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You will be responsible for the provision of pharmaceutical care by working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary health care team to promote wellness, maintain current health, and/or intervene in acute or chronic illness. You will also identify, resolve and prevent drug-related problems.

In addition, you will recommend and monitor patient drug therapy and provides drug information. Your role requires to interact with patients, family, and other health care providers as appropriate to assure continuity of services and to achieve desired patient outcomes through safe, timely, and cost-effective drug therapy. You will need to ensure the accurate and timely distribution of pharmaceuticals, and provides education to patients, Pharmacy staff and other health care practitioners.

Job Requirements

• Graduate from a School of Pharmacy recognised by the Singapore Pharmacy Council
• Full registration with the Singapore Pharmacy Council.
• Valid membership with local professional body/association is preferred where applicable.
• Experience as a Pharmacist in relevant clinical settings and demonstrated competency will be an advantage.
• Candidates with 4 years of experience can qualify for the Senior Pharmacist position

About ALPS

ALPS - a subsidiary of SingHealth, was set up in 2018 as part of Ministry of Health’s (MOH) strategic thrust in delivering value-based supply chain solutions to public healthcare.

As the public healthcare supply chain agency, we design and execute a national level end-to-end supply chain blueprint in partnership with 27 Public Healthcare Institutions (PHIs) in Singapore.

Our employees are key to our excellence – the heartbeat in sustaining our mission, developing new capabilities and re-engineering processes to future-proof Singapore’s healthcare supply chain landscape – making it more sustainable and resilient.

An exciting career awaits you at ALPS. Join us to embark on a meaning career that brings value and impact to the population. Apply now if that sounds like something you would like to be a part of.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement procurement strategies for pharmaceutical products
• Conduct strategic sourcing, horizon scanning and market landscape analysis
• Engage suppliers to ensure quality level, cost improvement and supply efficiency
• Work with supply chain operations to review and revise internal processes to improve efficiencies Identify, facilitate and administer projects on pharmaceuticals procurement and supplies
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in the planning for the pharmaceutical purchasing programme
• Lead and manage procurement team including performance review, providing guidance and advice on day-to-day work

Requirements:

• Degree in Pharmacy with minimum 2 years' of relevant professional practice experience
• A registered pharmacist with the Singapore Pharmacy Council
• Good knowledge of the Pharmaceutical Industry
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience in engaging stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Relevant experience in Procurement and inventory management of drugs and pharmaceutical products
• Good knowledge in SAP-MM, Microsoft office, excel and powerpoint.
• Good negotiation, interpersonal and communication skills
• Self-motivated, independent worker with team spirit and good problem solver

The incumbent is responsible to :

• Ensures medication management in own area of work is efficient, zero-wastage and inaccordance with best professional practices
• Reviews medication orders (medication chart or prescription) for appropriateness and intervenes with prescriber or follows up where necessary
• Ensures medications received by patients are packed correctly and dispensed within target turnaround time
• Ensures that all medication related costs and revenue in own course of work are accounted for and accurately recovered where applicable
• Assigns, overseas and reviews the work of subordinates in the same area of work. Ensures that all prescription, sales, supply, storage and distribution of medications, as well as their documentation, comply with legal requirements and relevant regulations established by the relevant authorities
• Precepts and trains pre-registration pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy/pharmaceutical students according to training plan and guidelines
• Attends and provides lectures and other forms of continuing education to pharmacy staff and other hospital employees
• Provides feedback to inform department's continuing education agenda
• Leads research or quality improvement projects in the department

Job Requirements :

• Degree in Pharmacy accredited by the Singapore Pharmacy Council
• Registered Pharmacist with the Singapore Pharmacy Council
• Minimum 2 years' experience in hospital pharmacy-related work or minimum 1-2 years' experience in hospital pharmacy-related work with a relevant postgraduate degree

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

For a detailed description of the Job roles and responsibilities please see the attached job description.

