Advanced Specialist Pharmacist

Job Overview

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.

In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Advanced Specialist Pharmacist to join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justice team at HMP YOI Feltham By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but who also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health and well-being.

Our motto is “Caring NOT Judging” so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.

Main duties of the job

• Maintain and improve standards of clinical pharmacy practice, quality assurance, risk management and other issues of clinical governance related to medicines optimisation within HMYOI Feltham & HMP Feltham.
• To lead, develop, deliver and evaluate pharmacy and medicine optimisation services on behalf of CNWL to HMYOI Feltham & HMP Feltham.
• Lead, develop and manage the pharmacy team at HMYOI Feltham & HMP Feltham alongside the Lead Pharmacist.
• To lead and deliver as appropriate a comprehensive medicines optimisation service to patients and to the multidisciplinary treatment teams responsible for their care.
• To manage the cost-effective ordering of medicines and medical consumables as well as pharmacy staff resources.
• To ensure service compliance with medicines legislation in particular controlled drugs legislation.
• To provide input into policy, procedures, audit and research affecting the use of pharmaceuticals at HMYOI Feltham & HMP Feltham and other CNWL Foundation Trust sites where appropriate.
• To work closely with the CNWL medicines management team to ensure the development of pharmacy services at HMYOI Feltham & HMP Feltham are in line with community and national initiatives.
• To liaise with the prison pharmacy supply function, prison security and healthcare functions to ensure provision of an effective dispensing and supply service.
• To attend senior meetings, when necessary, as per Head of Healthcare and Lead Pharmacist delegation.
  
  

Working for our organisation

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through:

• Monthly supervision
• Annual personal development plans/appraisals
• Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.
  
  

Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities such as but not limited to:

• Preceptorship Programme
• Support and guidance with Revalidation
• Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies
  
  

Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include:

• Health and wellbeing services
• Season ticket loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Relocation package *subject to meeting criteria*
  
  

The trust also values its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment. You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.

All of our sites offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please do refer to the full list of the main responsibilities in the JD

• To provide data for Key Performance Indicators set by the commissioner and the CQC ‘Provider Compliance Assessments’ in relation to medicines optimisation. They will be responsible for putting actions in place to address any shortfalls.
• To manage the Medicines Optimisation Group within HMYOI Feltham & HMP Feltham
• To deputise for the Lead Pharmacist, this may include attending senior meetings.
• To be responsible for updating and maintaining actions plans in relation to aspect of medicines management under the control of the pharmacy service.
  
  

Person specification

Previous Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate medicine related information
• Previous evaluated experience of mentorship and training skills
• Monitoring and advising on drug expenditure
• To have undertaken clinical audit
• Training and education
• Staff management experience
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Purchasing medicines and stock control
  
  

Education And Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy
• Pre-registration training
• Experience in Hospital Pharmacy and/or community services to include experience working at a senior level (e.g. Department Manager).
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
• Relevant post-graduate qualification, i.e. Certificate, Diploma or equivalent experience and relevant short courses
  
  

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities

Essential criteria

• Clinical and critical appraisal skills
• Demonstrates awareness of the clinical governance agenda Teaching and presentation skills
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Advanced Computer Skills – Competency in wide range computer applications e.g., Pharmacy Manager, EMIS, ASCRIBE, System One, AAH Medecator, Methasoft
  
  

APTITUDES PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates ability to meets set targets
• Demonstrate ability to organise self in order to ensure efficient use of time
• The ability and willingness to deputise for senior staff while recognising limitations of experience and ability