Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - OPAT and Antimicrobials
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
The University Hospitals Derby and Burton (UHDB) Pharmacy and Pathology departments are looking to recruit an enthusiastic clinical pharmacist to work in the OPAT team to deliver pharmacy aspects of the OPAT service.
The multidisciplinary OPAT team is led by a consultant in microbiology/infectious disease and you will work closely with parenteral therapy nurses, medical and nursing staff and community nurses to deliver a safe and effective patient-centred OPAT service.
The OPAT service is well established and well regarded in the Trust, and pharmacy have a pivotal role within the team. You will work alongside the Advanced Pharmacist for antimicrobials and OPAT and alongside other specialist pharmacists as well as the technical team.
You will also be involved in the trust antimicrobial stewardship program to help reduce the rise in antimicrobial resistance.
You will support the team in developing a trust wide culture that reduces hospital acquired infection and supports prudent use of antimicrobials.
You will be an experienced GPhC registered pharmacist with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Clinical pharmacy experience is essential and ideally you will have a postgraduate clinical qualification. Experience in antimicrobial work is not essential, but you must demonstrate an interest in the area. As this is fundamentally a multidisciplinary team role, you must demonstrate organisational skills and enjoy working as part of a team.
Main duties of the job
You will work closely with clinicians and nursing colleagues to support and promote the safe and effective use of medicines within the OPAT team.
The main duties involve identification of suitable patients for OPAT and advising on appropriate choice, dose and administration of antimicrobials for outpatient use.
You will also be involved in the monitoring and follow-up of patients, liaison with referring clinical teams and maintaining accurate patient records. Furthermore, you will have opportunities to attend MDT's to provide input on the antimicrobial management of patients.
You will be expected to deputise for the advanced pharmacist for antimicrobials and OPAT, and participate in out of hours and weekend rotas.
If you are a registered pharmacist with a passion for antimicrobials and service delivery, this may be the post for you.
Although primarily based at the Royal Derby Hospital, you will also be expected to rotate between the other sites at UHDB.
Closing date of applications: 12 November 2024
Interview date: 26 November 2024
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
* Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development.
* On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
* Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education, Training & Qualification
* Masters degree in Pharmacy and completed pre-registration training.
* GPhC registration.
* Demonstrable clinical pharmacy experience.
* Post-graduate diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.
* Experience in hospital clinical pharmacy.
Communication
* Evidence of communication skills (verbal & written) with a broad spectrum of people (including other HCPs and members of the public).
* Evidence of influencing skills.
* Evidence of teamworking and leadership skills.
* Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
Planning and Organisation
* Evidence of ability to work on own and within a team.
* Evidence of ability to prioritise own workload and that of others.
Experience and Knowledge
* Evidence of wide-ranging clinical pharmacy experience and expert knowledge and ability to use research findings to develop services and patient care.
* Shows experience in evidence-based practice.
* Evidence of involvement in developing policies, procedures or patient information.
* Evidence of clinical pharmacy knowledge, skills and experience in antimicrobials and/or OPAT.
* Evidence of audit work and implementing performance indicators.
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.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.
#J-18808-Ljbffr