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Please refer to the job description for outline of roles and responsibilities. For further information on the position, please contact Anna Man, Lead Cardiology Pharmacist on 01268 524900 x8963 or email anna.man@nhs.net

The post holder will be the Senior member of a Neighbourhood Team of Pharmacists who will work within their clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise in clinical medicines management, patient-facing structured medication reviews, manage long term conditions, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, manage repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation, acute prescription requests, while addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients in the GP practice(s) that make up the PCN. This role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver an excellent service within general practice. The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management and development of the pharmacists and technicians and the distribution of the pharmacist and technician resource within a Neighbourhood, liaising with the member practices and the PCN Pharmacy lead. Key areas of Focus Patient-facing medication reviews of patients with polypharmacy especially for older people, people in care homes and those with multiple co- morbidities. Leadership to practices and pharmacy team on quality improvement and clinical audit as well as managing some aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to manage repeat prescription authorisations and reauthorisation, acute prescription requests, management of medicines on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing. Providing expertise in clinical medicines management while addressing both the public health and social care needs of patients in the GP practice(s). Day to day management of the PCN pharmacists and technicians in the neighbourhood and agreeing allocation of the resource with member practices. Working across and assisting with both practice and PCN requirements Key duties and responsibilities 1. Patient facing medicines support Hold clinics for patients requiring medication reviews i.e. a review of the ongoing need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicine taking. Provide a telephone support for patients with questions, queries and concerns about their medicines. 2. Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs) Undertake structured medication reviews with patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy and implement own prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests. 3. Risk stratification Design, development, and implementation of computer searches to identify cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines. Responsibility for management of risk stratification tools on behalf of the practice. Working with patients and the primary care team to minimise risks through medicines optimisation. 4. Longterm condition clinics See patients in multimorbidity clinics and in partnership with primary healthcare colleagues and implement improvements to patients medicines, including deprescribing. Manage own case load, run own long-term condition clinics where responsible for prescribing as an independent prescriber for conditions where medicines have a large component (e.g. medicine optimisation for stable angina symptom control, warfarin monitoring and dose adjustment for patients requiring longterm anticoagulants). Review the ongoing need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines taking. 5. Unplanned hospital admissions Devise and implement practice searches to identify cohorts of patients most likely to be at risk of an unplanned admission and readmissions from medicines. Work with case managers, multidisciplinary (health and social care) review teams, hospital colleagues and virtual ward teams to manage medicines-related risk for readmission and patient harm. Put in place changes to reduce the prescribing of these medicines to high-risk patient groups. 6. Care home structured medication reviews Manage own caseload of care home residents. Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients and implement own prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests. Work with care home staff to improve safety of medicines ordering and administration. 7. Repeat prescribing Produce and implement a practice repeat prescribing policy. Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions and reviewing medicines reaching review dates; make necessary changes as an independent prescriber, and ensure patients are booked in for necessary monitoring tests where required. 8. Medicines safety and quality improvement Identify and provide leadership on areas of prescribing requiring improvement. Conduct own audits and improvement projects and work with colleagues. Present results and provide leadership on suggested change. Demonstrate continuous QI activity focused upon prescribing safety as specified in the QOF guidance. This work for example might include the PINCER tool. Contribute to national and local research initiatives 9. Leadership and management Provide leadership and management to clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pre-reg pharmacists working within assigned neighbourhoods. Responsibility for line managing clinical pharmacists and technicians within assigned neighbourhoods. Operational management of pharmacy team and clinical support. 10. Domiciliary clinical medication review Manage own caseload of vulnerable housebound patients at risk of hospital admission and harm from poor use of medicines. Implement own prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and ordering of monitoring tests. Attend and refer patients to multidisciplinary case conferences. 11. Service development Develop and manage new services that are built around new medicines or NICE guidance, where new medicine/recommendations allow the development of a new care pathway (e.g. new oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation). 12. Care Quality Commission Provide leadership to the practice manager and GPs to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved. 13. Population and Public Health To devise and manage population and public health campaigns to run within the network. To provide specialist knowledge on immunisation. 14. Cost saving programmes Make recommendations for, and manage pharmacy technicians to, make changes to medicines (switches) designed to save on medicine costs where a medicine or product with lower acquisition cost is now available 15. Medicine information to practice staff and patients Answers all medicinerelated enquiries from GPs, other practice staff and patients with queries about medicines. Providing follow up for patients to monitor the effect of any changes. 16. Information management Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making. 17. Training Provide education and training to primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines optimisation. Provide training to visiting medical, nursing and other healthcare students where appropriate. 18. Management of medicines at discharge from hospital To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes manage these changes without referral to a GP, perform a clinical medication review, produce a post discharge medicines care plan including dose titration and booking of follow up tests and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge. Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medicines supply to high-risk groups of patients (e.g. those with medicine compliance aids or those in care homes). Work in partnership with hospital colleagues (e.g. care of the elderly doctors and clinical pharmacists) to proactively manage patients at high risk of medicine related problems before they are discharged to ensure continuity of care. 19. Implementation of local and national guidelines and formulary recommendations Monitor practice prescribing against the local health economys RAG list for medicines that should be prescribed by hospital doctors (red drugs) or subject to shared care (amber drugs). Liaise directly with hospital colleagues where prescribing needs to be returned to specialists. Assist practices in setting and maintaining a practice formulary that is hosted on the practices computer system. Suggest and develop computer decision support tools to help remind prescribers about the agreed formulary choice and local recommendations. Auditing practices compliance against NICE technology assessment guidance. Provide newsletters on important prescribing messages to improve prescribers knowledge and work with the team to develop and implement other techniques known to influence implementation of evidence such as audit and feedback. 20. Medicines safety Horizon scan to identify national and local policy and guidance that affects patient safety through the use of medicines, including MHRA alerts, product withdrawals and emerging evidence form clinical trials. Manage the process of implementing changes to medicines and guidance for practitioners.

