Main area: Pharmacy
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (To include additional weekend and bank holiday working)
Job ref: 224-PA20240501579-A
Employer: The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Pharmacy Department
Town: Gobowen, Oswestry, Shropshire
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/10/2024 23:59
Senior Pharmacist - Homecare Medicines and High Cost Drugs Lead
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Here at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Trust, we are very proud of our reputation for providing outstanding care to our patients. Our continued success is accomplished through the skills and expertise of our staff, which is underpinned by our values: Friendly, Caring, Excellence, Professional and Respect. If your values align to ours, and you would like to join us in aspiring to deliver world class patient care, we would love to hear from you.
Job overview
Further to new investment in the Pharmacy Service at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital we are looking for an experienced Pharmacist to lead the Pharmacy Homecare Service and be the Pharmacy lead for governance of high-cost drugs. The Trust has an excellent reputation for delivering Rheumatology and Metabolic Bone Services to the whole of Shropshire and neighbouring counties in England and Wales and the Pharmacy Homecare Service supports these patients in delivering cutting edge medicines to over 2,300 patients. This demand is growing as new therapies and NICE guidance become available. As the Senior Pharmacist for Pharmacy Homecare, you will work closely alongside a team of experienced technical, professional and homecare administration staff to maintain and develop a high standard of Medicines Homecare to patients with often long term and complex conditions who receive their medication at home. The role will involve direct patient communication, liaison with clinicians, clinical pharmacists and nurse specialists as well as external homecare and pharmaceutical companies. In addition you will be supported to develop your clinical skills in rheumatology/metabolic bone health by participating in regular clinics where you will be encouraged to develop your prescribing skills.
Main duties of the job
* Liaise and communicate effectively with all members of the homecare team involved in the prescribing, supply and delivery of Homecare medicines including Homecare providers.
* Input, search and retrieve data relating to the Homecare service using Trust computer systems and databases.
* Provide advice and operational support to patients, carers, homecare providers and Trust staff regarding homecare enquiries and refer to the relevant Lead Technician – Medicines Homecare or specialist pharmacists if necessary.
* Ensure that the correct orders are raised, released, delivered, and issued via the Pharmacy computer system.
* Communicate with ICS’s / LHBs regarding funding issues for Homecare patients.
* The development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
* To assist in the monitoring and audit of homecare related incidents, ensuring where appropriate they are reported on Datix.
* Undertake research and development activities as directed, collating information e.g., reports on homecare supply, delayed and incorrect invoicing.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
* Master’s degree in pharmacy or equivalent
* Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent demonstrable experience
* Registered as a pharmacist with The General Pharmaceutical Council
* Registered Independent Prescriber or prepared to undertake the qualification (full support will be provided)
* MSc in Clinical or Technical Pharmacy
* Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
* Member of UKCPA
Experience and knowledge
* Extensive post-registration experience with substantial clinical experience
* Extensive experience providing a pharmacy clinical service to patients
* Experience of multidisciplinary team working
* Experience of managing or supervising other staff
* Experience of implementing and/or reviewing policies, guidelines, PGDs or equivalent
* Evidence of on-going revalidation with the GPhC
* Highly specialised knowledge of the treatment of patients in a range of specialities
* Knowledge of how the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service must meet the needs of local and national priorities
* Knowledge of Pharmacy based computer systems
* Good range of pharmaceutical knowledge especially regarding musculoskeletal disorders
* Able to interpret complex data
* Good interpretation of current pharmacy / NHS issues
* Experience of working with Pharmacy Homecare service.
* Experience in the provision of pharmacy expertise to the clinical governance agenda
* Experience of managing the entry of new medicines into a hospital formulary
* Experience in project management
Other
* Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of healthcare professionals and patients
* Able to provide expert advice on the use of medicines to treat patients within a specialist area
* Able to manage difficult or ambiguous situations
* Able to manage time effectively and meet tight deadlines. Able to prioritise and manage workload
* Able to demonstrate an advanced level of reasoning and judgement
* Able to present complex information to a large groups of staff
* Able to train and supervise staff
* Able to undertake prescription review of complex medication regimes
* Ability to use Pharmacy computer systems, Microsoft Office including Excel
Important
Your application form must include a complete record of your employment history. Please explain any gaps in your employment/education history and reasons for these gaps. The Trust maintains the right to withdraw an employment offer or terminate employment if it is later found that an application for employment contained false, misleading or inaccurate information.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
For Information
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHSFT embraces diversity, equality and inclusion and our aim is to be diverse in age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability and ethnicity.
We are committed to ensuring disabled workers aren’t disadvantaged when applying for and doing their jobs and offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised post. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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