Lead Pharmacist for Clinical Haematology - London, United Kingdom - Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Description

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinical pharmacist, to lead and develop the clinical haematology and anticoagulation service at the QEW site. The post-holder will work together with consultant haematologists and anticoagulation CNS to provide and develop the anticoagulation and haematology service at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

This post is a permanent post, and is an excellent opportunity for a clinical pharmacist, with experience working in anticoagulation, and a desire to develop their leadership and management skills.

You will be expected to lead and develop the both clinical haematology & specialist anticoagulation services across the Trust. This includes the promotion of safe, effective and cost effective anticoagulants use to facilitate patient admission and enhance continuity of care across the primary and secondary care interface.

Main duties of the job

At Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust we are committed to providing excellent patient care, and the post holder will be expected to provide clinical leadership within the pharmacy team, develop clinical pharmacy services and identify and deliver drug cost savings.

You will have excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills; you must be able to manage your own workload, motivate and manage others, work as part of a team, and engage at a high level with key stakeholders within the Division.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:

1. To lead and develop both the clinical, immunoglobulin & specialist anticoagulation services across the Trust. This will include,

representing the department at Thrombosis Committee.

representing the Trust at Immunoglobulin Assessment Panel and at the South London Cardiovascular Network.

2. To be responsible for the coordination and delivery of a responsive, proactive, patient-focused clinical pharmacy service to the Surgery division. This will include,

the promotion of safe, effective and cost-effective drugs use to facilitate patient admission and enhance continuity of care across the primary and secondary care interface,

representing Pharmacy at Trust Surgery Divisional Governance Board,

pharmacy lead for new build South London high capacity theatres

3. To act as a role model and provide a consistently high standard of pharmaceutical service to patients in line with the Trust and Departmental objectives.

4. To support the division in managing their drugs budget and act as the point of liaison for any service developments that involves medicines or pharmacy services in Surgery, Theatres and Anticoagulation services.

5. To provide operational and clinical support to the pharmacy department as dictated by the needs of the clinical pharmacy service. This includes supervision, training and support to junior pharmacists, pre-registration pharmacists and other pharmacy staff as necessary.

6. To deputise for the Principal Pharmacist for Surgery and Theatres at Surgery Divisional meetings when appropriate.

Key Result Areas & Performance:

Clinical Services and Patient Care

1. To participate in the front-line provision of Pharmacy Services as appropriate and when required.

2. To act as a clinical pharmacist in an appropriate area and participate in consultant ward rounds as required.

3. To act as a clinical role model for other pharmacists within the team and demonstrate the ability to provide service that ensures the safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of medicines and the ability to check clinically screened dispensed prescriptions.

4. To lead and develop the specialist anticoagulation services inclusive of the pharmacy-led anticoagulation clinics across the Trust.

5. To lead on the provision of pharmacy-led anticoagulant clinics across the Trust. This includes the co-ordination of training and assessment of new pharmacists as required.

6. To lead the training programme on anticoagulants use for pharmacists providing service to wards across the Trust to ensure efficient and safe provision of clinical pharmacy service.

7. To be the Specialist Clinical Pharmacist for anticoagulation promoting the prudent use of anticoagulants across the Trust, in line with local and national guidelines.

8. To provide a safe and patient-focused clinical pharmacy service to wards across the Trust. This includes undertaking medicines reconciliation, assessing pharmaceutical needs, assessing and facilitating the use of Patients Own Drugs, ensuring appropriate drugs supply, maintaining both the One Stop Dispensing system and ward based dispensing service by pharmacy staff.

9. To participate in consultant post-take ward rounds to identify and resolve pharmaceutical care needs of patients and ensure that any follow up plans are shared with the ward based pharmacy team and medical staff as appropriate.

10. To be accredited for discharge prescription transcribing/drug listing in order to facilitate patients discharge process.

11. To support the investigation of medication related incidents and formulation/delivery of action plans across the Trust to address any problems identified with anticoagulants.

12. To contribute to the development and implementation of strategies to improve safe medicines use across the Trust.

13. To liaise with primary care colleagues to gather and disseminate patient medication issues to other healthcare staff.

Leadership & Service Development

1. To lead and support the appropriate use of anticoagulants across the Trust. This includes setting and monitoring quality standards for anticoagulants use and the provision of feedback to the Principal Pharmacist Surgery & Theatres.

2. To act as pharmacy representative and lead on service developments within clinical haematology ensuring any changes are in-line with Trust and departmental objective.

3. To provide the Clinical Director of Pharmacy with details of output, performance and activity at specified time intervals in an agreed format.

4. To identify resources required to improve pharmacy services within the division.

5. To support the development, implementation and adherence to local and national guidelines/policies to ensure cost-effective and safe prescribing of anticoagulants.

6. To collaborate in the development of Integrated Care Pathways and Patient Group Directions for both clinical haematology and anticoagulation services as necessary.

7. To liaise with other senior pharmacy staff to ensure the effective provision of Pharmacy Services.

Qualifications & Training

Essential

Desirable

Experience

Essential

Desirable

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Desirable