Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is among the largest acute hospital trusts nationwide. We offer acute and specialized services to residents of Portsmouth, South East Hampshire, and West Sussex. Our reputation for innovation and excellence continues to grow as we consistently deliver outstanding performance while nurturing the skills and expertise of our staff.

Job Summary:

• Leads the development of Clinical Pharmacy Services across the Medical Division , and OPM (Older persons medicines) This includes the following specialities: Cardiology, Diabetes, Gastroenterology, General Medicine, Hepatology, Respiratory,  Frailty, Rehabilitation / Stroke and OPM.
• Provides expert advice, undertakes relevant risk management and leads on ensuring compliance with current legislation and guidance. 
• Leads and develops the pharmaceutical aspects of clinical audit and practice based research.
• Contributes to CIPs and management of the medicines budget across the Clinical Division. Current medicines budget for Medicine and Urgent Care is £12.5 million.

Key Responsibilities:

Trust Organisational Expectations

The post holder will contribute to:

The successful overall performance of the Trust.

Act as an advocate for the Trust & its contribution to the Health Service arena through creating and maintaining effective partnerships and relationships with staff, patients and the general public.

Develop and support the Trust culture of collaborative, flexible cross-team working and commitment to delivering quality services and outcomes, which maintain the Government’s policies on public health.

Work with sensitivity and an understanding of the issues facing those working to deliver health services to the UK population.

Comply with corporate governance structure in keeping with the principles and standards set out by the Trust. 

The development of effective ways of working and the creation of strong partnerships and relationships with all stakeholders to support the implementation of the Government’s policies on Health.

Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Pharmacist.
• MSc/PgD in Clinical Pharmacy.

Desirable

• Practice Certificate in Non-Medical Prescribing.

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Demonstrable confidence as a clinical pharmacist.
• Demonstrable ability to use initiative and be proactive.
• Demonstrate ability to business plan for service development and use of new medicines.
• Experience in writing guidelines, policies and procedures and putting them into practice.
• Demonstrate clinical appraisal skills.
• Demonstrate ability to work with stakeholders to implement change.
• Demonstrate ability to maintain quality standards.
• Demonstrate strong presentation skills and ability to use standard office software applications.

Desirable 

• Sound knowledge of therapeutics within these clinical specialities.
• Demonstrable ability in the identification of training needs.
• Clinical appraisal skills.
• Word and data processing ability.

Experience
Essential

• Significant hospital pharmacy experience involving clinical pharmacy services.
• Previous experience as a pharmacist in a leading role (team, service or directorate responsibilities).
• Previous experience and clinical pharmacy knowledge and ability within the specialist clinical services.

Desirable

• Minimum 5 years as clinical role.

Respect and Dignity

• Demonstrable ability to recognise the individual needs of patients and staff.
• Demonstrable ability to treat patients and staff with dignity and respect in all forms of communication.
• Respects the privacy of individuals.
• Demonstrates an understanding of equal opportunities.

Quality of Care
Essential

• Demonstrable ability to maintain quality standards in all aspects of work.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of quality of care.
• Accountable.

Desirable

• Experience in managing a change in service for the benefit of improved patient care.

Working Together

• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to build rapport with colleagues at all levels.
• Demonstrate ability to cope with constant interruptions and maintain professional approach at all times.
• Demonstrate ability to present a high level of personal credibility.
• Demonstrate ability to concentrate, prioritise and manage an unpredictable workload.
• Demonstrable ability to motivate self and others.
• Demonstrate ability to organise and manage workload for self and others.
• Demonstrable ability to work in a team.
• Demonstrate that you value everyone’s contributions.
• Ability to act as a role model.
• Ability to work efficiently, effectively and professionally in a multidisciplinary team.

Efficiency

• Understanding and experience in improving efficacy and reducing waste.
• Demonstrate that you will be open to improving everything you do.
   

Shared Core Functions

• Proactively and positively contribute to the achievement of deliverables through individual and team effort. Manage the production of the required deliverables and control risks,
• Support team members to deliver on their functionally relevant objectives through offering advice, guidance and support as appropriate.
• Ensure that resources are used effectively and in accordance with agreed procedures
• Liaison with Senior Professionals and related functions to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated
• Build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the shared services as required
• Maintain and continuously improve specialist knowledge in an aspect of Health Service which significantly contributes to the Trust’s stated objectives & aims
• Establish and maintain strategic links with a range of external partners/stakeholders or manage the links made through the team. Engage with external partners/stakeholders to gain their necessary level of contribution & commitment to the successful delivery of your work.
• Undertake evidence-based practice for either developments relating to Trust work or opportunities for Trust involvement around health issues.
• Increase the level of knowledge & skills within the Trust through documenting key learning’s and supporting others to develop their professional abilities.
• Dissemination of knowledge, taking full responsibility for technical accuracy and reliability and being sensitive to the wider implications of that dissemination.
• Ensure that expertise is seen as a resource within and outside the Trust and form working partnerships with government departments, national agencies and key stakeholders internationally, nationally, regionally and across sectors.

Specific Core Functions

• Leads and delivers the highly specialised clinical pharmacy service to patients and the multidisciplinary team within the Medicine and OPM divisions to ensure optimum use of medicines.
• Provides expert advice on pharmaceutical matters for the division and undertakes risk management and ensures compliance with Medicines Legislation and other local and national policies and guidance. 
• Responsible for the development, implementation and review of policies, protocols and related guidance within the associated division to enable the safe, clinically effective and cost-effective use of medicines.
• Leads managed entry of new medicines, including unlicensed drugs, for associated division.  Advises clinicians on business cases for the above and advises on prescribing protocols/guidelines for the use of new medicines to ensure clear guidance is available on the approved use on medicines at the time of introduction
• Manages the provision of financial information on drug usage within the associated division to assist budget management; identifies new drug and service developments, potential savings and cost pressures both directly and through delegation.  
• Develops services within divisions, identifying new services and ensuring funding is secured for adequate staffing and new drugs
• Manages the specialist pharmacists within the associated divisions; responsible for all aspects of performance review, sickness absence management, recruitment and selection decisions, personal and career development.
• Manages the clinical education, training and development of all pharmacy within this pharmacy team.  Ensures regular accompanied ward visits are undertaken with pharmacists to ensure practice standards and competencies are being met. 
• Leads the provision of education and training of the multidisciplinary team within the associated divisions.  
• Manages audit projects around the use of medicines within the division. Provides expert pharmaceutical input into multidisciplinary audit.
• Attends the Formulary and Medicines Committee as necessary to represent the division and or present items.
• Where required within clinical areas lead on pharmacy support for Patient Group Directives and Shared Care agreements to facilitate effective and safe working practices.
• Supervises the dispensing of medicines within legal and ethical requirements and local guidelines to ensure that patients receive the correct medication in a timely manner.
• Participates in the pharmacy 7 day working pattern and participates in the Bank Holiday Rota as required. 
• Participates in dispensary cover for up to 4 hours per week (10% of working time) to maintain basic pharmacy services and personal competency.
   

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