Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic pharmacist to join our friendly and supportive Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH) team within the Community and Rehabilitation Care Group in Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust. The work of the MOCH team supports to reduce medicines related avoidable hospital readmission from care homes and has improved care across health and social care for the patients of Buckinghamshire. This is an excellent career opportunity for a pharmacist to work collaboratively with community specialist teams, care homes and Primary Care Network (PCN) clinicians, to support the medicines optimisation agenda and to make a real difference.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to:
work with an integrated, flexible, clinical pharmacy workforce with support functions to deliver complex clinical post-hospital discharge reviews for care home patients to reduce hospital readmission as part of the Trust’s objectives.support care home and domiciliary care providers and staff to improve medicines safety in line with the Enhanced Health in Care Homes Framework, NICE Managing Medicines in Care Homes standards, as well as safeguarding concerns as appropriate.undertake guideline development, education, and training, sharing learning and best practices to improve system-wide medicines management processes for care homes and key stakeholders as appropriate.Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.Why work for us?
We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve. What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.Person specification
Edication Qualification and Training
Essential criteria
Degree in Pharmacy (currently a Master’s degree of 4 years plus 1 year pre-registration training) or equivalentRegistered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.Evidence of post qualification education and continuing professional developmentDesirable criteria
Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma or MSc in a clinical pharmacy discipline or evidence of extensive clinical training and experienceExperience
Essential criteria
Substantial post graduate experience in hospital, community or primary care pharmacyExperience of developing and implementing formularies, policies, guidelines and auditExperience of devising and delivering training within health or social care settingExperience of influencing, negotiating and implementing change in practiceExperience of managing and motivating a team member and reviewing project performanceExperience of identifying and interpreting National policy.Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation)Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential criteria
Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems for LondonWorking knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.Ability to achieve personal and corporate goalsAbility to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescalesProven time management skills and ability to prioritise competing demands and deliver to tight timescalesAbility to analyse, interpret and evaluate clinical evidence, data and information from various sources to make judgements, decisions and provide recommendationsComputer literate and able to use Word, Excel, PowerPoint Internet unaided as needed for routine workAbility to make decisions in complex situations where there are several factors that require analysis, interpretation and comparisonKnowledge of legislation and guidelines regarding the handling, storage and supply of medicines, including standards required by regulatory bodies i.e. CQCClinical expert and knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adultsSound therapeutic and clinical knowledge in the pharmaceutical care of older people or people with long term conditionsUnderstanding of the implications of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidelines particularly those that impact on the care of older people and those with long term conditionsAn understanding of the current agenda in the NHS, modernisation and service improvement as it relates to pharmacy and medicines particularly in primary careUnderstanding of primary care working and organisational structuresCommunication Skills & Analytical
Essential criteria
Ability to work as an acknowledged member of a multidisciplinary teamAbility to see situations holistically and influence the clinical governance agenda for the teamHighly developed interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate complex and contentious information in a sensitive and appropriate styleAbility to influence and negotiate with a range of stakeholders to implement change in practiceExcellent written skills, with the ability to produce reports, presentations and proposals to a very high standardWillingness to tackle difficult issueAbility to make decisions in complex situations where there are several factors that require analysis, interpretation and comparisonAbility to analyse, interpret and evaluate clinical evidence, data and information from various sources to make judgements, decisions and provide recommendationsAbility to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of optionsLogical and focused approach to problem solving and ability to deal with ambiguity and uncertainty, ability to make important decisions in pressured situationsComputer literate and able to use Word, Excel, PowerPoint Internet unaided as needed for routine workSpecial Circumstances
Essential criteria
Car driver and owner and ability to travel across county and undertake home visits, attend meetingsAdaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and changeUsed to working in a busy environmentWilling to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventionsProfessional calm and efficient mannerEffective organizer, influencer and networkerDemonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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