To lead, deliver, develop and evaluate pharmacy services for the LivingCare group.
Leads the clinical pharmacy service to patients and the multidisciplinary team within LivingCare group. Ensures medicines are used appropriately, safely, and cost-effectively in accordance with LivingCare policy, standard operating procedures, and medicine legislation. The post holder is expected to determine how the outcomes are best achieved in specific circumstances.
Main duties of the job
Works directly and regularly with consultants, senior nursing staff, and managers within the clinical team. Monitors and interprets expenditure on medicines within LivingCare.
Provides the Director of Clinical Services & Governance with regular reports to assist in the safe use of medicines, management of the drug budget, and clinical governance issues. The report also includes risk management such as recording significant clinical interventions and near misses.
Supervises, along with other members of the multidisciplinary team, the development and implementation of treatment protocols and guidelines for drug use within the clinical area.
Responsible for training healthcare professionals on aspects of drug use within the clinical area.
Acts as the Responsible Pharmacist in line with local procedures when required and as Medication Safety Officer within LivingCare Group.
About us
LivingCare Group operates across various health services and portfolios, with extensive experience in NHS care and a growing private provision portfolio. We work across GP practices and within our own centres in Yorkshire.
Our services are developed in response to local demands across the health economy and in line with NHS governance and contractual requirements.
We offer free onsite parking, a quality working environment, and prioritize work-life balance with services running from 08:00 to 18:00, Monday to Saturday.
Benefits include NHS discounts with the Blue Light Card, access to the Employee Assistance Programme, annual pay reviews, a culture matrix program with monthly events, celebrating success rewards, and supermarket vouchers through competitions.
Job responsibilities
Lead the pharmacy service to patients and the multidisciplinary team within LivingCare group.
Support the Organisation's Prescribing Standards and challenge practice where prescribers have not adhered to the Medicines Code.
Provide safe, clinically effective, and cost-effective use of medicines, including individual prescription reviews, advising on dosage, side effects, and safe administration. Determine how best to achieve outcomes in specific circumstances.
Prescribers registered as such will, with director approval, prescribe within their competence to support patient care.
Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.
Manage difficult and ambiguous problems, often with limited information.
Undertake risk management, including investigating clinical incidents and ensuring compliance with medicine legislation.
Identify areas requiring service changes and develop strategies for implementation through consultation with senior colleagues.
Manage the introduction of new drugs, including unlicensed drugs.
Develop and update policies for the safe, effective, and economical use of medicines in collaboration with medical and nursing staff.
Communicate with Primary Care regarding medicines policies or guidelines specific to their practice area.
Management
Monitor and interpret expenditure on medicines. Provide regular reports to assist in drug budget management.
Attend management meetings to advise on medicine use and financial implications. Horizon scan for new drugs and advise clinical meetings accordingly.
Review prescribing data from outpatient clinics.
Health and Safety/Risk Management
Maintain and improve service quality by complying with LivingCare policies, including health and safety, and reporting incidents through the Incident Reporting system.
Infection Control
Comply with Infection Control policies, practicing universal precautions, including hand hygiene before and after patient contact.
Equality and Diversity
Ensure services meet individual needs without discrimination based on gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
Patient and Public Involvement
Engage patients and the public in evaluating and planning services, contributing to improvements based on feedback.
Training and Personal Development
Take responsibility for personal development, completing mandatory training and engaging in continuous professional development.
Respect for Patient Confidentiality
Maintain patient confidentiality at all times, disclosing information only as required by role.
Communication & Working Relationships
Communicate complex information about medicine use to various stakeholders, ensuring adherence to professional codes of practice.
Special Working Conditions
Physical Effort: Sitting, standing, walking; occasional lifting of boxes (~10kg).
Mental Effort: Concentration for prescription review, calculations, and report preparation, with frequent interruptions.
Emotional Effort: May encounter distressing situations involving patient care or drug incidents.
Working Conditions: Clinical area presence, exposure to body fluids, smells, and possibly noxious fumes or cytotoxic drugs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Masters in Pharmacy (4 years) or equivalent plus one year pre-registration experience
* Registrant of the GPhC
* Postgraduate diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
* Non-medical prescriber preferred
* Substantial post-registration clinical pharmacist experience
* Ability to handle complex clinical issues and negotiate effectively
Additional Skills
* Leadership, financial interpretation, teamwork, lateral thinking, communication skills, adaptability, initiative, negotiation, attention to detail, organizational skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This role requires a DBS check due to the nature of the work involving patient information and safety.
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