This pharmacist development role has been created for new and recently qualified pharmacists. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your expertise in a specialist setting supported by a small and friendly team.
The post holder will initially join the Trust as a Band 6 Clinical Pharmacist and will undertake structured training and experience in various areas including clinical ward commitments, medicines information and dispensary.
Please see supporting notes for applicants which provides further information regarding structured training and progression timeframe.
Based in the pharmacy at the Bracton campus, but working across a number of Trust sites, the post holder will; (1) provide ward-based clinical pharmacy support to intermediate care units and mental health units as allocated; (2) work with the pharmacy patient safety lead to implement medicines safety initiatives within designated wards and; (3) participate in the dispensary, medicines information, and other internal rotas. There are opportunities to contribute towards the training of pre-registration students.
Oxleas pharmacy department has a long history of innovation. We believe in supporting our pharmacists to develop their full potential, and in particular to develop skills and expertise in medicines related quality improvement projects.
For further information call Elizabeth Bevan (Pharmacy Team Leader, inpatient services) on 01322 625762.
Informal visits welcome.
Overview of the post:
• To provide ward based clinical pharmacy support to mental health, intermediate care and elderly care wards. This includes following relevant policies relating to pharmaceutical practice, and providing clinical advice related to the uses and side-effects of medicines.
• To work with the Medication Safety Officer to implement medicines safety initiatives within designated wards.
• To participate in the dispensary, medicines information and other internal rotas.
• To participate in the on-call rota when required.
• Support to undertake a diploma in clinical or psychiatric pharmacy will be provided.
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust: Bracton Campus—Pharmacy Department
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust provides a wide range of mental health and community health services. These include acute adult and elderly mental health units and community teams based at a number of locations in Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich boroughs, and intermediate and elderly care units based at Queen Mary’s Hospital (QMH), Sidcup, and Eltham community hospital.
The Trust has dispensaries located at QMH and the Bracton campus, Dartford; both are registered with the GPhC and the QMH pharmacy store holds a wholesale dealers licence. Within Oxleas, clinical pharmacists are an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, with regular ward attendance and provision of a medicines information service which includes a patient telephone advice line.
Pharmacy also provide support to patients within the community, including to Community Mental Health teams, a specialist perinatal clinic and a home assessment Medicines Optimisation service to patients within Bromley.
Key tasks and responsibilities
• To provide clinical pharmacy services to mental health, intermediate care and elderly care inpatient units, to ensure patients receive appropriate medication on admission, have their medication and adherence reviewed during their stay, and have a clear medicines management plan on discharge.
• To provide information about the use of medicines to consultants, other prescribers, other health care professionals, patients, relatives and carers.
• To support professional leads in identifying and addressing issues around the use of medicines that are relevant to meeting CQC standards, for example advising on the safe and secure storage of medicines, and contributing to the audit and review of controlled drug processes.
• To work with the Medication Safety Officer to implement medicines safety initiatives within designated wards.
• To record information as required on clinical pharmacy activity.
• To take professional responsibility when clinically screening prescriptions to ensure the accuracy, legality, safety and efficacy of prescribed medication, including liaising with doctors and nurses to resolve any queries arising from the screening process.
• To seek advice from senior pharmacists where necessary.
• To participate in the dispensary rota as needed, working independently to liaise with doctors and nurses to resolve any queries arising from the screening process and to undertake the final accuracy check on prescriptions dispensed by other pharmacy staff.
• To participate in the medicines information rota, providing clinically sound, evaluated information on a wide variety of complex enquiries to service users and all grades of health care professionals.
• To participate in other internal rotas as required.
• To undertake any other relevant duties, as may be required by the Chief Pharmacist.
• Nothing omitted or written here shall absolve the pharmacist from at all times ensuring that correct professional techniques, ethics, attitudes and procedures are maintained by the staff for whom he/she is responsible.
• To participate in pharmacy peer review meetings, demonstrate on-going continuing professional development, and be responsible for own self-development and learning within the field of pharmacy, and other specialities as appropriate.
• To ensure personal mandatory training as required by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is kept up to date.
Clinical
• To provide a clinical pharmacy service as described in the key tasks and responsibilities.
• To provide clinical advice to pharmacy support staff.
• To prepare and deliver training related to the use of medicines to pharmacy and healthcare staff as required.
• To prepare and deliver patient education sessions as required.
• To contribute to the maintenance of the lithium database as required.
Research
• To contribute to quality improvement projects and clinical audits.
Communication
• To provide information about the use of medicines and medicines policy to consultants, other prescribers, other health care professionals, patients, relatives and carers. In some cases, medication use may be unlicensed, evidence base may be lacking, or medical opinion may differ. To ensure information is provided in a timely manner, appropriate to the situation.
• To ensure issues related to the use of medicines are raised at ward and directorate level as appropriate.
On-call/Unsocial hours
• To participate in the on-call rota when required.
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Sep 2024
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