Job summary
- Main area
- Frailty Pharmacist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 846-6762553-TS
- Employer
- Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Faversham Cottage Hospital
- Town
- Faversham
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Clinical Pharmacist Frailty
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
Are you a clinically experienced pharmacist with an interest in frailty? Are you a resilient, creative and an
Are you looking for that next exciting step in your clinical Pharmacy Career that will utilise your clinical
If so then read on as we have the perfect opportunity for you!
Main duties of the job
This role requires a clinically experienced, innovative and proactive leader, working directly with, and taking
The role requires working alongside their Advanced Clinical Pharmacist counterpart, using their clinical
As part of an exciting new service development, we are exploring collaboration with a PCN to create joint
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
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As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
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It is important to us that all our staff are aligned to our Values and in particular the behaviours we expect from KCHFT managers. With this in mind as part of the selection process for this position you will be asked to complete two other activities in addition to the competency-based interview that you will invited to. This extended selection process is designed to assess your management style and the specific details of the exercises will be given if you are successfully shortlisted. The provisional date of the selection event is 6th December 2024, although this may be subject to change.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MPharm in Pharmacy, GPHC registration, Post graduate clinical pharmacy qualification (diploma level) or equivalent, Independent Prescribing qualification
Desirable criteria
- Leadership or management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post registration clinical experience and knowledge in an Acute Hospital setting, Understanding of practical medicines management issues in community based services, Clinical experience in Frailty, Experience of leading teams, Experience in education and training of healthcare professionals, social care staff and patient groups , Audit and project management experience, Experience of managing change
Desirable criteria
- Experience of whole system working and collaboration Experience in End of Life Care and other chronic conditions
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Expertise on legal and ethical pharmaceutical issues in all areas relating to community health services Clinical Knowledge of medicines in Frailty Experience and knowledge of the Supply, Distribution, Storage and Administration of Pharmaceuticals in Hospital settings Knowledge of risk management and assurance issues relating to all aspects of medicines use Knowledge of other professions and their registering bodies e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Knowledge of the NHS priorities and plans Understanding of Government Policy and vision for the development of Prescribing and Pharmacy Services. Knowledge of storage, use and disposal of pharmaceutical products with due regard to local and national policies. Understanding all aspects of Medicines Optimisation and how they relate to the Community Health settings Specialist knowledge of Medicines Act, Home Office Controlled Drugs regulations, Data Protection Act, Environmental Act and COSHH regulations as applicable to Community Health settings Knowledge and ability to use supporting technical equipment e.g. answer phone system, smartphone/tablet, laptops Practical knowledge and experience in Microsoft Windows/Office products
Desirable criteria
- Clinical knowledge of medicines in End of Life and other chronic diseases Knowledge of systems and ability to extract and interpret data such as Refine/Define, Epact2 and Datix
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to work independently and on own initiative. Proven clinical pharmacy skills Positive and forward-looking attitude Proven ability to monitor and manage budgets Ability to work at interfaces between primary, secondary, community and social care including intermediate care. Ability to positively influence, initiate and facilitate change within the organisation. Ability to extract and interpret data, identify trends and make and implement recommendations for improvement Excellent written and verbal communication skills to communicate highly complex information where there may be barriers to understanding, and be able to motivate, challenge and negotiate within the team and with others. Excellent inter-personal skills including the ability to challenge others and be challenged. Computer literate in word processing skills, spread-sheet skills, Power Point, e-mail and internet systems. The ability to train and coach other pharmacy staff and healthcare professionals in specific tasks related to the service provided to community hospitals
Personal attributes
Essential criteria
- Assertive, resilient, reliable, flexible, innovative, self-motivated and pro-active team player with excellent interpersonal skills Able to work both independently prioritising own workload and as part of a team working closely with the senior leadership and wider pharmacy, and multi-disciplinary teams to build strategies and maintain and develop service Good customer care and near patient care services Commitment to personal and mandatory continual professional development (CPD) Positive and forward thinking Able to maintain confidentiality and communicate sensitive information to appropriate persons in accordance with Information Governance, Caldicott guidelines and the Data Protection Act
Ability to manage
Essential criteria
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritise work, work flexibly, follow tasks through and meet deadlines Ability to manage staff, resources and budgets
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
- Julie Drain
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacist Education Training and Development
- Email address
- [email protected]
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