A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
JOB TITLE:Specialist/Advanced Specialist Pharmacist
BAND:7 to 8A
BASE:Your primary base will be Leicester Royal Infirmary; however travel
between UHL’s hospital sites will be required
HOURS:Up to 37.5 hours per week
REPORTS TO:Lead Antimicrobial Pharmacist
ACCOUNTABLE TO:Chief Pharmacist
An opportunity has arisen for motivated pharmacist to join our Antimicrobial Pharmacy Team. This post is offered as an advanced specialist pharmacist post but is also appropriate for candidates with less experience as a specialist to advanced specialist development/ progression post.
If appointed as a specialist pharmacist the post holders will be expected to develop a portfolio of evidence to support their progression in this post.
Applications are welcome from pharmacists with relevant hospital experience - experience in antimicrobial pharmacy is not essential.
Successful candidates will be joining a team of pharmacists providing and developing the antimicrobial stewardship programme at our Trust. The post holder will be involved with many aspects of our antimicrobial stewardship programme including guideline development, clinical audit, provision of web-based resources and training/education. They will apply their clinical skills in reviewing patients and will have an opportunity to attend multidisciplinary team meetings.
As a clinical role model and antimicrobial champion, you will need to consistently demonstrate the ability to provide safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of antimicrobials in your clinical role.
Developing your prescribing practice in antimicrobials is encouraged; if you are not already a prescriber support will be offered to develop this skill in the future.
We offer the equivalent of 1 day per month protected development time for pharmacy staff (pro rata for part time staff).
The role is predominantly based at the Leicester Royal Infirmary; travel to other sites is to be expected, as is participation in core pharmacy services (weekends, bank holidays and on-call).
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
• To support the development of optimum pharmaceutical care to patients within the Trust and wider Health Community as partly of a multidisciplinary team within the area of speciality.
• To lead, develop and deliver training for pre-registration and qualified pharmacists and medicines management technicians within the area of speciality.
• To line manage other pharmacy staff as required.
• To lead the education and training to all other health-care staff in accordance with national and local recommendations.
• To deliver a highly specialised level of clinical input using advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in area of Specialty, also demonstrating high level of knowledge in other areas so as to take relevant co-morbidities into account when making treatment decisions commensurate with the grade, including attendance on ward rounds.
• To demonstrate professional autonomy, involving highly complex facts or situations, which require analysis and interpretation of data, leading to the implementation of a treatment and management strategy.
• To initiate, organise and manage initiatives to promote prudent and cost effective prescribing within the speciality.
• To report on financial expenditure within Speciality, suggesting areas in which cost savings may be made and evaluating changes in expenditure resulting from policy changes.
• To provide guidance and input into CMG prescribing action plans and monitor progress where relevant to the speciality, adjusting the plans as necessary.
• To provide expert advice and support the submission of new medicine requests to the UHL Therapeutic Advisory Service (TAS), as necessary and to advise and support initiatives relating to Specialty for the Leicestershire Medicines Strategy Group.
• To provide specialist advice to patients, medical and other clinical staff on any drug element of specialist guidelines and to multidisciplinary care teams, to optimise quality of patient care.
• To develop shared guidelines / care agreements for medicines within the area of speciality to reduce risks associated with transition between secondary and primary care.
• To provide highly specialised medication related advice. This will include individualised advice on medication dosing, drug choice, administration, drug level monitoring and dose adjustment, the use of unlicensed medicines, the use of medicines outside the terms
of their product licence and advice on the safety and storage of medications.
• To support medicines optimisation within the area of Speciality, to include review of medicines-related errors and formulation of strategies to reduce these errors throughout the Trust, developing strategies to promote safe medicines use and supporting patient education.
• To work with the wider Health Community and multidisciplinary team to develop and improve medicines-related aspects of patient care pathways to reduce admission and readmission to hospital in area of speciality.
• Collate data and produce reports on drug use within the specialty and prescribing audits as required by the service.
• Assist in the production of Patient Group Directions (PGDs), with appropriate medical/nursing staff. Ensure PGDs are regularly reviewed, and provide PGD training for CMGs as required.
• Actively pursue audit, research and development within the area of speciality and the Pharmacy Department. Publicise the results of such work through presentations and publications.
• Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.
• Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments.
• Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions.
• To undertake other such duties as required commensurate with the post including dispensary duties, evening and weekend working and on call-when required.
This advert closes on Friday 10 Jan 2025