Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Clinical Pharmacist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Secondment: 12 months
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 318-24-D&S-T1664
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cheltenham General Hospital
- Town
- Cheltenham
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Pharmacist Specialising in Biologics - MDU Band 7
Band 7
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
Clinical Pharmacist Specialising in Biologics - MDU Band 7 (22.5 hours a week)
We are looking for an enthusiastic patient-orientated clinical pharmacist to join our supportive clinical pharmacy team at Gloucestershire Hospitals. The Clinical Pharmacist specialising in Biologics will act as a designated link pharmacist specialising in Biologics based on the medical day unit (MDU) at Cheltenham General Hospital.
There is opportunity to undertake the non-medical prescribing qualification with the opportunity to regularly utilise prescribing within the MDU.
Pharmacists will provide operational and clinical support to the pharmacy department. You will participate in weekend and on-call pharmacy services (at either Gloucestershire Royal or Cheltenham General site depending on service need).
Main duties of the job
- Provide clinical pharmacy service to the medical day Unit (MDU) promoting safe, rational, effective and economic use of medicines
- Manage prescriptions for MDU mainly from the rheumatology, gastroenterology, dermatology, renal and other specialist teams.
- Support specialist teams with safe and cost-effective prescribing and supply of biologics and other medications routinely administered on the MDU
- Develop the specialist pharmacy service delivered to the Medical Day Unit (MDU).
- Provide expert pharmaceutical advice to the MDU and provide clinical pharmacy cover to other areas as required
- Develop and foster good relations with clinical staff on the MDU and the specialties
- Ensure prescriptions are validated and medications are received by the MDU in a timely manner and support the dispensary staff to undertake this.
- Ensure there are robust measures in place for the safe storage, preparation and administration of biologics medicines and processes to monitor these are in place
- To act as a deputy to the biologics pharmacists and monitor the biologics inbox and respond to queries from the specialist teams
- Participation in the weekend pharmacy service rota as we move towards 7-day working.
- Undertake teaching and clinical supervision of pharmacists, foundation pharmacists, Medicines Optimisation Technicians and undergraduate pharmacy students.
- Undertake audits and service improvement projects within clinical pharmacy and the MDU.
Working for our organisation
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir. Both hospitals are located in the city centres with access to shops and cafes.
The pharmacy department has approximately 240 staff. The 2 sites provide dispensary services to inpatients & outpatients, medicines information, procurement services and full clinical service to wards; the onsite aseptic and manufacturing services are centralised at CGH.
Pharmacy is at the forefront of many exciting projects including an award-winning service provided by pharmacist prescribers in orthopaedic pre-admission clinic.
Within the department are specialist clinical teams; the Specialist Mental Health Pharmacy facilitates delivery of Specialist services for Mental Health & Learning Disabilities. The cancer services team provide a pharmacy service at both sites for oncology & haematology and satellite pharmacy.
We are a friendly, inclusive department who nurture and develop our staff at all grades, from a mentoring programme for band 6 pharmacists to the development of pharmacist prescribers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for the detailed responsibilities pertaining to this position.
To discuss the role further, or to arrange an informal visit, please contact the Biologics Pharmacist Leads:
Farah Longerstaey ([email protected]) or Leela Terry ([email protected]) on 0300 422 4762
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Active registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC
- United Kingdom recognised Degree in Pharmacy
- Completed Post Graduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma
Desirable criteria
- Completed Post Graduate certificate in Non-Medical Prescribing
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience providing a clinical pharmacy service in a hospital setting
- Work within a multi-disciplinary team and participate in Consultant Ward Rounds
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Self-motivated, able to use initiative & prioritise workload as well as work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of other healthcare professionals and with patients
- Excellent interpersonal skills. Able to challenge inappropriate prescribing and influence prescribing decisions of all healthcare professionals including senior medical colleagues.
- Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk & promote safety
- Be proficient in IT and applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, Sunrise EPR and EMIS
- Supervise, educate, mentor, support and assess others (MOTs, junior pharmacists, foundation pharmacists, medical students)
- Undertake audit of drug use and expenditure and/or clinical pharmacy practice
- Identify and implement measures to improve cost-effective prescribing
Qualities
Essential criteria
- Adaptable to the changing needs of the service including flexible working patterns (e.g. weekend working and working at both sites)
- Awareness of professional and personal limitations, and willing to seek advice and support where necessary
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Farah Longerstaey
- Job title
- Joint Lead Biologics Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 4762
- Additional information
To discuss the role further, or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Biologic Pharmacist Leads:
Farah Longerstaey ([email protected]) or Leela Terry ([email protected]) on 0300 422 4762
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