- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream Job description
- To participate in the front-line provision of Pharmacy Services as appropriate and when required.
- To act as a clinical pharmacist in an appropriate area and participate in consultant ward rounds as required.
- 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.
- To act as pharmacy representative and lead on service developments within clinical haematology ensuring any changes are in-line with Trust and departmental objective.
- To provide the Clinical Director of Pharmacy with details of output, performance and activity at specified time intervals in an agreed format.
- To actively contribute to the management of the anticoagulants expenditure for the divisions across the trust through expenditure monitoring, forecasting, anticoagulants use audits and feedback to the service and general managers to ensure the most effective use of resources.
- To identify areas of potential cost-savings for anticoagulants, and to implement systems to realise savings and contain prescribing costs.
- To educate healthcare professionals on the costs associated with medicines within clinical haematology and in particular anticoagulant therapies and promote the use of evidence-based, cost-effective prescribing within divisions.
- To participate in the preparation of business cases to support service developments in Pharmacy, Clinical Haematology and Anticoagulation services as necessary.
- To actively participate in the Thrombosis Committee and division meetings as necessary.
- To manage the induction and development of pharmacy staff, according to their identified needs and the development and funding frameworks of the department in liaison with the Lead Pharmacist for Education and Training.
- To undertake regular performance reviews of all staff managed according to Trust procedures:
- To support the education and training of other healthcare professionals.
- To participate and contribute to clinical training programmes at a local and national level summer students, pharmacy undergraduates.
- To evaluate and develop own management and professional knowledge competencies by attendance to in house/external training programmes, self education and practice research.
- To undertake CPD to ensure that knowledge is continually updated.
- To arrange relevant departmental meetings across the Trust that will enable staff to be brought up to date on current issues and to address staff development needs on anticoagulation therapies.
- To be a postgraduate tutor (pre-registration, diploma or MSc) for pharmacy staff as appropriate and required. Person Specification
- B. Pharm / M. Pharm / BSc (Pharmacy) or equivalent.
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Postgraduate Diploma in either Clinical Pharmacy or General Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent).
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice.
- Other postgraduate qualifications relevant to pharmacy practice, such as management or education & training qualifications.
- Independent Prescriber
- Substantial post registration experience in hospital clinical pharmacy or equivalent relevant area of practice.
- Demonstrable experience in supervising others.
- Demonstrable experience in the delivery of formal education and training at postgraduate level.
- Demonstrable experience of managing staff/ teams.
- Demonstrable experience of co-ordinating and leading on clinical audit.
- Demonstrable experience of protocol/ guideline development.
- Experience of disciplinary matters and be able to impart results from them to staff in an appropriate and considered manner
- Knowledge of relevant local and national standards and regulations associated with the provision of education and training.
- Ability to work on own initiative and effectively as part of a team both within pharmacy and a multidisciplinary environment
- Ability to prioritise and plan work effectively alone and for a team including the ability to delegate appropriately.
- Ability to think strategically.
- Applies sound professional judgement to legal and ethical issues.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex information effectively using clear written and spoken English and overcome barriers to understanding
- Ability to provide highly complex information on Pharmacy Services issues and impart knowledge to all levels of healthcare professionals (up to and including senior consultants/professor/executive director level).
- Ability to work positively and calmly under pressure.
- Proficient in all Microsoft Office software with proven computer literacy and IT skills
- Demonstrated accurate numeric skills
- Ability to manage difficult and complex issues or refer appropriately.
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Lead Pharmacist for Anticoagulation - London, United Kingdom - Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Description
Job summary
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinical pharmacist, to lead and develop the surgery and anticoagulation service at the UHL site. The post-holder will work together with surgeons, 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 both the surgery & specialist anticoagulation services across the Trust. This includes the promotion of safe, effective and cost effective medications 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.
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
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 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.
2. You will also be expected to -
Represent the Pharmacy department at Thrombosis Committee.
And to represent the Trust at Immunoglobulin Assessment Panel and at the South London Cardiovascular Network.
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 divisions across the Trust in managing their anticoagulants expenditure and act as the point of liaison for any service developments that involves anticoagulation services.
5. To provide operational and clinical support to the pharmacy department as dictated by the needs of the clinical pharmacy service across the Trust. 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 meeting if appropriate.
Key Result Areas & Performance:
Clinical Services and Patient Care
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.
3 To lead and develop the specialist anticoagulation services inclusive of the pharmacy-led anticoagulation clinics across the Trust.
4 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.
5 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.
6 To be the Specialist Clinical Pharmacist for anticoagulation promoting the prudent use of anticoagulants across the Trust, in line with local and national guidelines.
7 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.
8 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.
9 To be accredited for discharge prescription transcribing/drug listing in order to facilitate patients discharge process.
10 To support the investigation of medication related incidents and formulation/delivery of action plans across the Trust to address any problems identified with anticoagulants.
11 To contribute to the development and implementation of strategies to improve safe medicines use across the Trust.
12 To liaise with primary care colleagues to gather and disseminate patient medication issues to other healthcare staff.
Leadership & Service Development
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.
Division support
Staff Management and Training
Appraisals and objective setting
Sickness absence
Disciplinary and grievance matters
Recruitment and selection
Personal development
Departmental workload allocations
Qualifications & Training
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
Desirable
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