About this role
Job summary
**12 month maternity secondment**
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic pharmacist to join our friendly and forward-thinking team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. We are seeking a pharmacist who is highly motivated, innovative and dynamic to lead the pharmacy clinical services within Respiratory medicine.
Pharmacological management of respiratory diseases is a continually evolving field and this is the perfect opportunity for the post holder to develop and gain experience within an established advanced practice role, supported by the respiratory MDT to improve medicines safety within this specialty.
Main duties of the job
You will undertake a lead pharmacist role working closely with the respiratory multidisciplinary team. You will provide the pharmacy clinical service to the respiratory ward but also develop your own portfolio of advanced practice.
Working within the multidisciplinary team you will provide pharmacist led asthma and ILD clinics, where you will initiate treatments with associated counselling review of relevant laboratory monitoring, and fulfil the relevant commissioning criteria through the blueteq system. You will support the provision of respiratory biologic medicines via homecare services and beresponsible for repeat prescribing of these medicines.
You will lead respiratory biosimilar switches by supporting the clinical teams and through direct patient contact
You will provide clinical supervision and mentoring to pharmacists, nurses and medical staff within the team and proactively contribute to the wider medicines safety agenda
About us
The pharmacy team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital is modern, pro-active, forward-thinking and well respected both locally and nationally. We have won individual and team awards for innovation and clinical excellence.
Chesterfield Royal is North Derbyshire's only acute district general hospital, with 24 hour Emergency Department services. We're responsible for providing care and treatment to more than 400,000 people who live in our communities. We are modern, well-resourced and in commuting distance of Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham and close to the Peak District. The Care Quality Commission has rated the Trust as 'Good'. Our vision is to be an outstanding provider of sustainable healthcare services, delivering the best possible care to our patients and being a great place to work for our people.
All employees have access to the new 'award winning' Health and Wellbeing Hub. The Hub is a free 24/7 on-site facility supporting both the physical and mental wellbeing of all colleges. This includes a fully equipped gym, counselling rooms, changing room and shower facilities.
Job description Job responsibilities
Respiratory Specialist Role:
1. To lead the provision and development of clinical Pharmacy services to respiratory medicine.
2. Provide support and oversight of specialist medicines use within respiratory medicine
Contribute to eligibility assessment process before initiation of new therapies
Manage the addition of patients to BlueTeq as necessary
Arrange homecare for appropriate patients and provide ongoing support as needed
Provide counselling for patients on new biologic/ specialist medicines
Undertake prescribing and coordinate repeat prescribing for biologic / specialist medicines
Contribute to the annual clinical review of patients on biologics
Support biosimilar uptake and switches as needed
Contribute to ILD clinic in managing high risk immunosuppressants and steroids
Provide support for repeat prescribing of TB medicines
3. Contribute to asthma MDT and provide specialist advice on medicines optimisation issues
4. Lead on sustainability (greener) agenda for medicines used within respiratory medicine
5. Undertake clinical reviews and support for patients on high dose or weaning courses of corticosteroid medicines
6. Take a lead on issues relating to prescribing and use of nicotine replacement therapy in line with trust smoking cessation agenda
7. Lead the review of specialty requests for new medicines. Including formulary management and new product requests for D&TC. Provision of expert advice and information by evaluating and interpreting published evidence.
8. Facilitate the development and implementation of medicines related guidelines
9. Support quality improvement and audit relating to medicines used within respiratory medicine
Ward Based Clinical Practice:
11. Discharge
Take a proactive approach to the management of ward discharges, to include prescribing of discharge medicines in line with local guidance
Work collaboratively with medical and nursing teams and Trust Operations Team to facilitate and expedite discharge
Ensure high quality patient counselling is delivered by the MDT during admission and at discharge
Support communication to GPs, community pharmacy and other primary care services
12. Medicines optimisation
Undertake medicine optimisation activities in line with clinical specialty
Provide clinical pharmacy support to consultant ward rounds, MDT meetings and ward operational meetings
Work with prescribers and nursing teams to ensure high standards of medicines use including development and review of relevant guidelines
Review & investigate medicines incidents and liaise with the ward team to adopt changes in practice where necessary
13. Take a lead role in managing ward based medicines expenditure, to include:
Ensuring multidisciplinary ward team take a thorough approach to obtaining patients own medicines from home
Ensure the ordering and supply of medicines receives appropriate scrutiny
Provide and present reports to the MDT, ward team and pharmacy in relation to medicines expenditure
Contribute to the pharmacy clinical economy group agenda
Governance Role:
Attend appropriate Care unit / specialty meetings to ensure that pharmaceutical issues are considered. Lead the review of medicines related incidents within the speciality Monitor interventions in treatment to identify training and information need Provide training to Care unit / speciality staff To monitor compliance and advise on the implementation of National Guidance e.g. NICE Training and education
To provide training to pre-registration students and pharmacists, including tutoring for the MSc/Diploma in clinical pharmacy To provide training and education to other healthcare professionals To provide professional supervision to technical and supporting staff and to undertake the role of Responsible Pharmacist when required To contribute to the delivery and development of clinical pharmacy services across the Trust GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
To undertake any training (managerial and professional) identified by staff appraisal To participate in weekend and Bank Holiday working in accordance with agreed rotas and needs of the department In the event of a disruptive incident, all Trust employees may be required to attend work if they are fit and well and able to do so in line with business continuity and major incident plan To maintain confidentiality at all times relating to patients, staff and the Trust To actively participate in the Staff Appraisal Process To be familiar and comply with relevant Operational, Personnel, Health and Safety policies and procedures, including Fire, COSHH, No Smoking and Alcohol Maintain a safe environment by adhering to local infection control policies
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
M.Pharm degree Diploma/MSc Clinical Pharmacy Registration with GPhC as an independent prescriber
Experience Essential
2 years post registration experience in an acute hospital pharmacy Evidence of relevant CPD and knowledge of NICE guidelines for common conditions Experience of working as part of a team including Consultant ward rounds Experience of influencing cost & quality of prescribing Experience of service improvement
Desirable
Experience of respiratory medicine
Skills and Knowledge Essential
Working with initiative and autonomy Demonstrable leadership skills Communication and presentation skills Time management skills
Desirable
Evidence of staff management/supervision Aware of current issues in medicines optimisation
Personal Attributes Essential
Strong communication, influencing and negotiating skills Resilient Reliable Conscientious Self-motivated
CARE Values Essential
CARE values demonstrated
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Calow
Chesterfield
S44 5BL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)