Senior Pharmacist - Cancer Services
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job Summary
To partake in clinical pharmacy duties, ensuring core clinical pharmacy activities are undertaken in the CAS Division (including Oncology and Clinical Haematology)
Leadership, management and Divisional/Specialty support roles
To line manage and support more junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in pharmacy CAS team
To take full part in the 7 day shifted rota and bank holidays duties
The post holder will be predominantly based at the Nottingham City Hospital Campus.
Key Job Responsibilities
Core clinical pharmacy activities
To work in accordance with relevant pharmacy and Trust policies and procedures relating to the management of medicines.
To ensure safe, rational and effective prescribing by undertaking medication reconciliation, assessing suitability of prescribed medication (including chemotherapy and associated medicines), enabling use of patient's own medicines and patient self-administration, counselling (to optimise medicines use), and ensuring continuity of patient care at transitions of care
Providing medicines for individual patients during their stay in hospital, at discharge and during day case and out-patient visits
Interpreting and requesting clinical tests to monitor and make recommendations to improve effectiveness and safety of drug therapy
Proactively liaison with other members of the multidisciplinary team (medical staff, nurses, microbiologists, physiotherapists, dietitians etc) in order to ensure safe and effective use of medicines
Actively make recommendations about medicines to improve patient outcomes and to encourage adherence to hospital formulary and national guidelines
Providing advice and guidance in relation to the prescribing of unlicensed and clinical trial medicines under the direction of the senior pharmacist for clinical trials
To professionally screen prescriptions for Systemic Anticancer Therapy in accordance with local and national guidelines
To support the Pharmacy Production Services when required, predominantly in a checking role
Other
To contribute to, facilitate or conduct clinical audits according to the Pharmacy audit plan
To participate in research, communicate results and if suitable register for a further degree
To act as lead pharmacist for a specified area with in the cancer pharmacy team
To undertake and document continuing professional development
To contribute to the teaching and training of undergraduate, postgraduate students and other healthcare professionals
To undertake any other duties that may reasonably be required as agreed by senior staff
Leadership, management and Divisional/Specialty support roles
Support the Divisional Lead and specialist clinical pharmacists in delivering clinical pharmacy and medicines management services to the assigned clinical specialties
Liaise and work alongside relevant pharmacy colleagues and directorate staff and managers in ensuring continuity and development of clinical pharmacy services within the specialty
Maintain contact with and actively participating in regional and national specialty groups, and in also identifying best practice and incorporating it into NUH practice
Support the Divisional Lead and Assistant Head of Pharmacy (Clinical Services Lead) in delivering the 'best possible clinical pharmacy service'
Support the Assistant Clinical Services Lead and Assistant Head of Pharmacy (Clinical Services Lead) by developing KPIs that clearly demonstrate the contribution made by the pharmacy team
Report all KPIs (delivered by the clinical pharmacy service) at regular intervals, as directed by the Assistant Head of Pharmacy - clinical services lead e.g. activity data, contributions, service development contributions etc.
Deputise for the relevant specialist clinical pharmacist(s) in the cluster in relation to issues linked to the cluster e.g. attending relevant specialty meetings
Supporting the respective specialist clinical pharmacist(s) in the submission of business cases to secure funding for service developments/new pharmacy posts within the specialty
Assist specialist clinical pharmacists in monitoring drug usage, prescribing patterns and expenditure in order to support the service in achieving a balanced drugs budget and planning for new drug developments
To contribute to the multidisciplinary identification, review, ratification and implementation of policies, treatment guidelines (including NICE guidance) in the specialty
Act as a role model
Undertake and support relevant project work within the department
Assist in the recruitment of new staff
Line manage and support more junior pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the pharmacy CAS cluster
Direct, mentor and support the more junior pharmacists and other members of the team in the cluster
Support and encourage more junior pharmacists in accomplishing their objectives
Take significant role in education and training of staff (rotational and diploma pharmacists, technicians, pre-registration pharmacists, pharmacy students) that are linked to the specialties
To take full part in the 7 day shifted rota and bank holidays duties
This post-holder will be required to provide clinical cover on weekends (half-day both weekend days) approximately once every two months - this may vary with staffing levels. For each weekend worked, a full-day will be recompensed in either the week before or after the weekend cover. There will also be a requirement to be part of the senior pharmacist on-call rota as well as participating in rostered flexible shift working including evening, weekend and bank holiday arrangements over a 7 day period, in line with service requirements.
In addition to the brief list above you must familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying.
Person specification
Training & Qual
Essential criteria
- MPharm/BPharm
- Registered with GPhC
- Diploma/MSc in clinical pharmacy or other appropriate post graduate qualification/experience
Desirable criteria
- Independent prescriber
- Member of RPS
Experience
Essential criteria
- Wide/broad post registration hospital clinical pharmacy experience
- Experience of teaching/supervision
- Broad Clinical Knowledge base
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of project work completed
- Experience of caring for people with cancer
- Experience of screening chemotherapy
Communication and Relationship
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal, negotiating and presentation skills, both written and verbal skills
- Empathy with patients, relatives and pharmacy customers
Desirable criteria
- Teaching experience
- Evidence of management
Analytical and Judgement
Essential criteria
- Able to assess and minimise the risk in medication process
- Evidence of critical evaluation of clinical information with application to practice
Planning and Organisation
Essential criteria
- Organised, able to prioritise own work and assist other to prioritise
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:
- Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
- Start an Apprenticeship
- Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training
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Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
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Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
- Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£42.90 for enhanced and £22.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month's pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
- JD Senior Clinical Pharmacist CAS (PDF, 712.3KB)
- PS Senior Clinical Pharmacist CAS (PDF, 304.6KB)
- Mindful Employer (PDF, 242.5KB)
- Equality and Diversity (PDF, 122.3KB)
- Equal Opportunities (PDF, 57.4KB)
- Disability Confidence Scheme (PDF, 51.0KB)
- Rehabilitation of Ex Offenders (PDF, 106.0KB)