Specialist Pharmacist - Virtual Wards

''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview Applications are invited from enthusiastic, well-motivated, Clinical Prescribing Pharmacists (or working towards/willing to work towards prescribing qualification) with current significant experience in delivering hospital pharmacy services, to join our Virtual Ward team which is based from locations across North Lancashire and South Cumbria.
You will have sufficient skills, knowledge and competence to support the virtual ward teams (Consultants, ANP's and AHP's) to deliver safe and effective medicines management for these patients. This includes (but is not limited to) Medicines Reconciliation, clinical reviews, supporting safe and secure medicines audits, antimicrobial stewardship and ongoing service design in conjunction with the virtual ward team and the Lead Pharmacist.
You will support and work alongside the medicines management technicians on the virtual ward team as well as the technician senior leadership team.
You must be highly motivated and able to demonstrate leadership skills and manage conflicting demands on your time. You will demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You will contribute to patient safety improvement and medicines optimisation initiatives including ensuring the implementation of best value medicines in your area.
Main duties of the job Core hours of work will be Monday to Friday 9:00 to 17:30 with some flexibility possible. There is currently no weekend, bank holiday or on-call commitment with this post.
The location for this post is flexible with some home working possible, there would be a minimum requirement to attend one of our acute inpatient sites for 20% of contracted hours, occasional meetings and training may be required at other sites. Please discuss with us at interview.
Working for our organisation We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life-threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our websitehttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification Education and qualifications Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent knowledge and experience
Experience Experience of liaising with other healthcare professionals e.g. consultants, GPs
Experience working with complex patient groups
Experience in hospital or patient facing primary care settings
Experience conducting medication reviews/medicines reconcilliation
Experience of working on projects
Experience of attending Multidisciplinary groups
Experience with developing policies and procedures
Skills, ability and knowledge Good verbal and written communication skills
Good verbal communication and counselling skills with ill patients and relatives
Clinical knowledge of current therapeutics and practice
Organisation and prioritisation of clinical work
Accuracy
Analytical skills
Ability to work under pressure
Experience of using Microsoft Office
Problem solving and risk assessment
Interpersonal skills for dealing with challenging situations involving patients, e.g. resistance to medication change
Experience of using Electronic Prescribing
Personal Qualities Team player and ability to work on own initiative
Good interpersonal skills
Self-motivation for career and professional development
Commitment to Personal Development planning
Flexible, adaptable approach
Reliable
Ability to comply with Trust Policies
Ability to meet the physical and mental requirements of the post
PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.
The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be EffortlesslyInclusive .
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.

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If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and additional to this a £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us atUHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new roleincluding: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this linkhttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding .
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Jenny Oakley Job title Lead Pharmacist Surgery and Families Division Email address Telephone number Additional information We welcome informal discussions and visits.
Jenny Oakley, Lead Pharmacist Surgery and Families Division

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Jenny Bowler (Associate Chief Pharmacist: Medicines optimisation, operational and digital) ( )

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