Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Teacher Practitioner
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and clinically focused pharmacist to join the Clinical Pharmacy Team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. This is a split role both working clinically within our well‑established Dedicated Ward Pharmacist (DWP) model and teaching undergraduate pharmacy at the University of Nottingham.
The clinical aspects focus on delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred clinical pharmacy services at ward level, supporting safe and effective patient flow and transitions of care. You will also contribute to ward‑based weekend pharmacy services as part of a rota.
The Teacher Practitioner role is in partnership with the University of Nottingham, combining advanced clinical practice with involvement in pharmacy education and training.
Applicants should demonstrate strong clinical skills, effective communication, good time management and the ability to work collaboratively.
Main duties of the job
Teacher practitioner role working part time with the University of Nottingham delivering undergraduate teaching.
Provide dedicated ward pharmacy (DWP) services to a given ward across a range of medical and surgical specialties. DWPs key performance areas include: supporting ward rounds to influence clinical and cost effective prescribing; managing the process of discharge prescribing improve patient flow and ensuring optimal safe transfer of care around medicines.You will also be supported by an innovative group of medicines management technicians.
The role will enable you to develop your clinical, leadership and management skills to the highest level. The DWP program works across a range of medical and surgical wards to provide broad clinical experience.
There are also opportunities to undertake clinical supervision and mentoring, service evaluations and audits to develop your skills and aid your career progression.
Working for our organisation
The pharmacy team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital is modern, pro-active, forward-thinking and well respected both locally and nationally. We have won individual and team awards for innovation and clinical excellence.
Chesterfield Royal is North Derbyshire's only acute district general hospital, with 24 hour Emergency Department services. We're responsible for providing care and treatment to more than 400,000 people who live in our communities. We are modern, well-resourced and in commuting distance of Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham and close to the Peak District.The Care Quality Commission has rated the Trust as ‘Good’. Our vision is to be an outstanding provider of sustainable healthcare services, delivering the best possible care to our patients and being a great place to work for our people.
All employees have access to the ‘award winning’ Health and Wellbeing Hub. The Hub is a free 24/7 on-site facility supporting both the physical and mental wellbeing of all colleges. This includes a fully equipped gym, counselling rooms, changing room and shower facilities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job purpose- The post holder will be responsible for providing clinical pharmacy services to patients
- They will oversee the use of medicines in terms of safety, efficacy, efficiency and economy
- To identify and address medicines governance issues that arise from clinical service delivery
Key Result Areas
These are the key areas that support the purpose of the job:
- To provide clinical pharmacy services to award prioritising discharge, medicines optimisation and clinical economy.
- Discharge:
- Take a proactive approach to the management of ward discharges, to include prescribing of discharge medicines in line with local guidance
- Work collaboratively with medical and nursing teams and Trust Operations Team to facilitate and expedite discharge
- Ensure high quality patient counselling is delivered by the MDT during admission and at discharge
- Support communication to GPs , community pharmacy and other primary care services
Medicines optimisation:
- 1. Undertake medicine optimisation activities in line with clinical specialty
- Provide clinical pharmacy support to consultant ward rounds, MDT meetings and ward operational meetings
- Work with prescribers and nursing teams to ensure high standards of medicines use including development and review of relevant guidelines
- Review & investigate medicines incidents and liaise with the ward team to adopt changes in practice where necessary
- Take a lead role in managing ward based medicines expenditure, to include:
- 1. Ensuring multidisciplinary ward team take a thorough approach to obtaining patients own medicines from home
- Ensure the ordering and supply of medicines receives appropriate scrutiny
- Provide and present reports to the MDT , ward team and pharmacy in relation to medicines expenditure
- Contribute to the pharmacy clinical economy group agenda
- To undertake independent prescribing practice to patients within the specialty in accordance with agreed objectives / guidelines
- To contribute to the delivery and development of clinical pharmacy services across the Trust
- Actively participate within the multi-disciplinary and clinical pharmacy team
- To act as a source of expert advice on prescribing and medicines optimisation to medical and nursing staff within a defined clinical area
- To provide supervision, training and tuition of pre-registration students and pharmacists, including tutoring for the MSc/Diploma in clinical pharmacy.
- To participate in clinical audit and other initiatives aimed at assuring high quality prescribing and pharmacy practice, within the context of Quality Governance
- To provide training and education to other healthcare professionals.
- To provide professional supervision to technical and supporting staff and to undertake the role of Responsible Pharmacist when required
- To undertake any training (managerial and professional) identified by staff appraisal
- To participate in on call duties, weekend and Bank Holiday working in accordance with agreed rotas and needs of the department
- In the event of a disruptive incident, all Trust employees may be required to attend work if they are fit and well and able to do so in line with business continuity and major incident plans
- To maintain confidentiality at all times relating to patients, staff and the Trust
- To actively participate in the Staff Appraisal Process
- To be familiar and comply with relevant Operational, Personnel, Health and Safety policies and procedures, including Fire, COSHH, No Smoking and Alcohol
- Maintain a safe environment by adhering to local infection control policies
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria- MPharm
- Working towards Diploma/MSC Clinical Pharmacy
- GPHC registration
- GPHC Registration as Independent Prescriber
Experience
Essential criteria- 18 month post registration in acute hospital Pharmacy
- Evidence of relevant CPD
- Experience of influencing cost and quality of prescribing
- Experience of service improvement
- Experience of Residency/On-Call
- Experience of MDT working and Ward Rounds
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria- Wide Ranging clinical skills/knowledge
- Teaching Skills
- Communication and Time Management Skills
- Working with iniative and autonomy
- Staff Management/Supervision experience
- Awareness of current issues in medicines optimisation
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria- Communication and Influencing Skills
- Reliable and Concientious
- Resilience
Trust Values
Essential criteria- Demonstrates CARE Values
Flexible Working
If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.
COVID19 Vaccination
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.
UK Points-based immigration system
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route.Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.
Communications
Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.
If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.
Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.
This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.
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