About this role
Job summary
The post holder is responsible for providing a specialist clinical pharmacy service to patients in their own homes or care homes in the Calderdale and Huddersfield area this may be as part of the Hospital at Home (H@H), Urgent Community response Team (UCR) or the wider Community Division. The post holder will be an integral part of the Community Division Pharmacy team and work seamlessly between primary and secondary care and link with a range of healthcare professionals to optimise concordance and compliance with prescribed medication.
For the purpose of this post all patients who are accepted to the Community caseload and are registered with a GP in Calderdale or Huddersfield may be reviewed, they may also be referred directly from CHFT staff or Gateway to Care when concerns about medication that might increase chances of admission or readmission are identified. Patients may be on high-risk medication or complex regimes.
Main duties of the job
? Patients will be reviewed in a home setting.
? Review medication and work with Community Teams to ensure patients are able to derive the maximum benefit from medication.
? Participate in MDT.
? Assess compliance with medication which may lead to hospital admission or deterioration in condition.
? Working closely with patients to implement medicines optimisation.
? Liaise with GPs and community pharmacists to ensure that medicines are reconciled following transfer to primary care.
? Communicate with GPs, community pharmacists and hospital consultants recommendations in respect to individual patient medication changes as appropriate to the needs of the patient.
? Provide skilled pharmaceutical counselling to patients to improve concordance and compliance with medicines and to reduce risks from medication related events. Promote concepts of self-care with patients, significant others, and healthcare professionals in respect to medicines and medicines concordance.
Work in an independent manner to explore all ways of supporting patients with complex medication issues. Work in partnership with the patient, to support self-care.
? Further develop and feedback on key performance indicators.
? Work closely with Hospital at Home teams within CHFT and key personnel in the community in Calderdale and Huddersfield.
? Work with the CHFT Community teams to develop the service and provide training to staff.
About us
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Job description Job responsibilities
Clinical Duties
Reviews medication in high-risk patients for clinical appropriateness, drug interactions and assess compliance and concordance issues:
Provides professional and clinical information and advice to the multidisciplinary healthcare staff in primary and secondary care, patients and carers, to support individual patient care and medicines management.
Makes recommendations tailored to the context of specific patients or situations, including calculations for complex drug regimens.
Addresses issues of co-existing medical diseases and conditions such as renal and hepatic impairment, and concurrent medications.
Applies sound professional judgement to complex clinical issues and dilemmas, particularly where definitive information is lacking.
Participates in pharmacy practice research and clinical audit.
If a prescriber, prescribes within area of competence. Work towards attaining an Independent Prescriber qualification if not a prescriber.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING Essential
MPharm or equivalent Degree in Pharmacy approved by RPSGB. Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent qualification) MPharm or equivalent Degree in Pharmacy approved by RPSGB.
Desirable
Registered Pharmacist with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE Essential
Evidence of practical experience of medication review in a hospital or community setting. Recent relevant pre-registration training and experience in hospital. Good knowledge of Clinical Pharmacy, Medicines Management and Pharmacy Practice acquired through training and experience. Evidence of Pharmacy Practice Research and Clinical Audit Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail. Ability to work under pressure. Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team Problem solving and analytical skills. Demonstrate commitment to CPD Education & Training skills Able to fulfil all physical requirements of the post with Occupational Health clearance
Desirable
Knowledge of drug budgets
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES) Essential
Computer literate Ability to use dispensing systems such as EMIS Web or similar Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Self-motivating and the ability to influence others Must be eligible to work in the UK. Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust Driving licence and access to a vehicle for domiciliary visits insured for business use
Desirable
Has recent experience using: Systemone, EMIS, Cerner and Pharmoutcomes. Experience of managing staff
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Address Bowling Mill, Dean Clough
Halifax
HX3 5AX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.cht.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)