Specialist Pharmacist - Post-Acute Medicine
The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly capable, enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to join the Post-Acute Medicine Team. The postholder will be responsible for leading and delivering a high quality, clinical service to wards across medicine specialities working closely with the
Principal Pharmacist, Post-Acute Medicine.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work across Post-Acute Medicine including a broad range of specialities includingrespiratory, Cystic Fibrosis, acute medicine, stroke, elderly care and diabetes. Pharmacists within the team provide extensive pharmaceutical
care and comprehensive medicines management to patients within these areas to ensure a seamless integrated model of care.
Main duties of the job
The main responsibilities of the post holder will be:
- Deputise for the Principal Pharmacist, Post-Acute Medicine.
- Act as a specialist role model and an expert in medical management within Post-Acute Medicine.
- Lead and manage clinical pharmacy services in Post-Acute Medicine in conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist.
- Act as a pharmacist independent prescriber to optimise the care of patients within Post-Acute Medicine.
- Ensure a high level of clinical pharmacy input to the care of patients within Post-Acute Medicine.
- Actively participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds, delivering and promoting high quality, cost effective, patient-focused pharmaceutical care.
- Provide patient and carer education and close liaison across the interface.
- Promote safe drug use within Post-Acute Medicine.
- Development, implementation and audit of local guidelines.
- Supervise and train pharmacy staff at ward level.
- Regular financial reporting, drug usage and expenditure forecasting and drug budget management.
- To participate in practice and clinical research and audit.
- To work with the Principal Pharmacist to extend the boundaries of professional practice within the care group.
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites.The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- To act as a specialist practitioner within the field and as an expert pharmacist in Post-Acute Medicine.
- To promote and deliver pharmaceutical care for Post-Acute Medical patients and more generally for all patients.
- To provide highly specialised and complex evidence-based clinical advice and information using expert knowledge and experience to pharmacy,
- To participate in and contribute to the clinical/ward pharmacy service.
- To actively participate in consultant ward rounds as appropriate.
- To participate in outpatient clinics, and assist in the further development of the pharmacist’s role in this area.
- To undertake patient medication review sessions and patient reviews in outpatient clinics as necessary.
- To actively participate regularly in multidisciplinary ward rounds, antibiotic ward rounds and other multidisciplinary meetings as appropriate,
- To practice as an independent prescriber, in area of own expertise, as appropriate and provide direct high quality of care to inpatients and
- To participate in patient education and counselling schemes for all Post-Acute Medical patients/carers.
- To ensure appropriate and timely supply of medication to patients in conjunction with dispensary staff, including the POD scheme and discharge
- To liaise with other Pharmacists, Doctors and GPs to ensure efficient transfer of clinical and medicines management issues.
- To develop shared care guidelines to support GP prescribing as necessary.
- To support the set up and provision of Hackett compliant homecare services as necessary.
- Maintain and further develop specialist information on the use of drugs in clinical conditions relevant to Post-Acute Medicine, ensuring accurate
- To participate in Trust adverse incident reporting scheme.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registered Pharmacist (1 year competency assessed and examined professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification / experience
- Registered Independent Prescriber or willingness to complete
Experience
Essential criteria- Specialist clinical knowledge and skills relevant to area of practice
- Experience of working with senior healthcare professionals outside of Pharmacy
- Experience of supervising others
- Experience of practice research or audit
- Experience of protocol/guideline development
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Demonstration of advanced practice using evidence mapped to the RPS Advanced Practice Framework
- Member of the RPS faculty
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