We have an opportunity for Specialist Clinical Pharmacists to join our pharmacy team. We pride ourselves in working at the leading edge of clinical pharmacy practice and medicines optimisation, with our teams winning national recognition for innovative, high-quality patient care. The posts will be based at either Darlington Memorial Hospital or University Hospital of North Durham; however, the successful applicant may be required to work on any of the Trust hospital sites.
Main duties of the job
We pride ourselves on the quality of the pharmaceutical care we provide for patients. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver a high standard of near-patient specialist pharmaceutical care to our patients. In addition, they will support the pharmacy team to deliver governance, education, training, and service improvement to their specialist area. They will help shape the strategic direction of pharmacy by supporting the development of innovative new services. To achieve this, we will support the successful candidate with mentoring and development opportunities including independent prescribing, RPS portfolio development, and other further education opportunities. Applicants need to be able to work autonomously, be a team player whilst motivating others. We look forward to receiving applications from forward-thinking, motivated pharmacists who share the values of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.
Applicants currently undertaking a postgraduate Clinical Diploma may be eligible for financial support to continue this with us. Pharmacists that have already completed a diploma will be supported to undertake an Independent Prescribing qualification.
Job responsibilities
1. Deputising for the Pharmacist Advanced for their area and supervising a team of clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy support workers, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and efficient clinical pharmacy and medicines management services to an agreed standard and to a designated group of patient and service users.
2. Providing medicines management, optimisation, and reconciliation services to help achieve department priorities and targets on a designated ward or group of wards, day case units, or clinics as decided by the Lead Pharmacist.
3. Helping to develop and implement local policies and guidelines on good prescribing practice.
4. Influencing local practice to ensure safe medication use, acknowledging good prescribing practice, patient safety, and risk minimisation.
5. Being a point of contact for nursing and clinical staff regarding medicine management issues.
6. Providing medicines information to healthcare professionals and conducting new drug reviews as appropriate.
7. Being involved in providing clinical pharmacy services to designated multidisciplinary team structures e.g., outpatient clinics, pre-assessment.
8. Providing high-quality patient education on medicines use in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
9. Engaging in activities relating to clinical effectiveness including drug use review, clinical audit, and contributing to ongoing service evaluation.
10. Supporting the planning and implementation of service changes and new treatments, as agreed within the pharmacy service.
11. Acting as a professional checker in the dispensary and/or chemotherapy service.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Sufficient experience to provide near-patient clinical pharmacy services.
* Able to work as an autonomous practitioner in all areas of pharmacy practice.
* Ability to build working relationships with other health care professionals.
Desirable
* Experience in delivering formal education and training sessions.
* Hospital pharmacy experience.
* Experience within the relevant subject area speciality.
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
* Good understanding of medicines reconciliation and its role in hospital pharmacy.
* Ability to apply theoretical knowledge to ward clinic-based situations.
* Supervision and training of others.
* Provision of complex information on medicines use, clinical pharmacy, and financial issues to senior Consultants and managers.
* Sound knowledge of MI resources.
* Good understanding of current pharmacy NHS issues.
Desirable
* Ability to demonstrate expertise within a field of pharmacy practice.
* Examples of clinical audit and involvement in service development.
* Examples of the development of evidence-based clinical guidelines and protocols.
Qualifications
Essential
* Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
* Completed a suitable postgraduate qualification (e.g., Clinical diploma) or demonstrated sufficient experience to meet RPS post-registration foundation competence standards.
* Evidence of CPD and education.
* Independent Prescriber or willing to work towards.
Desirable
* Post qualification training or experience in the relevant subject area, preferably to Postgraduate Masters level.
Special Requirements
Essential
* Good oral and written communication skills.
* Able to build good relationships with colleagues and positively influence the practice and behaviours of others.
* Self-motivation and ability to motivate others.
* Team player.
* Desire to develop clinical skills.
* Able to prioritise own workload.
* Reliable work record.
Desirable
* Good presentation skills.
Statutory Registration
Essential
* Registered as a Practising Pharmacist with the GPhC.
Desirable
* Membership of RPS or a relevant Clinical Pharmacy Organisation appropriate to the subject area.
Employer details
Employer name
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
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