Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Annualised hours
- Job ref
- 344-7173DCB
- Employer
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- Trustwide
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Clinical Pharmacist – Stroke and Neurology
Band 8a
Job overview
As a Pharmacy department, we work across all of the Trusts sites to support Medicines Safety. As a diverse team which includes (Pharmacists, Pharmacy technicians, Pharmacy assistants and a Nurse) we are growing year by year with new opportunities to make an impact on patient care.
This post has been developed to support and represent pharmacy for the Stroke and Neurology specialities and to be a key part of the dedicated pharmacy team for the General and Specialist Medicine (GSM) Care Group to ensure it is innovative and effective for the future, to support the development of the workforce and to ensure patients receive medicines safely and with the best outcomes.
Today, the team at East Kent Hospitals will care for more than 2,000 people. Most of these people and their loved ones will be at a significant moment in their lives – an emergency situation, a diagnosis, a new life, a last chance to say goodbye, or a new chance to learn or regain skills.
That’s why if you are passionate about people, you’re the perfect fit for us. Our vision is ‘great healthcare from great people’ – if you are great at what you do and want to work in an environment where you can give your best, come and be part of us!
In return, we promise to give you all the opportunities and development we can, so you can enjoy a great career with us. We also offer great reward packages like fantastic discounts to enjoy whatever you are doing in your time off.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for:
- Leading, developing, management and delivery of a proactive and patient focused quality Clinical Pharmacy Service to our Stroke and Neurology specialities within the General and Specialist Medicine (GSM) Care Group for in and out-patients at all 3 sites.
- Management directly or indirectly of the Pharmacy team working within Stroke and Neurology.
- Leading and Delivering an effective Medicines Optimisation Service to the Stroke and Neurology teams across the Trust.
- Improving all aspects of Medicines Safety within the Stroke and Neurology specialities.
- Providing expert advice on Medicines to Clinicians, patients and Carers within Stroke and Neurology.
- Undertaking research and clinical audit
- Developing, implementing, clinically governing and risk managing, Policies and Protocols across the Stroke and Neurology specialities.
- Deputising for the Lead General and Specialist Medicines Pharmacist, at Departmental, Trust, local, regional, and national level where appropriate.
- Contribute to the vision and development of Pharmacy Clinical Services for the GSM Care Group and associated Workforce
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person specification
Clinical skills and experience
Essential criteria
- Significant hospital clinical pharmacy experience including relevant experience in stroke/neurology
- Teaching, mentoring and tutoring experience
- Experience of working as part of multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care
- Highly developed negotiation and influencing skills. To ensure adherence to drug treatment protocol/policies
Desirable criteria
- Service improvement and change management skills
- Specialist knowledge of Emergency Medicine
Qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical council
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Registered Independent prescriber or willingness to complete
- Accreditation of Practice/educational supervisor training programme or equivalent
Personal/Professional attributes
Essential criteria
- Successful team player with the ability to respect and develop the skills of others
- Ability to priories, deliver on agreed objectives and meet deadlines
- Communication (both verbal and written) and interpersonal skills should be highly developed
- Demonstrate critical appraisal skills
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate ability to negotiate with and influence senior medical staff and senior management
Other
Essential criteria
- Uphold, Promotes and models the trust values
- Promote equality and value diversity
Governance
Essential criteria
- Experience of protocol/guidelines development
- High level investigational and analytical skills
- Working knowledge of Datix incident
Desirable criteria
- Experience of leading and supervising research quality improvement or audit projects
- Experience of managing medication incidents
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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
- Rebecca Morgan
- Job title
- Lead Clinical Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07973946586
- Additional information
For more information or to arrange to visit us, please contact:
Rebecca Morgan ([email protected])
07973946586
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