Advanced Specialist Pharmacist Anticoag & Surgery 8a (£5000 RRP)

Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic clinical pharmacist with an interest in anticoagulation and looking to work within a Major Trauma centre offering tertiary services across a number of different surgical specialties?

Are you at the stage of your career where you are looking to develop your clinical skills and working within well-respected and proactive multidisciplinary teams as the pharmacy lead for anticoagulation alongside providing clinical pharmacy provision across surgery?

Would you like to be the pharmacy lead focusing on all aspects of thrombosis, anticoagulation services working closely with the Trust venous thromboembolism (VTE) lead?

Would you like to work towards credentialing for a consultant post alongside utilising your skills as a non-medical prescriber within anticoagulation services at the Trust?

If so, we would love to hear from you!

Depending on the stage of your career, further study will be encouraged and supported. Practice research is also encouraged in this role

This post will attract a Recruitment & Retention Premia (RRP) totalling £5,000, payable upon appointment, (covering 36 months of service) in addition to a relocation allowance (subject to eligibility). The RRP payment is for external candidates only and is pro rata for part time employees.

If you would like further information, or to know the full terms of the Recruitment and Retention Payment and/or the Relocation Allowance, please contact [email protected] for further details.

Main duties of the job

• This post holder will be responsible for the provision of a high-quality patient focused clinical pharmacy service for patients within the General Surgery care areas alongside being the pharmacy lead for Anticoagulation, Thrombosis and venous thromboembolism (VTE) across the Trust.
• Act as team leader for the ward-based pharmacy team and as team member of for the Surgery pharmacy team.
• Undertake teaching and clinical supervision of pharmacy staff and other healthcare employees.
• Provide specialist clinical pharmacy services and advice to the clinical specialities, demonstrating a high level of clinical effectiveness.
• Work closely with care group lead pharmacist & associate chief pharmacist for clinical services on the strategic development of clinical pharmacy services and establish clearly defined roles for pharmacist non-medical prescribers within the General Surgery care area with an interest in anticoagulation.
• Ensure efficient use of resources and systems including monitoring drug expenditure, delivery of financial savings within the general surgical care areas.
• Develop and build increased pharmacist presence into outpatient clinical areas.
• Work with the clinical and governance teams to develop guidelines, protocols and PGDs.

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Responsible to the Associate Chief Pharmacist Clinical Services for strategic planning and delivery of clinical pharmacy services to patients within General Surgery care and in particular with the anticoagulation team.
• Support the Chief Pharmacist / Deputy Chief Pharmacist / Associate Chief Pharmacist and Care Group Lead Pharmacist in developing, monitoring and reporting on drug expenditure and medicines budget and the delivery of financial savings as part of the pharmacy CIP.
• Development, implementation and update of clinical pharmacy policy in conjunction with senior pharmacists within surgery and anticoagulation.
• Work as a member of the Clinical Pharmacy Team, General Surgery Service Lines and wider UHP pharmacy team.
• Monitor, review and report on medicines related incidents within General Surgery and anticoagulation, thrombosis and VTE.
• Provide highly specialist clinical pharmacy care to patients in the General Surgery areas and related units.
• To manage, lead and co-ordinate the Surgery pharmacy team including junior pharmacists and technicians in the provision of a safe, effective and efficient clinical pharmacy service in accordance with local and national standards and strategy and to ensure all members of the pharmacy team are trained and competent for their roles.
• To act as a role model as a clinical pharmacist and team leader, to pharmacists, technicians, ATOs and all other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• To be a lead and role model in the field of anticoagulant and surgical care locally, regionally, and nationally.
• To practice as an independent prescriber.
• To work towards advanced clinical practice.
• To engage with Quality Improvement and practice research.
• To write and review policies and procedures relevant to pharmacy practice in surgical care and anticoagulation, thrombosis and VTE..
• Monitor and evaluate medicines related protocols and guidelines in surgical care and anticoagulation, thrombosis and VTE.
• Ensure an appropriate level of clinical pharmacy service is provided to the surgical
• Propose policy or service changes which improve services and may have multidisciplinary and resource implications
• Configure and implement inductions for pharmacists in general surgery and anticoagulation, thrombosis and VTE. and the pharmacy department with support from the Associate Chief Pharmacist Clinical Services Care Group Lead Pharmacists.
• Assist in the development and implementation of PGD’s and non-medical prescribing initiatives, when appropriate.
• Ensure that expertise within your area is seen as a resource within and outside the Trust and form working partnerships with other health and social care service providers.
• Recommendation of appropriate therapy for individual patients where evidence is not available, controversial evidence exists or other professionals may challenge advice.
• Contribute to the organisations wider antimicrobial surveillance programme, implementing local programmes ensuring appropriate antimicrobial prescribing
• Attendance at Consultant/GP white board/MDT meetings/ward rounds to actively facilitate and provide advice on treatment, including highly complex patients.
• Promote compliance by prescribers and other healthcare staff with local/national policies and the South and West Devon Formulary.
• Application of highly complex knowledge of the evidence base behind drug therapies used.
• Manage day to day medicines queries, including face to face consultations with patients identified to have compliance or other problems in medicine administration.
• Refer patients to other community services where appropriate.
• Liaise with all levels of healthcare staff, patients and carers in all areas of work.
• Analysis, interpretation and monitoring of clinical data including but not limited to: drug levels, U&E’s, blood counts and microbiological sensitivities to guide diagnosis and drug therapy.
• Assess clinical requirements of patients as a clinical pharmacist and an independent prescriber through interpretation of clinical data and examination. If required request appropriate tests and examinations for patients directly under your care.
• Contribute to pharmaceutical initiatives that help with the seamless transfer of patients between different healthcare settings.
• Provide education and training to all healthcare professionals including medical students.
• Pharmacists are expected to work largely unsupervised and to act on their own professional judgement.
• Clinical supervision from another health professional can be arranged and is to be encouraged.
• Clinical roles are supported by policies and guidelines within which the pharmacist is allowed to exercise professional discretion / interpretation.
• Participate in any wider departmental rotas where needed.