Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Acute Frailty Medicine

• Fecha de publicación: 31/03/2021
• Nombre de la empresa: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Descripción de funciones:

  

  Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Acute Frailty Medicine

  Band 8a

  Job overview

  Acute Frailty Pathway & Geriatric Medicine

  A formal, system-wide Acute Frailty Pathway is set up to provide short term assessment and stabilisation of frail older people attending NUH, & providing a better experience & improved quality of care.

  The team provides early implementation of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA); proactively managing admissions across the designated NUH assessment ward for older people and provide specialist review of frail older people from the Emergency Department (ED).

  The post offers an outstanding opportunity to develop specialist knowledge and skills for the management of frail and geriatric patients on a large and busy admissions unit as part of the friendly, progressive and dynamic multidisciplinary team.

  You will be supported to advance your specialist knowledge and effectively utilise your non-medical prescribing skills.

   

  Main duties of the job

  Participating in consultant-led ward rounds to promote & support medicines optimisation & antimicrobial stewardship

  Contributing to CGA

  Facilitating smooth transfer of medication & related issues across the interface at admission, discharge & transfer

  Ensuring patients receive the best pharmaceutical care and managing potentially inappropriate polypharmacy

  Involvement in education & training of a variety of healthcare professionals including diploma & pre-registration pharmacists, undergraduates and trainee ANPs

  The successful candidate must be a highly motivated  team player with good interpersonal and leadership skills, and aspirations to develop as an independent practitioner

  The ideal candidate will be an experienced prescriber having worked in a variety of medical specialties, and have experience of delivering a service to a specialty will have completed a clinical diploma and have experience in acute hospital pharmacy setting

   

   

  Working for our organisation

  What we offer:

  Supportive and friendly teams, both within pharmacy and in the wider MDT.

  Structured opportunities for training and development, both personal and professional

  Support on the ward by a team of medicines management technicians

  There are no weekday operational duties required

  Opportunities to line manage junior colleagues

  Opportunities to gain and share learning through publications and relevant regional and national groups will be supported

   Who we are:

  The wider pharmacy admissions team is split over the acute medical admissions areas, the ED and the Older Persons Admissions Unit; and allows for significant specialist support for junior members of the team

  As a department, we are thriving under new leadership, are forward thinking and constantly implementing innovative ways of working to deliver the best possible patient care

  We have a strong belief in leading our teams compassionately and fostering a supportive and caring workplace

   

   

  Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  In addition to the below summary  you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

  Please see the attached job description for key duties & responsibilities.

  Whilst this post is commissioned to be full time (equivalent of 37.5 hours per week) the service would welcome applications from those wanting a better work life balance. If you would like to consider this post  but on less than full time hours please still apply and outline this on your application form or please contact us for further discussion.

  Interviews will be via MS Teams

  Person specification

  Training & Qualifications

  Essential criteria

  • GPhC registered

  Desirable criteria

  • Independent prescribing qualification (or willing to undertake)

  Experience

  Essential criteria

  • Broad knowledge base of a wide range of clinical areas
  • Some experience of excellent leadership and management skills
  • Experience of multidisciplinary and team working within Pharmacy and a Speciality

  Desirable criteria

  • Experience in project management (including department-wide roles) and evidence of completed outcomes

  Communication & Relationship

  Essential criteria

  • Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, both verbal and written
  • Proven ability to influence and negotiate with relevant senior clinicians, managers and stakeholders.

  Desirable criteria

  • • Experience of writing compelling business cases or case of need for service development

  Analytical and Judgement

  Essential criteria

  • Ability to work alone and make decisions within agreed parameters; and appropriate referral / escalation as necessary

  Planning & Organisation

  Essential criteria

  • Ability to plan and organise existing and new clinical pharmacy services to a specialty.

  Physical

  Essential criteria

  • Competent ICT skills

  Desirable criteria

  • High level IT skills (eg website or database design)

  Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience.  Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.

  We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are currently under-represented at NUH.

  Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

  Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided.  Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

  Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application 

  Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

  Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

  At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

  Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled work visa in line with the Home Office regulations.  NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements

  Consent:

  • Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
  • Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49 for enhanced and £31 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

   

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• Localización del puesto ofertado: UK - Nottingham