Clinical Support - Advanced Specialist Pharmacist – OPAT and Antimicrobials

  • Department Pharmacist Team
  • Salary £53,775.00 – £60,504 per annum
  • Closing Date 09/10/2024
  • Location Telford
  • Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a
  • Job ref 223-ASP-705
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts

Do you hold, or are you eligible to undertake the Independent Prescribing qualification? 

Do you enjoy team working?

If your answer is yes to any of the above, we have an exciting opportunity available within our Pharmacy department at The Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), Telford, for a specialist clinical Pharmacist working within our OPAT Service. This is a brand new role within our Trust where we are looking to strengthen the OPAT service through the formation of a strong clinical Pharmacy team at the pivotal point in the patient’s journey. We are seeking to complete this team by recruiting a motivated, innovative, clinically driven Pharmacist who wants to make a difference. 

Applicants for the specialist role must be suitably qualified, as appropriate to the post. A postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy is essential.  This is a prescribing role and those candidates who are not currently an independent prescriber will be supported and funded to undertake the qualification.

This post may be offered under Annex 21 AfC Terms & Conditions or as a progressional post, subject to experience, competency and suitability. 

The standard working hours for this post are a flexible 9 day fortnight - Please ask for more details.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

  • Participate in antimicrobial stewardship and OPAT ward rounds.
  • Support the development and delivery of a high quality, safe, innovative advanced clinical service to Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) and Complex Oral Antimicrobial Therapy (COpAT).
  • Carry out duties in Clinical Pharmacy Services at ward and department level. Work closely with consultants and other healthcare professionals to ensure safe, effective and efficient use of medicines with a specific focus in OPAT and Antimicrobials.
  • Work as an independent prescriber to optimise medicine regimes for patients with specific focus on OPAT and antimicrobials.
  • Support audit and research within the teams and promote the use of Quality Improvement (QI) methodology at all opportunities.
  • Act as a role model for and be responsible for developing Education and Training with a specific focus in OPAT and antimicrobials for any Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician working within the department.

Working for your organisation

Our vision is simple

To provide excellent care to our communities we serve.

We’re looking for people who want to help us achieve this vision, who will help us make a difference.

What can SaTH Pharmacy offer you?

  • Patient focused service
  • Supportive and friendly team
  • Opportunities for personal development
  • A department open to new ways of working

What can working within the OPAT Service offer you?

  • To be part of a service looking to be redesigned to support patient flow
  • To work with a clinical team who are advocates for the role of the Pharmacy Profession within the Service.
  • An opportunity to make a huge difference in the patients journey at a pivotal time.

What can SaTH offer you?

  • To be part of a trust embarking on a transformational journey
  • A supportive environment to enable further development of your career and your skills.
  • A developing trust with recent substantial financial investment to develop the facilities and services
  • Access to our Leadership Academy

We believe in ensuring our patients have a positive experience of care. Join the team and help us to create the best possible outcomes for our patients .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

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The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation. 

If successful, by completing the NHS Jobs application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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