Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Applications are invited for Advanced Clinical Pharmacist- Department of Medicine for Older People (DMOP) Band 8A at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
Applicants will assist the Head of Pharmacy and all other pharmacy staff in providing and developing an efficient and comprehensive pharmaceutical service for the patients of MWL Teaching Hospitals.
Please note, interviews may include assessment tasks.
Interview date: 15th October 2024
Main duties of the job
* To be a lead pharmacist in the provision of DMOP services within the medical directorate
* To lead and deliver high quality clinical pharmacy services to patients under your care at Mersey and West Lancashire (MWL) teaching Hospitals, including the development of a speciality pharmacist role in line with national and local medicines optimisation strategies at the Whiston and St. Helens sites.
* To assist the Head of Pharmacy and all other pharmacy staff in providing and developing an efficient and comprehensive pharmaceutical service for the patients of Mersey and West Lancashire (MWL) teaching Hospitals NHS Trust at the Whiston and St. Helens sites.
* Assist the Clinical Pharmacy Services Manager in providing clinical training and supervision to other departmental staff.
* To develop competencies in your designated speciality and deliver ward based clinical teaching to band 6/7 pharmacists & pre-registration pharmacists within the Trust.
* To participate in clinical audit and practice research relevant to medical specialities.
* To participate in the department rota to ensure a pharmacy service is provided efficiently over 7 days.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Vocational master's degree in pharmacy
* Post Graduate Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy
* 1 Year pre-registration training
* Membership of General Pharmaceutical Council
* Non-Medical prescribing qualification or working towards
* Demonstrate commitment to continuing professional development/education
* Membership of Royal Pharmaceutical Society(RPS) Faculty membership of the RPS
Knowledge & Experience
* Demonstrate extensive experience of providing clinical pharmacy services to multiple specialities within an acute hospital
* In depth clinical Knowledge and experience of management of patients within the department of Medicine for older people (DMOP)
* Experience of working in a busy dispensary environment
* Experience of drug reporting and financial management to directorates
* Demonstrable experience of clinical audit and practice research
* Leading and supervising audit or practice research projects
* Experience in using the Pharmacy Computer System
* Experience of electronic prescribing
Skills
* Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills
* Ability to work alone and as part of a team in a challenging environment
* Good organisational skills including ability to meet deadlines
* Ability to work under pressure
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.
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