Specialist Clinical Rotational Pharmacist
Are you a Primary Care or Community based Pharmacist looking to change sector, or a band 6 Hospital Pharmacist looking to develop your career?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacist from any sector to progress their career here at Frimley Park.
Our Band 7 rotations are designed to prepare you for your next step in your career.
As part of the rotation you will be supported by our expert Pharmacy education team to develop your clinical skills and knowledge, with opportunities to rotate through a variety of specialities, including: Paediatrics, Medicine & Surgery, or Critical Care.
You will have completed either the CPPE Primary Care Pathway or the Clinical Diploma.
Main duties of the job
* To partake in the Band 7 Rotations through different clinical specialties- including Paediatrics, Haematology/Oncology, Medicine & Surgery, and Critical Care.
* To provide and develop the clinical pharmacy service to patients within the specialist area.
* To act as a role model in the field of clinical pharmacy practice and provide a consistently high standard of clinical service in line with the pharmacy objectives.
* To supervise and train junior and trainee pharmacists.
Job responsibilities
* To work closely with the Lead Pharmacists, clinicians, nursing staff and other senior managers to develop pharmaceutical services to patients within the relevant directorates.
* Provide a clinical pharmacy service to specialised areas and a clinical pharmacy service to cover other areas when ward cover is needed. The service includes:
o medicines reconciliation and optimisation
o review for need of drug therapies, selection of appropriate drug therapies / doses / modification of existing therapies
o counselling patients
o discharge planning
o assessing pharmaceutical care needs
o initiating and carrying out care plans
o advice to doctors / other health care staff
o attending ward rounds as per departmental requirements which may involve flexibility of start / finish time
* To work with clinicians and nurses to develop, implement and monitor the use of protocols within the specialist area to ensure the safe use and supply of medicines.
* This includes the development of protocols and advice to nursing staff concerning the safe and appropriate use and storage of medication.
* To take an active role in committees relating to specialist area e.g. clinical governance committee
* To evaluate, plan and implement service developments to improve the quality of the pharmacy service to the specialist area.
* To ensure that drugs utilised within FHFT reflect the recommendations, the policies and formulary of Frimley Health and those of tertiary centres. To increase economic awareness within the area through directorate financial reports and to advise on cost effective prescribing.
* To support the production of drug evaluations for the Area Prescribing Committee as requested by the Prescribing Manager. To make recommendations to the directorate concerning the introduction and use of new drugs.
* To support the Lead Pharmacist in the recruitment and management of pharmacists or ward technicians under the post holder, including appraisal, review and development.
* To participate in pharmacy practice research and clinical audit activities.
* To provide professional support to the pharmacy homecare team
* To be an active independent pharmacy prescriber, in line with Trust guidelines and current legislation.
Person Specification
* Interpersonal skills
* Extensive hospital experience
Qualifications
* Pharmacy degree (Master level 4 years)
* Registered with GPhC
* Working towards Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy Practice or equivalent (to finish within 12 months) OR completion of CPPE Primary care pharmacy education pathway
* Intention to become an Independent Prescriber.
* Independent pharmacist Prescriber
* Completion of Diploma in Clinical Practice
Experience
* Provision of patient-facing clinical service, either in Hospital or Primary sectors. Post-registration provision of clinical pharmacy service to a broad range of clinical specialities
* Evidence of up to date CPD in clinical pharmacy
* Experience of providing a medicines information service
* Practical experience of audit
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.
Principal Pharmacist for Chronic Medicine
£48,270 to £54,931 a year Per Annum Pro Rata inc HCAS
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