documentation.
* To complete all documentation according to Trust and departmental policies.
* To work effectively as part of a team in a multi-disciplinary and pharmacy environment.
* To undertake clinical audit and drug use evaluations in the clinical areas assigned.
* To undertake peer review and workplace-based assessments to evaluate communication and decision-making skills.
* Out of hours pharmacy services
* To participate in the residency on-call pharmacists rota.
* To provide an out of hours pharmacy service to the base hospital(s).
* To undertake dispensing duties as required and to the appropriate standard.
* To answer medicines information and other queries as required.
* To complete all documentation in line with department policy.
There is an expectation that at least one of these placements will be at a site other than the base hospital. STEP pharmacists must be able to travel to all of the base sites that participate in the STEP programme.
Person Specification
Qualification
* Masters degree MPharm (or equivalent to allow GPhC registration)
* Registered with GPhC
Experience
* Demonstrates commitment and ability to develop own knowledge, skills and quality of work in line with local and national standards.
* Reflects on own practice and makes changes as necessary.
* Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
* Experience in hospital pharmacy
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.
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
£42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum, including HCA
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