Highly Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Biologics

Job description

Job responsibilities

The large Pharmacy department employs nearly 400 staff and is highly respected within the Trust as a dynamic and forward-thinking department. If the idea of 400 staff sounds daunting, fear not the department is spilt into a range of friendly and supportive teams of different sizes with clear structures helping to ensure you always get the personal treatment and can have an impact.

Our clear vision - Safer medicines, safer patients is recognised by all staff who enjoy an environment in which they can flourish, grow and develop. We are constantly striving to improve, using technology and digital resources to provide world class medicine management activities.Every member of pharmacy staff contributes to delivering our vision: this includes approximately 150 pharmacists, 120 pharmacy technicians, 90 support workers, 20 trainees and our supporting administrative staff. We review our progress and achievements annually, and highlight areas for focused development, but allow for responsiveness to changing national and local priorities.

The department currently has over 80 pharmacist prescribers and this is increasing each year. We have 4 consultant pharmacists across a range of specialties who, along with many other staff, engage in national and international initiatives helping to maintain the departments excellent reputation.

Our department also has highly developed career structures and pathways for all staff groups.Staff are actively encouraged to develop their skills: Opportunities include: Prescribing Research internships Project management Huge variety of clinical specialties Leadership training

As a highly specialist biologics pharmacist, you will be expected to:-Prescribe/screen and supply biologic therapy to outpatients attending for infusions and patients managed with homecare.-Support the biosimilar switch programme to ensure patient safety and enable cost-effective use of medicines.-Work with the lead consultants for each specialty to develop the role of the pharmacist in outpatient clinics.-Provide highly specialist clinical pharmacy support to both the infusion centre and the wards as needed.-Lead and manage projects to support service development, cost improvement and clinical excellence.

You will be part of a well-integrated and highly valued team, working closely alongside consultants and specialist nurses. You will be well supported by the Lead Pharmacist for Biologics. You will also be included in the wider Division B pharmacy team (Medicine and Elderly Care) where you will have the opportunity to meet regularly with the pharmacists, technicians and pharmacy support workers within this team to have your say in the strategic and day-to-day operation of the pharmacy service to Division B. We are proud of our use of technology to communicate with each other and the wards, and regularly test new ways to make small improvements in the way we work and the service we deliver.

This position is offered on a full-time, permanent basis (37.5 hours per week) but hours of work and shift patterns are open to discussion.

All pharmacy staff are required to contribute to extended hours, weekends & bank holidays as part of core hours. This includes general dispensary duties such as dispensing prescriptions and clinical pharmacy duties. This will include one late night every week (until 7pm) and one weekend shift every 6 weeks (9-5pm either Sat or Sun).

Person Specification

Trust Values

• Patient First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience.
• Can demonstrate Advanced Stage 1 competencies in the RPS Advanced Pharmacy Framework in relation to medical or surgical patients
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Sound knowledge of clinical pharmacy services acquired while working within a suitable specialty
• Experience of audit and evaluative work
• Teaching and tutoring experience
• Experience of supervising others
• Experience of implementing change and change management
• Development and implementation of guidelines and procedures.
• Experience of change management

• Management qualification or equivalent experience
• MSc in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience.
• Independent Prescribing qualification.
• Can demonstrate Advanced Stage 2 or Mastery competencies in the RPS Advanced Pharmacy Framework in relation to medical or surgical patients
• Leadership qualification or experience
• Sound understanding of healthcare priorities and political agendas
• Training in medicines information.
• Project Management training or qualification
• Experience of managing others

Skills and competencies

• Attention to detail
• Change management
• Communication
• Microsoft Office skills
• Organisational skills
• Presentation skills
• Problem solving
• Report writing
• Time management
• Working under pressure

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.

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.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Address

University Hospital Southampton

Tremona Road

Southampton

SO14 2AA

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