To work with the Pharmacy Clinical Team to provide a comprehensive Pharmacy Service within a designated clinical area, specialities including: Medicine Admissions, ED, Renal, Cardiology, Respiratory, Gastroenterology, amongst others Surgery General (inc. Vascular), Gynae, H&N, T&O, Critical Care, POAC ePMA/Digital with a clinical speciality Paediatrics Medicines Information / Safety / Training / High Cost Medicines Other clinical areas where service opportunities allow Additional responsibilities within the clinical area as specified below: Providing a Clinical and Specialist Pharmacist role Managing (planning, organising, monitoring, controlling, developing staff etc) Training of pharmacy staff and the wider multidisciplinary team Service development including Quality Improvement projects, preparation of guidelines Speciality Pharmacy Role To work within a clinical specialty for 6months at a time, building relations with other staff to ensure safe and effective medicines optimisation for patients. To actively participate in ward rounds and fully integrate within the speciality multidisciplinary team If available within the speciality, to work in pharmacy led clinics To undertake projects or developments within the speciality eg Quality Improvements, Audits, Research. To contribute to guideline, PGD developments within the speciality. To carry out root cause analysis of medicine related incidents which have occurred within the speciality and attend or present at governance meetings. Clinical Services To provide information, advice and guidance on the safe, effective and economical use of medicines and to challenge poor practice. To optimise medicines management by reconciling drug histories, performing structured medication reviews and using patients own medicines. To detect, record and report adverse drug reactions to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and via Datix as per Trust Policy or via practice policy, as appropriate. To record your clinical activity and to monitor the outcome of your advice. To monitor interventions in treatment to identify training and information needs. To fulfil the requirements of the Code of Ethics and Professional Standards for Hospital Service Optimising Patient outcomes from medicine. To participate in CQUINs and QIPPs at NGH. To implement countywide and local prescribing strategies within the Trust and your practices. Support the expansion of EPMA within the speciality. To undertake validation duties in the dispensary within NGH. To supervise, check and, if necessary undertake the supply of medicines in NGH. Technical checking is in place; pharmacists make initial validations and have a professional responsibility to decide on the need for their further involvement in the supply process. To optimise medicines through prescribing role operating within areas of competence (where appropriately qualified and authorised via the Trust NMP register).

To act as Ward Clinical Pharmacist including: Providing advice on the safe and cost-effective use of medicines Optimising patient care with respect to medicines (across multiple specialties) in liaison with health care professionals, including medical and nursing staff Input into the development of treatment protocols and guidelines Delivery of a full clinical pharmacy service covering multiple specialties Monitoring expenditure on drugs and providing feedback (including transportation of medicines to patients home addresses) Participate in clinical audit involving medicines including the audit requirements within national guidelines and protocols eg. NICE. Participate in and lead where required on novel pharmacy projects; identify and undertake research to inform practice developments and underpin delivery of an effective, evidence-based pharmacy service. Review patients to complete: Medicines reconciliation Comprehensive medication review Identifying and addressing concordance issues Liaising with community pharmacy where appropriate and where consent has been given, particularly on discharge Assess direct responses to drug treatments (in collaboration with the Multi-Disciplinary Team) Review and update patient care records Undertake clinical medication review for patients to optimise their medication Assist in development of robust and safe medicines optimisation processes for the ward. Contribute to the efficient and timely discharge of patients, this includes: Identifying and prioritising patient discharges Writing TTOs (as required) Clinically checking discharge prescriptions in a timely fashion Reviewing the supply of medications Non-medical Prescribing: Following successful completion of an accredited prescribing course, to take on the role of the prescribing of medicines within the Ward in line with personal competencies and expertise. This will include the initiation of therapies in line with approved patient care management plans and/or in response to clinical presentation requiring treatment with medicines endorsed through local formularies. Ensure on-going CPD to maintain competency to prescribe in line with advice for GPhC and national legislation. Be familiar with and work in line with the national legislation governing the scope of practice for non-medical prescribers. Develop a highly specialist knowledge of medicines and treatment to promote and support evidence-based medicine across the Trust. Actively participate in ward rounds, case conferences, Directorate meetings, etc. as appropriate. In liaison with the multi-disciplinary team, work with patients to optimise their care with medicines including: Development of PILs relevant to their medicines Patient education and counselling on their medicines Self-administration of medicines Liaise with other members of the multi-disciplinary team in the provision and development of clinical pharmacy services, including complex drug or medication related information, and act on any associated problems which may arise.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is dedicated to continuous improvement in patient care and service excellence. Our departments primary focus is the safe and efficient preparation of diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals in line with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and regulatory standards. Join us, and be part of a forward-thinking team that encourages innovation, promotes development, and prioritises patient-centred service. Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment. This vacancy will close at midnight on 3rd December 2024 Interviews are due to be held on 17th December 2024 Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

