Job summary
Job summaryAre you anenthusiastic, motivated and committed pharmacist? If so we would like you to join our mental health pharmacy team! You will need to have the skills to be able to work within the wider multi-disciplinary team of nurses and doctors and other allied healthcare professionals and managers. You will want to develop and improve the reliability and quality of our clinical pharmacy service. You will need to have specific experience working with pharmacy teams and patients within the mental health setting. You will want to reach targets set by the Trust and by the pharmacy service. You must be self- motivated and able to motivate others.
Our dynamic and creative ELFT pharmacy team provides pharmacy services to a wide range of community and inpatient service users in Luton and Bedforshire, City and Hackney, Newham and Tower Hamlets. This includes children and young people to adults of working age, older adults, and forensic patients.
Main duties of the job
- To support and coordinate a comprehensive clinical pharmacy and medicines management service to the City and Hackney and forensic directorates.
- To ensure the provision of a high quality, responsive and patient centred pharmacy service to all patients within the directorate by implementing and monitoring the Trust's clinical pharmacy standards.
- To attend directorate management meetings including Safety and inpatient management meetings.
- To represent the Directorate at Trust-wide meetings.
- To manage audit and quality improvement projects for the City and Hackney and forensic service pharmacy alongside the lead pharmacist.
- To support the clinical pharmacists and medicines management technicians in their delivery of the clinical service.
- To attend regional clinical pharmacy network groups and network and feedback with initiatives.
- To ensure the effective day to day management of the Trust Medicines Information service. (this service is currently under review)
- To attend and contribute to the Trust Senior Pharmacy Managers meetings.
- To attend and contribute to the Trusts medicines committee.
- To contribute to ELFT Independent Prescribing and Education & Training strategy.
- To deputize for the Lead Pharmacist in his or her absence.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Details
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary 61,927 to 68,676 a year per annum
Contract Permanent
Working pattern Full-time
Reference number 363-CP8332557
Job locations City and Hackney Centre for Mental Health Pharmacy Department/ Homerton row London E9 6SR United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilitiesThe job description has been reviewed to provide a greater narrative around the different services involved.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification Essential
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical council and/or Royal Pharmaceutical society
- Psychiatric qualification or significant experience in psychiatry
Desirable
- Supplementary or Independent Prescriber (or willing to work towards this)
- Knowledge EssentialUp to date knowledge of current white papers/ national/ government reports affecting psychiatryDrugs used in psychiatry.Awareof effect of political changes on healthcareSound knowledge of drug management of Mental Health disorders including national guidanceClinical and critical appraisal skillsAble to influence all grades of medical staffEvidence in writing procedures, clinical guidelines and policy/protocols.The ability to identify and prioritise clinical work loadCommunicates with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff in clear precise and appropriate manner.To have an awareness of national and local prioritiesThe ability to identify and manage risksAbility to evaluate own workEnhances the quality of patient careDemonstrates awareness of the clinical governance agendaTeaching and presentation skillsAble to work as part of team or aloneShows empathy towards patients' needs Experiance EssentialProven experience of good performance in previous posts, where relevantDemonstrate ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate medicine related information to Mental Health patients, carers and clinical staffPrevious evaluated experience of mentorshipSetting objectives and appraisal techniquesClinical Audit.DesirableMonitoring and advising on drug expenditureWorking in a community setting. Other EssentialWorks calmly under pressure.Understands and shows commitment to continuing personal development.Be able to achieve objectives.Able to use initiative and show appropriate level of self reliance.Friendly personality; helpful to other staff and patients.AdaptableDemonstrates ability to meets set targetsDemonstrate ability to organise self in order to ensure efficient use of time.Self motivatedThe ability and willingness to deputise for senior staff while recognising limitations of experience and abilityTakes responsibilities for own actionsDesirableOwn car and full driver's license.
Experiance Essential
- Proven experience of good performance in previous posts, where relevant
- Demonstrate ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate medicine related information to Mental Health patients, carers and clinical staff
- Previous evaluated experience of mentorship
- Setting objectives and appraisal techniques
- Clinical Audit
Desirable
- Monitoring and advising on drug expenditure
- Working in a community setting. Other
- EssentialWorks calmly under pressure
- Understands and shows commitment to continuing personal development
- Be able to achieve objectives
- Able to use initiative and show appropriate level of self reliance
- Friendly personality; helpful to other staff and patients
- Adaptable
- Demonstrates ability to meets set targets
- Demonstrate ability to organise self in order to ensure efficient use of time
- Self motivated
- The ability and willingness to deputise for senior staff while recognising limitations of experience and ability
- Takes responsibilities for own actions
- Own car and full driver's license
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name East London NHS Foundation Trust Address City and Hackney Centre for Mental Health Pharmacy Department/ Homerton row London E9 6SR United Kingdom Employer's website
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