Advanced Clinical Pharmacist Bank - Wakefield, United Kingdom - South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Description

Job summary

Weare pleased to be advertising the opportunity to join our established andrespected clinical pharmacy team as a bank clinical pharmacist within ourmental health and learning disability services. The trust also providescommunity health services on some sites.

Ourideal candidates will be, self-motivated, patient-focused and compassionate,with an interest in mental health therapeutics and a clear clinical focus. Ifyou are a strong team player and would like to be able to make a positivedifference to the quality of life of service users with mental health issues inthe South West Yorkshire area, this is the opportunity for you.

Itis an excellent opportunity to gain some experience in mental health, for thosewho would like to work in a variety of sectors or those who wish to maintain aflexible work life balance.

Ourpharmacists are valued members of the inpatient multidisciplinary teams and theservice is currently in a process of developing a strategy to expand ourclinical services and deliver a high quality medicines optimisation andmanagement service across all trust services.

TheTrust has pharmacy teams based in Barnsley, Calderdale, Dewsbury, HalifaxHuddersfield and Wakefield.

Foran informal visit or further information, feel free to contact SarahHudson Deputy Chief Pharmacist on or by email

Main duties of the job

Our clinical pharmacists provide medicines optimisation services to our inpatient wards and community mental health teams, having direct patient contact where possible.

We provide medicines information and clinical review of more complex cases for clinical colleagues.

We have just completed EPMA roll out to all our mental health inpatient wards.

You would be supported and working within our specialist teams of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

Other work may include contributing to audit and assurance programmes, education and training of pharmacy colleagues and other professionals or supporting production of clinical guidance.

About us

Weare a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental healthand learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and arethe lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission isto help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do thisby providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employstaff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make adifference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourageand welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we valuediversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Beinga foundation Trust means were accountable to ourmembers, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people(including staff) are members of our Trust.

Joinus and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improvingthe mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet andhelp each year.

Weare committedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people andvulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share thiscommitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

To actively contribute and participate in the provision of pharmaceutical care to the services as part of the medicines management team.

To be responsible for developing, organising and managing the clinical pharmacy service to specific wards/unit/teams in conjunction with the Chief Pharmacist/ Pharmacist team leader

oCurrently acute adult inpatient ward/rehab unit and crisis service.

To participate as an active member of the specific ward/unit/clinical teams and ensure medicines management is optimal in the allocated areas.

To provide clinical pharmacy leadership for an allocated sub-group of the Trust Drug and Therapeutics/medicines management committee (D&T/MMC)including the development of relevant clinical guidelines.

oThese include learning disabilities, clinical audit, education and training, lithium and clozapine.

To provide a dispensary commitment from the hub pharmacy at Fieldhead, Wakefield and support the supply of pharmaceuticals within existing contracts.

o These are currently with Dewsbury District Hospital and Calderdale Royal Hospital

Duties and responsibilities

Pharmacy

Manage the development, implementation and monitoring of medicines management systems promoting economic, safe and rationale use of medicines across allocated wards/units/clinical teams.

Support the supply of pharmaceuticals in line with all relevant legislation.

Participate in the dispensing and supply of medication to patients and work with the pharmacy technicians and assistants to ensure medicines are provided in a format suitable for the ward or in the community.

Supervise the work of supporting staff.

Work in line with the Trust Medicines Code Controlled Drugs Manual and pharmacy standard operating procedures (SOPs) ensuring full documentation of the processes. Make recommendations for improvement at the appropriate forum as relevant.

Act as the responsible Pharmacist while carrying out a regular dispensary slot at Fieldhead Pharmacy.

Work as part of the pharmacy team to support a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service, relevant medicines information and a safe and effective supply of pharmaceuticals to the Trust.

To ensure medicines reconciliation takes place in line with the Trusts medicines reconciliation policy, including full documentation of the process.

Use RiO to document all relevant medicines management activities for individual service users.

Wards/Units/Clinical Teams

To work as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide safe, clinically effective and cost efficient use of drugs.

To support prescribing practice in line with National and Trust guidance. To give appropriate advice and support where prescribing is outwith normal guidance or unlicensed.

