Advanced Clinical Pharmacist (XR08)

Anexcellent opportunity has arisen for an aspirational and motivated individualto join the Urgent Care Pharmacy Team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals as anAdvanced Clinical Pharmacist.

Youwill be a core member of our Urgent Care Pharmacy Team providing advancedclinical and pharmaceutical services to our both our Emergency departments,Same Day Emergency Care unit and Acute medicine wards.

OurEmergency departments are split over two sites. Leeds General Infirmaryspecialising in Cardiology, Neurology, Trauma and Orthopaedics andPaediatrics. Our St Jamess site specialises in Elderly medicine, Oncology,Haematology, Respiratory and General Medicine.

Youwill be responsible for supporting the evolution of the service workingalongside other team members including Advanced Clinical pharmacists,Specialist Clinical Pharmacists, Specialist Clinical Pharmacy Technicians andPharmacy Technicians.

Therewill be an opportunity to line manage and support junior members of staff.

Main duties of the job
Leads the highly specialisedclinical pharmacy service to patients and the multidisciplinary team within a given clinical speciality. Ensures medicines are used appropriately, safely, and cost-effectively in accordance with Trust policy, standard operatingprocedures and medicine legislation. The post holder is expected to determine how the outcomes are best achieved in specific circumstances.

Manage other pharmacists providing specialised clinical pharmacy service within own clinical speciality depending on size of area.

Works directly and regularly with consultants, senior nursing staff and managers within the clinicalspeciality. Monitors and interpretsexpenditure on medicines within own clinical speciality. Provides theDirectorate with regular reports to assist in the safe use of medicines, the management of the drug budget and clinical governance issues. The report alsoincludes risk management such as the recording of significant clinicalinterventions and near misses.

Supervise, along with other membersof their multidisciplinary team, the development and implementation of treatment protocols, and guidelines for use of drugs within the clinicalarea.

Provides minimum of at least one 4hour session of service cover in the dispensary or aseptic dispensary eachweek. Participates in evening, weekend and bank holiday rota.

About us
LeedsTeaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the country, offering a range of both general and specialist hospital services. The Trust has an international reputation for excellence in specialist care, research and academic training.

Youwill be joining an inclusive and supportive team with the wider PharmacyDepartment and the Urgent Care Clinical Service. We are forward thinking andsupport individuals to progress along the advance practice framework.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.

Job responsibilities
Clinical
Lead the highly specialisedclinical pharmacy service to patients and the multidisciplinary team within a given clinical speciality.

Supports the Trust's PrescribingStandards and challenges practice where prescribers have not adhered to theMedicines Code.

Demonstrate the ability to provide safe, clinically effective and cost-effective use of medicines in accordance-with Trust policy, standard operating procedures and medicine legislation. This will include individual prescription review to optimise therapy, advising on dosage and side effects and on safe administration of medicines. The post holder is expected to determine how the outcomes are best achieve inspecific circumstances.

Pharmacists who are registered asprescribers will, with the agreement of the clinical director of thespeciality, prescribe within their level of competence, to support patientcare.

Plan, manage, monitor and review individual patient care plans.

Participate in consultant wardrounds and multi-disciplinary team meetings.

Manage difficult and ambiguous problems, often when information is limited.

Undertake risk management, including investigating clinical incidents in the clinical area and ensuring compliance with medicine legislation.

The post holder will be expected to identify, where necessary, areas that require service changes and develop a strategy to carry out the change through consultation with senior colleagues within and outside the pharmacy.

Manage the introduction of newdrugs, including unlicensed drugs, into the clinical speciality.

Manage the clinical pharmacistinput into clinical trials.

Develop and update policies for thesafe, effective and economic use of medicines through discussion with medical and nursing staff.

Communication with Primary Care about medicines policies or guidelines specific for their area of practice.

Management
Monitor and interpret expenditure on medicines within own clinical speciality. Provide the Directorate with regular reports to assist in the management of the drug budget.

• Attend the monthly Clinical Specialty Management meetings to advise on medicine use and financial implications
• Horizon scan for new drugs and advise the clinical speciality meetings on the financial implications
• Co coordinate Medicines Use Savings Projects
• Review prescribing data from out patient clinics

Contribution to financial initiatives
Write or respond to business cases for service development to secure additional funding.

Responsible for day to day supervision / management of specialist clinical pharmacists in clinical speciality (some staff)

Research and Education
Occasionally participates in research and development within clinical speciality

Undertakes own research/audit within clinical speciality

Supervise, teach, and assess junior pharmacy staff completing training modules within the clinical area. This input varies, mostly based on the experience of the post holder, and will typically include:

• Acting as a trainer to pre registration and junior pharmacists in their area of specialist practice
• Being a named tutor for a pre registration and/or diploma pharmacist
• Lecturing on clinical issues relevant to the specialty, as part of the pre registration training program, the clinical diploma, and any other in service training.

The post holder is also expected to participate in the training of other clinical professionals within their specialist area as requested.

Develop the role of a specialist pharmacist through national links.

Other
Provide a service commitment, typically a four hour session to a specific area within the pharmacy department e.g. dispensary, aseptics or medicines information.

Perform other duties as directed by manager.

Participate in the weekend service and where contracted, the emergency duty service.

Health and Safety/Risk Management
All staff are responsible for working with their colleagues to maintain and improve the quality of services provided to our patients and other service users. This includes complying at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Policies, including Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures, and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting system.

Infection Control
The job holder must comply at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Infection Control policies, in particular by practising Universal Infection Control Precautions. Hand hygiene must be performed before and after contact with patients and their environment.

Equality and Diversity
The job holder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and their families. No person, whether they are staff, patient or visitor, should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.

Patient and Public Involvement
The Trust has a statutory duty to involve patients and public in evaluating and planning services. All staff have a responsibility to listen to the views of patients and to contribute to service improvements based on patient feedback.

Training and Personal Development Continuous Professional Development
The job holder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line manager for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. The jobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.

Respect for Patient Confidentiality
The jobholder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.

10. COMMUNICATION & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Communicate highly complex information about medicine use to pharmacy staff, consultants, junior doctors, nursing staff, patients, other members of the multidisciplinary team and managers within clinical speciality.

All registered healthcare professionals must ensure adherence to professional codes of practice.

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