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Highly specialist pharmacist - paediatrics and poscu

Luton
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Pharmacist
Posted: 5 July
Offer description

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen at a high performing Trust to lead and develop paediatric oncology services to both our Luton site (level A Enhanced) and the Bedford site (Standard) as the Trust embarks on this journey. This shared care agreement will enable children with cancer to receive supportive care and specified chemotherapy treatment(s) as close to home as possible, importantly improving patient care and and experience.

The successful candidate will require extensive experience of managing and delivering pharmaceutical care to paediatric oncology patients as well as strong influencing skills to work collaboratively with the Chemocare consortium and the local MDT at BHFT. Wider knowledge and understanding of general paediatric work would be expected, to allow the appointed candidate to flourish in the role.

Additional responsibilities include leading on developing protocols that integrate pharmacy services across the Chemocare network. This will require strong reasoning and judgement skills, excellent interpersonal skills whilst possessing a passion for medication safety and service improvement.

Main duties of the job

To lead, plan and develop an advanced specialist clinical pharmacy service for Bedfordshire Hospitals POSCU services, which is consistent with the priorities and needs of the relevant Clinical Service Line. This should also be in line with local, regional and national policies and best practice including compliance with Medicines legislation. This will ensure the safe, clinical and cost effective use of medicines and staff resources.

To be responsible for delivering the defined service Key Performance Indicators and include close working with other Lead or Specialist Pharmacists.

To be responsible for the cross site provision of paediatric pharmacy oncology services for a Standard POSCU service at Bedford site and a Level A Enhanced POSCU service at Luton site, which may require ad-hoc visits to the Bedford site

To represent Bedfordshire Hospitals at the Chemocare Consortium Group and be actively involved in the set up and implementation of E-prescribing at Bedfordshire Hospitals,

To attend local, regional and national meetings as required to ensure and maintain safe and effective practices at Bedfordshire Hospitals. To actively participate in regional EoE (& North Thames as appropriate) oncology study days and EoE Operational delivery Network (ODN) meetings.

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification provided. If further information is required, please refer to the contact details below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

1. •Pharmacy degree (Masters level)
2. •Registration with the GPhC
3. •Post graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.
4. •Post graduate Masters in Pharmacy or Non-medical Prescriber status
5. Member of NPPG

Desirable criteria

6. •Member of the RPS
7. •Stage II Faculty Member of the RPS (MIIFRPS)
8. •Non-medical Prescriber
9. •Prince 2 Foundation
10. •Management training
11. •Quality Improvement Training

Experience

Essential criteria

12. •Extensive recent post-registration hospital experience as a clinical pharmacist at band 8a in the relevant specialist clinical area
13. •Experienced clinical pharmacist with a range of clinical specialities
14. •Experience of writing professional reports
15. •Experience of developing and reviewing drug policies and treatment guidelines
16. •Experience of the practical application of antimicrobial stewardship initiatives
17. •Experience of drug expenditure analysis and reporting
18. •Experience of developing and leading on projects including change management and service development
19. •Demonstrable evidence of undertaking research and audit and using the results to improve patient care
20. •Policy and service development including driving performance and meeting KPIs
21. •Risk management
22. •Experience of managing and leading a team

Desirable criteria

23. •Experienced clinical pharmacist who has covered a range of clinical specialities in more than one hospital
24. •Presentation to Trust-wide and External meetings
25. •Experience of writing a business case
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27. •

Knowledge

Essential criteria

28. •Advanced detailed clinical knowledge of drugs and therapeutic trends within the specialist area
29. •Knowledge of NICE, Health Education England (HEE), NHS Improvement patient and their local implementation
30. •Knowledge of NHS commissioning processes
31. •Knowledge and awareness of implications of current developments in pharmacy practice and NHS strategies

Desirable criteria

32. •Principles of Quality Improvement
33. •Advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement. Ability to apply logical and analytical skills to manage clinical risk during the use of medicines

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.

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust
Lewsey Road
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU4 0DZ
Telephone 01582 497325

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