To maintain a caseload of queries via the clinical queries mechanism and follow these up at regular intervals.

To regularly review, monitor and audit prescriptions and participate in potentially challenging discussion with Prescribers/Trust staff where the planned care is not conducive to good medicines management and to provide advice on alternative treatment options. Also to support other Trust staff in this role.

To develop medicines management systems from admission to discharge and provide support in the community on the use of medicines.

To provide information, education and training on the use of medicines on your allocated wards/units/clinical teams on all aspects of medicine management. In particular to provide:

oRapid tranquilisation training on the in-patient wards.

oUpdates on clinical guidelines and the medicines code.

oUpdates on the use of clozapine and other psychotropic medicines.

oSafe medicines practice guidance.

Manage the use of Risperdal Consta in line with the Trust prescribing policy ensuring information is logged.

Manage the use of clozapine in line with the SPC and Trust guidance supporting service users and healthcare staff to optimise the appropriate use of this complex drug in particular the Wakefield locality.

To monitor the consent to treatment regulations and act as a second opinion consultee for the use of medicines where appropriate.

Work as a team with allocated pharmacy technician and nursing staff to ensure:

oPatient information on the use of medicines is available to service users and carers.

oSafe and secure storage of medicines appropriate to needs of the service users.

oAccess to leave and discharge medicines.

oA relevant stock list is maintained and costed and stock is checked every three months.

Carry out induction for all new medical staffing to the allocated wards/units clinical teams and support the Trust induction programme.

Ensure pharmacist is embedded as part of the ward clinical team and linked to the productive ward process.

Resource Management

Assist the Chief Pharmacist in monitoring the medicines budget and advise and report on expenditure and medicines usage analysis to allocated clinical areas.

To identify changes in prescribing practices that may impact on the prescribing budget.

Ensure decisions made by the D&T Committee and the pharmacy team are carried out by prescribers and all healthcare professionals. Make recommendations for improvement as relevant.

Communication

Report all incidents via Datix and contribute to the development of safe medicines management systems.

Provide training to pre-registration pharmacists and diploma students

Treat all service users, carers, pharmacy colleagues and all healthcare and Trust workers with dignity and respect at all times.

Identify and respond to the complex pharmaceutical information needs of service users, carers and healthcare professionals. Information will be required to be presented on an individual case basis and in groups.

Trustwide

Participate in the development of the medicines management clinical audit programme in particular the POMH audits and ensure roll out to allocated units.

Provide the clinical pharmacy input to the identified sub group of the D&T.

Participate in research and development as required for the development of the clinical pharmacy services.

Provide clinical supervision to pharmacy colleagues.

To cover for other senior pharmacists in their absence.

If required due to sickness or other absence to work in other localities of the organisation.

To participate in Saturday morning, Bank Holiday and out of hours services.

General

To observe the principles of Clinical Governance in general and in particular be able to demonstrate participation in Continuing Professional Development. This will include attendance at appropriate training courses.

To carry out CPD in line with the RPSGB requirements.

To maintain and demonstrate a good clinical pharmacist knowledge.

To work towards membership of the College of Mental Health Pharmacists.

To be able to plan and organise their own workload and that of others within allocated working hours.

To work within the policies and procedures of the South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and also to ensure compliance with the pharmacy policies and procedures from Barnsley, The Mid Yorkshire Trust and the CHFT when working in partnership.

To participate in the Trusts Appraisal system.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the manager.

Service improvement models within the Trust may result in the necessity to work in other areas of the Trust.

This job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements and any such changes will be discussed with the post holder.

The post holder is expected to comply with all relevant Trust policies, procedures and guidelines, including those relating to Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Confidentiality of Information.

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust operates a no smoking policy.

Key working relationships:

Trustwide Mental Health Pharmacists.

All pharmacy staff within the department.

Service users and carers, both individually and in group settings.

Medical, nursing and other Trust staff.

Clinical governance support team.

Pharmacy staff of the Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust.

Pharmacy staff of the Calderdale and Huddersfield Partnership NHS Trust.

Location

Trustwide either Calderdale, Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Wakefield or Barnsley as agreed

Will be required to visit off-site units and may be required to support other localities of the Trust on request.

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Experience

Essential

Desirable

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Desirable