Senior Pharmacist - Technical Services +/- EDC
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties/ Responsibilities
1. To assist in the development of the aseptic service.
2. To practice as an expert practitioner, providing advice and consultancy to patients, healthcare professionals and other agencies relating to pharmaceutical aspects of aseptic services within the department and on the wards/clinical areas.
3. To operate as an authorised pharmacist within the Pharmacy Aseptic Unit.
4. To participate in, and if needed, lead on the training of Pharmacy staff within the department relating to aseptic services.
5. To support the maintenance and development of Standard Operating Procedures, staff training and approval records, physical and microbiological monitoring records and other records deemed necessary by the MHRA or regional QA specialists.
6. To ensure that all aseptically prepared medicines are produced in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
7. To support monitoring of the environment and working practices to assure the quality of products and safety of staff. To assess risks against clinical need and make judgements when problems arise with the air handling unit, environment, facility issues or staffing.
8. To support the Lead Pharmacist and Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Manager in preparation for, and completion of actions resulting from, external audits from the MHRA in relation to licensed activity/ regional QC and accredited NHS inspectors for unlicensed activity.
9. To work with the Aseptic/ Quality Assurance team to support the maintenance of the PQS (Pharmaceutical Quality System) for the aseptic service.
10. To provide clinical support to the St Cross Pharmacy Chemotherapy Co-ordinator with the provision and delivery of chemotherapy to the Maple Unit at St Cross Hospital.
11. To provide clinical support to the Aseptic Process Co-ordinator with the provision and delivery of chemotherapy and other aseptic medicines to the internal and external locations.
12. To participate in, and if needed, lead on commitments relating to intrathecal chemotherapy.
Pharmacy Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Check prescriptions for clarity, safety and efficacy on wards, in dispensaries and the aseptic suite and when necessary, take accurate drug histories to facilitate this. Query with and provide the prescriber with appropriate information to effect a change in the prescription when clinically required, to ensure patients safety and effective therapy.
2. Provide information to nursing and medical staff across the trust on any aspect of medicines policy ensuring safe practice. Provide information to patients on allocated wards or in dispensaries concerning their medication and answer any resulting questions or queries.
3. Provide when necessary, through checking dispensing or supervision of technicians and ATOs, an efficient medication supply service from any of the pharmacy departments, including the aseptic suite.
4. Ensure patients discharge medication is accurate and dispensed in advance of the patients' discharge, by writing the patients' medication on the GP discharge prescription and conveying to the GP all necessary information concerning the patient medication to ensure a safe transfer to primary care. Reducing pharmaceutical waste by utilising patients own drugs in the discharge process.
5. Within your designated clinical area of responsibility, ensure best practice and clinical governance is applied to drug therapy by providing medical and nursing staff with:
a. Appropriate drug information
b. Support in writing clinical guidelines
c. Participation in and delivery of education and training
d. Undertaking clinical audit and practice research
e. Ensuring procedures for the introduction and monitoring of new drugs are followed
f. Monitoring of drug expenditure and provision of advice on the financial implications of changes in practice
g. Train, and act as role model to pharmacy staff allocated to specialty
h. Liaise with community medical nursing and pharmacy staff to ensure effective and seamless care 6. Provide clinical pharmacy and prescribing services within the Trust as an independent prescriber (as required).
7. Support the Associate Director of Pharmacy - Cancer, Technical Services and Clinical Trials in achieving long-term objectives of the department and its strategic direction including devising and reviewing SOPs and guidelines as needed.
8. Be responsible for ensuring that the appraisal and personal reviews for designated pharmacy staff are completed. Participate in personal review and working to achieve set objectives. Participate in selection and recruitment of staff.
9. To lead, participate in and coordinate the competency-based assessments and training of junior staff within the team. To ensure areas of concern in the clinical and operational performance of staff within the team are identified and reported to the Lead Pharmacist - Technical Services. To participate in performance management of members of the team as needed.
10. Work flexibly across all of the Pharmacy departments, covering the work of colleagues during peak periods or absence.
11. Participate in appropriate training and development activities including your own personal development and participate in the education and training of colleagues and all other healthcare professionals on medicine legislation, pharmacology, medication risk and best prescribing practice. Contribute to local undergraduate and postgraduate education and training within your speciality both within the Trust and for other programmes of study. To work with the Lead Pharmacy Technician - Education and Training to ensure the effective delivery, assessment and induction of staff in the department.
12. Participate in weekend and Bank Holiday working as may be required.
13. Undertake any other duties as required by the Director of Pharmacy in accordance with the grade and nature of the post.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
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To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.
In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.
UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.
If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we'll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.
We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.
Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.
All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders
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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
- Senior Pharmacist Technical Services JD (PDF, 608.3KB)
- Senior Pharmacist Technical Services Advert (PDF, 216.4KB)
- Candidate Information (PDF, 372.8KB)
- Welcoming applicant with Disability (PDF, 52.8KB)
- How to complete an application form & Values Fact Sheet (DOCX, 874.6KB)