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    Advanced Specialist Pharmacist - Leicester, United Kingdom - University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

    University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
    University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Leicester, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Job summary

    Are you looking for a new challenge that will develop your leadership and management skills while providing clinical expertise across a range of areas?

    We have vacancies in our Specialist Medicine team to provide expertise and Leadership in Geriatrics and a site lead for our Medical inpatient and Day Case services at LGH.

    We are seeking experienced and enthusiastic pharmacists to join our Emergency and Specialist Medicine (ESM) Pharmacy team at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. As one of our Advanced Specialist Pharmacists you will work alongside the MDT to support and develop our services within a speciality and collaboratively across the Emergency and Specialist Medicine service. Our service is well established and forward thinking. You will help us in our aim to improve the experience and care of our patients on specialist wards, non-specialist wards, day case and out-patients.

    Our geriatrics role will involve working alongside our current Advanced Specialist Pharmacists in Geriatrics and Frailty Emergency Service (FES) you will be involved in overseeing pharmacists and technicians who rotate through the speciality whilst working with the wider service on other exciting initiatives. There will be great opportunities to work with the consultant geriatricians on initiatives such as de-prescribing and falls prevention in order to improve outcomes for frail, older patients. You will also have the opportunity to participate in our FES in-reach service within our ED. With a strong emphasis on teaching, you will be involved in carrying out innovative geriatric-related training for pharmacists as well as the wider multi-disciplinary team.

    At the Leicester General Hospital (LGH) site, the role will with have a particular focus on the Medical Day Case Unit (MDCU) process redesign and quality improvement. As the site lead for the LGH Pharmacy team, you will be a key member of the wider Pharmacy team and will co-ordinate the pharmacy team at LGH across specialities. ESM Wards at the LGH currently include general and geriatric medicine, Brain Injuries Unit and Rehab. Our MDCU provides services to neurology, gastroenterology, rheumatology and immunology amongst others.

    You will need to be well-organised, pro-active, highly-motived and adaptable.Working closely with CMG Lead Pharmacists across multiple services you will provide leadership, training and development of pharmacy staff, trainees and students across ESM.

    We have an ever growing number of Independent Prescribers and there is a strong desire to increase these numbers further so that responsibility for prescribing becomes further integral to our pharmacist's roles.

    Joining our team at University Hospitals of Leicester will give you the opportunity to utilise your skills and knowledge whilst improving our services to patients.

    Main duties of the job

    We are seeking experienced, highly motivated and forward thinking people for these varied roles. You role will involve:

    Providing specialist pharmacy and medicines optimisation to your specialist service (Geriatrics and/or LGH site lead)

    Managing the pharmacy service to one of our in-patient ward clusters, out-patient services and our Medical Day Case Unit (LGH site lead)

    Working with existing Geriatrics and Frailty leads to provide expert input into the care of patients and developing pharmacy roles within these services (Geriatrics lead).

    Acting as the daily Senior Pharmacist for ESM and/or acting as Site Lead Pharmacist for LGH

    Developing, implementing and monitoring guidelines and polices relevant to the service

    Teaching and training within the Department

    Providing input into MDTs within your area and identifying and promoting best practice

    Providing support, management and development to other team members

    Prescribing is a core aspect of our service delivery, and training will be provided to support this

    Posts will based across the 3 sites of UHL, focusing currently at the LRI and LGH.

    The post holder will be expected to contribute to departmental evening, out of hours and weekend duties as per current rotas

    About us

    Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years

    We have four primary goals:

  • high-quality care for all,
  • being a great place to work,
  • partnerships for impact, and
  • research and education excellence

    • And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

    Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

  • we are compassionate,
  • we are proud,
  • we are inclusive, and
  • we are one team

    • This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

    About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

  • Maintain and develop an expert clinical practice in area of Specialty.
  • To lead and develop the specialist clinical pharmacy service to the specialist area in line with local and national standards and policies, ensuring the safe, clinical and cost effective use of medicines within UHL and the wider Health Community.
  • To deliver highly specialised pharmaceutical care to patients and to support other healthcare staff in meeting risk management, financial management and clinical governance responsibilities around the use of medicines.
  • To evaluate errors made with high risk medicines used by Specialty, to communicate these errors with relevant teams and to help reduce future occurrence of such errors throughout the Trust and wider Healthcare Community.
  • To undertake clinical supervision and mentoring of junior pharmacists, medicines management technicians and trainee pharmacists.
  • To be a source of expert specialist advice for other pharmacists, patients and all other healthcare professionals within the speciality, including participation in multidisciplinary and governance meetings.
  • To lead and develop clinical pharmacy audit and practice research within the specialist area, to act as a role model and national pharmacist expert in the Specialty area, networking with peers in other organisation.

    • See attached Job Description for more detail.

    The post holder will be expected to contribute to departmental evening, out of hours and weekend duties as per current rotas.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • GPhC register pharmacist with relevant experience as per JD
  • Diploma or demonstrated equivalent clinical knowledge and experience

    • Desirable

  • Pharmacist independent Prescribing

    • Skills

    Essential

  • Excellent written / oral communication skills
  • Ability to influence and negotiate with relevant senior clinicians and managers
  • Ability to demonstrate achievement of set goals

    • Experience

    Essential

  • Significant recent post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy
  • Medical / nursing / pharmacy staff teaching or training
  • Experience of leading and working in multidisciplinary teams at a senior level
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