Main area: Pharmacy
Grade Band: 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working rota with compensatory off-duty days, late rota reimbursed as overtime)
Job ref: 387-DT-5268-LH
Site: Bristol Royal Infirmary
Town: Bristol
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/01/2025 23:59
As an organisation, we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
Do you have an enthusiasm to work within emergency care? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to be our lead pharmacist within the Emergency Department at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. The post-holder will lead the service provided to the emergency department, working alongside the other lead pharmacists in the acute care team. We offer a supportive and developmental environment to work in, giving you the opportunity to grow and develop and meet your potential.
Our acute and admissions team consists of:
* Specialist Emergency Department Pharmacist (Band 8a)
* Lead Medical Admissions Pharmacist (8a)
* Acute Medicine and Practice Educator Pharmacist (8a)
* Care of the Elderly Specialist Pharmacist (8a)
* Band 7, Band 6 and Band 5 staff working in the team
Main duties of the job
Your day-to-day duties will include (but not be limited to):
* To be responsible for providing pharmaceutical care and medicines optimisation to individual patients in the Emergency Department (ED).
* To ensure delivery of the clinical governance agenda in relation to medication use in the Emergency Department.
* To independently prescribe for all patients where clinically appropriate within professional competency; predominantly at admission but also to facilitate discharges directly from the ED; maintaining prescribing competencies and prescribing within the Trust’s Non-Medical Prescribing Policy.
* This post-holder will be expected to cover 7 ½ hours a day Monday to Friday. The exact daily hours worked will be determined according to service need but are likely to be between 8am and 6pm.
* As a member of the Pharmacy team, you will also work in our BRI dispensary (as overtime), on a rota basis, during Mon-Fri 5-6pm.
* Our Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holiday shifts are part of normal contracted hours with commensurate 'off-duty days', on a rota basis of roughly one weekend day every 6 weeks.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.
UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall, and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston, and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* Master’s degree (or equivalent) in pharmacy.
* Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
* Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
* Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in Clinical Pharmacy.
* Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
* Qualification in Independent Prescribing - to be undertaken on appointment if not already a registered non-medical prescriber.
* Qualification in advanced clinical practice.
Knowledge and Experience
* A thorough knowledge of UK hospital pharmacy practice, safe management at transfers of care and medication commissioning.
* Medicines reconciliation in an acute care setting.
* Experience of one-to-one and small group teaching.
* Previous experience of audit & quality improvement.
* Experience and ability to initiate, lead, manage and supervise a range of projects.
* Experience of managing and motivating staff, appraising and giving feedback.
* Knowledge of basic medicines information and critical appraisal techniques to apply medical/pharmacotherapeutic evidence to patient care.
* Knowledge of the legal framework for the dispensing, prescribing, and administration of medicines.
* Knowledge of budgetary management and financial control.
* Understanding of medicine and nursing practice, record keeping, and terminology.
Skills and Abilities
* Ability to holistically & critically analyse prescriptions and treatment plans for clinical appropriateness, clinical risk, cost-effectiveness, adherence to local & national guidance, and legality.
* Ability to use professional judgement to challenge inappropriate prescribing and otherwise influence prescribing decisions to enable optimal therapy.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills.
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* Holistic problem identification and solving.
* Good time management, able to prioritise appropriately and effectively.
* Able to mentor, manage, and support others.
* Computer literate with experience of working with Microsoft Office suite.
* Able to act as a role model.
* Influencing and negotiation skills.
* Able to manage a project at team and/or service level.
* Advanced clinical assessment skills.
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
IMPORTANT:
Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
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.
Name: Clare Hughes
Job title: Lead Pharmacist for Division of Medicine
Email address: clare.hughes@uhbw.nhs.uk
Additional information:
Name: Kevin Gibbs
Job title: Associate Director of Pharmacy (Bristol Royal Infirmary)
Email: kevin.gibbs@uhbw.nhs.uk
Phone: 0117 342 7997
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