Advanced Specialist Pharmacist, Acute and Emergency Medicine

Job description

Job summary

Are you a pharmacist looking for a new challenge within Acute and Emergency Medicine?

We're looking for an experienced clinical pharmacist to join our Acute &Emergency Medicine team at the Royal Stoke site. You'll help deliver a high-quality clinical pharmacy service to high-acuity and complex patients across our Acute Medical Unit, AMRA, AEC, SSU and to the Emergency Department.

You'll work closely with pharmacy colleagues and multidisciplinary team members, with opportunities for education, development, research and networking. You will also train and support the development of junior pharmacists within the Acute Medicine rotation.

We're looking for someone who:

Has experience of delivering evidence-based, cost effective care

Is able to support team development

Has a passion for acute and emergency medicine, and thrives in a fast-paced clinical environment

Main duties of the job

Deliver a high quality, patient focused clinical pharmacy service to Acute/Emergency Medicine

Prioritise and review high-risk patients (e.g. those with epilepsy, diabetes, Parkinson's disease), ensuring their medicines are prescribed and administered within a timely manner

Utilise your independent prescribing skills daily, working within your scope of practice

Provide prescribing support for complex medicines e.g. aminophylline, vancomycin

Support patient flow with mechanisms for obtaining discharge medicines both in and out of hours

Review adverse incidents and take appropriate action to reduce future risk

Review and develop guidelines and PGDs.

Line manage and train and develop junior pharmacists and trainee pharmacists

Work with the Advanced Lead Pharmacist for Acute and Emergency Medicine on the strategic development of the clinical pharmacy service to the Emergency Department and Acute Medicine.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information please contact Bethan as detailed below or refer to the attached job description or person specification

Job description
Job responsibilities

For further information please contact Bethan as detailed below or refer to the attached job description or person specification

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications

Essential

• Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent qualification - 8A
• Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Certificate and working towards completion of the Diploma - B7
• Independent Prescriber with appropriate annotation on GPhC register or willing to undertake

Desirable

• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
• Formal management and / or leadership qualification
• Member of UKCPA and / or specialist groups

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

Essential

• Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner including a solid grounding in a broad range of clinical specialties - B7
• Extensive hospital pharmacy experience post Diploma - B8A
• Commitment and evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
• Able to appraise information / data and use in solving problems
• Good knowledge of the medicines safety, risk management and governance agenda and its application to the clinical role
• Good knowledge of evidence-based medicine, formulary application / management processes and drug use evaluation
• Experience providing education and training, supervision and feedback of staff

Desirable

• Clinical pharmacy experience within the specialty
• Experience line managing and/or conducting formal appraisals
• Evidence of involvement in writing of guidelines
• oPresentation of an abstract on pharmacy practice research at a regional / national conference or publication in a peer reviewed journal

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate Trust Values
• Patient focused with a strong commitment to providing high-quality care and a positive experience
• Must have ability to travel between sites and to relevant meetings outside of the Trust
• Ability to adhere to policies, procedures and standards

Person Specification
Essential Qualifications

Essential

• Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm)
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent qualification - 8A
• Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Certificate and working towards completion of the Diploma - B7
• Independent Prescriber with appropriate annotation on GPhC register or willing to undertake

Desirable

• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
• Formal management and / or leadership qualification
• Member of UKCPA and / or specialist groups

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

Essential

• Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner including a solid grounding in a broad range of clinical specialties - B7
• Extensive hospital pharmacy experience post Diploma - B8A
• Commitment and evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
• Able to appraise information / data and use in solving problems
• Good knowledge of the medicines safety, risk management and governance agenda and its application to the clinical role
• Good knowledge of evidence-based medicine, formulary application / management processes and drug use evaluation
• Experience providing education and training, supervision and feedback of staff

Desirable

• Clinical pharmacy experience within the specialty
• Experience line managing and/or conducting formal appraisals
• Evidence of involvement in writing of guidelines
• oPresentation of an abstract on pharmacy practice research at a regional / national conference or publication in a peer reviewed journal

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate Trust Values
• Patient focused with a strong commitment to providing high-quality care and a positive experience
• Must have ability to travel between sites and to relevant meetings outside of the Trust
• Ability to adhere to policies, procedures and standards

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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address

UHNM

Newcastle Road

Stoke on Trent

ST5 6QG

United Kingdom

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