Dorset Integrated Care System is at the forefront of innovative pharmacy roles. There is a vision to develop a multi-skilled, efficient workforce with broad foundation experience across all settings, supported to develop through to advanced practice with opportunities for career pathways that are novel and challenging.
With the reforms in Initial Education and Training of Pharmacists and pharmacists being able to prescribe from the point of registration, we recognize the need to recruit a lead to drive pharmacy clinical transformation and ensure that our interventions result in positive outcomes for patients.
The Senior Pharmacist Clinical Transformation Lead is a part-time role of 22.5 hours a week, either as a standalone role or as part of a portfolio.
The successful candidate should be a registered independent prescriber. The role involves supporting and developing advanced pharmacy practice across the entire pharmacy service; leading on the delivery, mentorship, and development of pharmacists as independent prescribers and in obtaining recognition as 'autonomous clinical practitioners.'
Work across the department with pharmacists in primary care, domiciliary care, and inpatient clinical roles. Collaborate across professional boundaries to promote high standards of prescribing and medicines optimisation across all non-medical and medical prescribing professions.
Drive innovation linked to quality improvement, ensuring clinical excellence in the context of productivity and efficiency. Champion reducing problematic polypharmacy and deprescribing.
Network and partner with key stakeholders in Dorset and nationally in workforce planning and education & training to ensure a 'fit-for-purpose' pharmacy workforce capable of meeting current demands and future healthcare trends.
Lead on Antimicrobial Stewardship for the Trust. Support the education and training needs of the pharmacy workforce to enhance their practice.
Work as an advanced pharmacist within a multidisciplinary team in a patient-facing role, providing clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement.
At Dorset HealthCare, we're committed to empowering people through outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We are a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, rated 'outstanding' by CQC in 2019, serving nearly 800,000 people with a wide range of community and mental health services.
We do things differently here — it's one of the reasons for our high patient and staff satisfaction scores. Our 7,000-strong workforce is central to our success. We believe in equal opportunities, celebrate diversity, and foster an inclusive workplace where everyone can be authentic and strive to be their best.
Join us to be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build your career, and help us improve every day through excellence, compassion, and expertise.
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