Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 419-120724-SP-PSD
- Employer
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- York Hospital
- Town
- York
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacist - Frailty
Band 8a
Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).
Our Values
- We are KIND
- We are OPEN
- We pursue EXCELLENCE
We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.
People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority
Job overview
We are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated senior clinical pharmacist with a interest in caring for frailty patients to join our pharmacy frailty team.
Working alongside another senior colleague and a junior team you will be responsible for providing a specialised level of pharmaceutical care to frailty patients in the acute hospital, rehabilitation, and the novel enhanced care at home settings.
Using your prescribing qualification, you will provide expert advice on prescribing and de-prescribing in relation to inappropriate polypharmacy, falls prevention and adherence to medication.
You will also integrate into the Frailty MDT at our York Hospital site. This role involves assessment and treatment of patients in an array of settings including ward round and clinic style consultations. Experience of effective engagement with patients and team members is a vital skill for this post.
Main duties of the job
You will work closely with the senior pharmacist for Frailty at York Hospital to implement systems to improve the safe transfer of care for frailty patients. You will also work with the senior pharmacist for Frailty at Scarborough hospital to review systems of practice cross-site. You will work alongside directorate leads to investigate incidents and promote medication safety and deprescribing initiatives. You will also develop close links with primary care colleagues.
You must possess excellent communication skills, have strong clinical skills and must demonstrate competence in technology and project management. We welcome interest from pharmacists from all backgrounds, but you must hold a postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy to Diploma level and be (or be willing to train to be) an independent prescriber.
This post includes participation in working the weekend (1 in 8), bank holiday (1 per year) and on-call rotas. On-call working frequency (from home) is only approximately 1 in 30.
Working for our organisation
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [email protected].
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Degree in pharmacy (Masters or equivalent)
- Registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Continuous Professional Development to meet the requirements of the GPhC
- Postgraduate qualification in pharmacy at least to Diploma/MSc level, relevant to post or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain or specialist pharmacist group
- Management training
- Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad post registration experience at least part of which must be of hospital pharmacy A length of experience sufficient to gain the competencies required for the post
- Knowledge of Medicines & Pharmacy Legislation, professional ethics, Health & Safety and the wider Health Service
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance, Medicines Optimisation, Patient Safety, Risk Management, NICE guidance, Shared Care Guidelines, and the development agenda relevant to the post
- Knowledge of theoretical and practical issues, including professional guidelines and legislation, related to use of medicines and practice of pharmacy in the specialist areas
- Understanding and practical experience of audit and service improvement
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing a team of professional and support staff
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Able to communicate complex or contentious information to individuals or groups and deal with challenges
- Able to influence and persuade patients and professionals with respect to safe, economical and effective use of medicines
- Able to use computer programmes relevant to the post.
- Able to communicate complex and specialist information appropriately
- Able to negotiate solutions to problems
- Able to lead and manage a team
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Strong team player
Desirable criteria
- Experience of delivering training to other staff groups
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate motivation for applying for a post in this organisation.
- Ability to plan, prioritise and reorganise daily, weekly and monthly workload in the face of changing and competing demands on time
- Aware of own limitations and able to enlist help of others when necessary
- Flexible to changing demands
- Proactive
- Patient focussed
- Problem solving skills
Values
Essential criteria
- - Kind - Open - Pursue Excellence
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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
- Gill Sunderland
- Job title
- Principal Pharmacist Clinical Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01904 725170
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