The roles and duties of this post include: Deliver a high-quality, clinical pharmacy service to community-based patients and their carers within Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT). Providing specialist advice and undertaking patient centred clinical reviews to manage people with complex mental health needs, polypharmacy, adherence issues and comorbidities. To utilise prescribing and de-prescribing skills as a non-medical prescriber or working towards the qualification in line with competency and agreed scope of practice. Support and drive the development of work within the Primary and Community Mental Health Transformation Programme pathways, protocols and guidelines, so that patients receive safe, clinically effective and timely mental health medication in the most appropriate care setting. Promote seamless and integrated care for patients with mental health conditions, supporting the transition of patients across care settings so they receive the required level of care to support them in taking their medication safely in the most appropriate care setting. Support the management of shared care, ensuring patients are being monitored and reviewed in line with best practice, evidence and guidance. Support discharge planning to provide a smooth and safe transition of care. Ensure seamless pharmaceutical care across the KMPT teams where the post is based. Provide comprehensive clinical advice and guidance to GPs and pharmacists in primary care for people with mental health conditions and their treatment. Be responsible for relevant teaching and educational programmes for the staff in the CMHTs and for health care professionals working in primary care. Be a member of the clinical on-call pharmacist service Here are some clips of our KMPT staff, speaking about their role and why they enjoy working for us. Working at KMPT (youtube.com)

About ALPS

ALPS Pte Ltd, set up in 2018 as part of Ministry of Health’s (MOH) strategic thrust in delivering value-based supply chain solutions to public healthcare.

As the public healthcare supply chain agency, we design and execute a national level end-to-end supply chain

blueprint in partnership with 27 Public Healthcare Institutions (PHIs) in Singapore.

Our employees are key to our excellence – the heartbeat in sustaining our mission, developing new capabilities and re-engineering processes to future-proof Singapore’s healthcare supply chain landscape –making it more sustainable and resilient.

An exciting career awaits you at ALPS. Join us to embark on a meaning career that brings value and impact to the population. Apply now if that sounds like something you would like to be a part of.

The incumbent will be based in one of the Public Health Institutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage expectations and work closely with clinical pharmacists &/or physicians on alternate sources & drugs when usual sources have supply issues.
• Ensure proper and comprehensive evaluation of all drugs and gather inputs from key stakeholders (physicians, nurses and/or clinical pharmacists). Represents institution as evaluation committee member in evaluation of drugs and pharmaceutical products.
• To keep optimal inventory to achieve optimal stock availability vs overstocking and avoid wastages.
• Work closely with pharmacy inventory team on inventory management of all pharmacy sections, support stock take activities and reporting.
• Participate in key activities and related operational workgroups, quality improvement/productivity projects, management of critical supplies & stocks, attend management meetings at the supporting site.
• Timely sourcing and processing of purchase requests from users – Purchase requests must be fulfilled on time in order not to affect patient's treatment plan.
• Verify and submit requirements of national contracts taking into considerations past usage and future trends of disease treatment protocols that aligns with MOH directives and international guidelines.
• Achieve cost-savings from purchases (Group/cluster contracts and institution quotations/negotiations)
• Manage controlled drugs, distribute effectively and in accordance to requirements of Misuse of Drug Acts.
• Ensure continuity of critical supplies or alternate products during exceptional periods.
• Minimize total value of goods written-off (Pharmacy Store and all pharmacy sections/substores).
• Material /item code creation and updates. Timely and accurate maintenance of PHI pharmacy systems (SAP & dispensing systems) on cost price, selling price, drug class and drug subsidy status/type.
• Handle audit queries in all related areas, stakeholder management at supporting site, and lead and motivate the team at site.

