Job summary
To be the lead pharmacist for rheumatology, leading, managing and developing medicines management initiatives for rheumatology patients at PAHT.
This is an innovative role with the majority of time spent on rheumatology duties. The post holder will be based in the rheumatology department
To lead work with the specialist nurses & consultants in rheumatology to implement biosimilar switching, to the benefit of the health economy and to maximise the income to the Trust from the gain share offered by the ICB
To lead work with the specialist nurses & consultants in rheumatology in setting up and running biologics consent clinics to review long term patients prescribed biologics.
To report back on savings / income generation from the gain share to the medicine and CCS health group and to the ICB.
To develop, train, motivate and encourage staff working within the team
About us
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification, available to download at any time.
Person Specification
Trust Values
Essential
1. Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Education and Qualifications
Essential
2. Registered with GPhC
3. Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience or qualification
4. Independent prescriber status or ability to complete course leading to independent prescriber qualification
Experience
Essential
5. Substantial post-registration experience as a practising clinical pharmacist.
Desirable
6. Experience of dealing with a wide variety and grade of hospital staff (including senior medical and managerial staff) on a regular and ongoing basis.
7. Experience of hospital clinical pharmacy services, including high cost and homecare services.
8. Experience of undertaking specific project-based work
Skills and Knowledge
Desirable
9. Understanding of BlueTeq system and commissioning pathways
10. Specialist knowledge of clinical area/department which demonstrates ability to manage a caseload, preferably within the clinical speciality