- To be the Pharmacy Lead for clinical trials, and provide highly specialised advice regarding the documentation, preparation, storage and use of clinical trials medication to the R&D Department, investigators, research staff and other users across the UHB.
- To write and review drug trial protocols to identify the Pharmacy support required, both from a professional viewpoint and in terms of capacity and facilities available within Pharmacy.
- To lead the development and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures for all Pharmacy involved clinical trials in line with all relevant international, national, regional, network and local legislation, policies procedures and guidelines.
- To lead the provision of high quality, safe and effective clinical pharmacy and medicines management services to a clinical speciality, providing highly specialised pharmaceutical advice.
- Ensure the safe, effective and economic use of medicines within the UHB.
- To act as Responsible Pharmacist when designated on the rota, for Prince Charles Hospital securing the safe and effective running of the Pharmacy.
- Participate in the clinical training of pharmacy and other healthcare staff, leading on the training in clinical trials and related pharmacy services.
- Participate in ward based and dispensary pharmacy services as appropriate.
- All duties must comply with current legislation and UHB policies. The recommendations contained within the Code of Ethics as issued by the General Pharmaceutical Council and the obligations in the Standards of Good Professional Practice will be upheld at all times.
- Provide expert advice to clinical staff on safe prescribing and drug administration practice.
- Construct pharmaceutical care plans for patients, identify and solve problems, assess and monitor clinical progress with regard to their medication and make recommendations on changes in treatment eg. advise on dose and administration where there are no licensed liquid formulations available.
- Provide highly specialised advice and information to patients/parents on the correct and safe use of medication. The information will often be complex or sensitive and will need to account for their specialist clinical condition eg. possible side effects, precautions in certain disease states etc.
- Well developed communication skills are often required to overcome communication difficulties eg. young children, anxious or distressed relatives and to persuade patients/parents to comply with their medications.
- Ensure that the storage of medicines on wards is secure and complies with medicines legislation and local policy, and that controlled drugs are securely managed.
- Support the Research and Development Department by producing reports on Medicines Management aspects of R&D, including regulatory compliance, financial and activity based data.
- Identify and review clinical treatment protocols and make appropriate changes and prepare drug protocols and briefing papers ready for approval by MMEC.
- Communicate highly complex specialist advice on patient management and medicines management to clinical staff, where there is usually little or no recognised information, or where the information is conflicting. Advice must be documented, this is particularly important where opinion varies, where the advice could be challenged or the management of the patient questioned.
- Act as, or undertake training to act as, a Non-Medical Prescriber in a clinical specialty.
- Undertake risk evaluation of medication errors in the clinical speciality, investigating and taking action to prevent further medication errors.
- Review, write and develop multi-disciplinary medicines management policies/procedures, co-ordinate their implementation and communicate policy/service changes to appropriateclinical staff.
- Lead and participate in Quality Improvement Projects, audit and practice researchactivities.
- Undertake the University Health Boards annual performance, development and review process for managed staff; objective setting, appraisal, and personal and career developmentof team members, reviewing objectives set in the previous year.
- Review progress of team members objectives and development plans through regular meetings.
- Identify performance related issues and discuss these with staff, highlighting any areas of concern to the Pharmacist Team Leader Patient Services and Scheduled Care.
- In collaboration with other Advanced Pharmacists plan and organise weekly pharmacist ward and dispensary rotas.
- Assess and adjust plans and reallocate work and/or staff to meet the needs of the service and current demands.
- Devise research and service evaluation projects to guide and evaluate larger continuous improvement strategies.
- Assist and advise medicines management staff on practice research and novel researchprojects.
- Facilitate ongoing training and education for Undergraduate Health Professionals and Postgraduate Pharmacists, Nurses, Junior Doctors and Technicians.
- Train, tutor and supervise post-graduate diploma Pharmacists in a clinical speciality, setting objectives, mentoring, conducting formal appraisals and providing feedback.
- Act as a General Pharmaceutical Council Pre-Registration Pharmacist tutor for theDepartment.
- Develop and deliver training sessions to other staff groups and patients as required.
- Monitor medicines expenditure in a Clinical Specialty eg. identifying high cost drug use, cost pressures and savings opportunities.
- Undertake financial modelling for new medicines, produce horizon scanning reports identifying future costs pressures to identify and implement cost saving initiatives for Directorates.
- Provide the Medicines Management Directorate with prescribing analysis support and service, utilising databases such as CASPA, DEFINE, Qliksense; identifying outliers, trends and opportunities to improve prescribing practice.
- Receive and respond to enquiries regarding patient care from all grades of health care professionals eg. urgent requests for advice regarding drug doses for individual patients.
- Provide clinical pharmacy services to other specialities when required.
- Provide clinical dispensary services on a rotational basis. This involves calculating and checking drug doses for individual patient medication and check the accuracy of dispensed medicines for individual patients.
- To provide clinical pharmacy services on weekends and bank holidays as a member of the pharmacy rota.
- To participate in the Emergency Duty Service.
- Will be required to possess highly developed skills for measuring drug dosages with no margin for error.
- Maintain security of pharmacy department/pharmacy stock including (on a rota basis) securely locking up the pharmacy department.
- Vocational Master's Degree in Pharmacy and Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Accredited Tutor for the Cardiff University Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or if required able to be accredited in the future)
- Previous experience of setting up/running pharmacy aspect of clinical trials
- Hospital/managed sector pharmacy experience including clinical pharmacy
- Experience of planning audit, quality improvement or research
- Experience of managing a team/service
- Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, including ability to present information to individuals and groups
- Financial modelling and forecasting skills
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Advanced Pharmacist – Clinical Trials - Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom - Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Description
Job summary
The post holder will lead the provision of a high quality, safe and effective pharmacy clinical trials service, to ensure compliance with the required National Standards and UHBResearch and Development Strategy.
The post holder will be the Pharmacy Lead Facilitator for Research and Audit projects. They will be accountable for own professional actions and deliver a high quality specialisedclinical pharmacy service to promote the safe, rational and cost-effective use of drugs,through personal practice and the training of other staff.
The post holder will contribute to the training and education for Undergraduate HealthProfessionals and Post-Graduate Pharmacists, Nurses, Junior Doctors and Technicians.
Main duties of the job
You will have a key role in the day to day running of the successful Pharmacy Clinical Trials team, which is active over all our hospital sites and facilitates access to new and experimental medications for our population. You will be based at Prince Charles Hospital and your role will encompass the whole of the Health Board, including the new Clinical Research Centre at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.
You will work closely with the Health Board's Research & Development department and, supported by our highly experienced Senior Pharmacy Trials Technician, will provide expert regulatory knowledge with regards to GCP and pharmaceutical aspects of clinical trial delivery and management.
The ideal applicant will be a highly motivated and methodical pharmacist who is able to lead, manage and develop the service. You will have excellent communication skills and attention to detail, have the drive and confidence to work well under your own initiative and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Previous clinical trial experience is desirable, but not essential. The post holder must be able to travel between the Health Board's hospital sites.
We are committed to personal development and advanced practice, encouraging all staff to undertake relevant education and training to meet their needs.
You will be expected to contribute to the work of the department at weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
We listen, learn and improve
We treat everyone with respect
We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.Directorate Lead for Clinical Trials
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Clinical Pharmacy Services
Staff Management and Development
Research Activity
Training and Education
Financial Management
General Pharmacy Services
The duties of this post are flexible, will be reviewed periodically and may be changed to be consistent with the grading of the post as the organisation develops following consultation withthe post holder.
Person SpecificationQualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Desirable