Requirements

• Degree in Pharmacy with minimum 5 years' of relevant professional practice experience
• A registered pharmacist with the Singapore Pharmacy Council
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience in engaging stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, proficient in Microsoft Office applications, and knowledge in SAP-MM
• Relevant experience in Procurement and inventory management of drugs and pharmaceutical products.
• Good negotiation, interpersonal and communication skills
• Self-motivated, independent worker with team spirit and good problem solver

By submitting any application or resume to us, you will be deemed to have agreed and consented to us collecting, using, retaining and disclosing your information to potential hiring managers for their consideration. All information will be treated with highest confidentiality.

An exciting career awaits you at ALPS. Join us to embark on a meaning career that brings value and impact to the population. Apply now if that sounds like something you would like to be a part of.

Only shortlisted candidates would be notified.

As well as the job description, please carefully read the role specific job plan attached to this advert. A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description. Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity. Working for the Trust Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence. Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net. As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have. Armed Forces Friendly Employer We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment. COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

A Vacancy at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


Consider the possibility of...
• Working in a passionate team within a friendly pharmacy department
Shaping the future of a specialist service
• Autonomous and collaborative multi-disciplinary team working
• Maintaining and/or enhancing your clinical knowledge
• Maintaining/achieving non-medical prescriber (NMP) state

You will join our established antimicrobial pharmacy team, who, alongside microbiology, sexual health, and OPAT teams, will support you to develop specialistknowledge, and be the pharmacy lead for HIV/sexual health service.

The role provides variety with an emphasis on collaboration. It includes specialistMDTs, ward rounds, audit, research and education, guideline/pathway development, implementation, and evaluation, and quality improvement activities.

You will represent pharmacy at speciality, and regional meetings, and contribute to our ward-based pharmacy service.

While pre-existing knowledge of antimicrobials and NMP qualification are advantageous, we welcome applications from pharmacists able to demonstrate strong transferable skills and an appetite to learn.

Any successful candidate employed at B7 level, will be provided with clear criteria for progression, and the full support of the team to achieve this, including completion of their NMP training.

Thinking about moving to the area? We offer a healthy relocation package- more information is available upon request.

Please contact us if you are interested in this role as a B7-8A progression or as a B8A

As well as the job description below, please carefully read the role specific job plan attached to this advert.
You will:
• Have a central role in the pharmacy antimicrobial team.
• Engage and collaborate with key stakeholders to optimise the use of antimicrobials across the Trust, including outpatients.
• Provide expert clinical advice on antimicrobials, to ensure their safe, effective, and economic use.
• Attend AMS ward rounds and specialist MDTs.
• Lead the pharmacy service to the HIV and sexual health service, and support delivery of the OPAT service as part of a team-based approach.
• Review and optimise current governance processes and clinical pathways.
• Identify, develop, and deliver service improvement activities.
• Develop, disseminate, and maintain prescribing and consumer resources.
• Deliver training and education within pharmacy and across the Trust.
• Deputise for and cross-cover with other members of the pharmacy
antimicrobial team.
• Represent pharmacy in directorate and speciality meetings.
• Represent pharmacy and The Trust in relevant specialist networks.
Ensure pharmacy and medicines management are considered in service development and as part of day-to-day operation.
• Line-manage pharmacists and pharmacy technicians and supervise pharmacy students, trainees, and technicians as part of their rotation within the service.
• Take part in clinical, dispensary, discharge, weekend, and on-call rotass.

Our benefits


We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

• Agenerous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k)to support with relocation expensesfor hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.

• A variety ofdifferent typesof paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

• Confidential advice and support on personal, work,familyand relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring,cinemaand financefrom a rangeof providers


For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

As well as the job description, please carefully read the role specific job plan attached to this advert.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.


Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You areadvised to submityourapplication at the earliest opportunity.


Working for the Trust


Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.


Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.  We welcome applications fromeveryone,while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive fromdifferent backgrounds.  If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.


As part ofseekingto become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.  It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.  We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.



Armed Forces Friendly Employer


We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promoteSaBRE- Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers.  This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.


COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements


Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, thisremainsour best defence to protect our patients,ourselvesand everyone else.



This advert closes on Sunday 1 Dec 2024

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